Legislative Efforts

Bills And Resolutions

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Assembly Bill 657

Relating To: prohibiting the condemnation of property under certain circumstances.
Bill Text and History
2005 Wisconsin Act 233
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Alliant Energy Corp.	Notified Date 9/28/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Other Report Date 9/28/2005 Comments Reservations regarding ASA 2 to the bill, which appears to be too broadly drafted and may affect legitimate condemnation processes used by public utilities, rural electric cooperatives, and railroads for example.
American Petroleum Institute	Notified Date 1/22/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/22/2006
ATC Management Inc. (formerly American Transmission Co. LLC)	Notified Date 10/3/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 10/3/2005
BNSF Railway	Notified Date 10/17/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 10/17/2005
Canadian National, Wisconsin Central Division (formerly Wisconsin Central Ltd)	Notified Date 10/17/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 10/17/2005
City of Madison	Notified Date 9/22/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 9/22/2005
City of Milwaukee	Notified Date 10/11/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 10/11/2005
Dairyland Power Cooperative	Notified Date 9/30/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 9/30/2005
E & K Land, LLC	Notified Date 1/19/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 1/19/2006
League of Wisconsin Municipalities	Notified Date 9/16/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 9/16/2005
Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin	Notified Date 11/21/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties - Wisconsin Chapter	Notified Date 12/16/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 12/16/2005
National Farmers Organization	Notified Date 4/3/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/3/2006
National Federation of Independent Business	Notified Date 10/7/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 10/7/2005
Petroleum Marketers Assn of WI / WI Assn of Convenience Stores	Notified Date 3/6/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/6/2006
Soo Line Railroad Company dba Canadian Pacific Railway	Notified Date 10/17/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 10/17/2005
Union Pacific Railroad Company	Notified Date 10/17/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 10/17/2005
Wisconsin Agribusiness Council	Notified Date 1/30/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/30/2006
Wisconsin Agri-Service Association	Notified Date 3/16/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/16/2006
Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Inc	Notified Date 9/27/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 9/27/2005
Wisconsin Builders Association	Notified Date 9/23/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 9/23/2005
Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association	Notified Date 3/15/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/15/2006
Wisconsin Economic Development Association	Notified Date 9/20/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 9/20/2005
Wisconsin Energy Corporation	Notified Date 3/1/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/1/2006
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation	Notified Date 9/30/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 9/30/2005
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives	Notified Date 9/30/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 11/28/2005 Comments Support as amended. None Report Date 9/30/2005
Wisconsin Manufactured Housing Association	Notified Date 9/21/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 9/21/2005
Wisconsin Pork Producers Association	Notified Date 3/15/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/15/2006
Wisconsin Realtors Association	Notified Date 9/22/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 9/22/2005
Wisconsin Soybean Association	Notified Date 3/15/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/15/2006
Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association	Notified Date 3/15/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/15/2006
Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc	Notified Date 10/3/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 10/3/2005
Wisconsin Utility Investors Inc	Notified Date 11/2/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 11/2/2005

Lobbying Efforts

	2005 January - June	2005 July - December	2006 January - June	2006 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 331.00	2006 January - June 162.00	2006 July - December	Total 493.00
ATC Management Inc. (formerly American Transmission Co. LLC)	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 14.00	2006 January - June 15.00	2006 July - December	Total 29.00
BNSF Railway	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 16.00	2006 January - June	2006 July - December	Total 16.00
Canadian National, Wisconsin Central Division (formerly Wisconsin Central Ltd)	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 18.00	2006 January - June	2006 July - December	Total 18.00
City of Madison	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 2.00	2006 January - June 19.00	2006 July - December	Total 21.00
Dairyland Power Cooperative	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 8.00	2006 January - June	2006 July - December	Total 8.00
E & K Land, LLC	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 12.00	2006 January - June 26.00	2006 July - December	Total 38.00
League of Wisconsin Municipalities	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 112.00	2006 January - June	2006 July - December	Total 112.00
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties - Wisconsin Chapter	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 12.00	2006 January - June 8.00	2006 July - December	Total 20.00
National Farmers Organization	2005 January - June	2005 July - December	2006 January - June 2.00	2006 July - December	Total 2.00
Soo Line Railroad Company dba Canadian Pacific Railway	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 16.00	2006 January - June	2006 July - December	Total 16.00
Wisconsin Agribusiness Council	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 6.00	2006 January - June 4.00	2006 July - December	Total 10.00
Wisconsin Economic Development Association	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 89.00	2006 January - June 67.00	2006 July - December	Total 156.00
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives	2005 January - June	2005 July - December	2006 January - June 12.00	2006 July - December	Total 12.00
Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 22.00	2006 January - June 7.00	2006 July - December	Total 29.00
Wisconsin Utility Investors Inc	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 4.00	2006 January - June 2.00	2006 July - December	Total 6.00