2013 House Bill 5205

Facilitate “advanced waste energy recovery”

Introduced in the House

Dec. 12, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Aric Nesbitt (R-66)

To streamline state regulations so as to facilitate the use of “advanced waste energy recovery” methods, and define fuel manufactured from municipal solid waste and other sources as "renewable" for purposes of a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-SB-213">2008 law</a> mandating that 10 percent of the electricity sold by utilities must come from “renewable” sources. This would also apply to energy from technologies that use "pyrolysis" to convert many agricultural, industrial, and municipal solid waste into energy.

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology

Dec. 2, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 4, 2014

Passed in the House 63 to 46 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 9, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology