Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes

MI - Senator Tom Casperson (R)

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Committee Chair

MI - Senator Phil Pavlov (R)

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Majority Vice Chair

MI - Senator Mike Green (R)

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Member

MI - Senator Mike Kowall (R)

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Member

MI - Senator Arlan B Meekhof (R)

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Member

MI - Senator Rebekah Warren (D)

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Member

MI - Senator Morris W III Hood (D)

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Member

MI - SB802 Natural resources; nonnative species; instrumentality of violations; provide for forfeiture of. Amends sec. 4701 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.4701). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0800'14

MI - SR168 A resolution to oppose the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to garnish wages without a court order.

MI - SCR20 A concurrent resolution to oppose the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to garnish wages without a court order.

MI - SR164 A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that prohibits the sale of cleaning products and personal care products containing plastic microbeads.

MI - SB972 Natural resources; mining; inland lakes and streams permit requirement; exempt certain mining operations. Amends sec. 30103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30103).

MI - SB795 Natural resources; nonnative species; prohibited species violations; increase penalties. Amends secs. 41305, 41309 & 47361 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.41305 et seq.).

MI - SJR17 Constitutional amendments; state; Michigan natural resources trust fund; modify allowable expenditures. Amends sec. 35, art. IX, of the state constitution.

MI - SB444 Natural resources; nonnative species; permit process for treatment of aquatic invasive species; revise. Amends secs. 3301, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3309, 3311, 30103 & 30113 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3301 et seq.) & adds sec. 3315.

MI - SR36 A resolution to support ending water diversions from the Great Lakes through Chicago.

MI - SB662 Natural resources; inland lakes; repair or replacement of a failed seawall; provide for a minor permit category. Amends secs. 30101 & 30105 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30101 & 324.30105).

MI - SB474 Environmental protection; pollution prevention; containment of petroleum coke piles; require. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 5525a.

MI - HB4325 Natural resources; forests; promotion of forestry and the development of the forest products industry in the state; require of the departments of agriculture and rural development and natural resources. Amends secs. 50301 & 50302 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.50301 & 324.50302).

MI - HB4323 Natural resources; forests; private forest management; provide oversight from the department of agriculture and rural development and provide for conservation district assistance to owners of forestland. Amends secs. 9301, 9302, 9304, 9307, 9308 & 9310 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.9301 et seq.); adds secs. 51301, 51302, 51305 & 51306 & repeals secs. 50110, 50112 & 50136 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.50110 et seq.).

MI - HB4321 Property tax; classification; allocation of qualified forest property recapture tax; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 2006 PA 379 (MCL 211.1035).

MI - HB4038 Natural resources; nonnative species; bush autumn olive; include on restricted species list. Amends sec. 41301 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.41301).

MI - HB4324 Agriculture; other; Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program; expand to include lands not utilized for traditional or production agriculture such as forest management. Amends secs. 8703, 8707, 8708 & 8709 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8703 et seq.).

MI - HB4322 Property tax; exemptions; definition of qualified agricultural property; revise. Amends sec. 7dd of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7dd).

MI - HB4244 Property tax; classification; qualified forest property; revise exemption. Amends sec. 27a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.27a). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0059'13

MI - HB4069 Natural resources; forests; classification of forestland as commercial forest; clarify requirements for inclusion and withdrawal of forestland. Amends secs. 51102, 51103, 51108, 51113 & 51115 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.51102 et seq.).

MI - HB4320 Property tax; classification; qualified forest property tax program; modify. Amends sec. 7jj of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7jj[1]).

MI - HB4299 Natural resources; other; counties eligible to authorize off-road vehicles on road shoulders; extend to entire state and eliminate sunset. Amends sec. 81131 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81131).

MI - HB4284 Highways; local; off-road vehicle shoulder access on state trunk line highways; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 81131 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81131).

MI - HB4132 Natural resources; soil and erosion; membership on a conservation district board; allow temporary appointments to fill vacancies under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 9307 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.9307).

MI - SB1034 Environmental protection; landfills; disposal of radioactive fracking waste in landfills; prohibit. Amends sec. 11514 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11514) & adds sec. 11105a.

MI - SB1035 Environmental protection; landfills; certain naturally occurring radioactive waste; prohibit disposal of in sanitary or hazardous waste landfills. Amends sec. 11514 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11514) & adds secs. 11105a & 61506d.

MI - SB1091 Natural resources; nonnative species; local ordinances for prevention or treatment of aquatic invasive species; authorize adoption of. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 3317.

