One-Hundred and Second Regular Session
THURSDAY, April 14, 2016
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 14, 2016
The Honorable, the Senate:
The following bill(s), originating in the Senate, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
(Vetoed in Part)
Sincerely,
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
Pursuant to s. 35.095 (1)(b), Wisconsin Statutes, the following 2015 Act(s) have been published: Act Number Bill Number Publication Date
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
April 14, 2016
The Honorable, the Senate:
I have approved Senate Bill 434 as 2015 Wisconsin Act 358 and have deposited it in the Office of the Secretary of State. I have exercised the partial veto in section 52. Senate Bill 434 requires the Department of Natural Resources to send by certified letter or electronic mail a decision of approval or denial of a cutting notice to the owner of managed forest law property no later than the end of the business day following the day the department decides on the notice. I am partially vetoing this provision because I object to the costs imposed on the department by requiring approval notices to be sent via certified mail. Additionally, the partial veto of this provision accomplishes the original intent of the bill’s authors.
Historically the department has received approximately 3,000 cutting notices annual. Currently, the department has access to the email address for only six percent of managed forest land owners. Sending an approval or denial in response to every notice at a rate of $6.74 per contact would cost $20,200. Assuming the number of email contacts grows to 50 percent, contacting the remaining 1,500 land owners would cost approximately $10,100. By partially vetoing the provision and limiting the certified mail requirement for denials of cutting notices, the cost would drop to between $300 and $600 annually.
Respectfully submitted,
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
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State of Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board
April 12, 2016
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §13.685 (7), we are providing the enclosed information. Please visit the Government Accountability Board’s Eye on Lobbying web site, https://lobbying.wi.gov, for more detailed information about lobbyists, lobbying principals (organizations), and state agency liaisons. Dooley, Joe Google Inc.
Sincerely,
KEVIN KENNEDY
Director and General Counsel
