WUA to JFC: Keep Hands off PBF
A representative from the Wisconsin Utilities Association was in the Joint Finance room early to pass out a memo to committee members urging them against diverting Public Benefits funds to the general fund.
“The governor's proposed budget would transfer $53 million from the Public Benefit Fund to the General Fund, apparently from the energy conservation and efficiency, renewable resources accounts, according to the summary by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau,” said the memo from the desk of WUA Executive Director Bill Skewes.
“While recognizing the challenge of balancing the state budget with limited revenues, the Wisconsin Utilities Association does not support the diversion of these funds from Public Benefits.”
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, in association with some prominent consumer groups, also issued a press release this morning urging the committee to dump Gov. Jim Doyle's plan to transfer Public Benefit funds.
See the release
