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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Groundwater Coordinating Council
Madison
August 31, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Groundwater Coordinating Council (GCC) is pleased to release its 2012 Report to the Legislature. The GCC was formed in 1984 to help state agencies coordinate non-regulatory activities and exchange information on groundwater. For the past 28 years, the GCC has served as a model for interagency coordination and cooperation among state agencies, the Governor, local and federal government, and the university. It is one of the few groups in the nation to effectively coordinate groundwater activities in its state from an advisory position.
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This report summarizes and provides links to information on GCC and agency activities related to groundwater protection and management in FY12 (July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012). The links also provide information on the condition of the groundwater resource. At the end of this report are the GCC's recommendations titled Directions for Future Groundwater Protection. The report and supporting materials are available online at
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Groundwater/GCC/ report.html.
We hope you will find this report to be a useful reference in protecting Wisconsin's valuable groundwater resource.
Sincerely,
Ken Johnson, Chair
Groundwater Coordinating Council
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
Madison
September 4, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to s.
1.11 (2)(j), Wis. Stats., please distribute this notice to members of the Assembly. The State of Wisconsin Investment Board did not consider any proposals or major actions in Wisconsin during fiscal year 2012 that would have significantly affected the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the agency was not required to prepare any environmental assessments or impact statements under s.
1.11, Wis. Stats.
Please contact Vicki Hearing at 261-2415 if you have any questions concerning this report.
Sincerely,
Michael Williamson
Executive Director
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
WHA Information Center
Madison
September 7, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a hard copy of the Fiscal Year 2011 Uncompensated Health Care Report produced by WHA Information Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis. Stats. The report was posted on our Web site in August 2011. Please feel free to download and print additional copies.
If you have any questions regarding the report you may contact me at 608-274-1820, 800-231-8340 or
drickelman@wha.org.
Sincerely,
Debbie Rickelman
Senior Director
WHA Information Center
Referred to committee on Health
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
September 10, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The attached report is submitted to the Legislature pursuant to s.
46.27 (11g) and s.
46.277 (5m) of the Wisconsin statutes which require the Department of Health Services to submit an annual report for the Community Options Program (COP) and the Home and Community-Based Waivers (COP-W/CIP II). The attached report describes the persons served, program expenditures, and services delivered through the COP, COP-Waiver and CIP II programs in calendar year 2010.
The Community Options Program provides services to people who are elderly or who have a physical, developmental or mental disability. It is closely coordinated with all of Wisconsin's Medicaid Home mid Community-Based Waivers. With the Department's oversight, county agencies are able to ensure that a comprehensive and individualized care plan is provided, while maintaining program flexibility and integrity, and maximizing federal matching funds.
Sincerely,
Dennis G. Smith
Secretary
Referred to committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
September 13, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We at the Department of Natural Resources are pleased to provide you with a copy of our annual Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) report. In fulfillment of Section
1.11 (2)(j) of the state statutes, this document provides information on the numbers of environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (EISs) completed by the Department in the past fiscal year.
Questions about the report can be directed to me at 608-266-0426.
Sincerely,
James D. Pardee
Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act Coordinator
DNR Office of Energy and Environmental Analysis
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Referred to committee on
Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Madison
September 13, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a copy of the annual report the Public Service Commission shall submit to the legislature as provided for in Wis. Stat. §
1.11 (2)(j). It reports on the number and type of proposed actions requiring the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement by the Commission between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
If you have any questions about this report, please contact our Environmental Analysis and Review Coordinator, Kathleen Zuelsdorff, at (608) 266-2730.
Sincerely,
Phil Montgomery
Chairperson
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
September 14, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Section
227.485 (9) of the Wisconsin Statutes requires the Department to submit an annual report concerning decisions and resulting payments of attorney fees and related legal costs. Attorney fees and other legal costs are to be paid whenever the opposing party to an agency's Chapter
227 hearing prevails and it is determined that the agency's position was not substantially justified. The attached report reflects payments made during SFY 2012.
In addition, under s.
814.245 (10), the Department is required to report any awards granted to the Department regarding frivolous motions brought against the Department. No motions of opposing parties were found to be frivolous in SFY 2012. Consequently, the Department has no awards to report.
Sincerely,
Dennis G. Smith
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
September 14, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Community Integration Program (CIP) for residents of State Centers was created by
1983 Wisconsin Act 27. According to s.
46.275 of the Wisconsin statutes, this program is intended:
" ... to relocate persons from the state centers for the developmentally disabled into appropriate community settings with the assistance of home and community-based services and with continuity of care. The intent of the program is also to minimize its impact on state employees through redeployment of employees into vacant positions."
Under Wisconsin statutes s.
46.275(5m), the Department is required to submit an annual report to the Joint Committee on Finance and to the Chief Clerk of each house of the Legislature describing the program's impact during the prior calendar year on state employees, including the Department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off.
During calendar year 2011, Southern Wisconsin Center and Central Wisconsin Center have relocated three center residents into the community under the CIP program. The Department was able to reduce funding for calendar year 2011 without employee layoffs and without redeploying employees into vacant positions as the result of these placements.
Sincerely,
