March 14, 2005
CAPITAL BUDGET ON TAP THIS WEEK
The 2005-07 capital budget to be included in the state budget is set to be voted on by the State Building Commission Friday, March 18. Included in the budget are three general purpose revenue funded building projects at UW-Madison:
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
University Square
Sterling Hall renovation
The projects in the budget to be funded with program revenue or gift and grant money include:
Chadbourne food service renovation
Education Building restoration and addition
Elvehjem Museum addition
Engineering Building student learning center
Park Street Residence Hall parking ramp
Primate Research Center addition
University Research Park II - roads and utilities
Waisman Center renovation
Kegonsa Research Facility
If approved, the capital budget would then be considered by the Legislature’s budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance as part of its deliberations on the Governor’s state budget.
MADISON BUDGET HEARING THURSDAY
The Joint Finance Committee began its public hearing on the budget bill (Assembly Bill 100) last week and will conclude their schedule with three hearings this week, including one in Madison. The dates, times and locations are as follows:
- Monday, March 14, 3 - 8 p.m., UW-Stout, Menomonie
- Tuesday, March 15, Noon - 5 p.m., Prairie River Middle School, Merrill
- Thursday, March 17, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., State Capitol, Madison
Chancellor John Wiley or a designee will address the committee at the public hearing. UW System President Kevin Reilly is scheduled to appear before the committee when it holds selected agency briefings March 29, 30 and 31.
For information on the 2005-07 budget, including a summary of items of interest to UW-Madison in the Governor’s budget proposal, Chancellor Wiley’s statement on the budget and a budget timeline, please visit the state relations 2005-07 budget web page at www.staterelations.wisc.edu/0507budget.html.
BILLS CIRCULATING
For the complete text of all bills and their current status, please visit http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/ab_list.html (Assembly bills) or http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/sb_list.html (Senate bills).
For more information on state related issues contact,
Kristi Thorson or Don Nelson
Assistant Directors, State Relations
608/262-8967