WCA Budget Briefing May 6, 2013

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1 WCA Budget Briefing May 6, 2013

2 Overview Budget resources Review of last week s JFC actions Preview of this week s JFC actions

3 Important Links: Legislative Fiscal Bureau LFB Website: Click on Publications Recent Publications: Budget summary, memos, analyses, earmark report, etc Budget: Budget Papers Fiscal Bureau prepares budget papers or summaries. Each budget paper includes:» Current law or current situation on the item.» A summary of the Governor s proposal.» Discussion points.» Alternatives. Click on Joint Committee on Finance Executive Session notices, Committee members, etc.

4 Important Links: Other Resources Both The Wheeler Report and WisPolitics also have public websites: The Wheeler Report: Click on the Finance tab to see votes by JCF (password protected) WisPolitics: WisPolitics Budget Blog: The WisPolitics Budget Blog often covers budget issues in real-time. Committee meetings and the Legislature are shown live on WisconsinEye: Be aware! Meetings usually do not start on time. Visit for bill information, to find out who your legislators are, Committee meeting notices, etc.

5 JFC Membership Assembly John Nygren (R-Marinette) Pat Strachota (R-West Bend) Dan LeMahieu (R-Cascade) Dean Knudson (R-Hudson) Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) John Klenke (R-Green Bay) Cory Mason (D-Racine) Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee) Senate Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend) Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls) Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) Joe Leibham (R-Sheboygan) Bob Wirch (D-Pleasant Prairie) Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) JCF Co-Chairs

6 Last Week in JFC Board on Aging and Long-Term Care Board for People with Developmental Disabilities State Fair Park Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority Budget Management and Compensation Reserves Historical Society Transportation -- Transportation Finance (Overview) Transportation Local Transportation Assistance* Transportation Motor Vehicles Transportation State Patrol Transportation Departmentwide Veterans Affairs Departmentwide, Veterans Programs, and Museums*

7 Last Week in JFC Transportation Fund Deficit Delay portions of I-94 North/South & Zoo Interchange to FY15-17 $33 Million Reduce State Highway Rehabilitation Program in FY 2014 $12.3 Million Reduce Major Highway Program in FY 2014 $7.3 Million Reduce General Transportation Aids by 1% in CY 2014 $4.3 Million Reduce contract costs for Amtrak Hiawatha service $1.1 Million Reduce Congestion Mitigation Air Quality grants in FY 2015 $900,000 Reduce State Highway Maintenance agreements by 1% $2.5 Million Delay State Patrol inspection positions to FY 2015 $2.0 Million Transportation Omnibus Motion Freight Rail Preservation Program Harbor Assistance Program

8 This Week in JFC Employment Relations Commission Investment Board Governor Lieutenant Governor Government Accountability Board Legislature Public Service Commission* Shared Revenue and Tax Relief -- Direct Aid Payments* Shared Revenue and Tax Relief -- Property Tax Credits Shared Revenue and Tax Relief -- Property Taxation* Shared Revenue and Tax Relief -- Local Revenue Options Residency Requirements* Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Safety and Professional Services -- Departmentwide and Professional Regulation Safety and Professional Services -- Buildings and Environmental Regulation Veterans Affairs -- Veterans Homes, Cemeteries, and Memorials Wisconsin Technical College System

9 This Week in JFC Shared Revenue & Tax Relief Co. Tax Rate Limit Levy Limits Tax Freeze (New vs. Net) Carryover Provision Negative Debt Adjustment Utility Tax Payment

10 This Week in JFC Residency Requirements Background and Options Fiscal Bureau Paper #554 Freestanding motion may be introduced

11 This Week in JFC Public Service Commission 911 Funding/Police and Fire Protection Fee No Fiscal Bureau paper Freestanding motion may be introduced

12 Questions?