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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
Passed
67 to 40 in the House
on March 15, 2012.
See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".
Received
in the Senate on March 20, 2012
Referred to the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee on March 20, 2012