HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
REP. NATE SHANNON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure was called to order by
Chair Shannon.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Coleman, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins, Miller,
Outman, Roth, Bruck, Kunse, St. Germaine.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Bruck joined the committee remotely.
Representative Fitzgerald moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 28, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HR 52 before the committee:
HR 52
(Rep. Miller)
A resolution to encourage the United States
Federal Government to increase transparency and
notification standards around the transportation of
toxic waste materials across state and community
lines.
Representative Miller, joined by Kevin Krouse, Interim Director of Community Safety and
Development for the City of Romulus Michigan, both testified in support of HR 52. Questions
and discussion followed.
Representative MacDonell moved to report out HR 52 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Coleman, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins, Miller,
Outman, Roth, Kunse, St. Germaine.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HR 52 , but did not wish to speak:
Donald Roach, representing SMART Union.
BJ Trumble, representing the Michigan State Legislative Board.
Tim Minotas, representing the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter.
Amy O'Leary, representing the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.
The Chair laid the presentation from the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association
before the committee.
Lance Binoniemi, representing the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association,
provided a presentation on Michigan Infrastructure Needs and Funding. Questions and
discussion followed.
The Chair laid the presentation from the American Council of Engineering Companies of
Michigan before the committee.
Jayson Nault, P.E. and Ron Brenke, P.E., both representing the American Council of Engineering
Companies of Michigan, provided a presentation on the American Council of Engineering
Companies of Michigan and Specific Infrastructure Needs in the State of Michigan. Questions
and discussion followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Shannon adjourned the meeting at
11:34 AM.
Representative Nate Shannon, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov