HOUSE BILL No. 6130
May 28, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Birkholz, Raczkowski, Kolb, Ruth Johnson, Rocca and Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Environment. A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 11514 (MCL 324.11514). THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 11514. (1) A person shall not knowingly dispose of, 2 and an owner or operator of a landfill shall not knowingly permit 3 the disposal of, medical waste EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING in a 4 landfill: 5 (A) MEDICAL WASTE, unless that medical waste has been decon- 6 taminated or is not required to be decontaminated but is packaged 7 in the manner required under part 138 of the public health code, 8 Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.13801 9 to 333.13831 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1978 PA 368, 10 MCL 333.13801 TO 333.13831. 03735'01 * JCB 2 1 (B) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2006, A CATHODE RAY TUBE, INCLUDING 2 A TELEVISION OR COMPUTER MONITOR CONTAINING A CATHODE RAY TUBE. 3 (2) NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 1, 2003, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 4 CONVENE A TASK FORCE MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MANUFACTURERS 5 OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, RETAIL 6 BUSINESSES THAT HANDLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, MEMBERS OF THE GEN- 7 ERAL PUBLIC, AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS. NOT LATER THAN JUNE 8 1, 2004, THIS TASK FORCE SHALL PROVIDE TO THE LEGISLATURE A 9 REPORT ON THE ADEQUACY OF REGULATORY PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE DIS- 10 POSAL OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AND IN PARTICULAR ELECTRONIC WASTE CON- 11 TAINING CATHODE RAY TUBES. 03735'01 * Final page. JCB