to adopt the meeting minutes from March 19, 2019.
Representative Yancey moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 19, 2019. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. Executive Director Ron Brenke, Bob Rabeler, Robert Leppala, and Jayson Nault, all representing the American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan, provided a presentation on Road Building 101 and reviewed the following topics: Road Project Life Cycle; Road Design Factors; Road Design Process; Construction Considerations; and Innovations to Improve Quality, Efficiency, and Safety. Questions and discussion followed. The Chair laid HB 4120 before the committee: HB 4120 (Rep. Markkanen) 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 10 of chapter IV (MCL 224.10), as amended by 2004 PA 516.