June 23, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Byrnes, Hopgood, Condino, Accavitti, Wojno, Kathleen Law, Gillard, Gonzales, Kehrl, Espinoza, Spade, Angerer, Plakas, Miller, Sheltrown, Donigan, Mayes, Alma Smith, Brown, Adamini, Anderson, Williams, Phillips, Clemente, Polidori, Waters, Jones, Meisner, Murphy, Hood, Virgil Smith, Gleason and Lipsey and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 11526d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 11526d. (1) If congress enacts legislation authorizing a
state to prohibit the disposal in that state of solid waste from
another state or solid waste from another country, or both, then a
person shall not dispose of such solid waste in this state and a
disposal area shall not accept such solid waste for disposal.
(2) If congress enacts legislation authorizing a state to
limit, restrict, or otherwise regulate the disposal in that state
of solid waste from another state or solid waste from another
country, or both, the department shall, within 6 months, promulgate
rules that would result in the greatest possible reduction in the
volume of such solid waste being disposed of in this state
consistent with the federal legislation.