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2011 House Bill 4265: Allow yard waste in landfills with methane capture
Introduced by Rep. Paul Opsommer R-Dewitt on February 16, 2011
To waive the ban on landfills accepting yard waste if a facility installs a methane gas capture system.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Energy and Technology Committee on February 16, 2011
Reported in the House on March 6, 2012
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered in the House on March 14, 2012
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Jeff Irwin D-Ann Arbor on March 14, 2012
To require local governments to hold a public hearing on a privately-owned landfill implementing the practice the bill would authorize.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Paul Opsommer R-Dewitt on March 14, 2012
To revise details of the definition of "yard clippings".
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 14, 2012
Received in the Senate on March 20, 2012
Referred to the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee on March 20, 2012