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
June 23, 2020
A joint meeting of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality and Senate Committee on Energy and
Technology was scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding the Dam Safety
Program.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Technology called to order at 1:01 pm. The Committee called roll. A
quorum was present.
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, McBroom, Bayer, and
Brinks, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from June 16, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
Chair Outman deferred to Chair Lauwers to invite Terry Turpin, Director of the Office of Energy Projects, John
Katz, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and David Capka, Director of the Division of Dam Safety and
Inspections, of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to give presentations regarding the Dam
Safety Program.
Questions followed from members of both committees.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Technology adjourned at 2:35 p.m.
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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 2:36 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: July 28, 2020
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