LOCAL INSPECTION OF DISPOSAL AREAS - S.B. 715 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS

sans-serif">Senate Bill 715 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor: Senator Jud Gilbert, II

Committee: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

CONTENT

The bill would amend Part 115 (Solid Waste Management) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to require a solid waste management plan to include a mechanism for the county and the municipalities responsible for enforcing the plan to assist the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the State Police in implementing and conducting the inspection program established under Senate Bill 499 (S-2).

(Senate Bill 499 (S-2) would require the DEQ, in conjunction with the State Police, to provide for the inspection of each solid waste disposal area at least four times a year, and permit the DEQ and the State Police to make random inspections of waste being transported for disposal.)

Senate Bill 715 (S-1) also would require each solid waste management plan to include an enforceable program and process to assure that only items authorized for disposal in a disposal area under Part 115 and the rules promulgated under it, would be disposed of in the disposal area.

The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 499.

MCL 324.11533 & 324.11538 - Legislative Analyst: Suzanne Lowe

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would place solid waste enforcement responsibility on local units of government as part of the countywide solid waste management plan. Counties and municipalities could incur incremental expenses related to enforcement of solid waste regulations while assisting the Departments of Environmental Quality and State Police in implementing the inspection program proposed by Senate Bill 499 (S-2). The costs would vary by municipality depending on the current solid waste management plan in each county.

Date Completed: 10-8-03 - Fiscal Analyst: Jessica Runnels

floor\sb715 - 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.