2007-2008 Session House Committee on Great Lakes and Environment
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Bill/Resolution Sponsor Subject Meetings Status
HB 4047
referred
1/22/2007
Ebli Environmental protection; landfills; moratorium on construction of new landfills and limits on expansions of existing landfills; provide for. 1/31/2007
3/28/2007
4/18/2007
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 4/18/2007
HB 4155
referred
1/30/2007
Wojno Trade; containers; business daily limit for returned bottles; increase.
HB 4221
referred
2/7/2007
Kathleen Law Environmental protection; landfills; solid waste; establish disposal charge. Discharged from committee on 4/17/2007
HB 4222
referred
2/7/2007
Brown Environmental protection; funding; surcharge on solid waste entering landfills; earmark. 5/09/2007
6/13/2007
10/17/2007
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 10/17/2007
HB 4223
referred
2/7/2007
McDowell Environmental protection; solid waste; civil infractions for solid waste violations; establish.
HB 4224
referred
2/7/2007
Corriveau Environmental protection; landfills; list of jurisdictions authorized to export waste to Michigan; require updating of and removal of jurisdictions whose waste contains prohibited materials.
HB 4314
referred
2/22/2007
Polidori Trade; labeling; labeling requirement for water bottled using water from the Great Lakes basin or any other fresh or spring water source within the boundaries of Michigan; clarify.
HB 4336
referred
2/28/2007
Pavlov Natural resources; Great Lakes; Great Lakes-St. Lawrence river basin water resources compact; ratify.
HB 4343
referred
2/28/2007
Ebli Water; conservation; water withdrawals; provide duties for water resources assessment and education committees and water users committees. 11/07/2007
11/28/2007
12/05/2007
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 12/05/2007
HB 4465
referred
3/14/2007
Kathleen Law Environmental protection; toxic substances or products; release or use of decabromodiphenyl ethers (deca-BDEs); prohibit.
HB 4484
referred
3/20/2007
Warren Environmental protection; solid waste; plan contents; revise, and require recycling reports. 6/13/2007
10/17/2007
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 10/17/2007
HB 4485
referred
3/20/2007
Meadows Environmental protection; solid waste; procedures for inspecting or investigating storage, processing, or disposal of solid waste; provide for. 3/28/2007
4/18/2007
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 4/18/2007
HB 4486
referred
3/20/2007
Ebli Environmental protection; solid waste; development of solid waste management plans; regulate. 3/28/2007
4/18/2007
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 4/18/2007
HB 4569
referred
4/5/2007
Hammon Trade; consumer goods and services; certain sales or use of human lice treatments containing lindane; prohibit. 4/30/2008
5/7/2008
5/14/2008
Reported with recommendation on 5/14/2008
HB 4570
referred
4/5/2007
Donigan Environmental protection; prohibited products; use of phosphorus in dishwashing and laundry detergents; prohibit.
HB 4574
referred
4/5/2007
Nitz Environmental protection; water pollution; storm water permits; provide waiver for certain municipal separate storm water sewer systems.
HB 4623
referred
4/19/2007
Amos Natural resources; wetlands; driveways; exempt from permitting requirements under certain conditions.
HB 4633
referred
4/24/2007
Acciavatti Income tax; credit; increase of administrative tipping fees and surcharges; provide credit for those increases.
HB 4703
referred
5/2/2007
Byrnes State; symbol; northern spring peeper; designate as the official state amphibian. 2/27/2008 Reported with recommendation on 2/27/2008
HB 4721
referred
5/8/2007
Bennett Environmental protection; water pollution; baseline environmental assessment fee; extend sunset. 5/09/2007 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 5/09/2007
HB 4838
referred
5/24/2007
Steil Environmental protection; water pollution; storm water permits; provide waiver of fees for certain municipalities.
HB 4946
referred
6/20/2007
Gillard Occupations; licensing fees; licensure of professional geologists; provide for.
HB 4947
referred
6/20/2007
Warren Occupations; other; licensure of geologists; provide for.
HB 4949
referred
6/20/2007
Ward Occupations; other; state geologist; require to be licensed.
HB 4952
referred
6/19/2007
Palmer Environmental protection; other; environmental ombudsman; create.
HB 4953
referred
6/19/2007
Palmer Environmental protection; other; reimbursement of costs and attorney fees for actions under NREPA; provide for.
