EXEMPT RESIDUALS & AQUATIC PLANTS H.B. 4297 (S-2): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 4297 (Substitute S-2 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)
Sponsor: Representative Alvin H. Kukuk
House Committee: Agriculture and Forestry
Senate Committee: Agriculture and Forestry
The bill would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to exclude from the definition of “hazardous substance” fruit, vegetable, or field crop residuals or processing by- products, or aquatic plants, that were applied to the land for an agricultural use or for use as an animal feed, if the use were consistent with generally accepted agricultural management practices developed pursuant to the Michigan Right to Farm Act. In addition, the application of fruit, vegetable, or field crop residuals or processing by-products, or aquatic plants would not be considered a “release” under the Act, if they were applied according to label directions and generally accepted agricultural and management practices. The bill also specifies that a release would not include fruits, vegetables, field crop processing by-products, or aquatic plants that were applied to the land for an agricultural use or for use as an animal feed, if the use were consistent with generally accepted agricultural and management practices developed pursuant to the Michigan Right to Farm Act.
MCL 324.20101 Legislative Analyst: L. Arasim
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 6-13-95 Fiscal Analyst: G. Cutler
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.