2007 House Bill 4047: Impose moratorium on new landfills

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Introduced by Rep. Kate Ebli (D) on January 22, 2007, to impose a moratorium on allowing new landfills or landfill expansions in the state until 2012, with certain narrow exceptions.
- Referred to the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee on January 22, 2007.
  - Reported in the House on April 19, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on May 3, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on May 3, 2007.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Steven Lindberg (D) on May 3, 2007, to allow an expansion of an existing landfill if it was identified as part of a regulatory enforcement consent order in effect before the bill was passed. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 3, 2007.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Daniel Acciavatti (R) on May 3, 2007, to allow counties to opt out of the moratorium. The amendment failed 50 to 58 in the House on May 3, 2007.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Amendment offered by Rep. Neal Nitz (R) on May 3, 2007, to exempt a landfill in Bertrand Township that has an agreement with Berrien County from the moratorium. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on May 3, 2007.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Joe Hune (R) and Rep. David Law (R) on May 3, 2007, to prohibit landfills from accepting Canadian waste. The amendment passed 96 to 13 in the House on May 3, 2007.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Meadows (D) on May 3, 2007, to establish that if a court finds part of the bill invalid (such as a ban on waste imported from Canada), the rest of the bill would still have effect. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 3, 2007.
Passed 85 to 24 in the House on May 3, 2007.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Received in the Senate on May 8, 2007.
- Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on May 8, 2007.

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1) Reduce landfills, be more responsible by Anonymous Citizen on June 20, 2008
2007 House Bill 4047 (Impose moratorium on new landfills ) (House Roll Call 143)

Passed in the House (85 to 24) on May 3, 2007. [History, Amendments & Comments]

The vote was 85 in favor, 24 opposed, and 1 not voting
(House Roll Call 143 at House Journal 43)

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Vote
Support
Oppose
Not Voting
Undecided
Legislators (Democrat)
94%
3%
1%

58 total votes

Legislators (Republican)
57%
42%
0%

52 total votes

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The following legislators supported 2007 House Bill 4047 (Impose moratorium on new landfills ):

Accavitti (D) Acciavatti (R) Angerer (D) Ball (R) Bauer (D) Bennett (D)
Bieda (D) Brandenburg (R) Brown (D) Byrnes (D) Byrum (D) Calley (R)
Casperson (R) Caswell (R) Cheeks (D) Clack (D) Condino (D) Constan (D)
Corriveau (D) Coulouris (D) Cushingberry (D) Dean (D) DeRoche (R) Dillon (D)
Donigan (D) Ebli (D) Espinoza (D) Gaffney (R) Gillard (D) Gonzales (D)
Green (R) Hammel (D) Hammon (D) Hansen (R) Hildenbrand (R) Hood (D)
Hopgood (D) Horn (R) Huizenga (R) Hune (R) Jackson (D) Johnson (D)
Jones, Rick (R) Jones, Robert (D) Lahti (D) LaJoy (R) Law, David (R) Law, Kathleen (D)
LeBlanc (D) Leland (D) Lemmons (D) Lindberg (D) Marleau (R) Mayes (D)
McDowell (D) Meadows (D) Meisner (D) Melton (D) Meltzer (R) Miller (D)
Moore (R) Nofs (R) Opsommer (R) Palsrok (R) Pavlov (R) Pearce (R)
Polidori (D) Rocca (R) Sak (D) Schuitmaker (R) Scott (D) Sheltrown (D)
Simpson (D) Smith, Alma (D) Smith, Virgil (D) Spade (D) Stahl (R) Stakoe (R)
Tobocman (D) Vagnozzi (D) Valentine (D) Ward (R) Warren (D) Wojno (D)
Young (D)

The following legislators opposed 2007 House Bill 4047 (Impose moratorium on new landfills ):

Agema (R) Amos (R) Booher (R) Caul (R) Elsenheimer (R) Emmons (R)
Farrah (D) Garfield (R) Griffin (D) Hoogendyk (R) Knollenberg (R) Meekhof (R)
Moolenaar (R) Moss (R) Nitz (R) Palmer (R) Pastor (R) Proos (R)
Robertson (R) Shaffer (R) Sheen (R) Steil (R) Walker (R) Wenke (R)

The following legislators did not vote on 2007 House Bill 4047 (Impose moratorium on new landfills ):

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2) Has anyone posting met her? by Anonymous Citizen on August 6, 2007
This is one lazy representative. She rarely if ever attends any local functions in her district. People in her district think that Rep. Kathy Angerer is their representative - sad, but true. If Bush wasn't so damn unpopular, she might be crusing for a 1-term defeat, but unfortunatly for the 56th district, that probably won't happen. Another 4-years of Dem-puppet Ebli =-(
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3) Name Which Regulation by Anonymous Citizen on June 19, 2007
they are not in compliance with...
"Many of them, such as Carleton Farms, are out of compliance with state and federal regulations"

It's easy to throw around lies, let's see if you can back them up. If you can't I think your tree needs a hug. If you don't like landfills then don't create any garbage.
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