MEMBERS:
SEN. JON C. BUMSTEAD, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. RICK OUTMAN
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. SEAN MCCANN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
SENATOR ED MCBROOM
CHAIR
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
July 22, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources was scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at 8:00
a.m., in Room 403 of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding HB 4567 (Rep. O'Malley).
2. Testimony regarding HB 4568 (Rep. Wendzel).
3. Testimony regarding HB 4569 (Rep. Lilly).
4. Testimony regarding HB 4792 (Rep. LaFave).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McBroom, Sen.(s) Bumstead, Outman, Schmidt, and McCann, a
quorum was present.
The Chair invited the committee to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Chair summarized the day's agenda.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to adopt the meeting minutes from June 24, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Dennis VanLandschoot and Amber Peterson, both representing commercial fishing, to testify
before the committee via Zoom regarding HB's 4567, 4568 and 4569. Member questions and discussions
followed regarding quotas, fish species, stocking and funding of restocking, DNR research, sport fishers, live
trap nets, loose net issues, declining numbers of commercial fishers, tribal fishers, transportation, manpower,
enforcement officers.
The Chair recessed the committee from 9:31 a.m. to 9:43 a.m. to allow members of the Appropriations
Committee members to attend the scheduled meeting.
The Chair read the card of the individual not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB's 4567-4569:
Jacquie Gnodtke Blackwell - Oppose
The Chair invited Rep. LaFave to summarize HB 4792. Member questions and discussion followed.
The Chair invited Derek Sova, Departmental Analyst, Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs, LARA and
Kevin Sehlmeyer State of Michigan Fire Marshal to testify in opposition to HB 4792. Member questions and
discussion
followed concerning number of drive-off's, gas station fires related to unattended pumping, safety equipment
required.
The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding HB 4792:
Scott Robbins, Michigan Forest Products Council - Neutral
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4792:
Peter Langley, American Petroleum Institute of Michigan – Oppose
Matt Miner, Midwest Independent Retailers Association – Oppose
Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to testify before the committee regarding HB
4792:
Brad Van Manen, Van Manen Petroleum Group – Oppose
Mark Griffin, Michigan Petroleum Association – Oppose
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee at 9:58 a.m.
Without objection, the committee was adjourned.
Date Adopted by Committee: July 29, 2020