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Meeting date: 2021-02-24
Scheduled start: Not recorded
Documented start: 2021-02-24 08:10:00.000000
Documented end: 2021-02-24 09:55:00.000000
Location: Not recorded
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2021-02-24 09:55:00.000000
Actual start: 2021-02-24 08:10:00.000000
Chamber: senate
Committee id: committee-234
Committee name: Natural Resources
Evidence text: MEMBERS: SEN. JON C. BUMSTEAD, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. RICK OUTMAN SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT SEN. SEAN MCCANN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES SENATOR ED MCBROOM CHAIR 7200 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7840 FAX: (517) 373-3932 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES February 24, 2021 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources was scheduled for Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at 8:00 a.m., in Room 403 of the Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follow: 1. Reported SR 17 (Sen. McBroom) with recommendation. 2. Reported SR 15 (Sen. McBroom) with recommendation. The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair McBroom, Sen.(s) Bumstead, Outman, Schmidt, and McCann, a quorum was present. The Chair invited the committee to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bumstead to adopt the meeting minutes from February 17, 2021. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair summarized SR 17 for the committee. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony via zoom regarding SR 17: Jim Sweeney, Concerned Sportsmen of Michigan – Support. Member questions followed. Al Ettenhoefer, U.P. Whitetails – Support. The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding SR 17: Jordan Hoover, Baraga County U.P. Whitetails Association – Support. Member questions followed. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SR 17: Dean Beckman, Citizen – Support. Andrew Vermeesch, Michigan Farm Bureau – Support. Torin Miller, National Deer Association – Oppose. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Outman to report SR 17 to the floor with recommendation that it be adopted. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair McBroom, Sen.(s) Bumstead, and Outman Nays: Sen. McCann The motion prevailed and the resolution was reported. The Chair summarized SR 15 for the committee. The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding SR 15: Jordan Hoover, Baraga County U.P. Whitetails Association – Support. Member questions followed. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony via zoom regarding SR 15: Rory Mattson, Delta Conservation District – Support. Molly Tamulevich, Humane Society of the United States – Oppose. Member questions followed. Dale McNamee, Self – Support. Member questions followed. Bee Friedlander, Attorneys for Animals – Oppose. Member questions followed. Karol Henckel Miller, Self – Oppose. Member questions followed. Jeffery Towner, Self – Oppose. Member questions followed. Gary V. Gorniak, Upper Peninsula Sportsmen's Alliance – Support. Member questions followed. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bumstead to report SR 15 to the floor with recommendation that it be adopted. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair McBroom, Sen.(s) Bumstead, and Outman Nays: Sen. McCann The motion prevailed and the resolution was reported. The following individuals submitted a testimony card regarding SR. 15: Andrew Vermeesch, Michigan Farm Bureau – Support. Aaron Payment, Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians – Oppose The following individuals submitted written testimony regarding SR 15: Jacqueline Winkowski, Marquette – Oppose Nancy Warren, Ewen – Oppose Kevin Fuchs, Kalamazoo – Oppose Maggie Scheffer, Iron River – Oppose Karen Mouradjian, Citizen – Oppose Margaret O'Byrne – Oppose Richard Sloat, Iron River – Oppose Marilyn Patterson – Oppose Andrea Hartman – Oppose Patrice Cole – Oppose Debra Linari, Dryden – Oppose Mike Raymond, Shelby Township – Oppose Levi Rinck – Oppose Cathy Gray – Oppose Jill Savage, DVM, Auburn Hills – Oppose Sandy Kondos – Oppose Judith Brock, Charlevoix – Oppose Don & Jane Ensley, Davisburg – Oppose Rosemary Plourde, Marquette – Oppose Bill Lawrence – Oppose Maureen Grady, Ann Arbor – Oppose Chris Byrne – Oppose Karen Stamper – Oppose Piermg27@aol.com – Oppose Nancy Andrews – Oppose Kristi Lloyd, Hickory Corners – Oppose Jodi Von Wihl, W. Bloomfield – Oppose Janice Prokop-Heitman, Plymouth – Oppose Victor Khayat – Oppose Debra Linari, Dryden – Oppose Michele Williams – Oppose Dierdre Lisk, Wayne – Oppose Rebecca Nelson, Smiths Creek – Oppose Sue Bissell, Harbor Springs – Oppose Pam Westerhold, Northville – Oppose Pat McCall, Hartland – Oppose Anna Mary Walsh, Shepherdstown W. Virginia – Oppose Pamela Lubig, Marquette – Oppose Sharon Klemm, Sodus – Oppose Sue Alward – Oppose Julie Dye, Dowagiac – Oppose Mary Hippler – Oppose Lynn Babcock, Dexter – Oppose Florence Sandok – Oppose Terri Keppler – Oppose Virginia Tyson – Oppose Charlene Michael – Oppose Jodi Hefferan, Rapid City – Oppose Allison Goodwin, Birmingham – Oppose Allan & Marlin Derkacz, Grand Blanc – Oppose Sandra Rotunda, Taylor – Oppose Karol Miller, Rochester – Oppose Anne Honhart, Birmingham – Oppose Ellen Nini – Oppose Renee Gregory, Milan – Oppose Doris Applebaum, Oak Park – Oppose Sheila Pugach – Oppose Katie Weeks – Oppose Lisa Uchno, Sylvan Lake – Oppose Diane Hoerner, West Bloomfield – Oppose Robert Burgener – Oppose Dr. Susan Huber – Oppose Laura Long, MD – Oppose Charles Bond, Maple City – Oppose Carol Fletcher – Oppose Tom Progar, President, VegMichigan – Oppose JP Callaghan, Birmingham – Oppose Barbara Michniewicz – Oppose Scott Newell, Ann Arbor – Oppose Dr. Mark Poletti, Muskegon – Oppose Francine Dolins, Ann Arbor – Oppose Kristen Schelbert – Oppose Jack Christenson, Troy – Oppose jushujo@aol.com – Oppose Lila Shah – Oppose Judy Satterthwaite, Rochester – Oppose Pam Jackson, Kalamazoo – Oppose Diane Hein-Beutel – Oppose Darcie Livingston, St. Clair Shores – Oppose Renee Noomie, Rochester – Oppose Lisa Popa – Oppose Paul Weber, Chesterfield – Oppose Brandi Vezina – Oppose Jeff Sanderson – Oppose Joan Victor – Oppose Sue Wright – Oppose Shubram Subramanyam – Oppose Katharine Murphy – Oppose Anna Eerola, St Clair – Oppose Joyce Janicki, St. Clair Shores – Oppose Joan White, Grand Blanc – Oppose Brian Gaisford – Oppose Jean Public – Oppose Ed Shalda – Oppose Aggie Monfette, Royal Oak – Oppose Noelle Grain – Oppose Jan Strait, Grand Rapids – Oppose Ali Mosa – Oppose Elaine Delaney, Dearborn – Oppose Franklin Eventoff, Bow, WA – Oppose Barton Grimm – Beverly Hills – Oppose Michelle Leveque, Ada – Oppose Monique Balaban, Rochester Hills – Oppose Ann von Lossberg – Oppose Jessica Myers – Oppose Patricia Fisher – Oppose Katherine Cross – Oppose James Winkowski, Marquette – Oppose Jacqueline Winkowski, Marquette – Oppose Kristi Lloyd, Hickory Corners – Oppose Stephanie Williams, Guilford CT – Oppose Rhea Linn – Oppose James Kleinschmidt – Oppose Mike DePue – Oppose Hardy Fuchs – Oppose Joan Swain – Oppose Jessamine Belland, Cedarville – Oppose Kelley LaBonty – Oppose James Vetuskey – Oppose S. Lambertson & R. Polly – Oppose Kathy Fahey – Oppose Barbara McBride, Benzie County – Oppose Sheri Giardini, DVM, Birmingham – Oppose Jeff Towner, Negaunee Twp. – Oppose Michele & Greg Petrosky – Oppose Virginia Holder, Berrien Springs – Oppose Ana Maria Pimentel – Oppose Margaret Emerson-Rich, Lansing – Oppose Tina L. Bass – Oppose Carla Vaughan – Oppose Ann Platte – Oppose Susan Kilmer, DeWitt – Oppose Joel Harding – Oppose Patrice Cole – Oppose Renee Kermeen, Middleville – Oppose Anne Throop, Caledonia – Oppose Philip Grundlehner, Bloomfield Hills – Oppose Alex Little – Oppose Margaret Riddell – Oppose Michigan's First Anishinaabeck Caucus – Oppose David Payne – Oppose Sharon Sperow, Grand Blanc – Oppose Trish Marie, Grand Blanc – Oppose Sunny Sjaarad – Oppose MJ & Gary Lemieur – Oppose Lynn Russell Kermeen, Middleville – Oppose Daniel Oberschulte, Traverse City – Oppose Kristine Drake – Oppose Nina Robles, Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Inc. – Oppose Candy Petrick – Oppose Martha Ruszkowski – Oppose Sandra Giardini, Dearborn – Oppose Gary Dolinshek, Rochester Hills – Oppose Ron Kagan & Scott Carter, Detroit Zoological Society – Oppose Andrew Vermeesch, Michigan Farm Bureau – Support Ahimsa Safe Haven, Onsted – Oppose All Species Kinship, Battle Creek – Oppose Attorneys for Animals, Canton – Oppose Barn Sanctuary, Chelsea – Oppose Bird Center of Washtenaw County – Oppose Chubby Goat Acres, Schoolcraft – Oppose Harbor Humane, West Olive – Oppose Humane Society of Huron Valley – Oppose Humane Society of Macomb, Utica – Oppose Kalamazoo Cat Café and Rescue – Oppose Last Dance Rescue Ranch, Charlevoix – Oppose Michigan Animal Rescue Shelter Network – Oppose Michigan Humane, Detroit – Oppose Out-Back Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Ottawa Lake – Oppose Paws for Life Rescue and Adoption, Troy – Oppose Richland Animal Rescue & Equine Shelter, Richland – Oppose Save a Soul Rescue, Kalkaska – Oppose Songbird Protection Coalition – Oppose SPCA of Southwest Michigan, Kalamazoo – Oppose There being no further business before the committee, the Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Schmidt to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:55 a.m. Date adopted by committee: 03/03/2021
Location: Not recorded
Media count: 2
Meeting date: 2021-02-24
Meeting id: meeting-3263
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum confirmed
Scheduled start: Not recorded
Session name: 2021-2022

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