HOUSE BILL No. 5602


     February 7, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Mortimer, Bishop, Kowall, Meyer, Toy, Ehardt, Gosselin, Newell, Voorhees, Kuipers,
Bovin, Patterson, Shackleton, Rocca, Birkholz, Pappageorge, George, Hummel, Stewart, Julian, Vear and Raczkowski and referred to the
Committee on Land Use and Environment.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 11528a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 11528A.  A SOLID WASTE HAULER SHALL NOT TRANSPORT SOLID

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        WASTE ORIGINATING IN CANADA UNLESS THE SOLID WASTE IS IN HERMETI-

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        CALLY SEALED CONTAINERS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE SOLID WASTE OR

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        ANY SUBSTANCE INCLUDED IN THE SOLID WASTE FROM ENTERING THE

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        ENVIRONMENT.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES UNDER THE

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        ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT OF 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 TO

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        24.328, SETTING FORTH DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE CONTAINERS.










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