2010 Issues

 All Superior Days issues must meet the following three criteria:                                                                                                                                                                                                   

1. Issues must have major impact or unique implications for Northwest Wisconsin.

2. Issues must have community wide consensus.

3. Resolution of the issue requires resources that exceed local capacity.

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Legislative Issues Packet 2010

Legislative Issues

	Recognition of 25 years of partnership
	Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve
	Superior Research Institute
	Research Facility at the U.S. Geological Survey Vessel Dock
	Wisconsin Minnesota Tax Reciprocity
	Maintenance of Recreational Trails for Non-Motorized Use (SB 265)

Department of Administration

	Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve
	Regional Juvenile Detention Center
	Research Facility at the U.S. Geological Survey Vessel Dock
	State job distribution in Northwest Wisconsin
	State Video Conferencing Rollout Program DOA
	Superior Research Institute
	Wisconsin Minnesota Tax Reciprocity

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

	Agriculture and Energy Resource Center
	Local Food Distribution Infrastructure

 Department of Children and Families

	Reinstate Funding for Public Assistance Fraud Program
	State Video Conferencing Rollout Program DHS DCF

Department of Commerce

	Lake Superior Technology Park Development
	Local Food Distribution Infrastructure
	Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
	Research Facility at the U.S. Geological Survey Vessel Dock
	Superior Research Institute
	Training Requirements for Volunteer EMS and Firefighters

Department of Corrections   

	Career Education for Jail Inmates
	Regional Juvenile Detention Center
	State Prisoners in the Douglas and Bayfield County Jails

Department of Health Services

	Access to MN Birth Data for Public Health Nursing
	Increase the MA reimbursement rates for mental healthcare
	Funding Model for Aging and Disability Resource Center
	Reinstatement of the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan
	Training Requirements for Volunteer EMS and Firefighters
	State Video Conferencing Rollout Program DOA

Department of Natural Resouces

	Agriculture and Energy Resource Center
	Dam Removal & Abandonment Policy Revision
	Development of the North Country National Scenic Trail
	Flood Plain Ordinance Process and Development
	Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve
	LaPointe Harbor
	Reduce phosphorus levels in the St Croix River
	Research Facility at the U.S. Geological Survey Vessel Dock
	Superior Research Institute
	Terrestrial Invasive Species
	Wisconsin Point Preservation

Department of Tourism

	Development of the North Country National Scenic Trail
	Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve
	Promoting History and the Arts
	Sustaining Northwest Wisconsin Tourism
	Wisconsin Point Preservation

Department of Transportation

	Continued widening of US Highway 2
	Highway13 passing lanes
	Highway 13 Paved Shoulders
	Hwy 2 and 63 Park and Ride
	Highway 53 intersection safety
	Increase DOT Driver License Testers
	LaPointe Harbor
	Maintenance of Recreational Trails for Non-Motorized Use (SB 265)
	Northern Lights Express High Speed Passenger Rail
	Rural Sign Standards

Department of Veterans Affairs

	NORTHWEST WI Veteran Fund
	NW WI Veteran Long Term Health Care
	Northwest Wisconsin Veteran’s Clinic

Department of Workforce Development

Development of Renewable Energy Infrastructure

Public Service Commission  

Wisconsin Uw-Extension

	Agriculture and Energy Resource Center
	UWEX Criminal Justice Specialists

Wisconsin Arts Board & Wisconsin State Historical Society

Promoting History and the Arts