Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Reynolds, Kedzie and Zien.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Decker and Hansen.
Thomas Reynolds
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Resolution 32
Relating to: urging the members of the U.S. Congress from this state, Wisconsin state legislature, executive branch, judicial system, county governments, city governments, village governments, town governments, University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin technical college system, and public school districts to work on securing more federal funds for the residents of Wisconsin.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, A. Lasee, Zien, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Mary Panzer
Chairperson
The committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 32
Relating to: designating and marking STH 122 as the Harriet Tubman Memorial Highway.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 496
Relating to: the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Leibham, Kanavas, Kedzie, Breske and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Joseph Leibham
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
March 8, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(2)(a) and
(b) I have appointed Senator Meyer to the Joint committee on Finance and removed Senator Moore.
With regard to members of the minority party, appointments are made based on the nominations of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Senator Mary Panzer
Senate Majority Leader
State of Wisconsin
March 2, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
Please add my name as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 424. Thank you.
Sincerely,
MArk Honadel
State Representative
State of Wisconsin
March 3, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
Please withdraw my name as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 445.
Sincerely,
Leah Vukmir
State Representative
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
February 27, 2004
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) 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 January 2004.
On January 20, 2004, the Medical Assistance Trust Fund cash balance closed at a negative $42.2 million. The negative balance continued through January 31, 2004, when the fund's cash balance closed at its monthly low of a negative $57.3 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures, and a delay in processing interfund transfers. On February 9, 2004, the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $157.8 million.
On January 23, 2004, the Historic Preservation Partnership Fund cash balance closed at a negative $35.0 thousand. The negative balance continued through January 31, 2004 when the fund's cash balance closed at its monthly low of a negative $42.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the startup of the fund and a difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Medical Assistance Trust Fund and the Historic Preservation Partnership Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations 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, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
Referred to the joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
March 9, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2003 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Osborne, Patrick Midwest Airlines
Wood, Charles Gateway Technical College
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Director
State of Wisconsin
March 9, 2004
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(2)(a) and
(b) I have appointed Senator Moore to then Joint Committee on Finance and removed Senator Meyer.
With regard to members of the minority party, appointments are made based on the nominations of that caucus.
Sincerely,
Senator Mary Panzer
Senate Majority Leader
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