Friday, December 14, 2012
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entry dated Wednesday, December 5, 2012:
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The Committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:
Relating to adoption of federal pipeline safety regulations.
Review period waived recommended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Honadel, Klenke, Petersen, Tauchen, T. Larson, Zepnick, Steinbrink and Hulsey.
Noes: 0 - None.
To joint committee for
review of Administrative Rules, pursuant to s.
227.19 (5)(a), Wisconsin Statutes
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Representative Mark Honadel
Chairperson
Committee on Energy and Utilities
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entry dated Wednesday, December 12, 2012:
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The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules reports and recommends:
Relating to adoption of federal pipeline safety regulations.
Review period waived:
Ayes: 8 - Senators C. Larson, Jauch, Wirch and Grothman; Representatives J. Ott, Meyer, LeMahieu and Hebl.
Noes: 0 - None.
Representative Jim Ott
Co-Chair
The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, December 14, 2012:
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Communications
December 12, 2012
Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Speaker Fitzgerald:
I am writing to inform you that I will be resigning from the Wisconsin State Assembly before the end of my current term. My last day will be Friday, December 28, 2012.
It has been a pleasure to serve the people of the 85th Assembly District for the last 8 years.
Sincerely,
Donna Seidel
State Representative
85th Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
November 30, 2012
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 October 2012.
On October 1, 2012, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $4.4 million (its intra-month low). The cash balance was negative until October 23, 2012, when it closed at a positive $187 thousand.
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On October 1, 2012, the Critical Access Hospital Assessment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $98 thousand (its intra-month low). The cash balance was negative until October 2, 2012, when it closed at a positive $113 thousand.
The Medical Assistance Trust Fund and Critical Access Hospital Assessment Fund shortfalls were due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures, 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 temporary reallocations of balance authority, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
Mike Huebsch
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means and joint committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
November 30, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
It's my pleasure to share with you some of the successes we are seeing with Wisconsin's electronics recycling program, E-Cycle Wisconsin. This program, which expands electronics recycling options for Wisconsin households and schools with financial support from electronics manufacturers, is helping create jobs in our state and reducing costs for local taxpayers.