Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
Senate Bill 772
Relating to: PFAS standards and grant programs, providing blood testing for certain individuals, requiring a cancer cluster study, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By Senator Hansen; cosponsored by Representative Nygren.
February 05, 2020 Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
February 07, 2020 Public Hearing Held
Present: (4) Senator Cowles; Senators Olsen, Miller and Hansen.
Absent: (1) Senator Marklein.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Senator Dave Hansen - 30th Senate District
· Representative John Nygren - 89th Assembly District
· Beth Bier - Department of Natural Resources
· Darsi Foss - Department of Natural Resources
· Casey Hicks - Wisconsin Conservation Voters
· Jeff Lamont - SOH20
· Daryl Sherman
· Doug Oitzinger - SOH20
· Cindy Boyle - SOH20
· Andi Rich
· Tony Krzyzewski
· Charles Frisk
· Marilyn Hamilton
· Dr. Elizabeth Neary
· Michael Farni
· George Meyer - Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
· Rob Lee - Midwest Environmental Advocates
· Carly Michiels - Clean Wisconsin
· Maria Powell - Midwest Environmental Justice Organization
· Mary Beth George - 20th Assembly District
Appearances Against
· Delanie Breuer - Wisconsin Paper Council
· Scott Manley - Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
· Steve Risotto - American Chemistry Council
· Jason Culotta - Midwest Food Products Association
Appearances for Information Only
· Andrew Hoyer Booth - Department of Health Services
· Roy Irving - Department of Health Services
· Jon Meiman - Department of Health Services
· Carl Landsness
· Martin Griffin - Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
· Matthew Miller - Sandpiper Institute
· Eric Uram
· Vanessa Wishart - Municipal Environmental Group-Wastewater Division
· Loreen Gage
Registrations For
· Representative Rob Swearingen - 34th Assembly District
· Cindy Boyle - Craig Koller
· Diane Dempsey
· Chuck Boyle - SOH20
· Jean Beckwith
· Alexander Madorsky - The Nature Conservancy
· President Ray Cross - UW-System
· Erik Kanter - Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards
· Erik Kanter - Wisconsin Public Health Association
· David Fallow
· Charlene Brandl
· Sally Young
· Laura Olah - Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger
· Jenny Hayes
· Harry Richardson
· Frances Wiedenhoeft - Veterans for Peace
· Genie Ogden
· Mitchell Nussbaum
· Karen Matteoni
· Niki Euhardy
· Susan Carson
· Cecilia Goldschmidt - Wisconsin Women's Network
· Adrienne Ramirez
· Silvia Martinez
· Ariana Hones - Wisconsin Women's Network Policy Institute
· Karolyn Beebe
· Rotiesha Nelson
· Kristen Johnson
· Angela West Blank
· Jeffrey Evan Arnold
· Martina Rippon
· Patricia Hammal
Registrations Against
· Paige Scobee - Wisconsin Civil Justice Council
Registrations for Information Only
· Curt Witynski - League of Wisconsin Municipalities
February 11, 2020 Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot
Present: (5) Senator Cowles; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Miller and Hansen.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Senate Bill 772 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (4) Senator Cowles; Senators Olsen, Miller and Hansen.
Noes: (1) Senator Marklein.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 1
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Toni Herkert
Committee Clerk
