HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
REP. JACK O'MALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
8:00 AM
Room 327, 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, Carra, Roth, Harris, Sneller, Clemente,
Shannon, Liberati, Puri.
Absent: Rep. LaFave.
Excused: Rep. LaFave.
Representative Griffin moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 14, 2022. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 39 and SB 43 before the committee:
SB 39
(Sen. Victory)
A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled "An act to
revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to
the establishment, opening, discontinuing,
vacating, closing, altering, improvement,
maintenance, and use of the public highways and
private roads; the condemnation of property and
gravel therefor; the building, repairing and
preservation of bridges; maintaining public access
to waterways under certain conditions; setting and
protecting shade trees, drainage, and cutting
weeds and brush within this state; providing for
the election or appointment and defining the
powers, duties, and compensation of state, county,
township, and district highway officials; and to
prescribe penalties and provide remedies," by
amending section 21 (MCL 224.21), as amended
by 1996 PA 23.
SB 43
(Sen. Victory)
A bill to amend 1964 PA 170, entitled "An act to
make uniform the liability of municipal
corporations, political subdivisions, and the state,
its agencies and departments, officers, employees,
and volunteers thereof, and members of certain
boards, councils, and task forces when engaged in
the exercise or discharge of a governmental
function, for injuries to property and persons; to
define and limit this liability; to define and limit
the liability of the state when engaged in a
proprietary function; to authorize the purchase of
liability insurance to protect against loss arising
out of this liability; to provide for defending
certain claims made against public officers,
employees, and volunteers and for paying
damages sought or awarded against them; to
provide for the legal defense of public officers,
employees, and volunteers; to provide for
reimbursement of public officers and employees
for certain legal expenses; and to repeal acts and
parts of acts," by amending section 2 (MCL
691.1402), as amended by 2012 PA 50.
Representative Howell moved to report out SB 39 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
11-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Howell, Griffin, Roth, Harris, Sneller, Clemente, Shannon,
Liberati, Puri.
Nays: Rep. Carra.
Pass: None.
Representative Roth moved to report out SB 43 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 11-
1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Howell, Griffin, Roth, Harris, Sneller, Clemente, Shannon,
Liberati, Puri.
Nays: Rep. Carra.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid the presentation on PFAS Regulations and the Impact to Airports before the
committee.
Torrance Richardson and Kevin Klein, both representing the Michigan Association of Airport
Executives, gave a presentation on the Impact of PFAS Regulations on Airports. Questions and
discussion followed.
Travis Boeskool, representing the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and
Energy, joined by Abigail Hendershot, Executive Director of the Michigan PFAS Action
Response Team, both provided a presentation on MPART and PFAS Regulations on Airports.
Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Harris moved to excuse Representative LaFave from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair O'Malley adjourned the meeting at
8:54 AM.
Representative Jack O'Malley, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov