Karen E. Timberlake
Secretary
Referred to committee on Public Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
Madison
November 18, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Lottery for the quarter ending September 30, 2009. As required by s.
565.37 (3), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain unaudited Wisconsin Lottery year-to-date Revenue and Expenditure information.
The information reported here is a summary and is not intended to be a complete financial accounting of Wisconsin Lottery operations.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please feel free to contact me at (608) 266-6466.
Sincerely,
Roger M. Ervin
Secretary
Referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Wisconsin Hospital Association
Inpatient Hospital Quality Indicators Report
Madison
November 17, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a hard copy of the 2007 Wisconsin Inpatient Hospital Quality Indicators Report produced by WHA Information Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis. Stats. The report was posted on our Web site in March 2009. Please feel free to download and print additional copies.
If you have any questions regarding the report you may contact me at 608-274-1820, 800-231-8340, or
jkachelski@wha.org.
Sincerely,
Joseph Kachelski
Vice President
WHA Information Center
Referred to committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
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Wisconsin Hospital Association
Health Care Data Report
Madison
November 17, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a hard copy of the 2007 Health Care Data Report produced by WHA Information Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis. Stats. The report was posted on our Web site in March 2009. Please feel free to download and print additional copies.
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If you have any questions regarding the report you may contact me at 608-274-1820, 800-231-8340, or
jkachelski@wha.org.
Sincerely,
Joseph Kachelski
Vice President
WHA Information Center
Referred to committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
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Wisconsin Hospital Association
Guide to Wisconsin Hospitals Fiscal Year 2007
Madison
November 17, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a hard copy of the Guide to Wisconsin Hospitals Fiscal Year 2007 produced by WHA Information Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis. Stats. The report was posted on our Web site in May 2009. Please feel free to download and print additional copies.
If you have any questions regarding the report you may contact me at 608-274-1820, 800-231-8340, or
jkachelski@wha.org.
Sincerely,
Joseph Kachelski
Vice President
WHA Information Center
Referred to committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
November 18, 2009
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
At the request of the departments of Commerce and Administration, and in accordance with s.
13.94 (1s), Wis. Stats., we have completed a financial audit of the State of Wisconsin Petroleum Inspection Fee Revenue Obligations Program for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, and June 30, 2008. We have provided our unqualified audit opinion on the Statement of Changes in Program Assets.
Under the program, the State issued $387.6 million in revenue bonds and commercial paper to provide financing for payment of claims under the Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Award (PECFA) program and other program-related costs. These revenue obligations are not general obligation debt of the State. Instead, they are to be repaid primarily from the $0.02 per gallon fee charged to suppliers of petroleum products sold in Wisconsin. During fiscal year 2008-09, the State collected $73.4 million in petroleum inspection fees and made $28.2 million in debt service payments. As of June 30, 2009, a total of $231.0 million in revenue obligations was outstanding.
Petroleum inspection fees in excess of debt service requirements, which amounted to more than $45.0 million for fiscal year 2008-09, were deposited to the Petroleum Inspection Fund, and $10.4 million was subsequently used to pay PECFA claims. The remaining $34.6 million was used for a variety of purposes, including a $6.3 million transfer authorized by the Legislature to the Transportation Fund, as well as $16.9 million in transfers to the General Fund to help the departments of Commerce and Natural Resources meet lapse requirements related to
2007 Wisconsin Acts 20 and
226 and
2009 Wisconsin Act 2.
In
2009 Wisconsin Act 28, the Legislature authorized $54.3 million in transfers during the 2009-11 biennium from the Petroleum Inspection Fund to the General Fund, the Transportation Fund, and two other funds. A portion of the funding for these transfers will be made possible by refinancing a portion of the program's debt in fall 2009, which will have the effect of reducing debt service payments during the 2009-11 biennium. However, the refinancing also extends the period of indebtedness and, therefore, the time that the $0.02 per gallon petroleum inspection fee will need to be charged.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us during our audit by staff of the departments of Commerce, Administration, and Revenue.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
