To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
By
joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
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The joint committee for review of Administrative Rules reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 258
Relating to: suspending the Department of Natural Resources rule related to limits on bridges over wild rivers.
Introduction.
Ayes, 10 - Senators
Leibham, Welch, Lazich, Robson, and J. Lassa; Representatives Grothman, Seratti, Gunderson, Black and Hebl.
Noes, 0 - None.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 259
Relating to: objecting to the Department of Natural Resources' proposed rule regarding the feeding and baiting of deer and permitting deer baiting and feeding in certain circumstances.
Introduction.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Welch, Lazich, and J. Lassa; Representatives Grothman, Seratti, and Gunderson.
Noes, 4
- Senators
Leibham and Robson; Representatives Black and Hebl.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Joseph Leibham
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Environment and Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 121
Relating to: disposal of oil-absorbent materials.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien, Risser and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien and Wirch.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Risser.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 73
Relating to: termination of parental rights and adoptive placement of a newborn child whose custody has been relinquished by his or her parent.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 196
Relating to: authorizing a hospice nurse to make a pronouncement of death.
Passage.
Ayes, 8 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Schultz.
Senate Bill 243
Relating to: provision of dental and dental hygiene services to Medical Assistance recipients by a volunteer health care provider.
Passage.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 388
Relating to: designating and marking the bridge on STH 13 across the south fork of the Flambeau River in the town of Fifield in Price County as Freedoms Bridge.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Joseph Leibham
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
September 19, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(2)(a) and
(b) I have appointed Senator Fitzgerald to the Wisconsin Housing Preservation Board.
Sincerely,
SEnator Mary Panzer
Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
August 29, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), 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 balances during the month of July 2003.
On July 29, 2003, the Information Technology Investment Fund cash balance closed at its monthly low of a negative $1.0 thousand. The negative balance continued through July 31, 2003, when the balance closed at a negative $1.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On July 1, 2003, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $363.0 million. Negative balances persisted throughout the month, with intermittent positive balances. The General Fund closed at an intramonth low of a negative $762.7 million on July 30, 2003. The General fund closed at a negative $622.4 million on July 31, 2003.
The Information Technology Investment Fund and the General Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation 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 the joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
September 19, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
At your request, we have completed a limited-scope review of revenues and expenditures generated by fees and surcharges on pesticides and fertilizers used in Wisconsin. In fiscal year (FY) 2001-02, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) collected $6.8 million in these revenues and, consistent with statutory directives, transferred $1.3 million to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and $210,300 to the University of Wisconsin (UW) System. DATCP retained the remaining $5.2 million to fund both the Bureau of Agrichemical Management and grants to help individuals and businesses clean up spills and discharges of pesticides and fertilizers.
From FY 1997-98 through FY 2001-02, DATCP awarded $14.0 million through 315 cleanup grants to individuals and businesses. During the same period, DNR receive $6.5 million in funds for its activities.
DNR could provide only limited quantifiable information on staff activities related to pesticide and fertilizer issues. We include recommendations for DNR to better demonstrate how pesticide and fertilizer fees are used by modifying its time-keeping system in order to allow it to monitor pesticide and fertilizer-related activities. We also recommend DNR and DATCP complete and implement revisions to a memorandum of understanding that would ensure the timely exchange of useful program management information on spills and site cleanups.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by DATCP, DNR, and UW System during our review.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
