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Assembly Bill 228

Relating To: environmental compliance audits, environmental management systems, providing incentives for improving environmental performance, providing immunity from civil penalties for certain violations of environmental requirements, access to certain information, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 4/16/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/16/2003
Alliant Energy Corp.	Notified Date 5/16/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 5/16/2003
American Petroleum Institute	Notified Date 4/10/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/10/2003
Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 5/5/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 5/5/2003
Gold'n Plump	Notified Date 10/17/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 10/17/2003
Madison Audubon Society Inc	Notified Date 5/5/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/5/2003
Madison Gas & Electric Company	Notified Date 4/14/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/14/2003
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce	Notified Date 4/28/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/28/2003
Murphy Oil USA Inc	Notified Date 5/8/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 5/8/2003
National Federation of Independent Business	Notified Date 5/2/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 5/2/2003
Petroleum Marketers Assn of WI / WI Assn of Convenience Stores	Notified Date 4/25/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/25/2003
River Alliance of Wisconsin	Notified Date 9/26/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 9/26/2003
Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter	Notified Date 4/15/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 4/15/2003 Comments Oppose Please see comments on SB 61
Wisconsin Agribusiness Council	Notified Date 10/17/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 10/17/2003
Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Inc	Notified Date 3/27/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/27/2003
Wisconsin Automotive Aftermarket Association Inc (formerly Wis. Automotive Trades Assn)	Notified Date 5/9/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 5/9/2003
Wisconsin Builders Association	Notified Date 4/7/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 4/7/2003
Wisconsin Cast Metals Association	Notified Date 10/6/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 10/6/2003
Wisconsin Counties Association	Notified Date 5/23/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Other Report Date 5/23/2003 Comments If the definition of public entity includes all local governments and our ability to implement and enforce local ordinances is not affected by the terms of state negotiated contracts, then WCA can support the bill.
Wisconsin Energy Corporation	Notified Date 4/9/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/9/2003
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation	Notified Date 4/16/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/16/2003
Wisconsin Grocers Association	Notified Date 4/7/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 4/7/2003
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce	Notified Date 4/1/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/1/2003
Wisconsin Muck Farmers Association	Notified Date 5/8/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 5/8/2003
Wisconsin Paper Council	Notified Date 4/14/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation

Wisconsin Pork Producers Association	Notified Date 5/8/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 5/8/2003
Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association	Notified Date 5/8/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 5/8/2003
Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG)	Notified Date 4/22/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 4/22/2003 Comments AB228 weakens compliance and enforcement of Wisconsin's environmental laws.
Wisconsin Realtors Association	Notified Date 4/1/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 6/4/2003 Other Report Date 4/1/2003
Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association	Notified Date 5/8/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 5/8/2003
Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc	Notified Date 4/17/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/17/2003
Wisconsin Utility Investors Inc	Notified Date 4/23/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 4/23/2003
Wisconsins Environmental Decade Inc	Notified Date 4/14/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 4/14/2003

Lobbying Efforts

	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June	2004 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2003 January - June	2003 July - December 6.00	2004 January - June 3.00	2004 July - December	Total 9.00
Wisconsin Cast Metals Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 3.00	2004 July - December	Total 3.00
Wisconsin Energy Corporation	2003 January - June	2003 July - December 6.00	2004 January - June	2004 July - December	Total 6.00