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MI SB0818

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rosemary Bayer

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits establishing any new landfill if any part of it would be within 1 mile of an existing dwelling

  • Amends section 11509 of Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (1994 PA 451)

  • Maintains existing construction permit requirements for disposal areas, including submission through local health officers and payment of application fees ranging from $500 to $3,000 depending on landfill type and expansion category

  • Preserves requirement that new type II landfills not contiguous to existing permitted landfills must be requested by the county board of commissioners and demonstrate that materials utilization options have been exhausted

  • Updates language throughout the section to replace "shall" with "must" and "within" with "not later than" for clarity

Legislative Description

Environmental protection: landfills; location guidelines for landfills; provide for. Amends sec. 11509 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11509).

Environmental protection: landfills

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Energy And Environment

3/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy And Environment3/4/2026

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