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In an Aug. 21, 2013 photo, Sen. Tammy Baldwin tours Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest land in Forest County, Wis. Members of Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation say the recently approved farm and budget bills approved on Feb. 7, 2014 should provide some help for the state’s timber industry. Baldwin and Rep. Reid Ribble, a Green Bay-area Republican, have pushed for a farm bill provision that would let forest managers and loggers use forest roads without getting permits for problematic runoff.(AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Wm.Glasheen) NO SALES

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Collin Ludwig clears his sidewalk and driveway in Stillwater, Minn. before going to work Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. An intense winter storm closed Twin Cities schools, cut power to thousands and produced some of the worst driving conditions in recent memory. (AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Jean Pieri) MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE OUT

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Traffic moves slowly on East Seventh Street at Mounds Boulevard Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. An intense winter storm closed Twin Cities schools, cut power to thousands and produced some of the worst driving conditions in recent memory. (AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Jean Pieri) MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE OUT

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Crews work in the aftermath of the storm that hit in the Holly Hill subdivision in northern Laurens County, Ga. on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. More than 50 homes were impacted by what officials are labeling a "severe weather event." (AP Photo/The Courier Herald, Jason Halcombe)

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Residents filled their yards moments after what officials are calling a tornado touched down in the Holly Hills subdivision in northern Dublin and Laurens County, Ga. at around 8:30 a.m. Friday morning. Early reports show little to no injuries were suffered, but damage, like that seen at this house located off Woodland Trails Road, was extensive and impacted more than 50 houses. (AP Photo/The Courier Herald, Jason Halcombe)

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Crews work in the aftermath of the storm that hit in the Holly Hill subdivision in northern Laurens County, Ga. on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. More than 50 homes were impacted by what officials are labeling a "severe weather event." (AP Photo/The Courier Herald, Jason Halcombe)

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FILE - In this undated 2003 file photo, Rep. David Dill, is shown in St. Paul, Minn. The 2014 legislature, which convenes Tuesday, is expected to fund several projects affecting the environment. Dill, a Democrat from Crane Lake, is an influential legislator on environment and natural resources issues through his position as chairman of the Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee. (AP Photo/Minnesota House,File)