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State of Wisconsin
WHA Information Center
November 17, 2009
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
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
November 18, 2009
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.
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
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State of Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board
November 18, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
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 2009-2010 session of the legislature, visit the Government Accountability Board's web site at:
Childress, Jason Applus+ Technologies Inc.
D'Amato, Michael Public Parks Alliance, Inc.
Houdek, Nathan Wisconsin Association of Health
Plans
Walby, Kathleen Applus+ Technologies Inc.
Welch, Robert Apartment Association of South
Central Wisconsin
Williams, Matthew General Electric Company
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Also available from the Wisconsin Government Accountability 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,
kevin kennedy
Director and General Counsel
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
November 18, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
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.
Sincerely,
janice mueller
State Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 17, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Clark
, Nancy,
of Seymour, as a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 17, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Moessner, Jeffrey,
of Eau Claire, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Relating to program revenue fees, and affecting small business.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, November 12, 2009.
Referred to committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail, November 18, 2009.
Relating to emergency agricultural transportation permits, and emergency energy conservation permits.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, November 11, 2009.
Referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, November 18, 2009.
