Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Environment
Assembly Bill 701
Relating to: a general permit for hydrologic restoration projects and creating a hydrologic restoration and management advisory council.
By Representatives Oldenburg, Steineke, Billings, Doyle, Edming, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kitchens, Krug, Kurtz, B. Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Nygren, Sinicki, Skowronski, Stuck, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, Wichgers and Loudenbeck; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Bewley, Feyen, Hansen, Miller, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Schachtner, Shilling, Testin, Wanggaard and Wirch.
December 23, 2019 Referred to Committee on Environment
January 16, 2020 Public Hearing Held
Present: (12) Representative Kitchens; Representatives Oldenburg, Tusler, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch, Krug, Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Representative Loren Oldenburg - 96th Assembly District
· Representative Jim Steineke - Assembly District 5
· Senator Robert Cowles - 2nd Senate District
· Erin O'Brien - Wisconsin Wetlands Association
· Nicole Staskowski - Private Sector Natural Resources Practitioners
· Nels Swenson - Ducks Unlimited
· Mike Kuhr - Wisconsin Trout Unlimited
· Bob Montgomery - Emmons and Olivier Resources
· Marty Melchior - Himself
· Dan Bahr - Wisconsin Counties Association
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· Mike Thompson - Department of Natural Resources
Registrations For
· Senator Janet Bewley - 25th Senate District
· Waltraud Brinkmann - League of Women Voters Wisconsin
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 06, 2020 Executive Session Held
Present: (11) Representative Kitchens; Representatives Oldenburg, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch, Krug, Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Tusler.
Moved by Representative Oldenburg, seconded by Representative Kuglitsch that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (11) Representative Kitchens; Representatives Oldenburg, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch, Krug, Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Krug, seconded by Representative Kuglitsch that Assembly Bill 701 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (11) Representative Kitchens; Representatives Oldenburg, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch, Krug, Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 0
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Adam Tobias
Committee Clerk
