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MI HB5790
Bill
Status
6/6/2024
Primary Sponsor
Joey Andrews
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AI Summary
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Adds digestate from registered anaerobic digesters to the definition of solid waste exclusions, allowing it to be applied to farmland without solid waste classification.
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Expands anaerobic digester feedstock options to include 23 approved materials ranging from livestock manure to food waste, beverages, and crop residuals, with digestate land application required to comply with GAAMPS.
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Requires anaerobic digesters managing more than 20% off-site feedstock to register with the department within 90 days, submit a $750 fee, and provide a contingency plan addressing biological failures, restart procedures, emergency contacts, and digestate disposal.
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Exempts certain small anaerobic digesters from registration if they receive manure only from non-permitted farms, accept less than 20% off-site feedstock, and manage digestate through land application or approved disposal facilities.
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Modifies reporting requirements for materials utilization facilities, extending deadlines from fiscal year to calendar year (by January 31) and requiring records retention for 5 years after reporting.
Legislative Description
Environmental protection: solid waste; reporting and compliance requirements for anaerobic digesters; modify. Amends secs. 11506 & 11568 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11506 & 324.11568). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5789'24
Environmental protection: solid waste
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/06/2024
6/11/2024