HB 5037
referred
7/19/2007
Agema Environmental protection; other; legal actions by department of environmental quality; require department to pay defendant's legal fees if unsuccessful.
HB 5038
referred
7/19/2007
Agema Environmental protection; other; regulations more restrictive than federal law; prohibit promulgation or enforcement by the department of environmental quality.
HB 5065
referred
7/25/2007
McDowell Water; conservation; water withdrawals; prohibit withdrawals that result in an adverse resource impact and provide certain presumptions and exemptions. 11/07/2007
11/28/2007
12/05/2007
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
3/05/2008
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 3/05/2008
HB 5066
referred
7/25/2007
Meadows Water; conservation; water withdrawals; provide for water conservation measures. 11/07/2007
11/28/2007
12/05/2007
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
3/05/2008
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 3/05/2008
HB 5067
referred
7/25/2007
Brown Water; conservation; water withdrawals; provide for site-specific reviews and a protocol for stream flow measurements. 11/07/2007
11/28/2007
12/05/2007
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
3/05/2008
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-2) on 3/05/2008
HB 5068
referred
7/25/2007
Coulouris Water; conservation; water withdrawal; regulate. 11/07/2007
11/28/2007
12/05/2007
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
3/05/2008
3/12/2008
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-6) on 3/12/2008
HB 5069
referred
7/25/2007
Warren Water; conservation; water withdrawals; prohibit diversions and provide for registration and permitting of certain large quantity withdrawals. 11/07/2007
11/28/2007
12/05/2007
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
3/05/2008
3/12/2008
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-6) on 3/12/2008
HB 5070
referred
7/25/2007
Sak Water; conservation; water withdrawals; modify authority for water users committees and local ordinances. 11/07/2007
11/28/2007
12/05/2007
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
3/05/2008
3/12/2008
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-5) on 3/12/2008
HB 5071
referred
7/25/2007
Corriveau Water; conservation; water withdrawals; require evaluation of certain proposed waterworks systems. 11/07/2007
11/28/2007
12/05/2007
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
3/05/2008
3/12/2008
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-3) on 3/12/2008
HB 5072
referred
7/25/2007
Valentine Water; conservation; water withdrawals; regulate bottled water facilities. 11/07/2007
11/28/2007
12/05/2007
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
3/05/2008
3/12/2008
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-6) on 3/12/2008
HB 5073
referred
7/25/2007
Kathleen Law Water; conservation; water withdrawals; define adverse resource impacts and regulatory zones for purposes of regulation. 11/07/2007
11/28/2007
12/05/2007
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
3/05/2008
Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-2) on 3/05/2008
HB 5147
referred
8/29/2007
Bieda Trade; vending machines; reverse vending machines; regulate. 9/17/2008
11/12/2008 11/13/08
Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-4 on 11/13/2008
HB 5148
referred
8/29/2007
Bieda Trade; labeling; labeling of beverage containers; require scannable bar codes or universal product codes.
HB 5205
referred
12/4/2007
Lemmons Environmental protection; cleanups; failure of the department to respond to a plan that has been submitted; eliminate provision for automatic approval.
HB 5247
referred
9/19/2007
Lemmons Environmental protection; cleanups; public notification regarding certain cleanups; require.
HB 5359
referred
10/24/2007
Pastor Environmental protection; permits; wetland permits; allow applicant to provide wetland delineation and require department to inspect site before rejecting application.
HB 5360
referred
10/24/2007
Pastor Environmental protection; permits; processing period for wetlands permits; shorten.
HB 5429
referred
11/8/2007
Hansen Natural resources; forests; conveyance of forestland by school district; eliminate requirement that portion of proceeds be deposited in state treasury.
HB 5553
referred
12/11/2007
re-referred on 2/12/2008
Miller Environmental protection; solid waste; composting of yard clippings; provide definition for regulating. 12/12/2007 Reported with recommendation on 12/12/2007
HB 5633
referred
1/17/2008
Gaffney Environmental protection; landfills; moratorium on construction of new landfills and limits on expansions of existing landfills; provide for.
HB 5744
referred
2/14/2008
Gaffney Environmental protection; landfills; surcharge on certain solid waste disposed in a landfill; implement.
HB 5762
referred
2/19/2008
Sheen Natural resources; wetlands; location of proposed activity; set forth criteria for determining whether an alternative exists.
HB 5763
referred
2/19/2008
Sheen Environmental protection; air pollution; health-based screening; eliminate for hazardous air pollutants from a source category subject to federal maximum achievable control technology limitations.
HB 5860
referred
3/4/2008
Bauer Food; other; annual reporting by water bottlers; require.
HB 5871
referred
3/11/2008
Elsenheimer Natural resources; forests; sale of certain forestland; allow, and earmark a percentage of revenue for an endowment account.
HB 6115
referred
5/14/2008
Brown Agriculture; fertilizer; use of phosphorus fertilizer; restrict. 5/21/2008 Reported with recommendation it be referred to the Committee on Agriculture on 5/21/2008
HB 6116
referred
5/14/2008
Valentine Agriculture; fertilizer; display for sale of certain phosphorus fertilizer; regulate.
HB 6319
referred
7/23/2008
Bieda Natural resources; hunting; exotic mammals in enclosures; prohibit hunting of.
HB 6440
referred
9/11/2008
Bieda Natural resources; funding; use of cleanup and redevelopment trust fund for grants to retrofit reverse vending machines; allow. 9/17/2008
HB 6441
referred
9/11/2008
Warren Trade; containers; penalties for returning nonreturnable containers; revise and establish penalties for knowingly paying a deposit on nonreturnable containers. 9/17/2008
11/12/2008 11/13/2008
Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 11/13/2008
HB 6442
referred
9/11/2008
Bieda Trade; containers; requirement for dealers to post notice of penalties for returning nonreturnable containers; modify. 9/17/2008
11/12/2008 11/13/2008
Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 11/13/2008
HB 6443
referred
9/11/2008
Bieda Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of returning nonreturnable containers; enact. 9/17/2008
11/12/2008 11/13/2008
Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 11/13/2008
HB 6444
referred
9/11/2008
Bieda Trade; containers; daily limit on return of beverage containers; allow. 9/17/2008
11/12/2008 11/13/2008
Adverse Roll Call
HB 6460
referred
9/17/2008
Bieda Trade; containers; unique markings on certain high-volume returnable containers; require. 11/12/2008 11/13/2008 Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-3 on 11/13/2008
HB 6485
referred
9/18/2008
Valentine Environmental protection; prohibited products; mercury-added products sold in Michigan; revise definition and require labeling of.
HB 6486
referred
9/18/2008
Byrnes Environmental protection; prohibited products; manufacturer or wholesaler that supplies a mercury-added product to be sold in Michigan; require to notify director of department of environmental quality.
HB 6487
referred
9/18/2008
Warren Environmental protection; prohibited products; phasing out of the sale of mercury-added products in the state of Michigan; provide for with a waiver to be granted under certain circumstances.
HB 6488
referred
9/18/2008
Ebli Environmental protection; prohibited products; sale or distribution of elemental mercury; regulate.
HB 6489
referred
9/18/2008
Byrnes Environmental protection; solid waste; placement of mercury in landfills or incinerators; prohibit except for under limited circumstances and require labeling of mercury-added products.
HB 6531
referred
10/15/2008
Simpson Natural resources; gas and oil; diligent development of leased state lands; require as a condition for entry of new leases.
HB 6532
referred
10/15/2008
Corriveau Natural resources; gas and oil; rental rates for land not in production of oil and gas; increase.
HB 6533
referred
10/15/2008
Dean Natural resources; gas and oil; royalty paid for oil and gas produced from state land; increase and provide for working interest share to be deposited in renewable energy fund.
HB 6541
referred
10/15/2008
Johnson Environmental protection; incinerators; permits for construction of municipal waste combustors and medical waste incinerators; provide for moratorium on. 12/10/2008
HB 6612
referred
11/6/2008
Bennett Environmental protection; other; environmental education fund; increase amount of civil fines that may be appropriated to the fund. 11/12/2008 Reported with recommendation on 11/12/2008
HB 6613
referred
11/6/2008
Bennett Environmental protection; hazardous waste; payment of manifest processing user charges; change to calendar year basis. 11/12/2008 Reported with recommendation on 11/12/2008
HB 6648
referred
11/12/2008
Lahti Watercraft; other; fine for launching a boat with an aquatic plant attached; provide for.
