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Robert Wirch (D) Wisconsin State Senator
- Incumbent 22nd Senate District

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Wisconsin State Senate Committees
• Environment and Natural Resources (Member)

• Commerce, Utilities and Rail (Member)

• Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs (Member)

• Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development, Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection (Chair)
Background Info

• Elected to Wisconsin State Senate in 1996 and re-elected in 2000.


• Senator Wirch belongs to the Kenosha Sportfishing and Conservation Association.

• Is a member of the study committee on the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact.



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Bills authored or co-sponsored by Robert Wirch:

  • Senate Bill 119 - This bill requires a person who operates an oceangoing vessel that uses a port
    in this state to obtain a permit from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
    To obtain a permit, the person must demonstrate to DNR that the vessel is not
    capable of taking on ballast water or that the vessel is equipped with technology that
    DNR determines can prevent the introduction of aquatic nuisance species into the
    Great Lakes. Aquatic nuisance species are plants and animals that are not native
    and that threaten the diversity or abundance of native species or the ecological
    stability of infected waters or that threaten commercial, agricultural, or recreational
    activities that are dependent on infested waters. A person who operates an
    oceangoing vessel without a permit or operates in violation of a permit is subject to
    a forfeiture (a civil monetary penalty) of up to $25,000 for each day of violation
Link: Complete list of bills authored or co-sponsored by Robert Wirch.



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