The Legislature is currently meeting in extraordinary session. The last regular floorperiod ended on March 11, 2004.   This was the last general business floorperiod of the 2003-2004 legislative session. Bills which did not pass by March 11 and which are not on the call for the extraordinary session have died.    The Governor may still veto bills passed in the first two weeks of March. The Legislature will not be in session again until January 2005, unless legislators or the Governor choose to call a special session before then.
 

More than 18 legislative bills and an administrative  change were proposed in this last legislative session to  roll-back environmental protections.  95% of the bills' co-sponsors were Republican. The STATUS of each bill is included below. What You Can Do:  Read about the bills (below), and contact your Governor and state legislators  to tell them how you feel about these changes. (see contact information at the bottom....)

For years, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), an coalition representing some of the state's biggest polluters, and the Wisconsin Paper Council, representing the paper industry,  pushed to weaken environmental protections..   During this recent legislative session, they were aided by government and public fears of bad economic news and the loss of manufacturing jobs. 

"Corporate lobbyists proposed environmental deregulation to keep jobs in Wisconsin, when these regulations are not proven to cause job loss," stated Katers.  "In fact, several studies show the opposite: states with a high quality of life are the most attractive for business investment."

In their campaign, industry lobbyists minimized public worries about deregulation by calling it mere "streamlining."  But the legislation was far-reaching and a major change from past practices. 

(The true cause of manufacturing job losses in Wisconsin is global competition.  Free trade rules removed equalizing tariffs which had often protected American workers from unfair practices.  Now, we are undercut trying to compete with cheap labor in undemocratic, non-unionized countries with few worker protection regulations.  Corporations shift production to other countries, while making "excessive environmental regulations" the scapegoat.  China is also artificially holding down their currency value, making exports to the U.S. cheaper than they would otherwise be.)

Governor Doyle has promoted his own pro-business, pro-jobs agenda, and his appointed DNR Secretary, Scott Hassett, also sounds like a business lobbiest at times:

• Pro-business, anti-environmental speech given by Wisconsin DNR Secretary Scott Hassett
• Explanatory e-mail by Scott Hassett

Weakening Enforcment

Our environmental health standards are meaningless without enforcement.  Currently, Wisconsin's enforcement is weak.  There is no citation or fine system for environmental violators.   Multiple violations often accumulate before the DNR considers a case worth reporting to the Wisconsin Dept. of Justice for an enforcement action.  For example: Procter & Gamble had over 900 air pollution permit violations before the state took action (after our legal push).  Such delays are common.  In addition, the DNR generally conducts compliance checks on permitted facilities only once or twice a year, often after advance notice of their visit.   Most emission or discharge monitoring data is already self-monitored and self-reported by business permittees.   One priority pollutant scan (just one sample) is taken every 5 years of wastewater from each discharger.
 

Job Creation Act --- This 114 page omnibus bill covers a wide variety of regulations and would impact air and water quality, land use, tourism, mining, solid waste, and a host of related issues.  It would gut the Public Trust Doctrine which says that the lakes and streams of Wisconsin belong to all its citizens and are protected in trust by the state.   STATUS: Passed by the Senate and Assembly, and signed by the Governor on January 22, 2004.  See details.

