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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
September 15, 2004
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
As required by s.
292.25, Wis. Stats., the Department of Natural Resources is pleased to submit the attached report regarding the status of the Voluntary Party Liability Exemption (VPLE) environmental cleanup process. As required by law, this report is being submitted to the Governor, the Department of Administration, and the Legislature. If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Darsi Foss from my staff at (608) 267-6713.
Sincerely,
Scott Hassett
Secretary
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
September 23, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
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This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative cash balances during the month of August 2004.
On August 1, 2004, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $431.4 million. The fund's negative cash balance continued intermittently until August 27, 2004, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $34.9 million. The fund reached an intramonth low cash balance of a negative $436.8 million on August 11, 2004. The negative balance was due to a difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On August 1, 2004, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at its intramonth low of a negative $203.8 million. The fund's negative cash balance continued through August 31, 2004, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $199.6 million. The deficit is due to federal revenues falling short of estimates included in Wisconsin Act 33.
On August 1, 2004, the University Trust - Principal Fund cash balance closed at its intramonth low of a negative $3.2 million. The fund's negative cash balance continued through August 31, 2004, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $2.5 million. The negative balance was due to a coding error and has since been corrected.
The General Fund, Medical Assistance Trust Fund, and the University Trust - Principal Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
Madison
September 29, 2004
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Please find enclosed a copy of the State of Wisconsin 2004 Consolidated Annual Plan to address statewide housing and community development needs. The Plan was submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the State's annual funding application for:
* Small Cities Community Development Block Grants (CDBG),
* HOME Investment Partnership (HOME),
* Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), and
* Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA).
Section
560.9802 (4), Wis. Stats., requires the Department to submit a copy of this state housing strategy plan to the Governor and the Chief Clerks of each house of the legislature before October 1 of each year.
If you have any questions regarding the plan, please contact Marty Evanson, Director, Bureau of Housing, at (608) 267-2713.
Sincerely,
James O'Keefe, Administrator
Division of Community Development
Referred to committee on Housing.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
September 30, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Attached please find the Environmental Improvement Fund Biennial Finance Plan for the 2005-2007 biennium.
Environmental Improvement Fund program legislation (s.
281.59 (3), Wis. Stats.) requires the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Administration to submit the final version of the Biennial Finance Plan to the Legislature and to the State Building Commission. The purpose of the plan is to provide information on loan, loan subsidy, and bonding levels for program operations in the 2005-2007 biennium.
If you have any questions regarding the Biennial Finance Plan, please contact Robert Ramharter at 266-3915 or Michael Wolff at 267-2734.
Sincerely,
Michael Wolff
Finance Program Administrator, Department of Administration
Thomas J. Niebauer
Bureau of Community Financial Assistance, Department of Natural Resources
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of State Employment Relations
Madison
September 30, 2004
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
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I am pleased to submit the Fiscal Year 2004 report on employment of costumers of the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program. This report includes a description of each agency's efforts to employ W-2 job seekers, shows the number of W-2 job seekers employed by each agency, and the classification title of each position filled, from July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.
If you have any questions or need additional information regarding this report, please contact Kathryn A. Moore at 266-9472 or by e-mail at
kathryn.moore@oser.state.wi.us.
Sincerely,
Karen E. Timberlake
Director
Referred to committee on Children and Families.
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Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Director of State Courts
Madison
October 1, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to s.
758.19 (5)(i), Wis. Stats., the information reported to the Director of State Courts under ss.
758.19 (5)(e) and
758.19 (6)(d), Wis. Stats., by Wisconsin's counties has been compiled and is herein submitted. Under ss.
758.19 (5)(e) and
758.19 (6)(d), Wis. Stats., each county is required to submit an annual report to the Director of State Courts which provides information on the actual amount expended in the previous calendar year for court costs relating to the circuit court support and the guardian ad litem payments programs. Statutes prohibit the Director of State Courts from requiring counties to submit audited annual reports to ensure accurate, uniform information. As a result, due to the differing and inconsistent accounting practices among and within counties, the following reported expenditures are not comparable among counties.
Sincerely,
A. John Voelker
Director of State Courts
Referred to committee on Children and Families.
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State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Women's Council
Madison
October 1, 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Wisconsin Statutes §
16.01 (2)(g) requires the Council to submit a biennial report on its activities to the Governor and to the Chief Clerk of each house of the legislature. This letter is intended to fulfill this statutory requirement. A list of Council Members and a budget/staffing summary for the 2001-2003 biennium are provided in Attachments.
Questions about the Wisconsin Women's Council and requests for additional copies of this report may be directed to the Wisconsin Women's Council, 101 East Wilson, 8th Floor, Madison, WI 53703, or by telephone at (608) 266-2219.
Respectfully submitted,
Christine Lidbury
Executive Director
Referred to committee on Children and Families.
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State of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison
October 2004
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UWHCA) was created in 1995 by Chapter
233, Wisconsin Statutes, to assume operations of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (UWHC), effective June 29, 1996. Section
233.04 (1) requires the Authority to submit an annual report to the Wisconsin Legislature on its "patient care, education, research and community service activities and accomplishments." UWHCA is governed by a Board of Directors. The composition of the Board and means of selecting members are specified by Chapter
233, Wisconsin Statutes, which provides for 13 voting members and two non-voting members.
