2009-2010 Session House Committee on Great Lakes and Environment
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Bill/Resolution Sponsor Subject Meetings Status
HB 4031
referred
1/22/2009
Geiss Environmental protection; hazardous waste; aboveground gasoline and diesel storage tanks; require remediation and removal of within 3 years of dormancy. 1/21/2010 Reported with recommendation on 1/21/2010
HB 4153
referred
2/4/2009
Stamas Natural resources; wetlands; permit program; surrender federal delegation.
HB 4199
referred
3/18/2009
Lahti Watercraft; other; fine for launching a boat with an aquatic plant attached; provide for. 3/19/2009 3/26/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 3/26/2009
HB 4215
referred
2/10/2009
Miller State; buildings; requirement for recycling receptacles for beverage containers in state-owned buildings; provide for. 6/4/2009
HB 4216
referred
2/10/2009
Miller Environmental protection; recycling; recycling containers for beverage containers; require at state-sponsored events. 6/4/2009
HB 4237
referred
2/10/2009
Angerer Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of returning nonreturnable containers; enact. 5/14/2009 Reported with recommendation as amended 5/14/2009
HB 4277
referred
2/17/2009
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. 3/26/2009 4/02/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 4/2/2009
HB 4278
referred
2/17/2009
Valentine Environmental protection; prohibited products; mercury-added products sold in Michigan; revise definition and require labeling of. 3/26/2009 4/02/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 4/2/2009
HB 4279
referred
2/17/2009
Ebli Environmental protection; prohibited products; mercury-added novelty or button-cell battery; prohibit sale of. 3/26/2009 4/2/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 4/2/2009
HB 4280
referred
2/17/2009
Ebli Environmental protection; prohibited products; sale or distribution of elemental mercury; regulate. 3/26/2009 4/02/2009 Reported with recommendation on 4/2/2009
HB 4281
referred
2/17/2009
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. 3/26/2009 4/2/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 4/02/2009
HB 4371
referred
2/19/2009
Warren Environmental protection; solid waste; plan contents; revise, and require recycling reports.
HB 4402
referred
2/24/2009
Scripps Trade; consumer goods and services; certain sales or use of human lice treatments containing lindane; prohibit. 3/05/2009 3/12/2009 Reported out with recommendation on 3/12/2009
HB 4472
referred
2/26/2009
Roberts Environmental protection; permits; water discharge permits; require inspections.
HB 4522
referred
3/10/2009
Meadows Environmental protection; toxic substances or products; bisphenol A in children's products; prohibit.
HB 4542
referred
3/10/2009
Pearce Natural resources; wetlands; permit program; surrender federal delegation.
HB 4562
referred
3/11/2009
Hansen Environmental protection; water pollution; application of oil field brine to county roads; reduce permit fee.
HB 4579
referred
3/12/2009
Warren Natural resources; nonnative species; restricted and prohibited species lists; authorize departments of agriculture and natural resources to revise, and make sanctions applicable to additional species. 3/19/2009 3/26/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 3/26/2009
HB 4677
referred
3/24/2009
Warren Natural resources; other; state park, boating access site, and forest recreation passport fees; provide for distribution of revenue. 4/01/2009 4/20/2009 5/7/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 5/7/2009
HB 4678
referred
3/24/2009
Meekhof Natural resources; other; state park, boating access site, and forest recreation passport; create. 4/01/2009 4/30/2009 5/7/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 5/7/2009
HB 4699
referred
3/25/2009
Kennedy Environmental protection; toxic substances or products; manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain products containing decabromodiphenyl ethers (deca-BDEs); prohibit. 12/10/2009 12/17/2009 1/21/2010 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 1/21/2010
HB 4763
referred
4/2/2009
Nerat Health; children; children's safe products act; create short title and allow for promulgation of rules. 4/22/2009 4/23/2009 4/30/3009 Reported out with recommendation on 4/30/2009
HB 4764
referred
4/2/2009
Geiss Health; other; children's safe product act; add definitions. 4/22/2009 4/23/2009 4/30/2009 Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 4/30/3009
HB 4765
referred
4/2/2009
Warren Health; children; children's safe products act; require department to establish list of chemicals of concern. 4/22/2009 4/23/2009 4/30/2009 Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 4/30/3009
HB 4766
referred
4/2/2009
Segal Health; children; children's safe products act; require manufacturers and distributors to report certain information. 4/22/2009 4/23/2009 4/30/2009 Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 4/30/2009
HB 4767
referred
4/2/2009
Haase Health; children; children's safe products act; allow departments to participate in interstate activities. 4/22/2009 4/23/2009 4/30/2009 Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 4/30/2009
HB 4768
referred
4/2/2009
McDowell Health; children; children's safe products act; require report to the legislature. 4/22/2009 4/23/2009 4/30/2009 Reported out with recommendation on 4/30/2009
HB 4769
referred
4/2/2009
Slavens Health; children; children's safe products act; allow department to initiate enforcement actions upon violation and request attorney general to enjoin the sale of children's products. 4/22/2009 4/23/2009 4/30/2009 Reported out with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 4/30/2009
HB 4898
referred
5/6/2009
Stamas Environmental protection; other; NREPA programs; require peer review or benchmark analysis.
