To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 166
Relating to: dispute settlement procedures in local government employment other than law enforcement and fire fighting employment.
By
Senators
Shibilski, Erpenbach, Clausing, Moore, Risser, Breske, George, Decker, Moen, Baumgart and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Wood, Sinicki, Reynolds, Miller, Balow, Colon, Berceau, Bock, Ryba, Young, Black, Plouff, J. Lehman, Richards, Boyle, Lassa, Schneider, Wasserman, La Fave, Travis and Meyerhofer.
To committee on Labor.
Senate Bill 167
Relating to: sale and distribution of recordings of certain musical works to persons under the age of 18, the purchase of recordings of certain musical works by persons under the age of 18 and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Roessler, Huelsman and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Ainsworth, Hahn, Handrick, Gronemus, Sykora, Owens, Goetsch, Urban, Kreibich, Albers and Seratti.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 168
Relating to: one day of rest in 7 for persons employed in the manufacture of butter, cheese or other dairy products subsequent to the first processing of the milk from which those products are made.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Decker and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives F. Lasee, Meyerhofer, Sykora, Ryba, Goetsch and Musser.
To committee on Labor.
Senate Bill 169
Relating to: deceptive preapproval of open-end credit plans and providing a penalty.
By
Senator
Burke
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 170
Relating to: transactions excluded from the Wisconsin Consumer Act, authority of licensed lenders and consumer leases under the uniform commercial code.
By
Senator
Burke
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 156
Relating to: candidacy of independent candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
S155
Assembly Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: requesting Congress to enact legislation that would specify that no portion of the money received by the states as part of the settlement with tobacco companies may be withheld, offset or claimed by the federal government.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 48
Relating to: the itemized deductions credit.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 64
Relating to: the amount of funding that a local governmental unit may receive under the safe drinking water loan program.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Wirch
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
May 18, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed an evaluation of the Kickapoo Reserve Management Board, as directed by
1993 Wisconsin Act 349. The Board was created in 1994 to manage the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, which encompasses nearly 8,600 acres in Vernon County. The Board is responsible for day-to-day management of the reserve under a lease agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which purchased the land in the early 1970s as part of a large flood control and dam-building effort.
The federal Water Resources Development Act of 1996 deauthorizes the Kickapoo dam project and provides for ownership of approximately 7,400 acres to be transferred to the State. The remaining 1,200 acres of tribally significant land is to be held in federal trust for the Ho-Chunk Nation. Federal legislation sets forth several conditions the Corps and the State must meet to effect the transfer. While the State has met most of its requirements, the Corps is in the process of cleaning up solid and potentially hazardous waste sites on the property and determining how it will reconstruct the state and county highways that cross the reserve. In addition, the Corps and the State must sign an agreement that holds the federal government harmless from any future claims related to the Corps' past ownership of the property. Transfer of the land is anticipated for spring 2000; however, any of these unresolved issues could postpone the transfer.
We found that the Board has performed its limited duties effectively, balancing the desires of local citizens and other visitors with its statutory requirements to protect the reserve's unique natural and cultural resources. Its management lease with the Corps allows it to collect voluntary user fees, develop land-use policies, and mark trails and boundaries. Currently, the Board is writing a comprehensive master plan for the reserve, planning the construction of pedestrian bridges across the Kickapoo River, and repairing and maintaining trails.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the Board and its staff. The response of the Board's Executive Director is Appendix II.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
May 17, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Maulucci, Paul D.,
of Eau Claire, as a member of the Recycling Market Development Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2002
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
May 17, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Carroll, Terrence W.,
of Neenah, as a member of the Recycling Market Development Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2002
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
May 17, 1999
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Earl
, Anthony S.,
of Madison, as a member of the Great Lakes Protection Fund, to serve for the term ending October 11, 2000
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
State of Wisconsin
