Department of Justice
January 18, 2006
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Section
165.90 of the Wisconsin Statutes requires the Department of Justice to report on the performance of cooperative county-tribal law enfocement programs receiving aid under this section. This letter constitutes our report.
This marks the eighteenth year that the Department has awarded grants for cooperative county-tribal law enforcement programs. The statutes require counties and tribes to develop joint program plans. The department requires plans to include resolutions of support for the plan adopted by county boards and tribal governing bodies, to signify cooperation and mutual committment.
This program pays for a variety of law enforcement services to Native American communities across Wisconsin. Grants have been used for the costs of patrol, investigation, crime prevention, K-9 units, information technology, law enforcement training, alternatives to drug abuse and gang involvement, diversity training, cultural awareness education, family programs and emergency equipment. An increasing number of grants are awarded to programs that include tribal police departments, while most generally help pay for services provided by county sheriffs to Native American reservations and communities.
The amount appropriated for this program in state fiscal year 2006 was $708,400, and amount that has not been increased since 1995. Grant moneys come from Indian gaming receipts as appropriated in the biennial budget. For calendar year 2006, the department issued 18 awards totaling $708,400. These awards were in the following amounts:
County Tribe 2006 Award
Ashland Bad River Chippewa $53,760
Barron St. Croix Chippewa $20,280
Bayfield Red Cliff Chippewa $61,015
Brown Oneida Nation $27,303
Forest Potawatomi $42,865
Forest Sokaogon Chippewa $34,953
Jackson Ho Chunk Nation $32,523
Juneau Ho Chunk Nation $37,827
Menominee Menominee $55,619
Monroe Ho Chunk Nation $24,024
Outagamie Oneida Nation $26,712
Polk St. Croix Chippewa $21,965
Sauk Ho Chunk Nation $26,026
Sawyer Lac Courte Orilles Chippewa $81,189
Shawano Ho Chunk Nation $19,871
Shawano Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican $55,976
Vilas Lac du Flambeau Chippewa $66,419
Wood Ho Chunk Nation $20,073
Total $708,400
The Department of Justice's County-Tribal Law Enforcement Grant Program continues to help local law enforcement provide needed services in Native American communities. In addition, this program helps a cooperative atmosphere and positive relationship between law enforcement and tribal governments and communities. I am pleased to share information regarding this important program with you.
Sincerely,
PEGGY A. LAUTENSCHLAGER
Attorney General
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Zien added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 464.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Zien added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 299.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Zien added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 345.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Darling added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 144.
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The committee on Natural Resources and Transportation reports and recommends:
Relating to sport fishing for yellow perch in Green Bay and its major tributaries and all other tributary streams, rivers and ditches to Green Bay, and to commercial fishing for yellow perch in zone 1 (Green Bay).
No action taken.
Relating to establishing hunter education fees.
No action taken.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
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Senate Bill 299
Relating to: conservation wardens employed by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 299
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 375
Relating to: liens for metal fabrication tool builders and metal parts manufacturers and destruction of metal fabrication tools.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 375?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 375
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 409
Relating to: the definition of sexual contact and providing penalties.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 409
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 411
Relating to: a school attendance officer's duties.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 411
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 464
Relating to: authorizing a person to transport an unencased firearm in a motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 464
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 485
Relating to: exempting from motor carrier regulations certain vehicle combinations operated in intrastate commerce.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
