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Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation
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- Meeting date
- 2019-12-03
- Scheduled start
- 2019-12-03 12:02:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2019-12-03 12:54:00.000000
- Location
- Room 326, House Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2019-12-03 12:54:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-123
- Committee name
- Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND OUTDOOR RECREATION REP. GARY HOWELL CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:02 PM Room 326, House Office Building The House Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation was called to order by Chair Howell. The Chair requested attendance be called: Present: Reps. Howell, Wakeman, Calley, Reilly, Rendon, Eisen, Sowerby, Cambensy, Pohutsky. Absent/Excused: None. Representative Rendon moved to adopt the meeting minutes from November 5, 2019. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4313 before the committee: HB 4313 (Rep. Howell) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 43525c. Jim Smith representing Pheasants Forever, testified in support of HB 4313. Representative Rendon moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4313. The motion prevailed 9-0- 0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Howell, Wakeman, Calley, Reilly, Rendon, Eisen, Sowerby, Cambensy, Pohutsky. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Wakeman moved to refer House Bill No. 4313 to the committee on Judiciary, with recommendation as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 7-2-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Howell, Wakeman, Calley, Rendon, Sowerby, Cambensy, Pohutsky. Nays: Reps. Reilly, Eisen. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 5132, HB 5002, HB 5003 and HB 4740 before the committee: HB 5132 (Rep. Albert) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending sections 48703 and 48711 (MCL 324.48703 and 324.48711), as amended by 2018 PA 529, and by adding section 48703b. HB 5002 (Rep. Howell) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 43532a (MCL 324.43532a), as amended by 2013 PA 246. HB 5003 (Rep. Brixie) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 43532 (MCL 324.43532), as amended by 2016 PA 463. HB 4740 (Rep. Miller) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending sections 75102, 75103, and 75104 (MCL 324.75102, 324.75103, and 324.75104), section 75102 as amended by 2016 PA 11, section 75103 as added by 1995 PA 58, and section 75104 as amended by 2012 PA 251. Representative Albert testified in support of HB 5132. Craig Brunet and Seth Herbst representing Michigan Department of Natural Resources, testified with no position on HB 5132. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5132, but did not wish to speak: Bryan Burroughs, representing the Michigan Trout Unlimited. Representative Howell handed the gavel over to Vice Chair Wakeman at 12:23 p.m. Representative Brixie testified in support of HB 5002 and HB 5003. Representative Howell testified in support of HB 5002 and HB 5003. Mark Stephens testified in support of HB 5002 and HB 5003. John Hesse representing Fishin Michigan, testified in support of HB 5002 and HB 5003. Ian Fitzgerald representing Michigan United Conservation Club, testified in support of HB 5002 and HB 5003. Craig Brunet representing Michigan Department of Natural Resources, testified in neutral of HB 5002 and HB 5003. Tom Weston representing Michigan Department of Natural Resources, testified with a neutral position on HB 5002 and HB 5003. Representative Howell took back the gavel at 12:31 p.m. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5002 and HB 5003, but did not wish to speak: Bryan Burroughs, representing the Michigan Trout Unlimited. Bill Winowiecki, representing the Michigan Charter Boat Association. Dennis Eade, representing the Michigan Steelhead and Salmon Fisherman's Association. Alia Phillips, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters. Charlotte Jameson, representing the Michigan Environmental Council. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5003, but did not wish to speak: Thomas Gilpin, representing the Sierra Club. Representative Miller testified in support of HB 4740. Robert Parrish representing Cass County Parks & Recreation, testified in support of HB 4740. Scott Wieman testified in support of HB 4740. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4740, but did not wish to speak: Alia Phillpis, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters. There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Gary Howell adjourned the meeting at 12:54 PM. Representative Gary Howell, Chair Amy Rostkowycz Committee Clerk arostkowycz@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 326, House Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2019-12-03
- Meeting id
- meeting-2261
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2019-12-03 12:02:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation,” /meetings/meeting-2261.
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