Wisconsin Legislature: SB445

SB445

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Labor and Agriculture
Senate Bill 445
Relating to: regulation of large animal feeding operations, agricultural nutrient management planning, water pollution discharge permits for certain livestock operations, construction and operation of certain animal waste storage facilities, controlling emissions of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide; including agricultural consumer transactions within the general scope of the Wisconsin Consumer Act; documentation of agricultural credit transactions; grants relating to agriculture and rural economic development; marketing agricultural products, rural economic development loans, sustainable agriculture research, dairy profitability, assistance for beginning farmers; a study of the dairy and livestock industries; prohibiting an application fee for applying to the agricultural production loan guarantee program and requiring lenders making loans that are guaranteed by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority to employ certain policies before foreclosing on security interests obtained in connection with the loans granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
By Senators Burke, Baumgart and Shibilski; cosponsored by Representatives Miller, Hebl and Schneider.

February 20, 2002 Referred to Committee on Labor and Agriculture.

February 27, 2002

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Senators Hansen, Decker, Baumgart, A. Lasee and Harsdorf.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Sen. Jim Baumgart - 9th SD

· Gerald Jaeger - WI Farmers Union

· Caryl Terrell - Sierra Club

· Lydia Zepeda - UW CIAS

· Kathy Markeland - WI Catholic Conference

· Steve Meili - CPR

· Janet Parker - Madison, WI

· Sara Tedeschi - REAP

· Jan Morrow - Cornell, WI

· Miriam Brown - Sinsinawa, WI

· Sam Gieryn - WI Citizen Action

· Rev. Sue Moline Larson - Luthern Office for Public Policy

· Will Beitlich - Stoddard, WI

· Bob Denman - WI Farmers Union

· Don Bina - Coon Valley, WI

· John Shafer - Spring Valley, WI

· Dan Schwalenberg - Hilbert, WI

· Larry Hedrich - Chilton, WI

Appearances against

· Jerry Bradley - Sun Prairie, WI

· Gregg Gleichert - Jennie O Turkey Store

· John Pagl - Kewaunee, WI

· Laurie Fischer - Pulaski, WI

· John Vrieze - Dairy Business Association

· Jay Richardson - Spring Valley, WI

· Dick Hauser - WI Cattlemens Association

Appearances for Information Only

· Dave Jelinski - DATCP

· Brad Barham - PATS

· Bill Oemichen - WI Federation of Coops

· John Manske - WI Federation of Coops

· Paul Zimmerman - WI Farm Bureau

· Ron Statz - National Farmers Organization

· Brad Legreid - WI Dairy Products Association

Registrations for

· Kerry Schumann - WISPIRG

· Megan Fitzgerald - WISPIRG

· Bill Wanner - Belleville, WI

· Robert Rink Davee - Mineral Point, WI

· Peggy Baime - Gray Panthers of WI

· Marge Wessely - Citizens for a Clean Environment

· John Peck - Family Farm Defenders

· Lisa Wachtel - Magnolia Citizens for Factory Farm Controls

· Charles Wachtel - Magnolia Citizens for Factory Farm Controls

· Andy Hanson - Midwest Environmental Advocates

· Joel Ends - Brodhead, WI

· Tony Ends - Brodhead, WI

· Debra Boos - Chippewa Falls, WI

· Steve Boos - Chippewa Falls, WI

· Richard Keller - WI Farmers Union

· Barbara Jaeger - WI Farmers Union

· Todd Hanson - WI Stewardship Network

· Joanne Ricca - WI State AFL-CIO

· Todd Ards - River Alliance of WI

· Sen. Brian Burke - 3rd SD

Registrations against

· Amy Winters - WI Agribusiness Council

· John Exner - Midwest Food Processors Association

· Kurt Bauer - WI Bankers Association

· Geoff Wheeler - WHEDA

March 15, 2002

Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Lisa Ellinger
Committee Clerk