HB 6694
referred
11/19/2008
Hansen Trade; containers; retrofitting of reverse vending machines to process certain beverage containers; provide financing. Discharged from Committee on 12/04/2008
HB 6714
referred
11/19/2008
Warren Environmental protection; recycling; household electronic waste; promote manufacturer takeback programs. 12/3/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 12/3/2008
HB 6715
referred
11/19/2008
Miller Environmental protection; recycling; household electronic waste; regulate, and provide immunity for data loss. 12/3/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 12/3/2008
HB 6759
referred
12/2/2008
Bieda Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; penalties for violations of reverse vending machine antifraud act; implement.
SB 152
referred
4/19/2007
Brater Environmental protection; prohibited products; use of phosphorus in dishwashing detergents; prohibit. 5/21/2008 Reported with recommendation on 5/21/2008
SB 212
referred
5/14/2008
Birkholz Natural resources; Great Lakes; Great Lakes-St. Lawrence river basin water resources compact; ratify. 6/24/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 6/24/2008
SB 362
referred
4/19/2007
Birkholz Environmental protection; prohibited products; phosphorus content of certain cleaning agents used in household clothes washers; restrict. 5/21/2008 Reported with recommendation on 5/21/2008
SB 412
referred
5/15/2007
Basham State financing and management; purchasing; requirement for state agencies to avoid purchasing products containing mercury under certain circumstances; implement. 6/4/2008 Reported with recommendation on 6/4/2008
SB 513
referred
6/28/2007
Sanborn Environmental protection; solid waste; facilities composting yard clippings; require registration and provide for exemptions. 12/12/2007 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-4) on 12/12/2007
SB 545
referred
6/27/2007
Jansen Environmental protection; water pollution; storm water permits; provide waiver of fees for certain municipalities. Discharged from committee on 12/13/2007
SB 723
referred
5/14/2008
Brater Water; conservation; water resources conservation advisory council; create, and provide duties. 6/24/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1)* on 6/24/2008
SB 727
referred
5/14/2008
Basham Water; conservation; water withdrawals; require producers of bottled drinking water to conduct an evaluation. 6/24/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 6/24/2008
SB 858
referred
5/14/2008
Van Woerkom Water; conservation; water withdrawals; require certain community suppliers to conduct an evaluation. 6/24/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 6/24/2008
SB 859
referred
5/14/2008
Patterson Water; conservation; water withdrawal violations; provide penalties and remedies. 6/24/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 6/24/2008
SB 860
referred
5/15/2008
Birkholz Water; conservation; water withdrawal assessment tool; implement. 6/24/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 6/24/2008
SB 897
referred
11/13/2008
Garcia Environmental protection; recycling; household electronic waste; promote manufacturer takeback programs. 12/3/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-2) on 12/3/2008
SB 898
referred
11/13/2008
Birkholz Environmental protection; recycling; household electronic waste; regulate, and provide immunity for data loss. 12/3/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 12/3/2008
SB 1063
referred
11/13/2008
Switalski Environmental protection; sewage; discharges of improperly treated sewage; require person responsible to provide an annual report of discharges.
SB 1227
referred
10/15/2008
Jelinek Environmental protection; sewage; septage waste vehicle licenses; provide for fees for transfer of. 12/10/2008 Reported with recommendation on 12/10/2008
SB 1392
referred
12/11/2008
Richardville Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of returning nonreturnable containers; enact. Discharged from Committee on 12/19/2008
SB 1394
referred
12/11/2008
Jelinek Trade; containers; daily limit on return of beverage containers; allow.
SB 1466
referred
10/15/2008
Van Woerkom Natural resources; nonnative species; yellow flag iris; remove from prohibited aquatic plant species.
SB 1532
referred
12/11/2008
Jelinek Trade; containers; unique markings on certain high-volume returnable containers; require. Discharged from Committee on 12/19/2008
SB 1648
referred
12/11/2008
Brown Trade; containers; retrofitting of reverse vending machines to process certain beverage containers; provide financing. Discharged from Committee on 12/19/2008
HR 17
referred
2/13/2007
Bieda A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to enact the Great Lakes Asian Carp Barrier Act. 2/21/2007 Reported with recommendation on 2/21/2007
HR 55
referred
3/27/2007
Meekhof A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact and the President of the United States to sign the Water Quality Investment Act of 2007.
HR 89
referred
5/2/2007
Wojno A resolution to encourage the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Public Service Commission to promote the Safe Passage Initiative. 3/19/2008 Reported with recommendation on 3/19/2008
HR 132
referred
6/13/2007
David Law A resolution to urge the Governor to implement a statewide recycling initiative.
