HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND OUTDOOR RECREATION
REP. GARY HOWELL
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, April 15, 2021
10:30 AM
Room 307, House Office Building
The House Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation was called to order by
Chair Howell.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Howell, Markkanen, LaFave, Eisen, Wakeman, Sowerby, Cambensy.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representatives Marino and Aiyash joined the committee meeting remotely.
Representative LaFave moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 25, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SCR 6 before the committee:
SCR 6
(Sen. McBroom)
A concurrent resolution to urge the Natural
Resources Commission and the Department of
Natural Resources to end the research study begun
in 2019 concerning the effectiveness of antler
point restrictions as a management tool in the
chronic wasting disease core area.
Senator McBroom testified in support of SCR 6. Questions and discussion followed.
Jim Sweeney, representing Concerned Sportsmen of Michigan, testified in support of SCR 6.
Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid before the committee a presentation by Doug Roberts, President, United Deer
Farmers of Michigan. Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid before the committee a presentation by Erik Schnelle, President, Michigan
Advisory Council of the National Deer Association. He was joined by Josh Hillyard,
Assistant Director of Grass Roots; Torin Miller, Director of Policy; and Kip Adams, Chief
Conservation Officer. Questions and discussion followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Howell adjourned the meeting at
11:31 AM.
Representative Gary Howell, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov