Tuesday, December 13, 2005
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Marchant pursuant to Senate Rule
5 (4)(b).
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the Journal.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Thursday, November 10, 2005.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
36
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, December 9, 2005.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 470
Relating to: open burning of solid waste, illegal storage or disposal of waste tires, and providing a penalty.
By
Senator
Brown
; cosponsored by Representatives Molepske, Gunderson, Black, Lothian, Sherman, Seidel, Hines, Ott and Krawczyk.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 471
Relating to: operation of motorboats by persons who are at least 16 years of age and born after a certain date and the rental of motorboats and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Olsen, Miller, Roessler and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Hines, Freese, Townsend, Hundertmark, Black, Ott, Ainsworth, Bies, Berceau, Lehman, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Owens, Moulton, Jeskewitz and Molepske.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
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The committee on Senate Organization reports:
[MOTION] To create the DNR Regulatory Reform Committee. The committee shall be a Senate select committee. The committee shall study the regulation of Wisconsin's natural resources by the Department of Natural Resources, primarily focusing on the content and enforcement of pier regulations, wetlands regulations, and land use regulations impacting the rights of property owners and economic development in this state. The committee shall issue a report and recommendations, which may include a recommended process to facilitate the resolution of disputes between property owners and the Department of Natural Resources without litigation.
The committee shall hold hearings and take testimony at the discretion of the chairperson. At the discretion of the chairperson, the committee may hold up to 5 hearings in Wisconsin at locations outside of Madison. Committee members and the committee clerk may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending any hearing outside of Madison. Such reimbursement is not charged against the Senator's office account.
The Legislative Council Staff shall provide staff counsel to the committee, who shall attend every meeting of the committee and assist the committee clerk with the production of documents for the committee. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall provide staff support at any hearing held outside of Madison.
The committee shall consist of 3 Republican members and 2 Democratic members, all appointed by the Majority Leader. The two Democratic members shall be appointed based upon nomination by the Minority Leader.
No later than March 31, 2006, the committee shall issue its report and recommendations to the Chief Clerk for distribution to each Senator.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Senate Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
December 8, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46(2)(c), I am writing to direct that
Assembly Bill 202 be withdrawn from the joint committee on
Finance and rereferred to the committee on
Senate Organization.
I have obtained the consent of the appropriate chairperson.
Sincerely,
ALAN LASEE
Senate President
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Office of the Governor
December 2, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Hoven
, Erica,
of Westby, as a member of the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2009.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
