Acting Bureau Director
Bureau of Community Financial Assistance
Department of Natural Resources
MICHAEL WOLFF
Finance Program Administrator
Department of Administration
State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
September 15, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
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
State of Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
September 29, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
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:
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Small Cities Community Development Block Grants (CDBG),
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HOME Investment Partnership (HOME),
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Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), and
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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 Clerk 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
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
September 28, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Sweeney, Timothy,
of Ripon, as a member of the Auctioneer Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2008.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care reports and recommends:
Relating to supervised pre-certification and pre-licensure social work.
No action taken.
Relating to alcohol and drug counseling.
No action taken.
Relating to Wisconsin's statewide trauma care system.
No action taken.
Carol Roessler
Chairperson
The committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Relating to child labor.
No action taken.
Relating to prevailing wage rates on public works projects and affecting small business.
No action taken.
Relating to the grievance procedure for resolving complaints of employment displacement under the Wisconsin works program and affecting small business.
No action taken.
Thomas Reynolds
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
October
1
, 2004
To the Honorable, the Senate:
The following rules have been published:
Clearinghouse Rules Effective Date(s)
01-081
10-1-2004
02-046
10-1-2004
03-121
(part) 10-1-2004
(part) 1-1-2005
04-008
10-1-2004
04-011
(part) 11-1-2004
(part) 4-1-2005
04-014
10-1-2004
04-015
10-1-2004
04-029
10-1-2004
04-030
10-1-2004
04-034
(part) 10-1-2004
(part) 1-1-2006
04-037
10-1-2004
04-042
10-1-2004
04-046
10-1-2004
Sincerely,
GARY L. POULSON
Deputy Revisor
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