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• Introduced by Sen. Michelle McManus (R) on September 15, 2009, to merge the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Natural Resources. This is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 806 to 824 which would amend various public acts so as to (re)combine the two departments. The bill would create Office of Environmental Permits within the DNR, whose director's appointment would require the advice and consent of the Senate.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on September 15, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 12, 2009, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 22 to 15 in the Senate on November 10, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on November 12, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on November 12, 2009.