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- Meeting date
- 2020-01-29
- Scheduled start
- 2020-01-29 09:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2020-01-29 14:00:00.000000
- Location
- the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2020-01-29 14:00:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-177
- Committee name
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- Evidence text
- MEMBERS: SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. ED MCBROOM SEN. ROGER VICTORY SEN. RICK OUTMAN SEN. DAN LAUWERS SEN. ERIKA GEISS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. MARSHALL BULLOCK SEN. ADAM J. HOLLIER THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE SENATOR TOM BARRETT CHAIR 3200 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-3447 FAX: (517) 373-5849 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES January 29, 2020 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was scheduled for Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 431 (Sen. Hollier). The Chair called the meeting to order. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, Bullock, and Hollier, a quorum was present. The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Victory was excused from the meeting. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the meeting minutes from January 22, 2020. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 431: Kevin Cotter, Fisher Companies – Support At 9:45 a.m., the Chair recessed the committee. At 11:03 a.m., the Chair reconvened the committee. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 431: Page 1 of 4 Bill Langer, Geologist – No Position Rich Studley, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support State Representative Gary Howell, Michigan House of Representatives – Oppose At 12:03 p.m., the Chair recessed the committee. At 12:11 p.m., the Chair reconvened the committee. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 431: Michele Joliat, Citizen – Oppose Greg Julian, Kasson Township – Oppose Robert DePalma, Groveland Township – Oppose Michael Nolan, Metamora Township Attorney – Oppose Due to the time constraints, the following individuals were unable to present testimony regarding SB 431: Cliff Halliday Jr, Halliday Sand and Gravel, Inc. – Support Ross Veltema, Top Grade Aggregate – Support Alan Leman, Citizen – Support Suzanne Clark, Metamora Township – Oppose Sean Hammond, Michigan Environmental Council – Oppose Richard Murphy, Citizen – Oppose Neil Sheridan, Michigan Township Association – Oppose Judy Allen, Michigan Township Association – Oppose Linda Egeland, Citizen – Oppose Walter J. Bargen, Citizen – Oppose Mary Chris Foxworthy, Metamora Chamber of Commerce – Oppose Martin Foxworthy, Citizen – Oppose Becky Kelly, Metamora Land Preservation Alliance – Oppose Roy J. Holden, Citizen – Oppose Carole Porretta, Citizen – Oppose Robert P. Young, Former Chief Justice – Oppose Gerald Fisher, Citizen – Oppose Michael Wilczynski, Citizen – Oppose Denis Callewaert, Citizen – Oppose Scott Benscoter, Metamora Township – Oppose Val Kuslak, Citizen – Oppose The following cards were turned in of individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 431: Don Elliott, Don Elliott S&G – Support Marsha Freed, Citizen – Oppose Barbara Holden, Citizen – Oppose Jocelyn Scofield, Citizen – Oppose Lisa Oshert, Citizen – Oppose Page 2 of 4 Carolyn Brenner, Citizen – Oppose Edward M. Kothe, Citizen- Oppose Sandy Cornell, Citizen – Oppose Mary Jo Maxson, Citizen – Oppose Terrance Toland, Citizen- Oppose Barbara Chapman, Citizen – Oppose Sarah Champion, Citizen – Oppose Diane Scott, Citizen – Oppose Zora Pondell, Citizen – Oppose Jerry Rheaume, Citizen – Oppose Karen Gaunt, Citizen – Oppose Joe Rhedume, Citizen – Oppose Eli Barlia, Citizen – Oppose Hazen Dodd, Citizen – Oppose Kristin McIsaac, Citizen – Oppose Margaret Winter, Citizen – Oppose Dawn Kanasty, Citizen – Oppose Victor Dzenowaski, Citizen – Oppose Erika Stimac, Citizen – Oppose David Stimac, Citizen – Oppose Chriss Barnett, Supervisor Orion Township – Oppose Gerard Graye, Citizen – Oppose Greg Boudreau, Citizen – Oppose Ann Derderian, Citizen – Oppose Mark Frank, Citizen – Oppose Patrice Robinson, Citizen – Oppose Michael Spence, SEMLOG – Oppose Candi Lamb, Citizen – Oppose Jim Stormont, Citizen – Oppose Kevin Lamb, Citizen – Oppose Rebecca Millican, Citizen – Oppose Diane Babcock, Metamora Land Preservation Alliance - Oppose Page 3 of 4 Linder Barber, Citizen – Oppose Cindy Austin, Citizen – Oppose Heather Barden, Citizen – Oppose Heidi Mehl, Metamora Equestrian Conservation Alliance – Oppose Diane Matheis, Metamora Equestrian Conservation Alliance – Oppose Jake VanDam Metamora Land Preservation Alliance – Oppose Doretta Diekman Anema, Citizen – Oppose There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:00 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: February 19, 2020 Page 4 of 4
- Location
- the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Media count
- 3
- Meeting date
- 2020-01-29
- Meeting id
- meeting-2920
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2020-01-29 09:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Transportation and Infrastructure,” /meetings/meeting-2920.
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