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Wisconsin Legislative Tracker

Welcome!  This is your insider’s view on the Wisconsin Legislature. The chart below will tell you how your legislators are voting on conservation issues you care about, from clean energy to water protections, forestry, environmental toxins, recycling and more.

For the full list of bills Sierra Club has registered on, see our lobbying page on the Wisconsin State Ethics Board website, check our 2011-12 Legislative Scorecard to see how your legislators voted on key conservation issues, and check out our presentation on the 2011-12 Legislative Session to find out what happened last session and what to watch out for in 2013.  For information on previous sessions, see our 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08 or 2009-10 scorecards.  Please contact Alexa Edinburgh or Caryl Terrell, Legislative Co-Chairs, with questions: edinburgh@wisc.edu or carylterrell@charter.net

2011-12 Legislative Tracker

Click here for a summary of the 2011-12 Session.

Name Bill Issue Status Sierra Club's Position


Bad River Watershed Destruction Act

 

AB 1 / SB 1

Requires decision on iron mining permits within 420 days; eliminates contested case hearings; allows mining waste to be deposited sensitive areas; allows groundwater contamination with minimal public health protections, allows drawdowns of lakes, rivers and streams, short-changes taxpayers and local communities by capping permit fees at $2 million and depositing 40% of tax revenues into the state's general fund.

After a single public hearing in Madison Jan. 23, AB 1 and SB 1 passed out of the Assembly and Senate Mining and Jobs Committees Feb. 6.  The bill now heads to the Joint Finance Committee before it goes to the full floor for a vote. 

STRONGLY

OPPOSE




 

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