MI - SB1106 Environmental protection; hazardous waste; hazardous waste disposal wells; regulate location of and require additional information in license application. Amends secs. 11118a & 11125 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11118a & 324.11125).

MI - SB1122 Water; conservation; water withdrawals associated with oil or gas production; require water withdrawal assessment. Amends sec. 32727 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.32727).

MI - HB5563 Environmental protection; solid waste; abandoned vehicle disposal process for watercraft, snowmobiles, and ORVs; establish. Amends sec. 80125 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.80125) & adds secs. 80130f, 80130g, 80130h, 80130i, 80130j, 80130k, 80130l, 80130m, 80130n, 80130o, 80130p, 81151 & 82161.

MI - SB1121 Natural resources; sand dunes; permits; place burden of proof on applicant, and allow local ordinances to be more protective than state law. Amends secs. 35301, 35302, 35304, 35308, 35312, 35313, 35316, 35317 & 35321 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.35301 et seq.) & repeals sec. 35311a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.35311a).

MI - SR127 A resolution to urge the United States Environmental Protection Agency to forgo its recent proposal to tighten emission limits on wood stoves.

MI - SCR14 A concurrent resolution to urge the United States Environmental Protection Agency to forgo its recent proposal to tighten emission limits on wood stoves.

MI - HB4993 Natural resources; hunting; Michigan wildlife management public education subaccount; create. Amends sec. 43532a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43532a) & adds sec. 43532b.

MI - SB930 Land use; zoning and growth management; zoning ordinance preventing mining; eliminate specific statutory standards. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205).

MI - SB941 Environmental protection; solid waste; scrap tire regulations; modify. Amends secs. 16901, 16902, 16903, 16903b, 16903c, 16904, 16905, 16906, 16908, 16909, 16909a & 16911 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.16901 et seq.) & adds secs. 16904b, 16908c & 16912.

MI - SB942 Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain scrap tire and hazardous waste violations; establish. Amends sec. 13c, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.13c). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0941'14

MI - HB5107 Natural resources; inland lakes; repair or replacement of a failed seawall; provide for a minor permit category. Amends secs. 30101 & 30105 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30101 & 324.30105).

MI - HCR22 A concurrent resolution to urge complete hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, to call for the formation of a regional body to negotiate terms of hydrologic separation, and to urge Congress and other entities to take interim steps to prevent Asian carp movement into the Great Lakes.

MI - SR147 A resolution to call on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw their proposed rule expanding the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

MI - SCR15 A concurrent resolution to call on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw their proposed rule expanding the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

MI - HB4401 Natural resources; mining; inland lakes and streams permit requirement; exempt certain mining operations. Amends sec. 30103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30103).

MI - HB4874 Environmental protection; sewage; requirement to dispose of septage waste at receiving facilities; eliminate sunset on exemption for owners of certain storage facilities. Amends secs. 11708 & 11715 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11708 & 324.11715).

MI - SB288 Natural resources; hunting; natural resources commission ability to designate species as game; provide for. Amends secs. 40103, 40110, 40113a & 43536a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40103 et seq.) & adds sec. 48703a.

MI - SB613 Natural resources; wildlife; certain game killed by a vehicle; allow salvaging of. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 40115.

MI - SB432 Trade; containers; beverages and beverage containers subject to bottle deposit; expand. Amends sec. 1 of 1976 IL 1 (MCL 445.571).

MI - SB289 Natural resources; hunting; right to hunt and fish; provide for. Amends title & sec. 40113a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40113a).

MI - SB266 Environmental protection; water pollution; oceangoing vessels engaging in port operations; authorize permit if ballast tanks have been flushed with seawater. Amends sec. 3112 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3112).

MI - SB445 Natural resources; nonnative species; list of prohibited species or restricted species; remove departmental authority to revise. Amends secs. 41301 & 41302 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.41301 & 324.41302).

MI - SB213 Weapons; licensing; concealed weapons licensing boards; eliminate, and transfer duties to department of state police. Amends secs. 1, 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5j, 5k, 5l, 5m, 5o & 8 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 et seq.); adds sec. 5x & repeals sec. 6a of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.426a).

MI - SB212 Weapons; licensing; reference in sentencing guidelines; update. Amends sec. 11b, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0213'13

MI - SB55 Property tax; exemptions; definition of qualified agricultural property; revise. Amends sec. 7dd of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7dd).

MI - SB394 Environmental protection; water pollution; effluent limitations for sodium in groundwater discharges; prohibit. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 3109e.

