MEMBERS:
SEN. KEVIN DALEY, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
SEN. ED MCBROOM
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. WINNIE BRINKS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
SENATOR RICK OUTMAN
CHAIR
4400 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-3760
FAX: (517) 373-8661
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 12, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality was scheduled for Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at
1:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 954 (Sen. Nesbitt).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Outman, Sen.(s) Daley, Johnson, VanderWall, McBroom, Bayer and
Brinks, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the meeting minutes from November 30, 2021.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. Nesbitt to summarize SB 954.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 954:
Marcus Branstad and Prapti Muhuri, American Chemistry Council – Support
Todd Jousma and Matt Owen, ISRI - Michigan – Oppose
Kari Bill, ISRI - Michigan – Oppose
Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to present testimony regarding SB 954:
Travis Boeskool and Liz Browne, EGLE – No Position
Kerrin O'Brien, Michigan Recycling Coalition – Oppose
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 954:
Tim Minotas, Sierra Club – Oppose
Charlotte Jameson, Michigan Environmental Council – Oppose
Mike Garfield, Ecology Center – Oppose
Michael Heltzer, BASF – Support
Jeff Stoutenberg, Dow – Support
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There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:05 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: May 4, 2022
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