A note from Michael Vickerman, RENEW’s Policy Director:
Senator Frank Lasee’s bill to allow municipalities to “opt out” of the reasonable standards contained in PSC 128, Wisconsin’s wind siting rule, is rapidly moving through the state legislature. A Senate Committee will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 71 on Wednesday, March 13 at 12:00 PM CST. This bill would have an immediate impact on projects currently under development and will jeopardize the future of the Wisconsin wind industry.
We need your help opposing this bill.
It is absolutely imperative that policymakers hear from Wisconsin supply chain businesses, construction companies, project developers, installers, and manufacturers on this bill. If you are able, it would be of great help if you could travel to Madison to testify at the upcoming public hearing. If you are not able to come in person, please contact me directly as there are several other ways to help (direct calls, written testimony, lending your company’s name to our testimony, etc.)
Stopping this bill will take a united effort. We hope that we can count on your support.
The notice of the public hearing on SB 71 is below.
Thank you,
–Michael Vickerman Policy Director, RENEW Wisconsin.
mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org 608-255-4044 x. 2
HEARING
Government Operations, Public Works, and
Telecommunications
will hold a public hearing on the following items at the time specified
below:
13, 2013
PM
Southwest
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notice and degree requirements for the examination to practice as a certified
public accountant.
Taylor and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Spiros, Knudson,
Marklein, Kapenga, Steineke, Smith, Bernier, Sanfelippo and
Stone.
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costs of replacement or relocation of certain municipal utility facilities
required by the construction of a freeway and eligibility for the safe drinking
water loan program.
Cowles, Lasee and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Weininger,
Bernier, Brooks, Kahl, Klenke and Bernard Schaber.
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limiting the regulation of wind energy systems by local
governments.
Lasee, Ellis, Leibham, Grothman and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives
Jacque, Murtha, Bies, Endsley, Kestell, Klenke, Knudson, LeMahieu, Spiros and
Thiesfeldt.
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