Assembly Bill 516
Relating to: an exemption from the requirement to obtain an air pollution construction permit for certain equipment at a nonmetallic mineral processing facility.
By
Representatives Johnsrud, Bies, Gronemus, Gunderson, Musser, Hines, Kaufert, Weber, Seratti, Olsen, Albers, Grothman, Petrowski and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie and Reynolds.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 517
Relating to: public notice of proposed sales of state-owned real property.
By
Representatives Johnsrud, M. Williams, Gunderson, Gronemus, Bies, Freese, Albers, Rhoades, Seratti, Jensen, Hahn, Hines, Owens, LeMahieu, Ainsworth, Musser, Nass, Suder, Jeskewitz and W. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Welch, Lassa and Breske.
To committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.
Assembly Bill 518
Relating to: requirements for certification for a chief inspector position.
By
Representatives Freese, Albers, Bies, Hahn, Hines, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Owens and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Breske and Stepp.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
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Assembly Bill 519
Relating to: the feeding of deer and elk.
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By
Representatives Gunderson, M. Williams, Albers, Bies, Gronemus, Grothman, Krawczyk, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Pettis, Seratti, Sherman and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Brown, Decker and Lazich.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 520
Relating to: the method of calculating technology zone tax credits and the certification of businesses under the technology zone program.
By
Representatives Suder, Vruwink, Nass, Pettis, Hines, Hahn, Jensen, M. Lehman, McCormick, Albers, Friske, Seratti and Towns; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Lassa, Zien, Kanavas, Stepp, Schultz, Roessler and Wirch.
To committee on Ways and Means.
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Speaker's Communications
September 8, 2003
Representative Jim Kreuser
Assembly Minority Leader
201 West, State Capitol
Madison, Wisconsin
Dear Jim:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
9 (2)(a), I have decided to change the allocation of the number between members of the majority and minority party on the Assembly Committee on Transportation from 9-7 to 10-6. Representative Mark Honadel will be added as the tenth majority party member. Please let me know which member of the minority party will be removed from this committee as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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September 8, 2003
Peter Bock, Administrator
Division of Energy, Department of Administration
10th Floor
101 East Wilson Street
Madison, Wisconsin
Dear Peter:
Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section
15.107 (17), I have appointed Thomas Meinz of Wisconsin Public Service and Donald Reck of Xcel Energy to the Council on Utility Public Benefits. Mr. Meinz can be reached at 920-433-1293 and Mr. Reck can be reached at 715-839-2441. Please call Ellen Nowak in my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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September 9, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Chief Clerk, Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
I have created a Speaker's Task Force on Forestry and Representative Don Friske will serve as the chairman. The other members of the task force are: Representative Ainsworth, Representative Meyer, Gene Francisco, Colette Matthews, Professor Robert Govett, Jerry Van De Hei, Pat Schillinger, Don Nelson, Dan Kretz and Elroy Schmidt.
The task force shall dissolve on the final submission of its findings. Please contact Ellen Nowak in my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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September 9, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Chief Clerk, Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
I have created a Speaker's Task Force on Technical Colleges. Representatives Garey Bies and Sue Jeskewitz co-chair the task force. The other members of the task force are: A. Paul Pederson, Rodney Pasch, Charlie Most, Representative John Steinbrink, Representative Jeff Wood, Anne Reid, Bill Messner, Jim Morgan, Dr. William Ihlenfeldt, Joan Jenstead, Phillip Stuart, Joan Nelson, Joe Davis and Marc Sommer.
The task force shall dissolve on the final submission of its findings. Please contact Ellen Nowak in my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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September 11, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Chief Clerk, Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
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On September 8, 2003, I referred Clearinghouse Rule 03-035 to the Committee on Natural Resources. Pursuant to Assembly Rule 13 (2)(b), I am withdrawing the rule from that committee and re-referring it to the Committee on Tourism. I have obtained the consent of Representative DuWayne Johnsrud, chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
September 11, 2003
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We are required by s.
13.94(1)(dm), Wis. Stats., to conduct an annual financial audit of State Fair Park. Because State Fair Park staff have been unable to compile complete and accurate financial information, financial statements for fiscal year (FY) 2001-02 are not yet available for us to audit. We believe complete financial statements for FY 2001-02 and FY 2002-03 will be available in 2004, at which time we expect to render an opinion.
Based on financial data we were able to gather, we found that State Fair Park's financial condition continues to deteriorate. In FY 2002-03, total expenses exceeded revenues by $4.5 million. As a result, State Fair Park for the first time in recent history reported a cash deficit as of June 30, 2003.
