June 11, 2003, Introduced by Senators BIRKHOLZ, CHERRY, BRATER, PATTERSON and LELAND and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 11514 (MCL 324.11514).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 11514. (1) A person shall not knowingly dispose of,
2 and an owner or operator of a landfill shall not knowingly permit
3 the disposal of, medical
waste either of the following in a
4 landfill:
5 (a) Medical waste, unless that medical waste has been
6 decontaminated or is not required to be decontaminated but is
7 packaged in the manner required under part 138 of the public
8 health code, Act No.
368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being
9 sections 333.13801 to
333.13831 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
10 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.13801 to 333.13831.
11 (b) Beginning January 1, 2006, a cathode ray tube, including
1 a television or computer monitor containing a cathode ray tube.
2 (2) Not later than January 1, 2004, the department shall
3 convene a task force made up of representatives of manufacturers
4 of electronic equipment, environmental organizations, retail
5 businesses that handle electronic equipment, members of the
6 general public, and other interested persons. Not later than
7 June 1, 2005, this task force shall provide to the legislature a
8 report on the adequacy of regulatory programs related to the
9 disposal of electronic waste and in particular electronic waste
10 containing cathode ray tubes.