PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2008
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rep. Steve Nass (608) 266-5715
ETHANOL MANDATE BILL STALLS IN PRO-ETHANOL COMMITTEE
State Representative Steve Nass
(R-Whitewater) reacted with cautious optimism that the 25% Ethanol
Mandate Bill may finally be on life support. Today, the Assembly
Biofuels and Sustainable Energy Committee, a pro-ethanol committee,
failed to take a vote on AB 682 after members raised concerns over
details of the legislation. One major sticking point was the punitive
fines aimed at gas station retailers for failing to meet the bill’s
requirements.
“I
am convinced that the overwhelming opposition from citizens and gas
station owners played a role in stalling the mandate in a pro-ethanol
committee. The people can have an impact when they get riled up over
bad government,” Nass said.
Nass noted that committee members
discussed meeting again in two weeks to consider the Ethanol Mandate
Bill. The legislative session ends on March 13, 2008.
“While this is great news, it’s
no time to declare victory. The special interests in support of this
mandate won’t give up and will re-double their effort to sneak this
bill through in the last minutes of the session,” Nass said.
Rep. Nass just sent the above press release, but as he stated, this is no time to sit back. If you have not contacted Huebsch and Fitzgerald as well as your Representative, please do. As much as we hate to do it, your comments do make a difference!
Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald (Assembly Majority Leader), from Horicon. Counties: Columbia and Dodge
Rep. Michael Huebsch (Assembly Speaker), from West Salem. Counties: LaCrosse and Monroe
State Representative Leah Vukmir, Republican, 14th District
Rep.Vukmir@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-9180
Representative Rich Zipperer, Republican, 98th District
Rep.Zipperer@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-5120
Governor Doyle
608-266-1212, 414-227-4344
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a bill introduced by Hahn and Sheridan that would , "provide a $1,000
tax credit to Wisconsinites who buy or lease a new flex-fuel vehicle."
Rep. Sheridan (D) "is president of United Auto Workers Local 95.
General Motors Corp. pays his salary."
