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2003 Senate Bill 506

Public Act 38 of 2003

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.   Official Text and Analysis.
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
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.
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.
    See 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
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.
Received in the Senate on November 13, 2003
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on March 26, 2004