 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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APPOINTING DNR SECRETARY COULD RETURN TO NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD.(SPORTS)
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The Capital Times
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July 25, 2007| Author:
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Byline: TIM EISELE Special to The Capital Times
A change in how the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources is appointed is still on the legislature's back burner.
The 2007-09 legislature has two bills that would change the current system and return to Wisconsin's long-standing tradition of having a citizen commission or board appoint the secretary of the DNR.
Senate Bill 15, which was co-sponsored by 21 legislators, is short and to the point. It would, as of Jan. 3, 2011, require the Natural Resources Board to appoint the DNR secretary. The board is a ...
