Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

Assembly Bill 118

Relating to: disclosure of burial sites located on residential real estate and various changes relating to the preservation and disturbance of burial sites.

By Joint Legislative Council.

November 20, 2017    Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

January 04, 2018         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (3)        Senator Cowles; Senators Miller and Hansen.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Senator Olsen.

Appearances For

·      Representative Amy Loudenbeck - 31st Assembly District

·      Seth Schneider - Wisconsin Historical Society

·      Dr. Kira E. Kaufmann

·      Representative Kathy DeCamp - Ho-Chunk Nation

·      Jon Greendeer - Ho-Chunk Nation

·      Dr. Ray Resser

·      Kate Easton & Chip Brown - Wisconsin Historical Society

·      Kurt Sampson - Effigy Mounds Initiative

·      Scott  Pitta - Self

·      Paula Mohan - Self

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      George Ermert - Forest County Potawatomi

·      Joe Strohl - Menominee Indian Tribe

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

January 17, 2018         Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Cowles; Senators Olsen, Miller, Hansen and Petrowski.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Cowles, seconded by Senator Miller that Assembly Bill 118 be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Cowles; Senators Olsen, Miller, Hansen and Petrowski.

Noes:     (0)     None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Toni Herkert

Committee Clerk