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(608) 267-4417

Central Building Location:
201 W. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53703
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Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7970
Madison, WI 53707-7970

Office of Governor
Scott Walker

IMPORTANT: As of July 1st, 2011, functions once performed by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce have been moved to other state agencies and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The former Commerce web site will continue to exist for the next several months as resources are moved to new web site locations. We will make every attempt possible to direct our users to the new locations as web resources are moved.

Small Business Environmental Council

Important note! The Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program is moving. Beginning July 1, 2011, the SBCAAP will be located in Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources. For the new address and phone numbers, see the Contact Information at the bottom of our program home page.

The Small Business Environmental Council is one element of the three part Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program. The other elements are the SBCAAP Clean Air Specialists and the Clean Air Ombudsman. Each of these three program elements are required in section 507 of the Clean Air Act.

Annual Reports
Upcoming Meeting
Minutes
Members
Past Members

Council Membership

There are a total of nine members of the Council. Each are appointed for 3-year terms. Seven members are appointed by either the majority and minor leaders from both the State Assembly and Senate (one each, for a total of four) and the Governor (appoints three). The members can either represent the public or are owners or the representatives of owners of a small business. Two members represent the state agencies of Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Department of Commerce (Commerce) since they house the two programs involved: the Air Program and the SBCAAP.

Activities and Responsibilities

The Council is charged with the responsibilities under Wisconsin Statutes section 560.11, related to the requirements of the Clean Air Act as implemented by the DNR's Air Program. They meet quarterly to discuss different issues that arise. The council has developed guidelines that document their organization with regards to chair/vice chair election, decision making, etc.

The council is to review and comment on how the DNR disseminates information to small businesses, whether the information provided is readable by someone with no technical training, whether new air regulations meet the paperwork reduction act, and any difficulties encountered by small businesses trying to comply with the air regulations.

The members also feel that they can contribute to other small businesses by acting as mentors. Based on their different experiences in dealing with environmental regulations they can offer advice or refer you to resources to help you find your way. If you would like to see the sorts of activities the council has been engaged in over the past year, please review the Annual Reports.

Annual Reports

2001 Annual Report	2004 - 2005 Annual Report
2002 Annual Report	2007 - 2008 Annual Report
2003 Annual Report

Upcoming Meeting

May 10, 2011

Public Meeting Notice

Minutes

2010 Meetings

2009 Meetings

2008 Meetings

December 3, 2008

Council Members

Michael Simpson Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, s.c. Environmental Attorney Milwaukee, WI Phone: 414/298-8124 Email http://reinhartlaw.com	Jeanne Whitish Council Chair President, Madison Golf and Development Group Middleton, WI Phone: 608/836-0596 Email http://madisongolf.com http://www.2ndseasonrecycling.com
Dan Martino Jr. General Manager Martino's Master Dry Cleaners Kenosha, WI Phone: 262/694-7858 or 262/818-7545 Email http://www.martinos.net/	Mark McDermid Bureau of Cooperative Environmental Assistance, Director Department of Natural Resources Madison, WI Phone: 608/267-3125 Email http://dnr.wi.gov
Gerald Jones Council Vice Chair Citizen Banking industry experience Email	Steve Aldridge President and Owner Sta-Care, Inc. Portage, WI Phone: 608/742-8512 Email http://www.visioneersolidsurface.com
Currently, there are three vacancies on the council.	Carl Komassa A SBEC member since 1994, passed away September 27, 2010. A true small business ambassador, Carl's positive and energetic personality will be greatly missed.

Past Council Members

The Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program (SBCAAP), existing Small Business Environmental Council members and small businesses throughout Wisconsin would like to thank former Small Business Environmental Council members for their service. Volunteers like these enhance the services of the SBCAAP and provide a voice for small businesses.

Bob Nicholson, US Filter/Zimpro Environmental, Inc. - retired

Pam Christenson, currently Public Affairs Director, WI Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association

Pete Van Horn, Van Horn Construction - retired

James Reynolds, Cast tools, Inc. - retired

Pat Haskin, Tomahawk Monument Company - retired

Jay Meili, former CEO and owner of Molded Dimensions, Inc. - retired

Linda Katz, currently CEO of Molded Dimensions, Inc.

Joseph Dannecker, formerly an Attorney with Godfrey and Kahn

Lynda Wiese, former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources representative

Lee Sucharda, formerly of Design North, Inc.

Stuart Rosenberg, formerly of Madison Area Builders Association

Dennis Leong, currently a Section Chief with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Hampton Rothwell, former Wisconsin Department of Commerce representative

Mary Ann Sumi, former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources representative

Bernie Mattson, currently Administrator for Department of Commerce's Environmental and Regulatory Services Division

Send an email to COMCleanAir@Wisconsin.gov with questions or comments about the SBCAAP web pages.