HB 4902
referred
5/7/2009
Agema Environmental protection; other; stratified random sampling process; establish for inspections under NREPA.
HB 4903
referred
5/7/2009
Agema Environmental protection; cleanups; clean-up standards; provide for.
HB 4908
referred
5/12/2009
Bolger Environmental protection; permits; private sector review of certain environmental permits; establish.
HB 5045
referred
6/4/2009
Horn Civil rights; equal protection; whistleblower protection for communications with elected officials regarding actions of state agencies; provide for.
HB 5049
referred
6/9/2009
Kennedy Environmental protection; landfills; solid waste transfer facilities; clarify conditions for exemption from construction permit and operating license requirements.
HB 5055
referred
6/9/2009
Bennett Natural resources; inland lakes; permit conditions for marinas and other mooring structures; provide for. 9/10/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 9/10/2009
HB 5081
referred
6/11/2009
Tlaib Environmental protection; litter; littering informants; create reward program for.
HB 5082
referred
6/11/2009
Tlaib Environmental protection; litter; civil infraction fines; direct portion of to littering informant reward fund.
HB 5111
referred
6/17/2009
Slavens Natural resources; gas and oil; restrictions on drilling of oil and gas wells in residential areas; provide for.
HB 5269
referred
8/19/2009
Tlaib Natural resources; mining; blasting standards; establish for certain mining operations.
HB 5270
referred
8/19/2009
Tlaib Natural resources; mining; false blasting record; establish sentencing guidelines.
HB 5271
referred
8/19/2009
Tlaib Education; facilities; certain activities to determine and eliminate environmental hazards before building a school or acquiring a site for a school; require.
HB 5272
referred
8/19/2009
Tlaib Insurance; property and casualty; environmental contamination insurance; require for industrial property and provide for escrow of proceeds.
HB 5319
referred
9/9/2009
Scripps Natural resources; other; public trust resources; protect.
HB 5368
referred
9/15/2009
Terry Brown Agriculture; fertilizer; phosphorus fertilizer; restrict use of on turf. 9/17/2009 11/12/2009 Reported with recommendation on 11/12/2009
HB 5369
referred
9/15/2009
Valentine Agriculture; fertilizer; use of phosphorus fertilizer; restrict. 9/17/2009 11/12/2009
HB 5383
referred
9/17/2009
Gonzales Environmental protection; air pollution; low carbon fuel standards; provide for.
HB 5463
referred
9/23/2009
Scripps Natural resources; wetlands; program revisions; provide for. 9/24/2009 9/25/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-3 on 9/25/2009
HB 5558
referred
10/28/2009
Scripps Environmental protection; landfills; solid waste; establish disposal charge. 10/29/2009 Reported with recommendation with amendments on 10.29/2009
HB 5559
referred
10/28/2009
Roberts Environmental protection; funding; surcharge on solid waste entering landfills; earmark. 10/29/2009 11/12/2009
HB 5580
referred
11/10/2009
Warren Advertising; billboards; moratorium on construction of new digital billboards, and conversion of existing billboards to digital; establish.
HB 5640
referred
12/2/2009
Warren Energy; alternative sources; financing by loans from local units of government; authorize and provide for issuance of bonds.
HB 5664
referred
12/8/2009
Sheltrown Natural resources; Great Lakes; expedited process to obtain a temporary use permit for structures located on the Great Lakes bottomlands; provide for.
HB 5706
referred
12/16/2009
Warren Environmental protection; pollution prevention; use and sale of coal tar-based sealant products; prohibit.
HB 5751
referred
1/19/2010
Donigan Environmental protection; water pollution; incentives for development of green infrastructure relating to storm water management systems; provide for.
HB 5752
referred
1/19/2010
Meekhof Natural resources; other; state park, boating access site, and forest recreation passport; create. 1/21/2010 Reported with recommendation on 1/21/2010
SB 13
referred
6/17/2009
Hardiman Administrative procedure; rules; state office of administrative hearings and rules; require policy posting of revisions and assessment of impact on the rules in the private sector.
SB 34
referred
11/4/2009
Richardville Natural resources; funding; waterways account; provide for allowable expenditures.
