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MI SR0158

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

6/16/2010

Primary Sponsor

Mark Jansen

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Origin

Senate

95th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rescind rules requiring dairy farms to develop oil spill prevention plans for milk storage tanks
  • Argues the EPA incorrectly classified milk as an oil subject to federal regulation under the Clean Water Act, which was intended for petroleum-based oils
  • States that compliance costs dairy farmers thousands of dollars and time with minimal environmental benefit
  • Characterizes the EPA requirement as regulatory overreach and misplaced priorities that burden farmers unnecessarily
  • Directs copies of the resolution to the EPA Administrator, U.S. Senate President, House Speaker, and Michigan congressional delegation

Legislative Description

A resolution to urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rescind rules that would require dairy farms to have oil spill prevention plans for milk storage tanks.

Agriculture

Last Action

Roll Call # 303 Yeas 24 Nays 10 Excused 4 Not Voting 0

6/16/2010

Committee Referrals

Agriculture And Bioeconomy5/13/2010

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