• Enforcement Immunity (SB100/AB267) --- In 2001 and 2002, industry groups worked to add what they called a "safe harbor" provision to Wisconsin's air toxics law (NR445). In 2003, the "safe harbor" concept was broadened and written as legislation that would create a loophole from enforcement for all small businesses in Wisconsin. This bill would give small businesses immunity from enforcement action as long as they admitted to breaking the law within 45 days of the violation. This bill is so sweeping that it would erode far more than just environmental regulations - it will affect consumer protections, financial laws and labor laws as well. --- Co-sponsored by 42 Republicans and 6 Democrats.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Welch, Roessler, Leibham, McCormick, Krawczyk, Hundertmark, Seratti, Bies, Wieckert, Underheim, Olsen, Van Roy, Ziegelbauer, Ott, Townsend, Owens, and Alan Lasee. STATUS: Bills passed both houses with some amendments.  Vetoed by the Governor on Dec. 17, 2003.  Senators voting in favor: BRESKE, BROWN, COWLES, DARLING, ELLIS, FITZGERALD, GEORGE, HARSDORF, KANAVAS, KEDZIE, LASEE, LASSA, LAZICH, LEIBHAM, PANZER, PLALE, REYNOLDS, ROESSLER, SCHULTZ, STEPP, WELCH, ZIEN.  Assembly members voting in favor: AINSWORTH, ALBERS, KESTELL, SCHNEIDER, BIES, KRAWCZYK, KREIBICH, SERATTI, FITZGERALD, FOTI, KRUSICK, LADWIG, LASEE, LEHMAN, M., LEMAHIEU, LOEFFELHOLZ, STONE, SUDER, TOWNS, FREESE, FRISKE, GIELOW, GOTTLIEB, GRONEMUS, GROTHMAN, GUNDERSON, GUNDRUM, LOTHIAN, MCCORMICK, MEYER,Y MOLEPSKE, MONTGOMERY, MUSSER, TOWNSEND, UNDERHEIM, VAN AKKEREN, VANROY, VRAKAS, HAHN, HINES, HONADEL, HUNDERTMARK, JENSEN, JESKEWITZ, JOHNSRUD, KAUFERT, KERKMAN, NASS, NISCHKE, OLSEN, OTT, OWENS, PETROWSKI, PETTIS, POWERS, RHOADES, VUKMIR, WARD, WEBER, WIECKERT, WILLIAMS, M., WOOD, J., WOOD, W., ZIEGELBAUER, SPEAKER.

 
• Automatic Permits  (SB246/AB486) --- State agencies should be expected to thoroughly review permit applications in order to protect health and the environment.  A WMC proposal to allow permits to be automatically issued if DNR doesn't meet their abbreviated deadlines could lead to increased exposure to toxic chemicals or the loss of irretrievable natural places. The proposal covers everything from water pollution permits to construction site erosion control plans to business mergers.   At the same time, the DNR and other state agencies are reeling from reorganizations and multiple large budget cuts over the past 8 years, with several hundred staff lost, including many technical permit reviewers.  How can permit quality and safeguards be maintained if the permitting is speeded up, with fewer trained people available to do the reviews?   Last spring, legislators called for a Legislative Audit Bureau review of the DNR's air management program, which is due out in November.  The Bureau was asked to make recommendations for improving the speed of permitting.  But legislators aren't waiting for their own analysis to be completed.  The legislature already voted to support automatic approvals. --- Co-sponsored by 32 Republicans and no Democrats.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Leibham, Montgomery, McCormick, Kaufert, Hundertmark, Grothman, Ainsworth, Olsen, Owens, Welch, Roessler and Alan Lasee. STATUS: Senate passed SB246 and sent to Assembly. AB486 was passed by the Assembly amended.  Amendment approved in Senate, now ready for scheduling. Senators voting in favor: BRESKE, BROWN, COWLES, DARLING, ELLIS, FITZGERALD, HARSDORF, KANAVAS, KEDZIE, LASEE, LAZICH, LEIBHAM, PANZER, PLALE, REYNOLDS, ROESSLER, SCHULTZ, STEPP, WELCH, ZIEN   Assembly members voting in favor:  AINSWORTH, ALBERS, BIES, FITZGERALD, FOTI, FREESE, FRISKE, GIELOW, GOTTLIEB, GRONEMUS, GROTHMAN, GUNDERSON, GUNDRUM, HAHN, HINES, HONADEL, HUEBSCH, HUNDERTMARK, JENSEN, JESKEWITZ, JOHNSRUD, KAUFERT, KERKMAN, KESTELL, KRAWCZYK, KREIBICH, LADWIG, LASEE, LEHMAN, M., LEMAHIEU, LOEFFELHOLZ, LOTHIAN, MCCORMICK, MEYER, MONTGOMERY, MUSSER, NASS, NISCHKE, OLSEN, OTT, OWENS, PETROWSKI, PETTIS, POWERS, RHOADES, SERATTI, STEINBRINK, STONE, SUDER, TOWNS, TOWNSEND, UNDERHEIM, VAN AKKEREN, VAN ROY, VRAKAS, VUKMIR, WARD, WEBER, WIECKERT, WILLIAMS, M., WOOD, J., WOOD, W., ZIEGELBAUER, SPEAKER.

