Governor
Read and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 7, 2008
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Alvin, Eric,
of Wausau, as a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2012.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Tax Fairness and Family Prosperity.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 7, 2008
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Haney, James M.,
of Plover, as a member of the Wisconsin Judicial Commission, to serve for the term ending August 1, 2011.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 8, 2008
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Leach, Kathi,
of Junction City, as a member of the Optometry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2012.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation.
Relating to the agricultural producer security program.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, August 14, 2008.
Referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, August 14, 2008
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Relating to local agents that license and inspect retail food establishments for the department.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, August 14, 2008.
Referred to committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy, August 14, 2008
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Relating to animal diseases and movement; animal markets, dealers and truckers; and livestock premises registration.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, August 14, 2008.
Referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, August 14, 2008
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Relating to electronic communication services offered to consumers.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, August 14, 2008.
Referred to committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail, August 14, 2008
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Relating to examination waivers, temporary licenses and continuing education.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, August 13, 2008.
Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation, August 14, 2008
.
Relating to the regulation of wholesale prescription drug distributors.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, August 13, 2008.
Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance, and Job Creation, August 14, 2008
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
July 31, 2008
The Honorable, The Legislature:
In compliance with Wisconsin statute 16.548 please find the Wisconsin Office of Federal/State Relations quarterly report to be submitted to the Legislature for Second Quarter of 2008. This report provides information on the activities of the office and the status of federal legislation of concern to the State of Wisconsin.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this material.
Sincerely,
Dan Schooff
Deputy Secretary
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
July 17, 2008
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed a review of the Environmental Cooperation Pilot Program (ECPP). The program is administered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and was established by
1997 Wisconsin Act 27 to test innovative environmental regulatory methods. Since the program's inception, DNR has entered into seven agreements with power generation and manufacturing companies to reduce pollution. Statutes require the Legislative Audit Bureau to monitor ECPP and report to the Legislature on our findings.
During 2006 and 2007, DNR renewed six of the seven agreements with ECPP companies for a final five-year term. One of two separate ECPP agreements with We Energies was not renewed because environmental goals had been attained and neither DNR nor the company anticipated any further benefits from the program.
Since our last review, DNR has reported environmental performance measures. However, these measures could be improved to identify performance by individual companies. In order to meet statutory requirements and better assess ECPP's effectiveness, we also suggest that DNR expand its efforts to measure the companies' and its own administrative savings, consider additional strategies for sharing environmental or technical innovations, and employ additional efforts to ensure adequate public involvement.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by DNR and the ECPP companies we contacted in conducting this review.
Sincerely,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
July 31, 2008
The Honorable, The Legislature:
