Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
executive order #365
Relating to the Creation of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Passenger Rail Service
WHEREAS, the health of Wisconsin's economy and the quality of life of Wisconsin's citizens are tied to a high-quality transportation system; and
WHEREAS, expanded passenger rail service has the potential of preserving land, increasing citizen mobility, creating greater economic efficiency, and relieving urban and rural traffic congestion; and
WHEREAS, new passenger rail services must be developed in coordination with the growing freight rail industry; and
WHEREAS, it is important that Wisconsin study the feasibility and merits of expanding passenger rail service in Wisconsin;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of this State, and specifically by Section
14.019 of the Wisconsin Statutes, do hereby:
1.
Create the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Passenger Rail Service (hereinafter "Task Force"); and
2.
Provide that the Task Force shall be composed of twenty-three (23) members appointed by the Governor to serve at the pleasure of the Governor; and
3.
Provide that the Governor shall designate one (1) member on the Task Force as its chair to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the Governor; and
4.
Direct the Task Force to have the following purpose and mission:
a.
Review existing passenger rail services and current local, state and federal government planning efforts for all heavy commuter and inter-city rail services, including high-speed rail services; and
b.
Determine appropriate private sector and local, sate and federal government roles in the potential expansion of passenger rail services; and
c.
Review and comment on sate and federal laws relating to passenger rail service and recommend improvements to existing state statutes; and
d.
Identify private sector and local, sate and federal government funding sources for passenger rail services; and
e.
Provide specific recommendations regarding the expansion of passenger rail service in Wisconsin and
5.
Require the Task Force to submit to the Governor an interim report by December 31, 1999 and a final report by December 31, 2000; and
6.
Direct the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to provide the Task Force with administrative and support services; and
7.
Direct the Secretary of the Department of Administration to provide the Task Force with such sums of money as are necessary for travel and operating expenses in accordance with section 20.505(3)(a) of the Wisconsin Statutes; and
8.
Require the Task Force to disband once the Governor has accepted its final report.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this twenty-ninth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
executive order #367
Relating to the Amendment of Executive Order No. 365
WHEREAS, the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Passenger Rail Service (hereinafter "Task force") was created on March 29, 1999 by Executive Order No. 365; and
WHEREAS, the need exists to expand membership beyond the twenty-three (23) member limit;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of this State, and specifically by Section
14.019 of the Wisconsin Statutes, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 365 as follows::
Provide that the Task Force shall be composed of twenty-five (25) members appointed by the Governor to serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this seventh day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Relating to the registration and regulation of home inspectors.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, April 8, 1999.
Referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations, April 14, 1999
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Relating to flammable and combustible liquids.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, April 13, 1999.
Referred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform, April 14, 1999
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The committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:
Relating to fish farms, fish diseases and imports of live fish and fish eggs.
No action taken.
Relating to the land recycling loan program.
No action taken.
Relating to sport fishing regulations.
No action taken.
Relating to Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters.
No action taken.
Relating to water system capacity for community and nontransient noncommunity water systems.
No action taken.
Relating to licensing fees charged to livestock markets, livestock dealers, and livestock truckers, registration fees charged to the keepers of farm-raised deer, fees charged for a permit to operate an approved feedlot, and the fee charged to an accredited veterinarian when the veterinarian obtains, from the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, forms to be used in issuing interstate health certificates or certificates of veterinary inspection.
No action taken.
Relating to an increase in construction permit fees.
No action taken.
Relating to forestry grant programs.
No action taken.
Relating to commercial fishing for whitefish in Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
No action taken.
Alice Clausing
Chairperson
