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MI SB0945
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "solid waste" under Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to exclude soil washed or otherwise removed from sugar beets.
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Clarifies that fly ash from coal combustion is not solid waste when used in specific applications including concrete components (with maximum 6% unburned carbon), road construction asphalt (with maximum 12% unburned carbon), and stabilized aggregate or fill materials.
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Specifies that fly ash used as road base or construction fill must be covered with asphalt, concrete, or department-approved material and placed at least 4 feet above seasonal groundwater table.
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Allows fly ash as the sole material in land reclamation depositories subject to department approval, with evaluation of ash properties including leachability and depository engineering to prevent water percolation.
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Makes minor technical corrections to existing solid waste definitions regarding "yard clippings" verb agreement and solid waste transporting unit equipment descriptions.
Legislative Description
Environmental protection; solid waste; soil from sugar beet production; exclude from solid waste definition. Amends sec. 11506 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11506).
Environmental protection, solid waste
Last Action
Reassigned To Committee On Agriculture
2/15/2012