Senate Committee On Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes

SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND GREAT LAKES

2011-2012 Session

Friday, December 28, 2012

Bill/Resolution	Sponsor	Subject	Status
SB 18 Referred 1/19/2011	Jones	Natural resources; nonnative species; use of prohibited or restricted species as bait; prohibit.
SB 58 Referred 4/25/2012	Green	Weapons; concealed; list of specified premises on which a person licensed to carry a concealed weapon may not carry that weapon; eliminate.
SB 59 Referred 2/1/2012	Green	Weapons; licensing; concealed weapons licensing boards; eliminate, and transfer powers to secretary of state.	3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3
SR 7 Referred 2/1/2011	Walker	A resolution to express support for the Attorney General's efforts to accelerate federal government efforts to devise a plan to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, to express support for the Snyder Administration's efforts to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, and to call on the Obama Administration to take all necessary actions to prevent the invasion.	3/1/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SCR 6 Referred 2/8/2011	Green	A concurrent resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to take immediate steps to impose a moratorium on greenhouse gas, air quality, and other regulatory actions by the Environmental Protection Agency.	2/22/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SR 10 Referred 2/8/2011	Casperson	A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to take immediate steps to impose a moratorium on greenhouse gas, air quality, and other regulatory actions by the Environmental Protection Agency.	2/22/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB 4207 Referred 1/11/2012	Kurtz	Environmental protection; air pollution; open burning of certain household waste; prohibit, and authorize burning of produce bins.	3/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 141 Referred 2/15/2011	Moolenaar	Property; conveyances; restrictions regarding park use of land conveyed to city of Gladwin; modify.	3/1/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 145 Referred 2/15/2011	Hansen	Environmental protection; water pollution; application of oil field brine to county roads; reduce permit fee.
SB 168 Referred 2/17/2011	Casperson	Natural resources; wetlands; wetland mitigation; exempt county road commission.
HB 4298 Referred 7/13/2011	Lindberg	Natural resources; other; easements across state-owned land; revise policy for granting.	11/1/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB 4302 Referred 2/28/2012	McBroom	Property tax; other; qualified forest property recapture tax; revise.	12/11/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HCR 7 Referred 3/1/2011	Johnson	A concurrent resolution to urge the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take immediate actions to prevent the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes and to develop long-term strategies to address this problem.	4/26/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HCR 8 Referred 3/1/2011	Pettalia	A concurrent resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to make every effort to expedite and fund the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin Interbasin Study and to ensure Asian carp do not invade the Great Lakes.	4/26/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SR 19 Referred 3/2/2011	Hansen	A resolution to express opposition to the President's proposal to make major cuts to funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and to memorialize the U.S. Congress to reject the reductions.
SCR 11 Referred 3/2/2011	Hansen	A concurrent resolution to express opposition to the President's proposal to make major cuts to funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and to memorialize the U.S. Congress to reject the reductions.
SB 248 Referred 3/9/2011	Casperson	Natural resources; land acquisition; DNR land holdings; limit, and require purchases and sales to be based on strategic plan.	6/7/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB 4415 Referred 4/28/2011	Foster	Retirement; state employees; retired firefighters to work with department of natural resources forest fires; allow.
SCR 13 Referred 3/24/2011	Casperson	A concurrent resolution to call on the state and federal government to work cooperatively to fund the restoration of the breakwall at the Grand Marais Harbor.	4/26/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 6/1/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes
SR 30 Referred 3/24/2011	Casperson	A resolution to call on the state and federal government to work cooperatively to fund the restoration of the breakwall at the Grand Marais Harbor.	4/26/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 6/1/2011-REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes
HB 4554 Referred 6/28/2011	MacMaster	Natural resources; Great Lakes; submerged log permits; modify requirements.	10/11/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 332 Referred 4/14/2011	Casperson	Recreation; state parks; conveyance of certain state forest campgrounds; provide for.
SR 39 Referred 4/14/2011	Casperson	A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to remove gray wolves in Michigan from the federal endangered species list and to amend the Endangered Species Act to prevent similar future situations.	5/17/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 4577 Referred 5/24/2011	Johnson	Natural resources; funding; natural resources trust fund; require to be used to make PILT payments on certain land.	6/28/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 4578 Referred 10/5/2011	Goike	Environmental protection; sewage; land application of septage waste; preempt certain local restrictions.	2/14/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 4579 Referred 5/24/2011	Foster	Property tax; other; PILT payments; revise funds against which payments are charged.	6/28/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 392 Referred 5/24/2011	Kowall	Environmental protection; sewage; land application of septage waste; preempt certain local restrictions.
