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Small Business Clean Air Assistance
Program
Small Business
Environmental Council
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.
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
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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:
2001
Annual Report
2002
Annual Report
2003
Annual Report
2004/2005
Annual Report
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Council Members
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Michael Simpson
Council Chair
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, s.c.
Environmental Attorney
Milwaukee, WI
Phone: 414-298-8124
Email: msimpson@reinhartlaw.com
Website: http://reinhartlaw.com
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Jeanne
Whitish
Council Vice Chair
President, Madison Golf and Development Group
Middleton, WI
Phone: 608/836-0596
Email: jwhitish@madisongolf.com
Website: http://madisongolf.com
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Carl
Komassa
Printing, flexible packaging, folding cartons; Quality Systems
Milwaukee, WI
Phone: 414/272-0064
Email:ckomassa@upaf.org
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Gerald
Jones
Vice President,
Private Banking
Johnson Bank
Kohler, WI
Phone: 920-208-7449
Email:
gjones@johnsonbank.com
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Mark McDermid
Bureau of Cooperative Environmental Assistance, Director
Department of Natural Resources
Madison, WI
Phone: 608-267-3125
Email: Mark.McDermid@dnr.state.wi.us
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Dan Martino Jr.
General Manager
Martino's Master Dry Cleaners
Kenosha, WI
Phone: 262/694-7858 or 262/818-7545
Email: dantwo@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.martinos.net/
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Steve Aldridge
President and Owner
Sta-Care, Inc.
Portage, WI
Phone: 608/742-8512
Email: stevea@sta-care.com
Website: http://www.sta-care.com
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| There are two current vacancies. |
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Send an email to COMCleanAir@Wisconsin.gov with questions or comments about the SBCAAP web pages.
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