Secretary of State
executive order #124
Relating to a Proclamation that the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of Wisconsin be Flown at Half-Staff to commemorate the four year anniversary of the Terrorist attacks on the United States
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, a series of vicious and cowardly terrorist attacks claimed the lives of numerous innocent and unsuspecting United States citizens; and
WHEREAS, the people of the State of Wisconsin, with heavy hearts, mourn the loss of all of the men, women and children who died as a result of these cowardly acts; and
WHEREAS, the people of the State of Wisconsin are forever indebted to the National Guard for its pivotal role in national and international operations instituted for the safety and protection of our great nation and all that it stands for; and
WHEREAS, the people of the State of Wisconsin wish to commend and honor the bravery exhibited by all emergency and volunteer personnel who assisted in rescue, evacuation and medical assistance efforts immediately following the attacks and in the many months that followed; and
WHEREAS, September 11th should be thought of as a day of remembrance for the victims and of hope for the enduring spirit of America; and
WHEREAS, federal law requires the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff on September 11th, Patriot Day;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM DOYLE, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by Federal and State law, do hereby order that the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Wisconsin be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the State of Wisconsin equipped with such flags beginning at sunrise and ending at sundown on September 11, 2005.
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IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this eighth day of September in the year two thousand five.
JIM DOYLE
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Representative Gundrum added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 296.
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Relating to landfilling of solid waste.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, September 9, 2005.
Referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation, September 14, 2005.
Relating to miscellaneous structures and dredging in navigable waterways.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, September 9, 2005.
Referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation, September 14, 2005.
Relating to excluding additional organic compounds for the volatile organic compound (VOC) definition and to VOC emission limits for yeast manufacturing.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, September 9, 2005.
Referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation, September 14, 2005.
Relating to the 2005 migratory game bird seasons.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, September 9, 2005.
Referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation, September 14, 2005.
Relating to the public school open enrollment program.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, September 8, 2005.
Referred to committee on Education,
September 14, 2005.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 244 offered by Senator Stepp.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 305 offered by Senator Roessler.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 310 offered by Senators Kedzie and Coggs.
