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 16, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality was scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at
1:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation by the Remediation and Redevelopment Division of the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality regarding the Division and its responsibilities.
2. Presentation by the Michigan Petroleum Association regarding the history of the Association and
petroleum underground storage tank cleanup efforts.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:00 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, Bayer, and Brinks, a
quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from April 9, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Aaron Keatly, Chief Deputy Director of the DEQ, and Division Director Sue Leeming to
give a presentation providing an overview of the Remediation and Redevelopment Division of the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality.
The Chair invited Mark Griffin, of the Michigan Petroleum Association, to give a presentation regarding the
history of the Association and petroleum underground storage tank cleanup efforts.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. McBroom
was excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:01 p.m.
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Date Adopted by Committee: April 23, 2019
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