June 5, 2003, Introduced by Senators BRATER, PATTERSON, JACOBS, BASHAM, SCOTT and SCHAUER and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 11511a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 11511a. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of
2 this part, the department shall not issue a construction permit
3 under this part for a new landfill or the expansion of an
4 existing landfill unless the cumulative total disposal capacity
5 of all landfills within the region in which the landfill is
6 located is less than 10 years. For purposes of this section, the
7 state is divided into 2 regions, the Upper Peninsula and the
8 Lower Peninsula.
9 (2) As used in this section:
10 (a) "Disposal capacity" means the disposal capacity of all
11 landfills identified in or recognized by a solid waste management
1 plan.
2 (b) "Existing landfill" means a landfill that has received a
3 construction permit prior to the effective date of the amendatory
4 act that added this section.
5 (c) "Expansion of an existing landfill" means the expansion
6 of an existing landfill beyond the acreage or capacity that is
7 specifically provided in the solid waste management plan for the
8 jurisdiction in which the landfill is located.
9 (d) "New landfill" means a landfill that has not received a
10 construction permit prior to the effective date of the amendatory
11 act that added this section.