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
June 4, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality was scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at
1:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 255 (Sen. LaSata).
2. Presentation by the Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division of the Michigan
Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy regarding the Division and its
responsibilities.
3. Presentation by the American Water Works Association regarding an overview of the Association
and the critical issues it is working on.
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, McBroom, Bayer, and
Brinks, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from April 23, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. LaSata to summarize SB 255.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 255:
Doug Needham, Michigan Aggregate Association – Support
Aaron Keatley and MaryAnn Dolehanty, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and
Energy – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 255:
Thomas Gilpin, Michigan Sierra Club – Neutral
Mike Johnston, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support
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The Chair invited Aaron Keatly, Chief Deputy Director of EGLE, and Assistant Division Director Amy
Lachance to give a presentation providing an overview of the Drinking Water and Environmental Health
Division of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
The Chair invited Bonnifer Ballard and Pat Staskiewicz, of the Michigan Section of the American Water
Works Association, to give a presentation regarding an overview Association and the critical issues it is
working on.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:55 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 18, 2019
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