 
• Polluters Playground (SB61/AB228) --- For the past several years, the DNR has been working to create a  "Green Tier" program that would reward industries that voluntarily reduce their impact on the environment. During that same time, polluting industries were working to pass legislation that would grant them special exemptions from environmental laws. This bill is a proposal that combines both of those efforts. The result: a bill that, if passed, would severely weaken the compliance and enforcement of the laws protecting Wisconsin's air and water. Under this law, industries that are regulated under Wisconsin's air and water laws in order to protect human health and the environment would have the opportunity to enter into contracts with the DNR. These contracts would eliminate or severely limit the ability of the DNR to inspect the facility for illegal pollution and grant immunity from enforcement actions if the facility does pollute illegally. --- Co-sponsored by 19 Republicans and no Democrats.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Montgomery, Olsen, Ainsworth, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Ott, Bies, and Roessler. STATUS:  Passed both houses, but vetoed by the Governor on Dec. 5, 2003. Senators voting in favor: BRESKE, BROWN, COWLES, DARLING, ELLIS, FITZGERALD, HARSDORF, KANAVAS, KEDZIE, LASEE, LAZICH, LEIBHAM, PANZER, PLALE, REYNOLDS, ROESSLER, SCHULTZ, STEPP, WELCH, ZIEN  Assembly members voting in favor: AINSWORTH, ALBERS, BIES, FITZGERALD, FOTI, FREESE, FRISKE, GIELOW, GOTTLIEB, GRONEMUS, GROTHMAN, GUNDERSON, GUNDRUM, HAHN, HINES, HONADEL, HUEBSCH, HUNDERTMARK, JENSEN, JESKEWITZ, JOHNSRUD, KAUFERT, KERKMAN, KESTELL, KRAWCZYK, KREIBICH, LADWIG, LASEE, LEHMAN, M., LEMAHIEU, LOEFFELHOLZ, LOTHIAN, MCCORMICK, MEYER, MONTGOMERY, MUSSER, NASS, NISCHKE, OLSEN, OTT, OWENS, PETROWSKI, PETTIS, POWERS, RHOADES, SERATTI, STEINBRINK, STONE, SUDER, TOWNS, TOWNSEND, UNDERHEIM, VAN AKKEREN, VAN ROY, VRAKAS, VUKMIR, WARD, WEBER, WIECKERT, WILLIAMS, M., WOOD, J., WOOD, W., ZIEGELBAUER, SPEAKER, BALOW, COLON,  HEBL, KRUSICK, SINICKI, STASKUNAS.

• Job Creation Act --- This 114 page omnibus bill covers a wide variety of regulations and would impact air and water quality, land use, tourism, mining, solid waste, and a host of related issues.  It would gut the Public Trust Doctrine which says that the lakes and streams of Wisconsin belong to all its citizens and are protected in trust by the state.   STATUS: Passed by the Senate and Assembly, and signed by the Governor on January 22, 2004.  See details.

• Navigable Waters Redefined (AB506)  --- This bill would limit or eliminate protections for many Wisconsin rivers and streams, including: parts of the Wolf River in Langlade County, significant portions and the tributaries of the Pine, Pike and Popple Rivers, all State Wild Rivers, eighty-five to ninety percent of the streams in Door County, the headwaters and significant portions of virtually all of Wisconsin's valuable trout streams and nearly all the streams in Southeastern Wisconsin.  The definition of what waterways are "navigable" is a cornerstone for determining protections for some of our most valuable waterways. AB506 would overturn 130 years of Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions by changing the definition of what is a navigable stream, resulting in the removal of state water protection for thousands of miles of some of the most valuable waterways in Wisconsin. This change would badly weaken Wisconsin's protections against pollution from metallic sulfide mines, such as the Crandon Mine.  (see Mining in Wisconsin) --- Co-sponsored by 33 Republicans and 2 Democrats.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Ainsworth, Bies, Grothman, Hundertmark, Krawczyk, Frank Lasee, McCormick, Olsen, Seratti, and Alan Lasee. STATUS: Has had a hearing, but no vote in committee yet.

