HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
REP. JACK O'MALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
10:30 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Transportation was called to order by Chair O'Malley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Howell, Griffin, LaFave, Berman, Carra, Roth, Sneller,
Clemente, Shannon, Liberati, Puri.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representatives Clemente and Shannon joined the committee remotely.
Representative Puri moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 4, 2021. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid the presentation on the Impact to Michigan's Infrastructure without Line 5 before
the committee.
Jason Geer, representing the Michigan Oil and Gas Association, provided a presentation on the
Importance of Line 5. Questions and discussion followed.
Scott Hayes, representing the Toledo Refining Company, , provided a presentation on the
Importance of Line 5 to the Toledo Refining Company. Questions and discussion followed.
Professor of Economics Chris Douglas, representing the University of Michigan- Flint, provided
a presentation on the Economic Impact to Michigan of Closing Line 5. Questions and discussion
followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Jack O'Malley adjourned the meeting
at 11:28 AM.
Representative Jack O'Malley, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov