HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND TOURISM
REP. DAVID MARTIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, December 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 and Myers-Phillips.
Absent: Reps. Arbit, Foreman and Wooden.
Excused: Reps. Arbit, Foreman and Wooden.
Representative Outman moved to adopt the meeting minutes from November 12, 2025. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4445 before the committee:
HB 4445
(Rep. Wortz)
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural
resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 40102 and 40111a
(MCL 324.40102 and 324.40111a), section
40102 as amended by 2015 PA 24 and section
40111a as amended by 2015 PA 265.
Representative Wortz testified in support of HB 4445. Questions and discussions followed.
Dr. Jerrold Belant testified with no position on HB 4445. Questions and discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4445, but did not wish to speak:
Chris Semernic, representing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4445, but did not wish to speak:
Rebecca Park, representing the Michigan Farm Bureau.
Representative McFall moved to excuse Representatives Arbit, Foreman and Wooden 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 1:06
PM.
Representative David Martin, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov