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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 641

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Relating to: the Fox River Navigational System visitor center. (FE)

Administration, department of — Budget and fiscal issues Fox river navigational system authority Outagamie county Public land — Sale

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes the Department of Administration to sell a parcel of land

to the city of Appleton for the purpose of constructing a visitor center for the Fox

River Navigational System and authorizes the Fox River Navigational System

Authority to lease land and construct, operate, and maintain a visitor center on the

land. This bill also requires the authority to establish an escrow account with

moneys sufficient to dispose of the visitor center and terminate any associated lease.

This bill also authorizes the department to trade a parcel of land that is part of the

navigational system, subject to requirements.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Hansen (D) , Lasee (R) , Roth (R)

7 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Hintz (D) , Murphy (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Schraa (R) , Steineke (R) , Stuck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 15, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 26, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Roth, Hansen, Cowles and Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, Stuck, A. Ott, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Murphy and Hintz

  2. Jan 26, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1