Friday, June 22, 2012
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Relating to the prescription drug monitoring program and affecting small business.
No action taken by committee on Health on June 14, 2012.
To joint committee for
review of Administrative Rules, pursuant to s.
227.19 (5)(a), Wisconsin Statutes
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Referred on June 20, 2012
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Speaker's Communications
DATE: June 15, 2012
TO: Patrick E. Fuller, Assembly Chief Clerk
FROM: Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald
RE: Appointment of Representative Jon Richards to Joint Committee on Finance
Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald confirms Minority Leader Peter Barca's permanent appointment of Representative Jon Richards to the Joint Committee on Finance, pursuant to Assembly Rule
9(c).
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Communications
June 14, 2012
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Patrick:
Enclosed is a copy of the General Report of the Joint Legislative Council to the 2011-2012 Legislature, prepared and submitted pursuant to s.
13.81 (3), Stats.
I would appreciate your noting in the Assembly Journal, pursuant to s.
13.172, Stats., that this report has been delivered to your office.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Joint Legislative Council
Director
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June 21, 2012
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I am writing to let you know that after serving almost 22 years, I have decided to retire from the State Assembly. My current term will expire on January 7, 2013. If there is any additional information you require at this time, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Robert L. Turner
State Representative
61st Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Southeast Wisconsin Professional
Baseball Park District
Milwaukee
June 11, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
For the past several years, the Marquette University National Sports Law Institute has provided research studies to the Board of Directors of the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District (District). Law students from Marquette University have completed research reports and comparative analyses on the complex relationships between communities and professional sports franchises.
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This year's project, under the guidance of Professor Martin J. Greenberg, who also serves as a Board member for the District, resulted in a report entitled, "Ten Years Later: Miller Park and Real Estate Development in the Village of West Milwaukee and the Menomonee Valley" (Report). The Report will be presented to the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District at the June 12, 2012 meeting of the Board of Directors. The purpose of the Report is to determine whether Miller Park has had any impact on the adjacent mixed-use development on Miller Park Way in the Village of West Milwaukee and/or the industrial development along Canal Street in the City of Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley.
The Report concludes that "before Miller Park, the land on Miller Park Way and Canal Street was contaminated, environmentally tainted, an eyesore, or legally blighted. The construction of Miller Park helped create a new focus, a new identification and a focal point for the area. The efforts and investments of adjacent governmental units (Village of West Milwaukee and City of Milwaukee) directly affected and benefitted the surrounding areas through new infrastructure, transportation, access and aesthetics. With the energized efforts of the Village and the City, following the construction of Miller Park, there has been a rebirth within the adjacent business and industrial corridors and a dramatic increase in assessed valuation in both municipalities."
According to the Report, "Miller Park has experienced the phenomenon of concentric circles (i.e. real estate development near or surrounding a stadium) like many other Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums throughout the country. Intergovernmental cooperation has proven to help drive real estate and economic development. The dedicated efforts provided by the Village of West Milwaukee and the City of Milwaukee have resulted in successful developments within both communities." The Report concludes that "MLB stadiums can be valuable anchor tenants for development districts."
I believe you will find the enclosed report interesting. Please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E., R.L.S.
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Madison
June 15, 2012
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed please find a report from the Public Service Commission (Commission) on the rate and revenue impacts of the Wisconsin Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). Wisconsin Stat. §
196.378 (4r) requires the Commission to biannually submit a report by July 1 which evaluates the impact of the RPS, Wis. Stat. §
196.378, on the rates and revenue requirements of electric providers and compare that impact with the impact that would have occurred if renewable energy practices of electric providers were subject to market forces in the absence of the requirements of Wis. Stat. §
196.378.