SB 194
referred
5/7/2009
Richardville Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of returning nonreturnable containers; enact.
SB 280
referred
3/25/2009
Van Woerkom Natural resources; nonnative species; restricted and prohibited species lists; revise. 5/14/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 5/14/2009
SB 388
referred
11/12/2009
Birkholz Natural resources; other; state park permit fees; extend sunset. 12/03/09 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 12/03/09
SB 389
referred
11/12/2009
Basham Natural resources; other; state park, boating access site, and forest recreation passport; create. 12/03/09 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 12/03/09
SB 431
referred
6/17/2009
Kuipers Administrative procedure; rules; cost benefit analysis regarding departmental rule change; require as part of the request for rule-making and limit scope of certain rules.
SB 434
referred
6/17/2009
Gilbert Administrative procedure; rules; use of certain orders, bulletins, and guidelines; establish limit and provide for regulatory flexibility for small businesses.
SB 435
referred
6/17/2009
Pappageorge Administrative procedure; rules; review of existing and new rules; provide for on a periodic basis.
SB 436
referred
6/18/2009
Gilbert Environmental protection; permits; private sector review of certain environmental permits; establish.
SB 438
referred
6/17/2009
Richardville Environmental protection; other; stratified random sampling process; establish for inspections under NREPA.
SB 439
referred
6/17/2009
Kahn Environmental protection; other; NREPA programs; require peer review or benchmark analysis.
SB 589
referred
9/9/2009
Kahn Highways; signs; existing sign structures; allow interim permits.
SB 785
referred
9/24/2009
Birkholz Natural resources; wetlands; state wetland program; revise. 9/24/2009 9/25/2009 Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 9/25/2009
SB 904
referred
12/10/2009
Garcia Environmental protection; other; designation of a school as a "green school"; revise criteria.
HJR MM
referred
10/28/2009
Kennedy Environmental protection; funding; surcharge on solid waste disposal; designate uses of funds. 10/29/2009 Reported with recommendation on 10/29/2009
HR 31
referred
2/25/2009
Liss A resolution to encourage the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Public Service Commission to promote Project Safe Passage. 3/05/2009 Reported out with recommendation on 3/05/2009
HR 46
referred
3/12/2009
Warren A resolution to encourage the citizens of the state of Michigan to participation in Earth Hour 2009. 3/19/2009 3/26/2009 Reported with recommendation on 3/26/2009
HR 74
referred
4/22/2009
Warren A resolution to memorialize Congress to rewrite the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 4/23/2009 Reported out with recommendation on 4/23/3009
HR 125
referred
7/15/2009
Bennett A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to appropriate $475 million for a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. 9/10/2009 Reported with recommendation 9/10/2009
HR 126
referred
7/15/2009
Warren A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to enact the American Clean Energy and Security Act. 9/10/2009 Reported with recommendation 9/10/2009
HR 151
referred
9/9/2009
Mayes A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to increase funding available for beach water quality monitoring.
HR 174
referred
10/22/2009
Miller A resolution to urge the Dow Chemical Company to clean up environmental contamination at the now defunct chemical plant in Bhopal, India.
HR 186
referred
12/2/2009
Elsenheimer A resolution to urge the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take immediate actions to prevent the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes and to develop long-term strategies to address this problem. 12/10/2009 Reported with recommendation on 12/10/2009
HR 189
referred
12/9/2009
McMillin A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to investigate the integrity of climate change science and require greater public transparency in this research.
HCR 18
referred
4/23/2009
Kurtz A concurrent resolution to urge Congress to enact a waiver or exclusion for youth motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles from the lead requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and to encourage the Consumer Product Safety Commission to exclude those products under their regulatory authority.
HCR 28
referred
9/9/2009
Warren A concurrent resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to appropriate $475 million for a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. 9/10/2009 Reported with recommendation 9/10/2009
HCR 33
referred
12/2/2009
Warren A concurrent resolution to urge immediate actions to prevent the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes and the development of long-term strategies to address this problem. 12/10/2009 Reported with recommendation on 12/10/2009
HCR 38
referred
1/14/2010
Schuitmaker A concurrent resolution to urge the Obama administration to reconsider its opposition to Michigan's lawsuit that would prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.
SCR 10
referred
3/31/2009
Brown A concurrent resolution to urge Congress to enact a waiver or exclusion for youth motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles from the lead requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and to encourage the Consumer Product Safety Commission to exclude those products under their regulatory authority.
SCR 28
referred
12/3/2009
Birkholz A concurrent resolution to urge the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take immediate actions to prevent the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes and to develop long-term strategies to address this problem. 12/10/2009 Reported with recommendation on 12/10/2009