Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Environment and Forestry
Assembly Bill 679
Relating to: high capacity well approvals.
By Representatives Mursau, A. Ott, LeMahieu, Ripp and Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Gudex and Tiffany.
January 28, 2014 Referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry
January 30, 2014 Public Hearing Held
Present: (7) Representative Mursau; Representatives Krug, Loudenbeck, Stroebel, Danou, Milroy and Clark.
Absent: (1) Representative Czaja.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Neal Kedzie - Senator - 11th Senate District
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
· Duane Maatz - Wisconsisn Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
· Steve Diercks - Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
· Sandy Larson - Larson Farms
Appearances Against
· Amber Meyer Smith - Clean Wisconsin
· Gail Kretschmer - Protect Wood County and Its Neighbors
· Bruce Dimich - Protect Wood County
· Fred Olsen
· Lisa Conley - Town and Country RC&D
· Kara O'Connor - Wisconsin Farmers Union
· Mary Walters
· Jennifer Giegrich - Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters
· Helen Sourkinos - River Alliance of Wisconsin
· Kara O'Connor - Wisconsin Farmers Union
· MaryJo Walters
Appearances for Information Only
· Eric Ebbersberger - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
· GeorgeJ Kraft
· Ken Bradbury - Wisconsin Geological Survey
Registrations For
· Eric Bott - Wisconsin Maufacturers and Commerce
· John Manske - Cooperative Network
· Laura Riske - Dairy Business Association
· Nick George - Midwest Food Processors Association
· Paul Zimmerman - Wisconsin Farm Bureau
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Pork Association
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association
· Brian Dake - Wisconsin Independent Businesses
· Bob Welch - Wisconsin Corn Growers Association
· John Umhoefer - Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association
· Todd Bressmer - Wisconsin Agriculture Business Association
Registrations Against
· Christia Westerburg
· Barbara Gifford - Friends of the Little Plover River
· Katrina Shankland - Representative - 71st Assembly District
· Rick Potter - Protect Wood County
· Rick Potter - Central Wisconsin Grassroots Aliiance
· James Gifford
· John Stangler
· Alfred Staugher
· Stacy Harbaugh - Midwest Environmental Advocates
· John Keckhaver - Wisconsin Lakes
· Robert A Wright - Protect Wood County
· Jerry Knuth - Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
· Todd Holschbach - Wisconsin Nature Conservancy
· Mitchell Nussbaum
· Genie Ogden
· Bernie Schlafke
· Dawn Egan
· Paula Mohan
· Ruth Simpson
· Megan Severson - Wisconsin Environment
· Erin O'Brien - Wisconsin Wetlands Association
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 08, 2014 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Tim Gary
Committee Clerk