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.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-7) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

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.

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.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.