Assembly Bill 649
Relating to: goals for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, for construction of zero net energy buildings and for energy conservation; information, analyses, reports, education, and training concerning greenhouse gas emissions and climate change; energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; renewable energy requirements of electric utilities and retail cooperatives; requiring electric utilities to purchase renewable energy from certain renewable facilities in their service territories; authority of the Public Service Commission over nuclear power plants; motor vehicle emission limitations; a low carbon standard for transportation fuels; the brownfield site assessment grant program, the main street program, the brownfields grant program, the forward innovation fund, grants to local governments for planning activities, the transportation facilities economic assistance and development program, a model parking ordinance; surface transportation planning by the Department of Transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; environmental evaluations for transportation projects; idling limits for certain vehicles; energy conservation codes for public buildings, places of employment, one- and two-family dwellings, and agricultural facilities; design standards for state buildings; energy efficiency standards for certain consumer audio and video devices, boiler inspection requirements; greenhouse gas emissions and energy use by certain state agencies and state assistance to school districts in achieving energy efficiencies; creating an exception to local levy limits for amounts spent on energy efficiency measures; creating an energy crop reserve program; identification of private forest land, promoting sequestration of carbon in forests, qualifying practices and cost-share requirements under the forest grant program established by the Department of Natural Resources; air pollution permits for certain stationary sources reducing greenhouse gas emissions; allocating a portion of existing tax-exempt industrial development revenue bonding to clean energy manufacturing facilities and renewable power generating facilities; requiring a report on certain programs to limit greenhouse gas emissions; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
A563
By
Representatives Black and Soletski; cosponsored by Senators Miller and Plale, by request of Governor James E. Doyle.
To special committee on Clean Energy Jobs
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Assembly Bill 650
Relating to: person under age 18 playing bingo.
By
Representatives Vruwink, Hubler, Zepnick and Schneider; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Taylor and Grothman.
To committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security
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Speaker's Communications
January 6, 2010
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
10, I hereby create the Special Assembly Committee on Clean Energy Jobs to be co-chaired by Representative Spencer Black and Representative Jim Soletski.
This special committee will have all of the powers, duties and authority of a standing committee. This special committee shall cease to exist upon making its final recommendation on Assembly Bill 649/LRB-4076.
This special committee will consist of ten members, seven of which I will appoint and three of which the minority leader will nominate. These members will be named shortly.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Sheridan
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Reference Bureau
Madison
DATE: December 29, 2009
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert Marchant
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Bruce J. Hoesly
Code Editor
SUBJECT: Rules published in the December 31, 2009
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 648.
The following rules have been published:
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January 6, 2010
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please remove my name as a co-sponsor of Assembly Bill 643, relating to waiving certain federal bond limitations allocated to cities and counties and requiring the Department of Commerce to develop a system for reallocating the bond limitations to other state and local units of government.
Sincerely,
Alberta Darling
State Senator
8th Senate District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
December 28, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed please find the Medical College of Wisconsin's (MCW) annual report for the Breast Cancer Research Program funded through the income tax check-off created by 2003 Wisconsin ACT 176. The document represents the annual report highlighting the fiscal reporting period of July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the report, please contact me at (414) 955-8217.
Sincerely,
Kathryn A. Kuhn
Associate Vice President of Government Affairs
Referred to committee on Public Health.
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
December 30, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002 (11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes) 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 cash balances during the month of November 2009.
On November 1, 2009, the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $28.2 million. This negative balance continued through November 30, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $20.6 million. The Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund cash balance reached its intra-month low of a negative $28.4 million on November 13, 2009. The negative balance was due to the transfer of $200 million to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund per
2007 Wisconsin Act 20, and the pending liquidation of fund securities necessary to offset this shortfall.
On November 1, 2009, the Utility Public Benefits Fund cash balance closed at a negative $8.2 million. This negative balance continued through November 30, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $22.6 million (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On November 1, 2009, the Permanent Endowment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2.0 million. This negative balance continued through November 30, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $2.0 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On November 1, 2009, the Workers Compensation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2.3 million. This negative balance continued through November 30, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $2.4 million (its intra-month low). The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On November 24, 2009, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $6.6 million (its intra-month low). This negative balance continued through November 30, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $5.2 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On November 1, 2009, the Petroleum Inspection Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2.7 million. This negative balance continued through November 20, 2009, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $2.0 million. The Petroleum Inspection Fund cash balance reached its intra-month low of a negative $3.7 million on November 19, 2009. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, Utility Public Benefits Fund, Permanent Endowment Fund, Workers Compensation Fund, Medical Assistance Trust Fund, and Petroleum Inspection Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations 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,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means and joint committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
December 31, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Section
46.03 (26) of the statutes requires the Department of Health Services to report annually on information systems projects under development including the implementation schedule, estimate of costs, and methods of determining changes (if applicable).
The Department has the following projects under development: (1) Distance Learning System Implementation, (2) SharePoint -Enterprise application, (3) Functional Screen Re-write, (4) Public Health Information Network (PHIN), (5) Statewide Vital Records Information System Project, (6) Wisconsin Department of Health Services Scheduling Project, and (7) Wisconsin Department of Health Services PTA Web Timekeeping Project. The required information is included in the attached report.
Sincerely,
Karen E. Timberlake
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
