Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Environment and Forestry
Assembly Bill 680
Relating to: adaptive management plans for reducing discharges of phosphorus and total suspended solids to the waters of the state and a statewide variance to the water quality standard for phosphorus for certain dischargers.
By Representatives Loudenbeck, Krug, Ballweg, Bies, Czaja, LeMahieu, Marklein, Spiros, Steineke, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Kulp and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Farrow and Petrowski.
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
· Amy Loudenbeck - Representative - 31st Assembly District
· Rob Cowles - Senator - 2nd Senate District
· Jim Vanden Brook - Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association
· David Lawrence - Wisconsin Rural Water Association
· Daniel Bahr - Wisconsin Counties Association
· Eric Bott - Wisconsin Maufacturers and Commerce
· Tim Reel - Municipal Environmental Group
· Paul Kent - Municipal Environmental Group
Appearances Against
· Amber Meyer Smith - Clean Wisconsin
· Lisa Conley - Town & Country RC&D
· Dick Lamers - The Red Cedar River Watersheds
· Elizabeth Katt - Clean Lakes Alliance
· Bob Welch - Wisconsin Corn Growers Association
· Bob Welch - Wisconsin Association of Professional Agricultural Consultants
· Denny Caneff - River Alliance of Wisconsin
· Denny Caneff - River Alliance of Wisconsin
Appearances for Information Only
· Russ Rasmussen - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Registrations For
· Shawn Pfaff - Wisconsin Cheesemakers
· Laura Fiske - Dairy Business Association
· Curt Witynski - League of Wisconsin Municipalities
· Nick George - Midwest Food Processors Association
· Forbes McIntosh - Dane County Cities & Villages Association
· Paul Farrow - Senator - 33rd Senate District
· Scott Suder - Wisconsin Paper Council
Registrations Against
· John Keckhaver - Wisconsin Lakes
· Stacy Harbaugh - Midwest Environmental Advocates
· Jennifer Giegrich - Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters
· Todd Holschbach - Wisconsin Nature Conservancy
· Carol Gruba
· Megan Severson - Wisconsin Environment
· Mary Jo Walters
· Barbara Gifford - Friends of the Little Plover River
· James Gifford
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
