AB479AB479
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Environment
Relating to: an environmental improvement program, environmental performance evaluations, environmental management programs, providing immunity from civil penalties for certain violations of environmental requirements, access to certain information, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Duff, Ziegelbauer, Kedzie, Ott, Huebsch, Albers, Lippert, Ainsworth, Krawczyk, Powers, M. Lehman, Sykora, Townsend, Grothman, Vrakas, Ward, Stone and Musser; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Roessler, Darling and Huelsman.
August 21, 2001 Referred to Committee on Environment.
September 25, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (7) Representatives Kedzie, Ott, Vrakas, Pocan, Bock, Miller and J. Lehman.
Absent: (3) Representatives Johnsrud, Gunderson and Powers.
· State Representative Marc Duff, 98th Assembly District
· Jeff Schoepke, WI Manufacturers and Commerce
· Bill Smith, National Federation of Independent Business
· Mark McDermid, WI Department of Natural Resources
· Caryl Terrell, Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter
· Representative Mike Powers, 80th Assembly District
· Christopher Synder, WI Automobile and Truck Dealers Association
· Patrick Stevens, WI Transportation Builders Association
· Marc Bentley, WI Motor Carriers Association
· Pat Osborne, Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin
· Robert Fassbender, WI Economic Development Association/Civil Trial Council of WI
· Nathan Elias, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
· JoAnna Richard, WI Department of Justice
· Kerry Schumann, WI Public Interest Research Group
· Todd Ambs, River Alliance of Wisconsin
· Keith Reopelle, WI Environmental Decade
March 7, 2002
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (10) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Gunderson, Ott, Powers, Vrakas, Pocan, Bock, Miller and J. Lehman.
Moved by Representative Vrakas, seconded by Representative Miller, that
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1
be recommended for introduction and adoption.
Ayes: (10) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Gunderson, Ott, Powers, Vrakas, Pocan, Bock, Miller and J. Lehman.
Noes: (0) None.
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 0
Moved by Representative Vrakas, seconded by Representative Ott, that
Assembly Bill 479
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (10) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Gunderson, Ott, Powers, Vrakas, Pocan, Bock, Miller and J. Lehman.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 0
Dan Johnson
Committee Clerk