MI - SB214 Natural resources; funding; Michigan natural resources trust fund; modify allowable expenditures. Amends secs. 1902 & 1903 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1902 & 324.1903) & repeals sec. 1904 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1904).

MI - HB4243 Property tax; other; qualified forest property recapture tax; revise. Amends secs. 2 & 4 of 2006 PA 379 (MCL 211.1032 & 211.1034).

MI - SB718 Environmental protection; cleanups; administrative rules regarding cleanup criteria; extend sunset. Amends sec. 20120a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.20120a) & repeals sec. 2 of 2012 PA 446.

MI - SR122 A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use the structured expert judgment method to assess the alternatives to prevent movement of aquatic invasive species proposed in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study Report.

MI - HB5005 Environmental protection; solid waste; diverted waste; exempt from definition of solid waste and regulate collection centers. Amends secs. 11503, 11505 & 11506 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11503 et seq.) & adds sec. 11521b.

MI - SB872 Environmental protection; cleanups; use of and development on stamp sands; allow. Amends sec. 20101 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.20101) & adds sec. 20101c.

MI - HB5400 Environmental protection; solid waste; low-hazard industrial waste, beneficial use by-products, and inert material; reduce regulation of. Amends secs. 8504, 8505, 8513, 11502, 11503, 11504, 11505, 11506, 11542, 20101, 20114e & 20115 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8504 et seq.) & adds secs. 3112e, 11551, 11551a, 11552, 11553 & 11554. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5401'14

MI - HB5401 Environmental protection; cleanups; person who stores or uses inert materials and beneficial use by-products; exempt from liability. Amends sec. 20126 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.20126).

MI - HB5402 Agriculture; fertilizer; liming material licensing conditions; provide for beneficial use by-products and inert materials. Amends sec. 2 of 1955 PA 162 (MCL 290.532). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5400'14

MI - SB1026 Natural resources; gas and oil; drilling oil and gas wells in cities or townships with a population of 70,000 or more; prohibit except in certain circumstances. Amends sec. 61506b of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.61506b).

MI - SB57 Agriculture; other; Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program; expand to include lands not utilized for traditional or production agriculture such as forest management. Amends secs. 8703, 8707, 8708 & 8709 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8703 et seq.).

MI - SB56 Natural resources; forests; private forest management; provide oversight from the department of agriculture and rural development and provide for conservation district assistance to owners of forestland. Amends secs. 9301, 9302, 9304, 9307, 9308 & 9310 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.9301 et seq.); adds secs. 51301, 51302, 51305 & 51306 & repeals secs. 50110, 50112 & 50136 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.50110 et seq.).

MI - SB52 Property tax; classification; qualified forest property; provide property tax exemption. Amends sec. 27a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.27a).

MI - SB50 Natural resources; other; operation of off-road vehicles on certain state highways; provide for. Amends secs. 81101, 81115, 81122, 81129, 81133 & 81147 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81101 et seq.) & repeals secs. 81102 & 81128 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81102 & 324.81128).

MI - SB54 Property tax; classification; allocation of qualified forest property recapture tax; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 2006 PA 379 (MCL 211.1035).

MI - SB163 Natural resources; wetlands; permit exemptions for wetlands and inland lakes and streams; revise, modify certain permit fees, provide for certain general permits, and require more information from department justifying denial of any part 13 permits. Amends secs. 1307, 1311, 30103, 30104, 30105, 30305, 30306, 30306b, 30311, 30311a, 30311d, 30312, 30312d, 30321 & 32513 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1307 et seq.); adds secs. 30101a & 30328 & repeals (See bill).

MI - SB53 Property tax; other; qualified forest property recapture tax; revise. Amends sec. 4 of 2006 PA 379 (MCL 211.1034).

MI - HCR6 A concurrent resolution to urge the other Great Lakes states and Canada to adopt ballast water standards equivalent to the 2013 federal Vessel General Permit requirements.

MI - SB58 Natural resources; forests; promotion of forestry and the development of the forest products industry in the state; provide for. Amends secs. 50301 & 50302 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.50301 & 324.50302).

MI - SB20 Environmental protection; permits; hazardous waste permit; allow DEQ to deny based on conviction of crime committed in pursuit of permit. Amends sec. 11123 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11123).

MI - SB26 Natural resources; nonnative species; order to ban or restrict an invasive plant species; require prior consultation with Michigan invasive plant council. Amends sec. 41302 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.41302).

MI - SB78 Natural resources; wildlife; designation of biodiversity areas; prohibit by DNR and remove biological diversity from list of state forest management goals. Amends secs. 504, 35101, 35501, 35502, 35503 & 52502 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.504 et seq.) & repeals secs. 35504 - 35506 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.35504 - 324.35506).