SR 59 Referred 6/8/2011	Casperson	A resolution to memorialize Congress to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).	6/28/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
HB 4746 Referred 6/22/2011	Huuki	Land use; zoning and growth management; zoning prohibition of gravel mining; revise standard for determining validity.	6/30/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4
SB 470 Referred 6/15/2011	Casperson	Land use; zoning and growth management; zoning prohibition of gravel mining; revise standard for determining validity.
SB 471 Referred 6/15/2011	Casperson	Property; conveyances; acceptance by the department of natural resources of the Crystal Lake community center in Dickinson county and reconveyance free of certain deed restrictions; provide for.
SB 473 Referred 6/16/2011	Pavlov	Environmental protection; landfills; secondary liner and leachate collection system; eliminate requirement of for research development and demonstration projects.	9/13/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 528 Referred 6/28/2011	Casperson	Environmental protection; underground storage tanks; liability and cleanup procedures; modify.	12/13/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 529 Referred 6/28/2011	Booher	Environmental protection; underground storage tanks; liability and cleanup procedures; modify.	12/13/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 530 Referred 6/28/2011	Pavlov	Environmental protection; underground storage tanks; liability and cleanup procedures; modify.	12/13/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 531 Referred 6/28/2011	Meekhof	Environmental protection; underground storage tanks; liability and cleanup procedures; modify.	12/13/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 532 Referred 6/28/2011	Kowall	Environmental protection; underground storage tanks; liability and cleanup procedures; modify.	12/13/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 533 Referred 6/28/2011	Green	Environmental protection; underground storage tanks; liability and cleanup procedures; modify.	12/13/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB 4875 Referred 10/13/2011	LaFontaine	Environmental protection; landfills; secondary liner and leachate collection system; eliminate requirement of for research development and demonstration projects.	10/25/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 617 Referred 9/7/2011	Casperson	State; other; concurrent jurisdiction on federally owned lands within the Pictured Rocks national lakeshore; provide for.	10/18/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB 4913 Referred 10/6/2011	Foster	Property tax; classification; requirements to withdraw commercial forestland from ad valorem property tax; modify.	6/5/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 646 Referred 9/14/2011	Hopgood	Environmental protection; permits; hazardous waste permit eligibility; restrict based on certain criminal convictions.	2/28/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
HB 4969 Referred 2/28/2012	Foster	Natural resources; forests; tax exemption for certain forest property; provide for.	12/11/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
HB 4970 Referred 2/28/2012	Huuki	Property tax; classification; qualified forest property; provide property tax exemption.	12/11/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-22
HB 4994 Referred 10/25/2011	Kowall	Environmental protection; water pollution; annual wastewater report requirement; repeal, and rescind corresponding rules.	2/14/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SCR 20 Referred 10/6/2011	Meekhof	A concurrent resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to enact legislation that classifies forestry management activities as nonpoint sources under the federal Clean Water Act.	10/25/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SCR 21 Referred 10/6/2011	Casperson	A concurrent resolution to urge Congress and the United States Forest Service to take immediate and aggressive action to correct the mismanagement of national forestlands.	10/25/2011-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 744 Referred 10/11/2011	Kowall	Environmental protection; permits; permit processing period; extend at request of applicant under certain circumstances.	1/31/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SR 97 Referred 11/10/2011	Hansen	A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact legislation to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used solely for the dredging, infrastructure, operation, and maintenance of federally authorized ports, harbors, and waterways.	2/14/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SR 98 Referred 11/10/2011	Hopgood	A resolution to urge the state of New York to reject appeals to weaken its ballast water standards.
SB 822 Referred 11/10/2011	Casperson	Natural resources; funding; Michigan natural resources trust fund; modify allowable expenditures.
SJR Q Referred 11/10/2011	Casperson	Constitutional amendments; state; Michigan natural resources trust fund; modify allowable expenditures.
SB 889 Referred 1/11/2012	Emmons	Environmental protection; air pollution; residential burn barrel ban; prohibit department of natural resources and environment from adopting rules.
