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Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Environmental Resources
Assembly Bill 695
Relating to: educational requirements for foresters employed by the department of natural resources and persons authorized to designate trees for cutting in state forests.
By Representatives Friske, Ainsworth, Loeffelholz, Gard, Seratti, Ott, Montgomery, Vrakas, Gundrum, Gunderson, McCormick, Owens, Powers, Krawczyk and Hines; cosponsored by Senator Breske and Welch.

February 13, 2002 Referred to Committee on Environmental Resources.

February 28, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Senators Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Representative Donald Friske, 35th Assembly District
· Colette Matthews, Tomahawk, WI, for WI County Forests Association
· Gene Francisco, Madison, WI, for WI Department of Natural Resources

· Willard Kiefer, Lake Nebagamon, WI, for himself

Appearances against

· None

Appearances for Information Only

· None

Registrations for
· Senator Bob Welch, 7th Senate District
· Representative Mike Powers, 80th Assembly District
· Ralph Mortier, Spooner, WI, for himself

· Gunnar Bergersen, Madison, WI, for Timber Producers Association & Lake States Lumber Association

Registrations against

· None

February 28, 2002 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (5) Senators Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator Schultz, seconded by Senator Hansen, that Assembly Bill 695

be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes: (5) Senators Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Absent 0

Committee Clerk