MI - SB59 Natural resources; forests; commercial forests; withdraw forestland from commercial forests and waive penalty under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 51108 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.51108).

MI - SB51 Property tax; classification; qualified forest property tax program; modify. Amends sec. 7jj of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7jj[1]).

MI - HB4768 Environmental protection; water pollution; limitations for sodium and chloride in groundwater and groundwater discharges; regulate. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 3109e.

MI - SB1076 Natural resources; gas and oil; zoning regulating oil and gas drilling; allow in townships with certain population. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205).

MI - SB1081 Environmental protection; underground storage tanks; imposition of environmental protection regulatory fees; clarify. Amends secs. 21502, 21503, 21508 & 21509 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.21502 et seq.).

MI - SB719 Natural resources; funding; clean Michigan initiative loans; allow to renegotiate. Amends sec. 19612 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.19612).

MI - SB791 Environmental protection; underground storage tanks; funding and cleanup programs; establish. Amends heading of pt. 215 & secs. 21502, 21503, 21504, 21505, 21506a, 21508, 21509, 21510, 21515, 21516, 21518, 21519, 21521, 21523, 21524, 21525, 21526, 21527, 21528, 21531, 21546 & 21548 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.21502 et seq.); adds secs. 21506b, 21510a, 21510b & 21510c & repeals secs. 21506, 21511, 21512, 21513, 21514, 21517, 21520, 21522, 21545, 21547, 21549, 21550, 21551, 21553, 21554, 21555, 215...

MI - SB796 Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for prohibited species violations; enact. Amends sec. 13e, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.13e). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0795'14

MI - SB797 Natural resources; nonnative species; instrumentality of violations; provide for forfeiture of. Amends sec. 4701 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.4701). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0795'14

MI - SB798 Vehicles; other; commercial vehicle group designations; provide suspension procedures for aquatic prohibited species violations. Amends sec. 320e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.320e) & adds sec. 321d. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0795'14

MI - SB799 Natural resources; fishing; commercial fishing licenses; provide suspension procedures for aquatic prohibited species violations. Amends sec. 92 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.292). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0795'14

MI - SB800 Natural resources; hunting; suspension of hunting, fishing, or trapping rights; provide for under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 41305, 41309, 43559 & 47361 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.41305 et seq.).

MI - SB801 Natural resources; fishing; commercial fishing licenses; provide suspension procedures for aquatic prohibited species violations. Amends sec. 92 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.292). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0800'14

MI - SB891 Environmental protection; cleanups; part 201 cleanup program; provide general amendments. Amends secs. 20101, 20107a, 20114, 20114c, 20114d, 20116, 20118, 20120a, 20120b, 20120d & 20126 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.20101 et seq.) & adds sec. 20121.

MI - SB892 Environmental protection; cleanups; definition of facility; modify to include all contiguous property under common ownership that is or contains a facility. Amends sec. 2 of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2652).

MI - SB910 Environmental protection; air pollution; wood heaters; prohibit department of environmental quality from promulgating certain rules or enforcing federal regulations. Amends sec. 5512 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.5512) & adds sec. 5514.

MI - SB948 Environmental protection; radioactive waste; storage and disposal; expressly prohibit storage or disposal for certain radioactive waste and establish advisory board on proposed Ontario repository. Amends title & sec. 1 of 1978 PA 113 (MCL 325.491); adds sec. 2 & repeals (See bill).

MI - SCR16 A concurrent resolution urging the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, and the Congress of the United States to invoke the participation of the International Joint Commission under Article IX, Article X, or both, of the Boundary Waters Treaty to evaluate the proposed underground nuclear waste repository in Ontario, Canada, and similar facilities.

MI - SR150 A resolution to urge the Great Lakes Commission to study and take a formal position on the proposed underground nuclear waste repository in Ontario, Canada, and to study the potential impacts of this facility and similar facilities on the Great Lakes and on the people who depend on the lakes.

MI - SR151 A resolution urging the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, and the Congress of the United States to invoke the participation of the International Joint Commission under Article IX, Article X, or both, of the Boundary Waters Treaty to evaluate the proposed underground nuclear waste repository in Ontario, Canada, and similar facilities.

MI - SCR17 A concurrent resolution to urge the Great Lakes Commission to study and take a formal position on the proposed underground nuclear waste repository in Ontario, Canada, and to study the potential impacts of this facility and similar facilities on the Great Lakes and on the people who depend on the lakes.