SB 924 Referred 1/31/2012	Gleason	Natural resources; other; commission of natural resources; grant authority to appoint the director of the department of natural resources.
SB 925 Referred 1/31/2012	Gleason	Natural resources; other; commission of natural resources; clarify authority to appoint director of the department of natural resources in executive reorganization act.
SB 939 Referred 2/14/2012	Meekhof	Environmental protection; permits; environmental leader program; establish in statute and provide incentives.	3/20/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 941 Referred 2/14/2012	Casperson	Environmental protection; solid waste; public health code; make parts concerning medical waste and radiation control subject to environmental leaders program.	3/20/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 942 Referred 2/14/2012	Green	Environmental protection; other; safe drinking water act; make subject to environmental leaders program.	3/20/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 940 Referred 2/14/2012	Proos	State financing and management; purchasing; priority consideration; grant to companies in environmental leaders program.	3/20/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 945 Referred 2/14/2012	Green	Environmental protection; solid waste; soil from sugar beet production; exclude from solid waste definition.	2/15/2012-REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON Agriculture
HB 5414 Referred 4/25/2012	Foster	Natural resources; other; dark sky preserve program; expand.	6/12/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1008 Referred 3/6/2012	Moolenaar	Water; other; groundwater dispute resolution program; restore.	10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-5
SB 1021 Referred 3/15/2012	Casperson	Property tax; other; payment in lieu of taxes on certain state-owned land; increase, and prohibit prorated payments.	6/5/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1022 Referred 3/15/2012	Booher	Property tax; other; payment in lieu of taxes on certain state-owned land; revise.	6/5/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1031 Referred 3/20/2012	Casperson	Natural resources; forests; provision related to use of municipal forest property; expand to allow recreational activities on property.	6/5/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1052 Referred 3/28/2012	Casperson	Natural resources; shorelands; beach grooming; allow under certain circumstances.	5/8/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1057 Referred 3/29/2012	Booher	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.	6/12/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1058 Referred 3/29/2012	Meekhof	Agriculture; other; Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program; expand to include lands not utilized for traditional or production agriculture such as forest management.	6/12/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1059 Referred 3/29/2012	Booher	Property tax; classification; qualified forest property tax program; modify.	6/12/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1060 Referred 3/29/2012	Booher	Property tax; other; qualified forest property recapture tax; revise.	6/12/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1061 Referred 3/29/2012	Moolenaar	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.	6/12/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1062 Referred 3/29/2012	Green	Property tax; exemptions; definition of qualified agricultural property; revise.	6/12/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1090 Referred 4/24/2012	Casperson	Environmental protection; cleanups; compliance with response activity requirements providing for venting groundwater; modify.	5/8/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1130 Referred 5/15/2012	Meekhof	Natural resources; sand dunes; local ordinances more protective of dunes; preempt and require impact that is significant and unreasonable on a local-unit-wide basis to justify denial of permit or variance, limit right to request formal hearing to applicant and adjacent landowner, place burden of proof on department, and require issuance of permits for driveways and accessibility measures under certain circumstances.	6/5/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HB 5673 Referred 11/28/2012	Pscholka	Water; quality; strategic water quality initiatives fund; modify grant and loan programs.	12/11/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
HB 5674 Referred 11/28/2012	Opsommer	Water; quality; state water pollution control revolving fund; modify definition of disadvantaged community to be eligible for clean water assistance.
HB 5675 Referred 11/28/2012	MacGregor	Water; quality; safe drinking water revolving fund; revise designation of disadvantaged community and modify points awarded for funding priorities.
HB 5676 Referred 11/28/2012	Kowall	Water; quality; transfer of money from the Great Lakes water quality bond fund; modify distributions.
SB 1155 Referred 5/31/2012	Kowall	Water; quality; strategic water quality initiatives fund; modify grant and loan programs.	10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1156 Referred 5/31/2012	Proos	Water; quality; state water pollution control revolving fund; modify definition of disadvantaged community to be eligible for clean water assistance.	10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1157 Referred 5/31/2012	Pavlov	Water; quality; safe drinking water revolving fund; revise designation of disadvantaged community and modify points awarded for funding priorities.	10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1158 Referred 5/31/2012	Hildenbrand	Water; quality; transfer of money from the Great Lakes water quality bond fund; modify distributions.	10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1159 Referred 5/31/2012	Caswell	Environmental protection; permits; requirements for permit; eliminate for practice of suction weed harvesting.
