SOLID WASTE IMPORT CRITERIA - S.B. 98 (S-3): FLOOR ANALYSIS
sans-serif">Senate Bill 98 (Substitute S-3 as reported)
Committee: Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend Part 115 (Solid Waste Management) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to prohibit the owner or operator of a landfill, beginning October 1, 2004, from accepting for disposal in this State solid waste or municipal solid waste incinerator ash that was generated outside of Michigan, unless one or more of the following were met:
-- The materials were homogeneous solid waste materials, other than municipal solid waste incinerator ash, that met the requirements for disposal in a landfill under Part 115 and the rules promulgated under it.
-- The materials were received through a material recovery facility, a transfer station, or another facility that documented that it had removed from the solid waste being delivered, those items prohibited from disposal in a landfill under Section 11514.
-- The country, state, province, or local jurisdiction in which the solid waste was generated was on the list compiled by the DEQ (under Senate Bill 502).
A landfill owner or operator would be prohibited from accepting waste under these circumstances “in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and the environment of this state from the improper disposal of waste that is prohibited from disposal in a landfill under section 11514, and in recognition that the nature of solid waste collection and transport limits the ability of the state to conduct cost effective inspections to assure compliance with state law”.
The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bills 497, 498, 500, 502, and 505, which would, respectively, define “beverage container”; prohibit the disposal of beverage containers and whole tires in landfills; increase fines and add new fines for violations of Part 115; require the DEQ to compile a list of jurisdictions from which waste could be accepted; and require the DEQ to post on its website a list of items banned from landfills and require solid waste haulers to notify their customers of these items.
Proposed MCL 324.11526a - Legislative Analyst: Suzanne Lowe
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 10-8-03 - Fiscal Analyst: Jessica Runnels
floor\sb98 - Analysis
available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.