HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
REP. JULIE ALEXANDER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, November 30,
2021
8:00
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Agriculture committee is meeting jointly with the House Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural
Resources was called to order by Chair Allor.
The House Committee on Agriculture was called to order by Chair Alexander.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Alexander, Posthumus, Bellino, Rendon, Filler, Carra, Cambensy, Hope,
Witwer, Puri.
Absent: Rep. Garza.
Excused: Rep. Garza.
Representatives Hope, Witwer, and Puri attended the meeting remotely.
Chair Alexander laid the presentation on the Agricultural Nutrient Best Management Voluntary
Practices Program before the committee.
Director Gary McDowel and Director of Finance and Budget Sylvia Renteria, both representing
the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, provided a presentation on the
Agricultural Nutrient Best Management Voluntary Practices Program covered the following
topics: What is Phosphorous, Phosphorous in Western Lake Erie Basin, New Pilot Program, Cost
Categories, and Going Forward. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Alexander moved to excuse Representative Garza from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Julie Alexander adjourned the House
Committee on Agriculture at 9:11 AM.
Rep. Sue Allor adjourned the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural
Development and Natural Resources at 9:12 AM.
Representative Julie Alexander, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov