Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining
Assembly Bill 816
Relating to: local regulation of nonmetallic mining and preservation of marketable nonmetallic mineral deposits.
By Representative Ballweg; cosponsored by Senator Tiffany.
March 03, 2014 Public Hearing Held
Present: (9) Representative Williams; Representatives Knodl, Petersen, Jacque, Rodriguez, Clark, Zamarripa, Hulsey and Ohnstad.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (7) Representatives T. Larson, Sanfelippo, Kapenga, Kuglitsch, Petryk, Bernard Schaber and Hintz.
Appearances For
· Pat Osborne - APW
· Mark Reihl - WI State Council of Carpenters
· Tom Tiffany - State Senator - Senate District 12
· Eric Bott - Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
· Joan Ballweg - State Representative - 41st Assembly District
· Terry McGowan - Local 139 International Union of Operating Engineers
· Brian Nodolf - Greg Bechel Truckings and Excavating LLC
· Bill White - WI Industrial Sand Association
· Rich Budinger - WI Association of Industrial Sand
· Eric McLeod - WI Industrial Sand Coalition/Fairmount Minerals
· Aaron Scott - Fairmount Minerals
· Timm Speerschneider - WI Transportation Builders Association
Appearances Against
· Patricia Hammel
· John Allen - Reedsburg Area Concerned Citizens
· Sarah Palodichuk - Town Chair - Town of Oak Grove
· Curt Witynski - League of WI Municipalities
· Kathleen Vinehout - State Senator - Senate District 31
· Rick Stadelman - Wisconsin Towns Association
· Edie Ehlert - Crawford Stewardship Project
· Linda Meadowcroft
· Dwight Jelle
· Bryce Black - Town Chairman - Town of Frankfort
· Kay Hamilton - Town of Frankfort
· Jon W. Schultz
· Forest Jahnke - Crawford Stewardship Project
· Marcia Riquelme
· Paula Mohan
· Susan Michetti - SWWAP
· Adean Eckle - Echo Valley Hope
Appearances for Information Only
· Dan Bahr - Wisconsin Counties Association
· Irving Smith
· Joe Mikolajczak
· Renee Greenland
Registrations For
· Joe Strohl - BNSF Railroad
· Samuel Gratz - BNSF, CN, CP & Union Pacific Railroads
· Nick Kraemer - The Kraemer Company
· Kevin LaMere - Steamfitters Local 601
· Joe Oswald - WI Laborers District Council
· Terry Hayden - WI Pipe Trades Association
· Colin Millard - Iron Workers District Council of Northcentral States
· Wes Lujan - Union Pacific Railroad
· Buddy Julius
· Matthew Segestrom
· Brian J. Nemoir
· Robert W. Jewell - APW
· Mark Sander - The Kremer Company
· Bill Buglass - Payne & Dolan, Inc
· Brad Ottum - Relyco Inc
· Tim Peterson - James Peterson Sons Inc
· Jim Hoffman - Hoffman Construction Company
· Jack Arseneau - WI Earth Movers Assn
· Dan Weinkauf - Integrity Grading & Excavating
· Ed Reesman - Payne and Dolan, Inc.
Registrations Against
· Amber Meyer Smith - Clean Wisconsin
· Rob Ganson
· Richard Ruecking
· William Sandstrom
· Dave Blouin - Sierra Club
· Rebecca Alwin
· Genie Ogden
· JoAnn Vielstra
· Kathy Stella
· Susanne Breckenridge
· Christine Taylor - State Rep.
· Mickey Beil - Dane County
· Lauren West - Echo Valley Hope
· John Peck - Family Farm Defenders
· Ann Jablonski - WI Towns Association
· Rebecca Alwin
· Roger Larson
· Thomas Thoresen
· Barbara Bryce - Sierra Club
· Carol Buelow
· Walt Christensen - Jefferson County Land and Water Conservation Comm. Chair
· Karin Ringler
· Joan Braune
· Bernie Schlafke
· Samantha Masterton
· Kristina Bartowitz
· Benjamin Sullender
· Jane Jensen
· Joseph Schirmer
· Sonja Lurtschwunger
· Gerhard Luetschweger
· Rachel Byington
· Kelly Herda - WI Breast Cancer Coalition
· Dawn Anderson - WI Breast Cancer Coalition
· Thomas O'Grady
· Susan Rosa
· Sally Drew
· Mary McCarthy - The Nature Conservancy
· Caryl Terrell
· Elizabeth Ward
· Shahla Werner
· James Kerler
· Jennifer Giegerich - WI League of Conservation Voters
· Helen Sarakinos - River Alliance of Wisconsin
· Mark Quam
· LJ Prip
· William Gruber
· Judith Detert-Moriarty
· Jeremy Gragert
· Chris Hoffman
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
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Charlie Bellin
Committee Clerk