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Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation
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- Meeting date
- 2020-02-11
- Scheduled start
- 2020-02-11 12:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2020-02-11 12:44:00.000000
- Location
- Room 326, House Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2020-02-11 12:44:00.000000
- 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, February 11, 2020 12:00 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 Wakeman moved to adopt the minutes from the February 4th, 2020 meeting. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5333 before the committee: HB 5333 (Rep. Markkanen) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending sections 50501, 50502, 50507, and 53503 (MCL 324.50501, 324.50502, 324.50507, and 324.53503), sections 50501 and 50502 as amended by 2004 PA 124 and section 50507 as amended and section 53503 as added by 2018 PA 116. Representative Rendon moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5333. 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 Calley moved to refer House Bill No. 5333 to the committee on Ways and Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 9-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Howell, Wakeman, Calley, Reilly, Rendon, Eisen, Sowerby, Cambensy, Pohutsky. Nays: None. Pass: None. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5333 (H-1), but did not wish to speak: Gary Melow, representing Michigan Biomass. Craig Brunet, representing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Denise Pallarito, representing the Michigan Association of Timbermen. The Chair laid HB 5401 and HB 5402 before the committee: HB 5401 (Rep. Eisen) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 80146 (MCL 324.80146), as amended by 2007 PA 8. HB 5402 (Rep. Eisen) A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised judicature act of 1961," by amending sections 113, 8701, and 8703 (MCL 600.113, 600.8701, and 600.8703), section 113 as amended by 1996 PA 79, section 8701 as added by 1994 PA 12, and section 8703 as amended by 1996 PA 388. Substitute (H-1) was adopted to HB 5401 on February 4th, 2020. Substitute (H-1) was adopted to HB 5402 on February 4th, 2020. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5401 (H-1), HB 5402 (H-1), but did not wish to speak: Craig Brunet, representing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Herasanna Richards, representing the Michigan Municipal League. Representative Eisen moved to refer House Bill No. 5401 to the committee on Ways and Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1). 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 Eisen moved to refer House Bill No. 5402 to the committee on Ways and Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 9-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Howell, Wakeman, Calley, Reilly, Rendon, Eisen, Sowerby, Cambensy, Pohutsky. Nays: None. Pass: None. Jim Stewart and Nicki Polan, representing Michigan Boating Industries Association, testified in opposition to HB 5401 (H-1). Questions and discussion followed. The Chair laid HB 5463 before the committee: HB 5463 (Rep. Lilly) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending sections 80110 and 80112 (MCL 324.80110 and 324.80112), as amended by 2006 PA 237, and by adding section 80112a. Representative Lilly testified in support of HB 5463. Craig Brunet and Lt. Tom Wanless, representing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of HB 5463. Jim Stewart, representing the Michigan Boating Industries Association, testified in opposition to HB 5463. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5463, but did not wish to speak: Tom Frazier, representing the Michigan Townships Association. The Chair laid a presentation by the Michigan Association of Timbermen before the committee: Denise Pallarito, representing the Michigan Association of Timbermen, gave the presentation. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Howell adjourned the meeting at 12:44 PM. Representative Gary Howell, Chair Amy Rostkowycz Committee Clerk arostkowycz@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 326, House Office Building
- Media count
- 0
- Meeting date
- 2020-02-11
- Meeting id
- meeting-2344
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2020-02-11 12:00:00.000000
- 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-2344.
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