SB 1164 Referred 6/5/2012	Casperson	Natural resources; mining; access to gravel sources on state-owned land; allow.	6/12/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE ON Transportation
SR 158 Referred 6/7/2012	Casperson	A resolution to urge the President of the United States to declare a major disaster or emergency for areas in Michigan's Upper Peninsula impacted by the Duck Lake wildfire.	6/14/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1205 Referred 7/18/2012	Booher	Property tax; payment in lieu of taxes; use of rainy day funds for shortfalls in payment in lieu of taxes fund; allow.
SB 1206 Referred 7/18/2012	Casperson	Environmental protection; solid waste; bulk biosolids of exceptional quality; exempt from certain rules concerning cumulative loading, management practices, and reporting.	9/25/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1212 Referred 7/18/2012	Green	Environmental protection; water pollution; oceangoing vessels engaging in port operations; authorize permit if ballast tanks have been flushed with sea water.
HB 5798 Referred 11/29/2012	LaFontaine	Environmental protection; solid waste; diverted waste; exempt from definition of solid waste and regulate collection centers.
SB 1235 Referred 8/15/2012	Booher	Natural resources; nonnative species; list of prohibited species or restricted species; remove department authority to revise.
SB 1238 Referred 8/15/2012	Booher	Natural resources; funding; procedures of proposed land acquisitions and developments; modify.	10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1261 Referred 9/12/2012	Hansen	Natural resources; other; Michigan civilian conservation corps; modify program and authorize another entity to establish and operate a Michigan civilian conservation corps.	9/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1262 Referred 9/12/2012	Casperson	Natural resources; other; Michigan civilian conservation corps act; modify program and authorize another entity to establish and operate a Michigan civilian conservation corps.	9/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1263 Referred 9/12/2012	Pavlov	Natural resources; other; Michigan civilian conservation corps; modify, and authorize another entity to establish and operate a Michigan civilian conservation corps.	9/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1264 Referred 9/12/2012	Warren	Natural resources; other; Michigan civilian conservation corps; modify program and authorize another entity to establish and operate a Michigan civilian conservation corps.	9/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1265 Referred 9/12/2012	Green	Natural resources; other; Michigan civilian conservation corps; modify, and authorize another entity to establish and operate a Michigan civilian conservation corps.	9/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1268 Referred 9/12/2012	Booher	Environmental protection; solid waste; manure, paunch, or filter-cake by-product; exempt from definition of solid waste when used for an agricultural purpose.
SB 1276 Referred 9/13/2012	Casperson	Natural resources; wildlife; designation of biodiversity areas; prohibit by DNR and remove biological diversity from list of state forest management goals.	10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1280 Referred 9/19/2012	Casperson	State agencies (existing); natural resources; economic and recreational activities on DNR-managed land; require DNR to maximize, and impose term limits on natural resources commission members.	10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
SB 1287 Referred 9/19/2012	Booher	Property tax; classification; allocation of qualified forest property recapture tax; modify.	10/17/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1288 Referred 9/19/2012	Booher	Taxation; other; severance tax to fund the qualified forest program; create.
SB 1311 Referred 9/25/2012	Green	Natural resources; wetlands; permit exemptions for wetlands and inland lakes and streams; revise, and require more information from department justifying denial of any part 13 permits.
SB 1328 Referred 9/25/2012	Casperson	Environmental protection; cleanups; procedures for cleanups and funding; modify.	11/29/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
HCR 62 Referred 10/17/2012	Franz	A concurrent resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to provide funding to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for dredging recreational harbors in Michigan, particularly Portage Lake Harbor located in Onekama, MI.
SB 1334 Referred 10/17/2012	Robertson	Health; medical waste; procedures for disposal; modify.	11/29/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1350 Referred 10/17/2012	Casperson	Natural resources; hunting; gray wolf; include in game list and authorize hunting season.	11/27/2012-REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1377 Referred 11/27/2012	Hildenbrand	Natural resources; nonnative species; order to ban or restrict an invasive plant species; require prior consultation with Michigan invasive plant council.