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
January 21, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality was scheduled for Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at
1:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 714 (Sen. Victory) with recommendation and immediate effect.
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 October 29, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. Victory to summarize SB 714.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 714:
James Clift and Jerrod Sanders, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy –
Oppose
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 714:
Herasanna Richards, Michigan Municipal League – Support
Jane Clark, Michigan West Coast Chamber – Support
Andy Johnston, Grand Rapids Chamber – Support
Cindy Larsen, Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber – Support
Nick Occhipinti, Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Oppose
Jennifer McKay, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council – Oppose
Joy Gaasch, The Chamber of Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Ferrysburg – Support
Sean Hammond, Michigan Environmental Council – Oppose
Thomas Gilpin, Michigan Sierra Club – Oppose
The Chair recessed the committee from 2:00 p.m. until 2:01 p.m.
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to report SB 714 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Outman, Sen.(s) Daley, Johnson, VanderWall, and McBroom
Nays: Sen.(s) Bayer and Brinks
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 714. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:02 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: February 4, 2020
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