 
• Factory Farms, Local Democracy and the Environment --- Large-scale factory farms often lead to increased lake and river pollution, contamination of drinking water wells, air contamination and other problems. In Wisconsin, where we have about 115 of these facilities, local governments can make their own land use siting decisions for factory farms.  Now, two state legislators have proposed legislation to give the state full authority to allow farms to expand or build potentially dangerous facilities in local communities, without the local government playing any role in the review of the planned facility. With a decision that has the potential to lower property values, contaminate drinking water, and force neighbors to shut their windows due to excessive odors and flies, it is important that the state not take away local review and decision-making over decisions regarding the location and impacts of factory farms.  (see Factory Farms)

• Job Creation Act --- This 114 page omnibus bill covers a wide variety of regulations and would impact air and water quality, land use, tourism, mining, solid waste, and a host of related issues.  It would gut the Public Trust Doctrine which says that the lakes and streams of Wisconsin belong to all its citizens and are protected in trust by the state.  STATUS: Passed by the Senate and Assembly, and signed by the Governor on January 22, 2004.  See details.

• Job Creation Act --- This 114 page omnibus bill covers a wide variety of regulations and would impact air and water quality, land use, tourism, mining, solid waste, and a host of related issues.  It would gut the Public Trust Doctrine which says that the lakes and streams of Wisconsin belong to all its citizens and are protected in trust by the state.   Shoreline developments are largely deregulated under this bill.  STATUS: Passed by the Senate and Assembly, and signed by the Governor on January 22, 2004.  See details.

• Eliminating Smart Growth Plans  (AB435) --- This bill would repeal Wisconsin's nationally renowned land-use planning legislation, withdrawing state funding and support for local governments developing local plans.  (see Landuse and Urban Sprawl) ---  Co-sponsored by 15 Republicans and 2 Democrats.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Owens, Seratti, Ziegelbauer, Bies and Alan Lasee.   STATUS: Hearing held Oct 10, 2003, but no vote yet in Assembly Rural Affairs Committee.

 
• Gutting Stewardship Funding  (AB480) --- Over the past 13 years, the Wisconsin Stewardship Fund has helped to acquire and protect more than 225,000 acres of some of Wisconsin's most pristine and ecologically important lands and waters.  In June, 2003, the powerful Legislative Joint Finance Committee voted to not only gut funding for the Stewardship Fund, but also to require the state to sell off the equivalent of 27,000 acres of currently protected land.  Governor Doyle vetoed the budget provision, but this recently proposed bill reintroduces the cuts as legislation. --- Co-sponsored by 16 Republicans and no Democrats.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Frank Lasee, Seratti, Ainsworth, Van Roy and Owens.  STATUS: Referred to Assembly Natural Resources Committee on Aug 28, 2003, slightly amended on Feb 11, 2004.  Public hearing on Feb 12.  Passed by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on a 6 to 5 vote, on March 4.   The bill was tabled (not acted on) on March 9, then again on March 10.

 
• Political Games  (SB252) --- Because the Stewardship Fund is about preserving ecologically important lands, it's important that land-buying decisions be based on science, not politics.  This bill would require the Legislative Joint Finance Committee to review all Stewardship land purchases before the DNR can go forward with the purchase. This procedural change would turn land acquisitions into a political decision rather than a natural resources decision. --- Co-sponsored by 36 Republicans and no Democrats.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Welch, Roessler, Kaufert, Gard, Ainsworth, Hundertmark, McCormick, Olsen, Owens, Seratti and Frank Lasee.  STATUS: Passed Senate, 18 to 14, and referred to the Assembly on Nov. 20, 2003.  Passed Assembly, 58 to 37, on January 20.  Vetoed by Governor on February 4, 2004.   Senators voting in favor:  BROWN, COWLES, DARLING, ELLIS, FITZGERALD, HARSDORF, KANAVAS, KEDZIE, LASEE, LAZICH, LEIBHAM, PANZER,  REYNOLDS, ROESSLER, SCHULTZ, STEPP, WELCH, ZIEN.

 
• Banning Conservation Easements  (AB303) --- This bill is another attack on land stewardship.  It would ban the state from purchasing permanent conservation easements on private land, one of the best tools for protecting land while minimizing costs to the state.   These conservation easements are often used to protect critical wildlife habitat, create buffer strips of filtering vegetation along streams, or expand hunting and fishing opportunities for the public.  Buffer strips are a valuable tool for reducing non-point pollution (land runoff); therefore, this bill hampers water quality protection efforts in Wisconsin. --- Co-sponsored by 7 Republicans and no Democrats.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Van Roy, Hundertmark and Owens.  STATUS: Hearing held Aug. 6, 2003, but no vote held yet in Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

• New Nuclear Plants  (AB555) --- This bill would lift Wisconsin's 10 year-old ban on the construction of new nuclear plants, costing ratepayers and taxpayers money, increasing the risk of nuclear accidents in the state, and creating more dangerous radioactive wastes that stay in the environment forever.  Specifically, the bill eliminates the requirement that the Public Service Commission may not approve construction of a nuclear power plant except under two conditions: (1) adequate U.S. disposal sites are available for radioactive wastes; and (2) the proposed plant, in comparison with feasible alternatives, is economically advantageous to ratepayers.   This is particularly worrisome given renewed federal government interest in locating a major national radioactive waste disposal site in the bedrock of northern Wisconsin. (see Energy Efficiency and Conservation) --- Co-sponsored by 21 Republicans and 1 Democrat.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Frank Lasee, Bies, Van Roy, Montgomery, Alan Lasee, Ziegelbauer, Grothman, Leibham and Roessler. STATUS:  Hearing held Dec. 9, 2003.  Recommended for passage by Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities, 9 to 3, on March 9.

 
• Revision of Clean Air Act Implementation --- In Spring, 2003, Governor Doyle joined 13 other states and Washington, D.C. in suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency over rollbacks of the New Source Review (NSR) provision of the federal Clean Air Act. NSR ensures that power companies install modern pollution controls when making modifications at their aging power plants. While the Governor's decision was a good one to protect Wisconsinites health, the Governor's own agency, the DNR, has gone on to create a committee to make revisions to the state's NSR implementation process based on the federal rollbacks and in conflict with the state's lawsuit.  (see Air Pollution)  STATUS: Administrative revisions are proposed.  Hearings were held in January.   The DNR is pushing for final approval in May, by the DNR Natural Resources Board and Legislature.

• Air Permit Exemption for Non-Metallic Mining(AB516)--- Exempts non-metallic mines (sand, gravel and rock quarries) from requirements to obtain construction permits from DNR for any equipment, including a generator or engine, at a non-metallic mineral processing facility, other than certain crushers and grinding mills, if the person has an operation permit for the facility.   Large generators and engines can be significant air polluters and noise problems in the neighborhood of gravel pits and quarries.  The DNR needs the authority to regulate these activities. --- Co-sponsored by 15 Republicans and 1 Democrat.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Bies, Kaufert, Seratti, Olsen, Grothman and Owens.  STATUS: Hearing held Sept. 16, 2003.   Assembly passed, 63 to 32, on March 4.  Senate passed, 22 to 10, on March 11.   Waiting for Governor's signature or veto.

 
• Pond Exemption for Non-Metallic Mining  (AB411)--- Exempts non-metallic mines from reclamation requirements when soils are removed for the purpose of creating a pond or wetland that has an area of 3 acres or less.   Under current law, the DNR reviews and decides whether to approve this activity, because of potential impacts on water quality, groundwater levels, wildlife, etc. --- Co-sponsored by 12 Republicans and 1 Democrat.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Ainsworth, Grothman, Owens, Alan Lasee and Welch. STATUS: Hearing held July 9, 2003.   Passed Assembly, 61 to 35, on March 2.   Passed Senate, 21 to 12, March 4.   Waiting for Governor's signature or veto.

• Lifting Billboard Restrictions  (SB239/AB496) --- This bill would allow repair or maintenance of non-conforming billboards amounting to 50% of the value of the billboards in any 12-month period.  This means a billboard can be 50% repaired in one year and 50% in the next, making it like new within two years.  Non-conforming billboards are those existing on farmland and rural (scenic) lands that would not be allowed under current law, which was enacted March 18, 1972 following federal guidelines.  They were supposed to be removed within 5 years.  That is, by March 1977.  But most non-conforming billboards were never taken down due to lack of funding.  It was illegal to significantly repair them, in hopes they would wear out and come down naturally, but this bill would negate the 1972 law.  There are 17,000 billboards in Wisconsin, many non-conforming, and they often degrade natural scenery which is vital to Wisconsin's tourism industry and quality of life. --- Co-sponsored by 18 Republicans and 1 Democrat.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include:  Bies, Leibham, Roessler, Breske, Seratti, McCormick and Krawczyk. STATUS: Hearing held Oct. 9, 2003.   Passed Assembly, 64 to 32, on March 2, 2004.  Reported to Senate Committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, and, on March 9, recommended for Senate passage.