HR 163
referred
8/8/2007
Accavitti A resolution to express opposition to the increased discharge of pollution into Lake Michigan from the British Petroleum refinery at Whiting, Indiana.
HR 172
referred
8/21/2007
Valentine A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to address the recent approval of increased pollution by British Petroleum into the Great Lakes. 8/22/2007 Reported with recommendation on 8/22/2007
HR 228
referred
11/6/2007
Brown A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to override the presidential veto of the Water Resources Development Act. 11/07/2007 Reported with recommendation on 11/07/2007
HR 231
referred
11/7/2007
Elsenheimer A resolution to condemn the statements by Governor Bill Richardson that water should be diverted from water-plentiful states.
HR 239
referred
12/11/2007
Mayes A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to reauthorize the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act and to increase and distribute more equitably funding for beach water quality monitoring to Michigan and other states. 12/12/2007 Reported with recommendation on 12/12/2007
HR 254
referred
1/23/2008
Caswell A resolution to urge the United States President, Congress, and Environmental Protection Agency to study and fund compact fluorescent lamp recycling and disposal programs to prevent mercury pollution.
HR 255
referred
1/23/2008
David Law A resolution to encourage the other Great Lakes states and the province of Ontario to enact legislation similar to 2005 PA 33 regulating ballast water discharges into the Great Lakes by oceangoing vessels. 3/12/2008 Reported with recommendation on 3/12/2008
HR 282
referred
2/21/2008
Sak A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to reject the President's recommended budget cuts to federal programs that restore and protect the quality of the Great Lakes.
HR 293
referred
3/4/2008
Sak A resolution to urge Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania to enact the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact without changes.
HR 294
referred
3/4/2008
Kathleen Law A resolution to urge the Great Lakes states to reject changes to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and enact it as presented in December 2005. 3/19/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 3/19/2008
HR 309
referred
3/18/2008
Valentine A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact strong legislation to end the flow of new aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes from ballast water. 3/19/2008 Reported with recommendation on 3/19/2008
HR 344
referred
5/6/2008
Stahl A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to permit drilling for oil and gas resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
HR 346
referred
5/6/2008
Lindberg A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to appropriate funds to restore the breakwall at the Grand Marais Harbor.
HR 385
referred
6/5/2008
Sak A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to reauthorize the Great Lakes Legacy Act.
HR 395
referred
6/19/2008
Brown A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to do all it can to oppose construction in Ontario, Canada of a nuclear waste dump along the shores of Lake Huron and an oil refinery on the banks of the St. Clair River.
HR 406
referred
7/16/2008
Sak A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. Discharged from committee on 7/23/2008
HR 437
referred
9/17/2008
Sak A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007.
HCR 40
referred
8/8/2007
Sak A concurrent resolution to oppose the proposed increase in materials discharged into Lake Michigan by British Petroleum at Whiting, Indiana. 8/22/2007 Reported with recommendation on 8/22/2007
HCR 41
referred
8/8/2007
Schuitmaker A concurrent resolution to express opposition to the increased discharge of pollution into Lake Michigan from the British Petroleum refinery at Whiting, Indiana.
HCR 56
referred
11/6/2007
Valentine A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to override the presidential veto of the Water Resources Development Act. 11/07/2007 Reported with recommendation on 11/07/2007
HCR 74
referred
2/21/2008
Sak A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to reject the President's recommended budget cuts to federal programs that restore and protect the quality of the Great Lakes.
HCR 75
referred
3/4/2008
Ebli A concurrent resolution to urge Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania to enact the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact without changes.
HCR 76
referred
3/4/2008
Warren A concurrent resolution to urge the Great Lakes states to reject changes to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and enact it as presented in December 2005. 3/19/2008 Reported with recommendation as substitute (H-1) on 3/19/2008
HCR 88
referred
6/19/2008
Espinoza A concurrent resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to do all it can to oppose construction in Ontario, Canada of a nuclear waste dump along the shores of Lake Huron and an oil refinery on the banks of the St. Clair River.
HCR 94
referred
7/16/2008
Sak A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. Discharged from committee on 7/23/2008
HCR 97
referred
9/17/2008
Sak A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007.
SCR 10
referred
6/5/2007
Barcia A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to provide funding for the Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative. 6/27/2007 Reported with recommendation on 6/27/2007
SCR 27
referred
5/15/2008
Prusi A concurrent resolution to urge the Great Lakes states to resist changes to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and to adopt the compact as presented in December 2005.