MI HB4617

Changes language from "at the time" to "when" a sanitary landfill is licensed to require execution of a restrictive covenant on the land by all property owners and the department.

Removes mining from the list of prohibited activities during the first 50 years after landfill completion that require department authorization, making mining permanently prohibited instead.

Adds new subdivision (c) that explicitly prohibits any mining on landfill property, including mining for land reclamation, recovery of soil and recyclables, increased landfill capacity, or extension of landfill life.

Clarifies that special exemptions from mining restrictions may only be granted for federal lands or where contracts existing between landowner and licensee on January 11, 1979 are non-renegotiable.

Maintains that the restrictive covenant instrument must be filed for record by the department or health officer in the county register of deeds office where the landfill is located.