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
July 28, 2020
A joint meeting of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality and Senate Committee on Energy and
Technology was scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., in the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji
Tower.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation by the Four Lakes Task Force regarding the Edenville Dam.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:02 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, Bayer, and Brinks, a
quorum was present.
The Chair recessed the committee from 1:03 p.m. to 1:04 p.m.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to adopt the meeting minutes from June 23, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. McBroom was
excused from the meeting.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Technology called roll. A quorum was present.
Chair Outman deferred to Chair Lauwers to invite David Kepler, Chairman of the Four Lakes Task Force, and
Ron Hanson, from Spicer Group, to give presentations regarding the Edenville Dam.
Questions followed from members of both committees.
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There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:04 p.m.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Technology adjourned at 2:05 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: September 10, 2020
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