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Speaker's Communications
April 30, 2007
Patrick Fuller, Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Risser Justice Center, Room 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute Section
15.155(5), I have appointed Representative Terry Moulton to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board.
Sincerely,
Mike Huebsch
Assembly Speaker
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April 30, 2007
Patrick Fuller, Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Risser Justice Center, Room 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42(3)(c),
I am withdrawing Senate Bill 80 from the Assembly Committee on Transportation and re‐referring it to the Assembly Committee on Small Business. I have the consent of Representative Petrowski, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Transportation, to take this action.
I am also withdrawing Senate Bill 20 from the Assembly Committee on Small Business and re‐referring it to the Assembly Committee on Transportation. I have the consent of Representative Moulton, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Small Business, to take this action.
Please call Jodi Jensen of my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Mike Huebsch
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
April 25, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please add my name as a co‐sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 43, relating to urging the president to extend SeniorCare.
Kim Hixson
State Representative
43rd Assembly District
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April 26, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I hereby request that I be added as a co‐sponsor to 2007 Assembly Bill 76.
Regards,
Terry Moulton
State Representative
68th Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
April 18, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This letter accompanies the State of Wisconsin Minority Business Report for Fiscal Year 2006. The report, required under §
16.75(3m)(c)4, Wis. Stats., provides information on State purchases made with minority business enterprises (MBE) certified by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.
Overall MBE purchasing rose from $46,066,169 in Fiscal 2005 to $48,352,422 in Fiscal 2006. The Fiscal 2006 figure represents 2.81% of overall spending, up from 2.78% in Fiscal 2005.
The majority of MBE spending continues to occur in the area of general purchasing by State agencies and campuses. We are pleased to report that general MBE purchasing increased by $986,176 from Fiscal 2005 ($23,909,746) to Fiscal 2006 ($24,895,922).
State agencies and campuses share your commitment to work with Wisconsin's minority business community. The initiatives now underway will provide agencies and vendors with the tools needed to increase State purchasing with minority owned businesses.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on Small Business.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of Energy Independence
Madison
April 30, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
As required by s.
16.045(5) Wis. Stats., I am submitting the annual Wisconsin Biofuels and Alternative Fuel Use Report for distribution to the appropriate standing committees.
Should you or Legislative members have questions, please contact me at 608‐261‐6609.
Sincerely,
Judy Ziewacz
Director
Referred to committee on Biofuels and Sustainable Energy.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
April 30, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes) 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 cash balances during the month of March 2007.
On March 30, 2007, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $37.3 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On March 1, 2007, the Conservation Fund cash balance closed at a negative $4.3 million. This negative balance continued through March 15, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $19.2 million. The Conservation Fund cash balance reached its intra‐month low of a negative $5.9 million on March 7, 2007. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On March 1, 2007, the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2.0 thousand. This negative balance continued through March 30, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $2.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund, Conservation Fund and Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment 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.
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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,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
April 27, 2007
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
At your request, we have completed a limited‐scope review of how the Department of Commerce and the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) have spent funds from the Fire Department Dues Program in recent years.
Commerce is appropriated funds to administer a statewide fire inspection and prevention program. In fiscal year (FY) 2005‐06, its expenditures totaled $641,900, 65.6 percent of which supported the salaries and fringe benefits of 6.6 full‐time equivalent (FTE) positions that are responsible for distributing program funds to municipalities and training fire department staff in inspection duties. In FY 2005‐06, Commerce charged $92,700 in overhead costs to the program, representing 14.4 percent of its expenditures for administering the program.
