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Senate Bill 81

Relating To: management of greenhouse gases, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Bill Text and History
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Lobbying Principals

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Principal Name Notified Date Communication Date Comments Supporting Documentation  
1000 Friends of Wisconsin Notified Date 10/18/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
10/18/2007

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Notified Date 9/18/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
9/18/2007

Alliant Energy Corp. Notified Date 3/30/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
3/30/2007

American Petroleum Institute Notified Date 9/24/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
9/24/2007

Center for Energy and Economic Development (CEED) Notified Date 9/27/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
9/27/2007

Citizens Utility Board Notified Date 3/23/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
9/26/2007

None
Report Date
3/23/2007

E4, Inc Notified Date 1/31/2008 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
1/31/2008

Forest County Potawatomi Community Notified Date 10/1/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
10/1/2007

Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry Notified Date 3/13/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
3/13/2007

General Motors Corporation Notified Date 11/5/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
11/5/2007

Kimberly-Clark Corporation Notified Date 11/26/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
11/26/2007

Comments
Management of greenhouse gases
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Inc Notified Date 4/5/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
4/5/2007

Madison Audubon Society Inc Notified Date 3/22/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
3/22/2007

Madison Gas & Electric Company Notified Date 4/6/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
4/6/2007

Marten Transport Notified Date 11/2/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
11/2/2007

Midwest Food Processors Association Inc Notified Date 3/13/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
3/13/2007

Miller Brewing Company Notified Date 3/16/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
3/16/2007

Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin Notified Date 5/7/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
5/7/2007

Northern States Power d/b/a Xcel Energy Notified Date 3/16/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
3/16/2007

One Wisconsin Now, Inc. Notified Date 5/17/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
5/17/2007

Schneider National Inc Notified Date 11/2/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
11/2/2007

Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter Notified Date 3/7/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
3/7/2007

Stora Enso North America Notified Date 9/17/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
9/17/2007

Voces de la Frontera Notified Date 2/13/2008 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
2/13/2008

Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Inc Notified Date 11/30/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
11/30/2007

Wisconsin Council of Churches Notified Date 7/31/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
7/31/2007

Wisconsin Energy Corporation Notified Date 3/7/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
3/7/2007

Wisconsin Engine Manufacturer & Distributor Alliance (WEMDA) Notified Date 11/2/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
11/2/2007

Wisconsin Environment, Inc. Notified Date 6/21/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
6/21/2007

Comments
Management of greenhouse gases, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Wisconsin Farmers Union Notified Date 3/22/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
9/24/2007

Comments
Wisconsin Farmers Union supports SB 81 and WFU Board Member Patty Edelburg will be submitting testimony on behalf of WFU at the Sept. 25, 2007 Senate Environment & Natural Resouces Committee Hearing.
For
Report Date
3/22/2007

Comments
Wisconsin Farmers Union supports the passage of the Greenhouse Emissions Bill relating to: managment of greenhouse gases, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives Notified Date 4/13/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
4/13/2007

Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group Inc Notified Date 9/20/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
9/20/2007

Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters (WLCV) Notified Date 4/24/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
4/24/2007

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Notified Date 3/8/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
3/8/2007

Wisconsin Merchants Federation Notified Date 3/29/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
3/29/2007

Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association Notified Date 11/2/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
11/2/2007

Wisconsin Paper Council Notified Date 9/18/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
9/18/2007

Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG) Notified Date 7/31/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
7/31/2007

Wisconsin Public Power Inc Notified Date 5/18/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
5/18/2007

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Notified Date 4/3/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
4/3/2007

Wisconsin Society of Architects Notified Date 9/24/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
9/24/2007

Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association Notified Date 9/25/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
9/25/2007

Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc Notified Date 3/8/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
3/8/2007

Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Notified Date 5/17/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
5/17/2007

Comments
This bill is critically important to protect fish and wildlife and their habitat
Wisconsins Environmental Decade Inc Notified Date 3/13/2007 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
3/13/2007

Comments
Clean Wisconsin supports legislation that will combat global warming and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by utilizing tools such as: instituting limits on greenhouse gas emissions and establishing mandatory reporting requirements on emissions.

Lobbying Efforts

  2007
January - June
2007
July - December
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter 2007
January - June
155.00
2007
July - December
622.00
2008
January - June
382.00
2008
July - December
3.00
Total 1162.00
Alliant Energy Corp. 2007
January - June
7.00
2007
July - December
6.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 13.00
Citizens Utility Board 2007
January - June
24.00
2007
July - December
13.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 37.00
E4, Inc 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
2.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 2.00
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry 2007
January - June
4.00
2007
July - December
6.00
2008
January - June
2.00
2008
July - December
3.00
Total 15.00
General Motors Corporation 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
4.00
2008
January - June
6.00
2008
July - December
Total 10.00
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Inc 2007
January - June
8.00
2007
July - December
8.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 16.00
Madison Audubon Society Inc 2007
January - June
6.00
2007
July - December
5.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 11.00
Madison Gas & Electric Company 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
18.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 18.00
Miller Brewing Company 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
4.00
2008
January - June
3.00
2008
July - December
Total 7.00
Northern States Power d/b/a Xcel Energy 2007
January - June
8.00
2007
July - December
6.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 14.00
Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter 2007
January - June
21.00
2007
July - December
2008
January - June
28.00
2008
July - December
Total 49.00
Stora Enso North America 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
6.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 6.00
Voces de la Frontera 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
2008
January - June
3.00
2008
July - December
Total 3.00
Wisconsin Council of Churches 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
4.00
2008
January - June
4.00
2008
July - December
Total 8.00
Wisconsin Engine Manufacturer & Distributor Alliance (WEMDA) 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
13.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 13.00
Wisconsin Environment, Inc. 2007
January - June
4.00
2007
July - December
64.00
2008
January - June
40.00
2008
July - December
Total 108.00
Wisconsin Farmers Union 2007
January - June
43.00
2007
July - December
16.00
2008
January - June
9.00
2008
July - December
Total 68.00
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
14.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 14.00
Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group Inc 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
7.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 7.00
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters (WLCV) 2007
January - June
8.00
2007
July - December
419.00
2008
January - June
284.00
2008
July - December
Total 711.00
Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG) 2007
January - June
20.00
2007
July - December
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 20.00
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
2.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 2.00
Wisconsin Society of Architects 2007
January - June
2007
July - December
2.00
2008
January - June
2008
July - December
Total 2.00
Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc 2007
January - June
2.00
2007
July - December
3.00
2008
January - June
3.00
2008
July - December
Total 8.00