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MI HB4804

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/20/2017

Primary Sponsor

Kristy Pagan

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits disposal of technologically enhanced, naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM) in landfills unless radium-226 and radium-228 concentrations do not exceed 50 picocuries per gram, averaged per container.

  • Requires generators to notify the department's office of waste management and radiological protection before delivering TENORM to landfills, providing concentration data, volume estimates, total radioactivity content, proposed delivery date, and landfill location.

  • Mandates landfill owners and operators to test all incoming waste for radium-226 and radium-228, maintain records of each TENORM shipment, and report annually to the department on all TENORM received.

  • Limits TENORM disposal to 2,000 cubic meters annually per landfill, requiring deposits at least 10 feet below the future landfill cap and separated from other waste.

  • Requires landfills accepting TENORM to test leachate and groundwater for radium-226 and radium-228 according to existing testing schedules and report results to the department.

Legislative Description

Environmental protection; landfills; disposal of certain radioactive waste in landfills; regulate. Amends sec. 11514 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11514) & adds sec. 11131.

State agencies (existing): environmental quality

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/20/2017

7/12/2017

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources6/20/2017

Full Bill Text

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