 
• Bridges Over Wild Rivers  (AB530) --- This bill would weaken existing limitations on bridges over Wild and Scenic Rivers, with a spectific exemption for bridges for use by All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles.  This could result in severe noise and visual impacts. on Wild and Scenic River users.  Opponents of this bill point out that Wild and Scenic Rivers are rare in this state, equal to only a small percentage of all stream miles.   Many outdoor enthusiasts seek out Wild and Scenic Rivers precisely because they want a quiet, peaceful natural experience. --- Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules, which has 10 members (6 Republicans and 4 Democrats).  Northeast Wisconsin members of JCRAR are: Leibham, Grothman, Welch, and Seratti.  STATUS:  A substitute amendment was passed to allow three existing ATV bridges over the Pike, Pine, and Popple Rivers to remain.  It also requires state agencies to permit all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles to travel in a corridor across state land that separates an all-terrain vehicle trail or a snowmobile trail from designated bridges or river crossings.  Passed the Assembly unanimously on Nov 5, 2003.   Senate passed, 23 to 9, on March 11.  Waiting for Governor's signature or veto.

Reduced Paper Recycling  (AB187)--- Under current law, the publisher of a newspaper is generally required to pay a newspaper recycling fee based on the volume of newsprint used by the publisher unless the newsprint on which the newspaper is printed contains a specified minimum percentage of fiber derived from post-consumer waste paper.  (This is paper which has actually been sold in the marketplace, used by consumers, and later collected for recycling.  This does not include recycling of pre-consumer paper trimmings from within paper mills.)   For 1998 to 2000, the specified percentage is 37%.  For 2003 and thereafter, the specified minimum percentage is 40%.  This bill would reduce the minimum percentage of waste fibers in newsprint to 33%, with no future increases. --- Co-sponsored by 28 Republicans and 1 Democrat.  Northeast Wisconsin sponsors include: Van Roy, Ott, Bies, Grothman, Olsen, McCormick, Seratti, and Welch.  STATUS: Passed both houses, signed by Governor on Dec. 11, 2003.  Now, it's called Wisconsin Act 106. Senators voting in favor: BRESKE, BROWN, COWLES, DARLING, ELLIS, FITZGERALD, HARSDORF, KANAVAS, KEDZIE, LASEE, LAZICH, LEIBHAM, PANZER, PLALE, REYNOLDS, ROESSLER, SCHULTZ, STEPP, WELCH, ZIEN, HANSEN, JAUCH, LASSA, MEYER, ROBSON, WIRCH.  Assembly members voting in favor:AINSWORTH, ALBERS, BIES, FITZGERALD, FOTI, FREESE, FRISKE, GIELOW, GOTTLIEB, GRONEMUS, GROTHMAN, GUNDERSON, GUNDRUM, HAHN, HINES, HONADEL, HUEBSCH, HUNDERTMARK, JENSEN, JESKEWITZ, JOHNSRUD, KAUFERT, KERKMAN, KESTELL, KRAWCZYK, KREIBICH, LADWIG, LASEE (didn't vote), LEHMAN, M., LEMAHIEU, LOEFFELHOLZ, LOTHIAN, MCCORMICK, MEYER, MONTGOMERY, MUSSER, NASS, NISCHKE, OLSEN, OTT, OWENS, PETROWSKI, PETTIS, POWERS, RHOADES, SERATTI, STEINBRINK, STONE, SUDER, TOWNS, TOWNSEND, UNDERHEIM, VAN AKKEREN, VAN ROY, VRAKAS, VUKMIR, WARD, WEBER, WIECKERT, WILLIAMS, M., WOOD, J., WOOD, W., ZIEGELBAUER, SPEAKER, BALOW, COLON,  HEBL, KRUSICK, SINICKI, STASKUNAS, COGGS, HUBLER, KREUSER, LEHMAN, J., MORRIS, SHERMAN, SHILLING, TAYLOR, TURNER, ZIEGELBAUER.

• What You Can Do ---

• E-mail Governor Jim Doyle, who can either sign or veto each of these bills. 
• Contact your state legislators, writing them with your opinion. 

• Environmental Economics --- Learn how backward these proposals really are.  Environmental regulations help support our longterm economy.

• Proposed Legislative Bills --- Read the exact language and history of the legislative proposals (listed by bill number).

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