COUNTY ACCEPTANCE OF OUT-OF-COUNTY SOLID WASTE OR ASH
House Bill 4688
Sponsor: Rep. Ruth Johnson
Committee: Land Use and Environment
Complete to 11-4-03
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4688 AS INTRODUCED 5-15-03
House Bill 4688 would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to repeal the provision that prohibits the acceptance by a county of out-of-county solid waste or municipal solid waste incinerator ash except when the acceptance of the waste is explicitly authorized in the county solid waste management plan.
Currently NREPA also specifies that in order for a disposal area to serve the disposal needs of another county, state, or country, the service, including the disposal of municipal solid waste incinerator ash, must be explicitly authorized in the approved solid waste management plan of the receiving county. With regard to inter-county service within Michigan, the service must also be explicitly authorized in the exporting county’s solid waste management plan. House Bill 4688 also would eliminate this provision.
MCL 324.11538
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.