The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Section
14.017 (4) Wisconsin Statutes and Senate Rule
20, I am appointing Senator Joe Leibham to the Council on Military and State Relations.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
scott fitzgerald
Senate Majority Leader
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
September 13, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am writing to inform you that Senator Pam Galloway has been elected Caucus Chair of the Senate Republican Caucus for the remainder of the 2011-12 legislative session.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
scott fitzgerald
Senate Majority Leader
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Corrections In:
assembly substitute amendment 1,
TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL
177
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(September 14
, 2011)
1. Page 8, line 6: delete "days after the department" and substitute "days after the department".
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
September 1, 2011
The Honorable, The Legislature:
S453
Section
227.485(9) of the Wis. Stats. requires the Department to submit a report concerning decisions and resulting payments of attorney fees and related legal costs. Attorney fees and other legal costs are to be paid whenever the opposing party to an agency's Chapter
227 hearing prevails and it is determined the agency's position was not substantially justified. The attached report reflects payments made during SFY 2011.
In addition, under 814.245(10) of the Wis. Stats., the Department is required to report any awards granted to the Department regarding frivolous motions brought against this Department. In SFY 2011, no motions of opposing parties were found to be frivolous. Consequently, the Department has no awards to report.
Sincerely,
dennis g. smith
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board
September 13, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
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 2011-2012 session of the legislature, visit the Government Accountability Board's web site at
http://gab.wi.gov/.
Beebe, Thomas Institute for Wisconsin's Future
Conway, Steven Hennessy Industries, Inc.
Krause, Mark Funeral Service & Cremation
Alliance of Wisconsin
Kussow, Matthew National Home Service Contract Association
Lucht, Kenneth Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
Company
Moreland, Edward Harley-Davidson Motor
Company
Phillips, Matt Humana
Phillips, Matt Property Casualty Insurers
Association of America
Phillips, Matt Takeda Pharmaceuticals America
Phillips, Matt Tavern League of Wisconsin
Phillips, Matt Verizon Wireless
Phillips, Matt Wisconsin Athletic Trainers
Association Inc
Phillips, Matt Wisconsin Commercial Fisheries Association
Riske, Laura Harley-Davidson Motor
Company
Scholz, Brandon National Home Service Contract Association
Taffora, Raymond Harley-Davidson Motor
Company
Welsh, Michael NextEra Energy Resources
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 & General Counsel
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
September 14, 2011
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We at the Department of Natural Resources are pleased to provide you with a copy of our annual Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) report. In fulfillment of Section
1.11 (2)(j) of the state statutes, this document provides information on the numbers of environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (ElSs) completed by the Department in the past fiscal year.
Questions about the report can be directed to me at 6-0426.
Sincerely,
James D. Pardee
Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act Coordinator
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The joint committee for review of Administrative Rules reports and recommends:
Relating to the administration of the forest crop law and managed forest law.
No action taken.
Leah Vukmir
Senate Chairperson
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 32
Assembly Bill 81
Assembly Bill 177
