HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY
REP. JOE BELLINO
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, June 17,
2021
8:30
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Energy was called to order by Chair Bellino.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Bellino, Markkanen, Hoitenga, Reilly, Berman, Paquette, Schroeder,
Martin, Outman, Roth, Manoogian, Sneller, Cherry, Haadsma, Morse, Puri, Scott.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representatives Markkanen and Berman joined the committee remotely.
Representative Sneller moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 8, 2021. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5011 and HB 5012 before the committee:
HB 5011
(Rep. Rabhi)
A bill to amend 2010 PA 270, entitled "Property
assessed clean energy act," by amending the title
and sections 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, and 17 (MCL
460.933, 460.935, 460.937, 460.941, 460.943,
460.945, and 460.947), section 3 as amended by
2017 PA 242.
HB 5012
(Rep. Brabec)
A bill to amend 2010 PA 270, entitled "Property
assessed clean energy act," by amending section 9
(MCL 460.939), as amended by 2017 PA 242.
Laura Sherman, representing the Michigan EIBC, testified in support of HB 5011 and HB
5012.
Todd Williams, representing Lean & Green Michigan, testified in support of HB 5011 and
HB 5012. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Brabec and Representative Rabhi, testified in support of HB 5011 and HB
5012. Questions and discussion followed.
Bali Kumar, representing the PACE Loan Group, testified in support of HB 5011 and HB
5012. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5011 and HB 5012, but did not wish
to speak:
Hallie Fox, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.
Ed Rivet, representing the Michigan Conservative Energy Forum.
Cliff Kellogg, representing the C-Pace Alliance.
Mark Cryderman, representing The Green Panel.
Teresa Ringenbach, representing Armada Power.
Mark Hagerty, representing the Michigan Solar Sollutions.
Kyle Peczynski, representing Petros Pace Finance.
Mike Troupos, representing Foresight Management.
Eric Schertzing, representing the Ingham County Treasurer.
The Chair laid HB 4801, HB 4802, HB 4803, HB 4804 and HB 4805 before the committee:
HB 4801
(Rep. Schroeder)
A bill to regulate persons that provide electric
vehicle charging services; to require registration of
certain persons that provide electric vehicle
charging services; and to prescribe the powers and
duties of certain state officers and entities.
HB 4802
(Rep. Kuppa)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled "An act to
provide for the regulation and control of public
and certain private utilities and other services
affected with a public interest within this state; to
provide for alternative energy suppliers; to provide
for licensing; to include municipally owned
utilities and other providers of energy under
certain provisions of this act; to create a public
service commission and to prescribe and define its
powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public
utilities commission and to confer the powers and
duties vested by law on the public service
commission; to provide for the powers and duties
of certain state governmental officers and entities;
to provide for the continuance, transfer, and
completion of certain matters and proceedings; to
abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit
certain rate increases without notice and hearing;
to qualify residential energy conservation
programs permitted under state law for certain
federal exemption; to create a fund; to encourage
the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to
prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of
energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded
costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to
provide appropriations; to declare the effect and
purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending the title and sections 10g, 10h, and 10q
(MCL 460.10g, 460.10h, and 460.10q), the title as
amended by 2016 PA 341, section 10g as amended
by 2008 PA 286, section 10h as added by 2000 PA
142, and section 10q as added by 2000 PA 141.
HB 4803
(Rep. Bellino)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending section 676a (MCL
257.676a), as amended by 2005 PA 1.
HB 4804
(Rep. LaGrand)
A bill to amend 1941 PA 205, entitled "An act to
provide for the construction, establishment,
opening, use, discontinuing, vacating, closing,
altering, improvement, and maintenance of limited
access highways and facilities ancillary to those
highways; to permit the acquiring of property and
property rights and the closing or other treatment
of intersecting roads for these purposes; to provide
for the borrowing of money and for the issuing of
bonds or notes payable from special funds for the
acquisition, construction or improvement of such
highways; and to provide for the receipt and
expenditure of funds generated from the
facilities," by amending section 2 (MCL 252.52),
as amended by 2002 PA 150.
HB 4805
(Rep. Damoose)
A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled "An act to
provide for the classification of all public roads,
streets, and highways in this state, and for the
revision of that classification and for additions to
and deletions from each classification; to set up
and establish the Michigan transportation fund; to
provide for the deposits in the Michigan
transportation fund of specific taxes on motor
vehicles and motor vehicle fuels; to provide for
the allocation of funds from the Michigan
transportation fund and the use and administration
of the fund for transportation purposes; to promote
safe and efficient travel for motor vehicle drivers,
bicyclists, pedestrians, and other legal users of
roads, streets, and highways; to set up and
establish the truck safety fund; to provide for the
allocation of funds from the truck safety fund and
administration of the fund for truck safety
purposes; to set up and establish the Michigan
truck safety commission; to establish certain
standards for road contracts for certain businesses;
to provide for the continuing review of
transportation needs within the state; to authorize
the state transportation commission, counties,
cities, and villages to borrow money, issue bonds,
and make pledges of funds for transportation
purposes; to authorize counties to advance funds
for the payment of deficiencies necessary for the
payment of bonds issued under this act; to provide
for the limitations, payment, retirement, and
security of the bonds and pledges; to provide for
appropriations and tax levies by counties and
townships for county roads; to authorize
contributions by townships for county roads; to
provide for the establishment and administration
of the state trunk line fund, local bridge fund,
comprehensive transportation fund, and certain
other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state
trunk line fund, critical bridge fund,
comprehensive transportation fund, and certain
other funds of money raised by specific taxes and
fees; to provide for definitions of public
transportation functions and criteria; to define the
purposes for which Michigan transportation funds
may be allocated; to provide for Michigan
transportation fund grants; to provide for review
and approval of transportation programs; to
provide for submission of annual legislative
requests and reports; to provide for the
establishment and functions of certain advisory
entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to
provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for
transportation purposes; to provide for the powers
and duties of certain state and local agencies and
officials; to provide for the making of loans for
transportation purposes by the state transportation
department and for the receipt and repayment by
local units and agencies of those loans from
certain specified sources; and to repeal acts and
parts of acts," by amending section 1b (MCL
247.651b), as amended by 2002 PA 498.
Kevin Miller, representing ChargePoint, testified in opposition to HB 4801 and HB 4802.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4801 and HB 4802, but due to the
time constraints were unable to speak:
Annie Gilleo, representing Greenlots.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4803, HB 4804 and HB 4805, but
due to the time constraints were unable to speak:
Mark Griffin, representing the Michigan Petroleum Association.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4801, but did not wish to speak:
Tim Ward, representing TESLA.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4801 and HB 4802, but
did not wish to speak:
Jane McCurry, representing Clean Fuels Michigan.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4801 and HB 4802, but did not
wish to speak:
Laura Sherman, representing the Michigan EBIC.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4803, HB 4804 and HB 4805, but
did not wish to speak:
Jane McCurry, representing Clean Fuels Michigan.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4804 and HB 4805, but did not
wish to speak:
Amy Drumm, representing the Michigan Retailers Association.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Bellino adjourned the meeting at
9:30 AM.
Representative Joe Bellino, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov