Policy Leaders from the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate seek public comment and input to improve public/private initiatives. The responses to this request will help in the development of a series of recommendations to be forwarded to respective Legislative committees for their consideration in early 2022.

Options will be considered to develop a series of policies, each intended to be evaluated on its merits as a stand-alone option AND collectively as a policy program. A support document (attached) will provide additional background, an overview of the proposal, and brief descriptions of the specific policy options under consideration. Comments are requested regarding the questions posed on the following topics:

• Carbon Accounting for Animal Agricultural Enterprises
• Nutrient Management and Biogas
• On-Site Energy Systems
• Carbon Offsets and Managing Carbon of Supply/Suppliers

The Wisconsin Agriculture/Carbon/Energy/Water (A-CEW) initiative, led by a public/private collaboration of Wisconsin Legislative leaders and private sector executives, is exploring a series of options for consideration of Legislative action in 2022 and beyond. This “Request for Comment” is intended to solicit responses from stakeholders regarding the scope and scale of the A-CEW initiative. In addition, these comments will provide direction in A-CEW’s efforts to develop a set of actionable recommendations to be considered in the upcoming Legislative committee efforts.

For those seeking to comment and provide your organization’s input, please send your proposal, comments, and remarks to: https://www.dropbox.com/request/N1VDxNCahD8FBab26Bat (see submission instructions on page 10 of the attached document), or contact https://Rep.Tauchen@legis.wisconsin.gov with any submission issues or additional questions. Request for comment submissions must be in PDF format, with comments per category not exceeding 5 pages in length, and a text point size of 11 or greater. Comments are due by 5:00 pm on November 30, 2021.