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Senate Natural Resources will take up the following bills: HB 4406 – A bill to phase-out of the use of certain flame retardants - poybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). HB 4787 - A bill to establish in the Michigan State Housing Development Authority the Michigan Housing and Community Development program. HB 4788 - A bill to create the Michigan Housing and Community Development fund to foster affordable housing. As previously reported action from last week: Senate On the Calendar: HB 5870 – A bill to implement a
constitutional amendment
(HJR Z) to create the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund
and game
and fish protection trust fund. HB 5194
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A bill to allow for mail-in absentee ballot election for the directors
of the
conservation district. HB 6243 - A bill to regulate nonferrous metallic mining and reclamation. HB 6295 - A bill to revise the land division act to allow nonjudicial process for extinguishing certain platted easements. HB 5364 - A bill to prohibit reinstatement of driving privileges to owners of abandoned vehicles who fail to pay fines. HB 5055 – A bill to restrict fees under certain circumstances under the soil erosion and sedimentation control. In committee: Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs is expected to meet on Tuesday (12/7) at 3:00 PM -- agenda to be announced. Technology and Energy is scheduled to meet on Wednesday (12/8) to take up a number of bills and continued discussion of Public Act 141 and the recent final orders in Detroit Edison's rate case. House Passed: HB 6196 - A bill to prohibit the sale of thermostat devices containing mercury. HB 6198 - A bill to prohibit the sale or use of blood pressure recording devices that contain mercury. HB 6314 a bill to allow utilities to use the right-a-way of limited access highways without the permission of the local unit of government. This bill would reverse a Supreme Court decision which recognized the right of the City Of Lansing to veto a gasoline designed to pass around town following the path of I-96 (referred to Government Operations where no further action expected this year). SB 757 - This bill places penalties on landlords that fail to remediate known lead paint hazards in rental units. (House needs to vote on concurring with Senate amendments) SB 790 – A bill to allow the Governor to establish a recycling advisory council (no funding allocated). HB 4406 - A bill to ban certain PBDEs from production and use in Michigan On the calendar: SB 1416 - A bill to provide county level approval for subdivisions and require at board meeting comprised of each department involved. SB 1458 - A bill to ban certain PBDEs from production and use in Michigan. SB 925 – A bill to revise regulation of and provide immunity from liability for prescribed burning. SB 735 - A bill to allow posting of tourism directional signs on highways with certain local government approval. SB 854 - A bill to establish the Office of the Statewide Recycling Coordinator in statute (insufficient votes received first time - vote reconsidered and still pending before the House. SB 1432 – A bill to regulate the formation of watershed agencies. SB 1458 - A bill to ban certain PBDEs from production and use in Michigan. SB 1148 – A bill to authorize military personnel to obtain hunting and fishing licenses from the Department of Natural Resources licensing agents for one dollar. SB 1329 – A bill to allow the operation of snowmobiles on the right-of-way of limited access highways. SB 1278 – A bill that regulates the operation of airboats. HB 4141 - A bill to establish allowable uses at road endings. Discharged from committee, but insufficient votes received for passage. HB 5441 – a bill to clarify when "feasible and prudent" alternatives should be considered to a project that will impact wetlands. An amendment was added in committee regarding when the MDEQ must issue a permit that may jeopardize Michigan's delegation of the Clean Water Act - section 404 program. HB 4106 -- Provide for state real estate transfer tax on transfer of certain manufactured homes. HB 4879 -- Provide for exemption from sales tax on used
manufactured
homes. HB 4882 -- Eliminate use tax on manufactured home sales. HB 5034 -- a bill to access mobile homes
as real property (vote taken, insufficient votes, vote reconsidered and
passed for the day - 8/4/04) SB 510 -- a bill to establish stormwater fees. HB 5312 -- allows hunters to donate an additional $1.00 when purchasing hunting or fishing licensing to support the sportsmen against hunger program SB 193 -- Provides for a specialty license plates for ducks
unlimited HB 5942 - a bill to require that diesel fuel sold in Michigan should include 2% biodiesel. Submitted by: James Clift |