Public Act 38 of 2003

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• Introduced by Sen. Bruce Patterson (R) on May 20, 2003, to prohibit the disposal in Michigan landfills of out-of-state and out-of-country solid waste unless it goes first to a transfer station, where items that do not comply with Michigan landfill standards would be sorted out and removed. Solid waste from states or a country with the same standards as Michigan would be exempt.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on May 20, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 9, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-7) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on October 9, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one recommended by the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs. The substitute incorporates changes resulting from extensive negotiations on a large package of related bills which seek to restrict the deposit of imported solid waste in Michigan landfills, without violating the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, or international trade agreements. See Senate-passed version for details. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on October 9, 2003.
• Passed 33 to 3 in the Senate on October 9, 2003, to impose a two-year moratorium on granting permits for new landfills in Michigan. By 2005 the Department of Environmental Quality would have to recommend a regional system of solid waste planning and disposal facility siting, and methods for securing reasonable and necessary regional and statewide disposal capacity. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 57, 98, 497, 498, 499, 502, 505, 506, 557, 715, and Senate Resolutions 4 and 12.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on October 14, 2003.
  • Referred to the House Land Use and Environment Committee on October 14, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on November 6, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on November 13, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which allows landfill expansions which are already in the works when the bill goes into effect. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on November 13, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Kathleen Law (D) on November 13, 2003, to strike out an exception to the proposed two-year moratorium for landfill expansions which are already in the works when the bill goes into effect. The amendment failed 42 to 62 in the House on November 13, 2003.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Matt Milosch (R) on November 13, 2003, to eliminate a proposed requirement that the Department of Environmental Quality would have to recommend a regional system of solid waste planning and disposal facility siting. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on November 13, 2003.
• Passed 101 to 2 in the House on November 13, 2003, to impose a two-year moratorium on granting permits for new landfills in Michigan, except for those landfill expansions which are already in the works when the bill goes into effect. By 2005 the Department of Environmental Quality would have to recommend methods for securing reasonable and necessary regional and statewide disposal capacity.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on November 13, 2003.
• Passed 34 to 3 in the Senate on March 2, 2004, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on March 26, 2004.