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Assembly Bill 561

Relating To: Relating to: taxes on managed forest lands, eligibility for the managed forest land program, management plans for managed forest land, sale or transfer of managed forest land, productivity of managed forest land, closed managed forest land, forest production areas, natural heritage inventory, wildlife action plans, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association	Notified Date 12/14/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 12/14/2015
Lake States Lumber Association	Notified Date 12/22/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 12/22/2015
Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter	Notified Date 12/23/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/23/2015
The Nature Conservancy	Notified Date 12/8/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 12/8/2015
Town of Saratoga	Notified Date 12/7/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 12/7/2015
Wisconsin Alliance of Forest Owners	Notified Date 12/17/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 12/17/2015 Comments WAFO strongly supports many aspects of AB 561. Please see the attached for President Doug Duren's 12/8 testimony which provides an overview of what we support and where we feel changes could be made.
Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association	Notified Date 1/4/2016	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 1/4/2016
Wisconsin Counties Association	Notified Date 12/7/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 12/7/2015
Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association, Inc.	Notified Date 12/15/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 12/15/2015
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters (WLCV)	Notified Date 12/8/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 12/8/2015
Wisconsin Paper Council	Notified Date 12/14/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 12/14/2015
Wisconsin Property Taxpayers Inc	Notified Date 12/8/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 12/8/2015
Wisconsin Realtors Association	Notified Date 1/15/2016	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/15/2016
Wisconsin Towns Association	Notified Date 12/7/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 12/7/2015
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation	Notified Date 12/16/2015	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 12/16/2015 Comments This is an important bill for several affiliate clubs in the WWF.

Lobbying Efforts

	2015 January - June	2015 July - December	2016 January - June	2016 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2015 January - June	2015 July - December 327.00	2016 January - June 280.00	2016 July - December	Total 607.00
Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association	2015 January - June	2015 July - December 26.00	2016 January - June	2016 July - December	Total 26.00
Lake States Lumber Association	2015 January - June	2015 July - December 182.00	2016 January - June 237.00	2016 July - December	Total 419.00
The Nature Conservancy	2015 January - June	2015 July - December 4.00	2016 January - June	2016 July - December	Total 4.00
Town of Saratoga	2015 January - June	2015 July - December 6.00	2016 January - June	2016 July - December	Total 6.00
Wisconsin Alliance of Forest Owners	2015 January - June	2015 July - December 4.00	2016 January - June 1.00	2016 July - December	Total 5.00
Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association, Inc.	2015 January - June	2015 July - December 3.00	2016 January - June 5.00	2016 July - December	Total 8.00
Wisconsin Towns Association	2015 January - June	2015 July - December 59.00	2016 January - June 37.00	2016 July - December	Total 96.00
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation	2015 January - June	2015 July - December 43.00	2016 January - June	2016 July - December	Total 43.00