Public Act 2 of 2011

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• Introduced by Rep. Kevin Daley (R) on February 9, 2011, to revise and add to a state system whereby farms are inspected and their compliance with certain conservation, environmental risk, soil nutrient protocols, etc. is verified. Farms that are verified receive qualified exemptions from certain environmental law penalties. The bill would create a "Michigan Environmental Assurance Advisory Council" and program.
  • Referred to the House Agriculture Committee on February 9, 2011.
    • Reported in the House on February 16, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on February 17, 2011, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 17, 2011.
• Passed 91 to 18 in the House on February 22, 2011.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on February 23, 2011.
  • Referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee on February 23, 2011.
    • Reported in the Senate on February 24, 2011, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 28 to 8 in the Senate on March 1, 2011, to revise and add to a state system whereby farms are inspected and their compliance with certain conservation, environmental risk, soil nutrient protocols, etc. is verified. Farms that are verified receive qualified exemptions from certain environmental law penalties. The bill would create a "Michigan Environmental Assurance Advisory Council" and program.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on March 8, 2011.