2003 House Bill 4098 ↩

House Roll Call 28: Passed

To prohibit the disposal in Michigan landfills of solid waste imported from Canada and other states if the waste contains materials which Michigan environmental laws prohibit for disposal in state landfills. Before waste could be imported from another state or country, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) would be required to certify that the jurisdiction’s solid waste regulatory system is at least as stringent as Michigan’s. The bill would also establish that if the amount of imported waste increases in a given year the department would be required to recommend to the legislature that money previously appropriated for other DEQ functions be transferred to provide additional funding for enforcement.