Relating to division of land abutting a state trunk or connecting highway.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, August 29, 2000.
To committee on Transportation.
Referred on August 30, 2000
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Communications
August 29, 2000
The Honorable Tony Staskunas
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Capitol, Room 124 North
Dear Representative Staskunas:
As Assembly Minority Leader, it is my pleasure to appoint you to the State Fair Park Board pursuant to §
15.445 (4) 1 (Wis. Stats.) as affected by
1999 Wisconsin Act 197. The board is directed to manage the State Fair Park and supervise its use for fairs, exhibits or promotional events for agriculture, commercial, educational and recreational purposes. Your appointment is effective as provided in §§ 26 and 27 of Act 197 and shall last five years.
Thank you for your service to the citizens of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Assembly.
Sincerely,
Shirley Krug
Assembly Democratic Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
Madison
DATE: September 1, 2000
TO: Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Donald J. Schneider
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Gary L. Poulson
Deputy Revisor of Statutes
SUBJECT: Rules published in the August 31, 2000,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 536.
The following rules have been published:
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
August 11, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f), Wis. Stats. (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3), Wis. Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of July 2000.
On July 1, 2000 the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund balance was -$11 thousand. This shortfall increased to -$12 thousand on July 7, 2000, to -$13 thousand on July 12, 2000, and continued until July 25, 2000 when the balance reached $9 thousand. This shortfall was due to the timing of revenues.
The Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund shortfall was not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation and did not exceed the balances of the Funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
George Lightbourn
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
August 15, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Chapter
34, Laws of 1979, requires that when the Department of Administration maintains an office in Washington, D.C., for the purpose of promoting federal/state cooperation, it should submit a report detailing the activities of the office and reporting the status of federal legislation of concern to the Legislature and other state agencies (Wis. Stats. 16.548(2)).
The report for the period April, 2000, through June, 2000, is attached.
Sincerely,
George Lightbourn
Secretary
Referred to committee on State Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
Madison
August 25, 2000
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
The Benevolent Retirement Home for the Aged Task Force was created under
1997 Wisconsin Act 27 to investigate the property tax exemption for benevolent retirement homes and all problems that are associated with it.
The task force has completed its work. The reports to be submitted in the manner provided under s.
13.172(2), Wis. Stats., are attached. One report is submitted on behalf of the five members representing the not-for-profit perspective. The other report (entitled "The Government 5 Report") is submitted on behalf of the five members representing for-profit facilities and taxing jurisdictions.
Other attachments include a Department of Revenue Staff Summary of the work of the task force and an appendix consisting of presentations at task force meetings and materials distributed to members.
Sincerely,
Tom Ourada
Executive Assistant
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
September 1, 2000
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
Subject: Study of the States Program for Regulating the Land Application of Septage
Pursuant to
1999 Wisconsin Act 9 section
9136 (7), the Department is required to study the state's program for regulating the application of septage to land and submit a report presenting the results of the study to the Legislature in the manner provided in section
13.172 (2) of the statutes.
A992
That study, the
Audit Report of DNR Septage Management Program, prepared by Dr. Aga Razvi of the UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources is attached. The Department believed it best to contract the program audit to an independent neutral party.
Dr. Razvi attempted to contact as many parties involved in various aspects of the septage program as possible to gain a panoramic perspective of the issues and the effectiveness of DNR's oversight. This included County staff, septage pumpers, publicly owned treatment works representatives, DNR staff and Town chairpersons.
The Department believes the audit contains numerous beneficial recommendations. The audit particularly emphasizes that the Department has inadequate staff assigned to the septage program to ensure effective oversight. The conclusions bear out recommendations which have been proposed through several Department initiatives over the past several years. The Department had requested additional staff as part of a far-reaching septage proposal including a funding mechanism in the 1999-2001 biennial budget. While maintenance of septic systems was beyond the scope of this audit, it was a major portion of the Department budget proposal and is a component which may merit further examination.
Please feel free to contact Greg Kester of my staff at 608-267-7611, if you have any questions or comments regarding the enclosed report, or if you would like additional copies.
Sincerely,
George E. Meyer
Secretary
Referred to committee on Environment.
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Agency Reports
Southeast Wisconsin
Professional Baseball Park District
Milwaukee
August 17, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed please find the Miller Park Monthly Progress Report for the month of July 2000 for your review and consideration. As the enclosed report indicates, Miller Park continues to develop with the District Board's objectives of building the premier baseball facility in the country; scheduled for play on Opening Day 2001; within budget; and with meaningful community participation.
