Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 17 R cosponsors

AB 798 — Relating to: biomanipulation projects to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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What changed in the latest version

46 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill AB 798 clarifies that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will provide grants specifically for water improvement projects that focus on removing certain types of fish from lakes and adding others to enhance water quality. It adds a competitive application process for these grants, ensuring that projects prioritizing both fish removal and introduction, along with thorough fish studies, are favored. This matters because it sets clear criteria for funding, aiming to improve the effectiveness of water quality initiatives in Wisconsin's lakes.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa1011/1 ZDW:skw ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 798 February 3, 2020 - Offered by RepresentativeUMMERFIELD .
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-4360/1 ZDW:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 798 January 24, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives S UMMERFIELD , BROOKS , B ALLWEG, DITTRICH, EDMING, FELZKOWSKI , GUNDRUM , HORLACHER , KATSMA , K ITCHENS, NODL , KRUG, KULP, URTZ , MURSAU, NOVAK, OLDENBURG , ETRYK , PLUMER , QUINN , RAMTHUN , SKOWRONSKI , SORTWELL, SWEARINGEN , TRANEL , ZIMMERMAN , HIESFELDTand B ORN, cosponsored by SenatorERNIER.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Environment.
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A N A CT to create 20.370 (4) (na) of the statutes;
Page 2, line 9:
relating to:
delete lines 9 to 17 and substitute:
biomanipulation projects to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments and making an appropriation.
“(1) In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide grants to local water improvement groups to conduct projects using biomanipulation to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments and appropriates $150,000 to DNR for that purpose.
20.370 (4) (na), the department of natural resources shall provide grants to local water improvement groups to conduct projects using biomanipulation to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments identified on the impaired waters list prepared by the department as required under 40 CFR 130.7 (b).
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
To be eligible, projects shall include the removal of zooplanktivorous and benthivorous fish or the introduction of piscivorous fish, or both, and shall include comprehensive fish studies.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
The department of natural resources shall select grants under this subsection through a competitive application process determined by the department that prioritizes projects that include both the removal of zooplanktivorous and benthivorous fish and the introduction of piscivorous fish, in addition to comprehensive fish studies.
S ECTION 1.
LRBa1011/1 - 2020 Legislature - 2 - ZDW:skw Grants under this subsection may cover 90 percent of the costs of biomanipulation projects.”.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes:
at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
2019-20 2020-21 - 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4360/1 ZDW:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 798 SECTION 1 20.370 Natural resources, department of (4) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (na) Lake biomanipulation projects GPR B 150,000 -0- SECTION 2.
20.370 (4) (na) of the statutes is created to read:
20.370 (4) (na) Lake biomanipulation projects.
Biennially, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants under 2019 Wisconsin Act ....
(this act), section 3 (1).
SECTION 3.0Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s.
20.370 (4) (na), the department of natural resources shall provide grants to local water improvement groups, selected through a competitive application process determined by the department, to conduct projects using biomanipulation, which shall include comprehensive fish studies, the removal of zooplanktivorous and benthivorous fish, and the introduction of piscivorous fish, to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments identified on the impaired waters list prepared by the department as required under 40 CFR 130.7 (b).
Grants under this subsection may cover 90 percent of the costs of biomanipulation projects.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 36

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  10. Read a second time

  11. Placed on calendar 2-18-2020 by Committee on Rules

  12. Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4

  14. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Referred to joint committee on Finance

  17. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 7, Noes 4

  18. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  19. Executive action taken

  20. Fiscal estimate received

  21. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield

  22. Public hearing held

  23. Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  24. Introduced by Representatives Summerfield, Brooks, Ballweg, Dittrich, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Horlacher, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Quinn, Ramthun, Skowronski, Sortwell, Swearingen, Tranel, Zimmerman, Thiesfeldt and Born; cosponsored by Senator Bernier

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28 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (28)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 62 Yea · 36 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37000
Democrat 01400
Unaffiliated 252200
Total 623600
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Nay
CABRERA — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
CROWLEY — Nay
EDMING — Yea
FIELDS — Nay
GOYKE — Nay
GRUSZYNSKI — Nay
HEBL — Nay
HINTZ — Nay
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KOLSTE — Nay
KUGLITSCH — Yea
KULP — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Nay
MILROY — Nay
MYERS — Nay
NYGREN — Yea
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
OTT — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Nay
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROHRKASTE — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SARGENT — Nay
SCHRAA — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
STUCK — Nay
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Nay
ZAMARRIPA — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 798?
AB 798 is sponsored by Summerfield, Rob (Republican), Ballweg, Edming, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Horlacher, Katsma, Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Krug, Scott (Republican), Kulp, Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Ramthun, Skowronski, Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Tranel, Travis (Republican), Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Thiesfeldt, Born, Mark (Republican), Sortwell, Shae (Republican), and Kurtz, Tony (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 798?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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