LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES


                            Joint Survey Committee on
                               TAX EXEMPTIONS

Members: SENATOR TE WINKLE, REPRESENTATIVE KRUG, cochairpersons; SENATORS
HELBACH,
  LEEAN; REPRESENTATIVES MERKT, NEUBAUER; MARK BUGHER (designee of secretary
of reve-
  nue); ALAN LEE (appointed by Attorney General); ESTHER D. LUCKHARDT (appointed
by
  Governor).
Mailing Address: Legislative Council, Room 147 North, State Capitol, Madison
53702.
Telephone: (608) 266-1304.
Statutory Reference: Section 13.52.
  History: The Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions was created by Chapter
153, Laws
of 1963, as a permanent statutory committee. Its membership was revised by
Chapter 163, Laws
of 1973, effective February 22, 1974, and by Chapter 215, Laws of 1975, effective
April 24, 1976.
  Organization: The 9-member committee is comprised of 3 senators and 3 representatives
ap-
pointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses
(2 from the major-
ity party and one from the minority party in each house), a representative
of the Department of
Justice appointed by the attorney general, the secretary of revenue (or designee),
and a public
member appointed by the governor by January 15 of each odd-numbered year
who is familiar
with tax problems. Terms expire on January 15 of the odd-numbered years,
and each member
shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. The committee may
employ such person-
nel as is necessary; any intermittent employment of professional, technical
or research personnel
may be made outside the classified service. Staff assistance is provided
by the Legislative
Council.
  Functions: The purpose of the committee is to provide the legislature with
its considered opin-
ion of the legality, fiscal effect and desirability of each legislative proposal
which would modify
laws or create new laws relating to the exemption of property or persons
from any state or local
taxes or special assessments. To carry out its function, it is empowered
to make investigations
and hold hearings. Any measure introduced in the legislature relating to
the exemption of prop-
erty or persons from a tax, except the executive budget bill, shall be immediately
referred to the
committee, which must submit its written report before the proposal may be
considered by either
house. If a budget bill contains a tax exemption, it is referred simultaneously
to the Joint Com-
mittee on Finance and the Joint Survey Committee. The committee must prepare
a written
report on tax exemptions contained in the budget bill within 60 days. The
report is printed as an
appendix to the bill.









             TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS COMMISSION

Members: GOVERNOR ToMMY G. THOMPSON, chairperson; SENATORS ANDREA, KINCAID,
LASEE,
  LORMAN, ROSHELL; REPRESENTATIVES HOLSCHBACH, TREGONING, VANDERPERREN, VAN
GOR-
  DEN, WINEKE; C. DAVID BUGHER, ERVIN W. CONRADT, FRANK J. PELISEK (citizen
members);
  RONALD R. FIEDLER (secretary of transportation, nonvoting member).
Project Information: JEANNE M. FRANCO, commission secretary.
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7916, Madison 53707; location: Room 951 Hill Farms
State Trans-
  portation Building, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Madison.
Telephone: (608) 266-5408.
Statutory Reference: Section 13.489.


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