HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND TOURISM
REP. DAVID MARTIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, September 10,
2025
Noon.
Room 519, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism was called to order by Chair Martin.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Martin, St. Germaine, VanderWall, Outman, Hoadley, Johnsen, Prestin,
Bohnak, Fairbairn, Wortz, McFall, Scott, Weiss, Arbit, Foreman and Wooden.
Absent: Rep. Myers-Phillips.
Excused: Rep. Myers-Phillips.
Representative Fairbairn moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 03, 2025. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4427 before the committee:
HB 4427
(Rep. St. Germaine)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 390, entitled
"Emergency management act," (MCL 30.401
to 30.421) by adding section 10a.
Representative St. Germaine moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4427. The motion prevailed
15-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Martin, St. Germaine, VanderWall, Outman, Hoadley, Johnsen, Prestin, Bohnak,
Fairbairn, Wortz, McFall, Scott, Weiss, Arbit and Foreman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid a presentation on PFAS destructor or reducer technologies and companies
increasing operations in Michigan before the committee.
CEO David Trueba, representing Revive Environmental, gave a presentation about PFAS
technology. Questions and discussions followed.
The committee returned to consideration of HB 4427.
Representative St. Germain and Nathan Kissling testified in support of HB 4427. Questions and
discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in support of HB 4427, but due to the time
constraints were unable to speak:
Nichole Keway Biber, representing Clean Water Action.
Representative Johnsen moved to excuse Representative Myers-Phillips from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Martin adjourned the meeting at
12:59 PM.
Representative David Martin, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov