Michigan
Solid Waste Act -- Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Act, 1994 PA 451 Part 115. This comprehensive law covers various
aspects of solid waste management including definitions, municipal
solid waste management program certification procedures, landfill
construction permits and licensing, inspections, and planning agency
procedures. Part 115 was amended in March 2004 by several key
pieces of legislation (Public Acts 34 to 44) that impact municipal
solid waste imported from other states and Canada. The primary
purposes of these changes were to assure that Michigan landfill
capacity will not be depleted by wastes which do not require landfilling
(e.g., yard clippings, recyclable materials, used tires) and to
protect the environment from incompatible wastes (e.g., medical
waste, low-level radioactive waste, liquid waste, hazardous waste,
used oil).
Michigan
Hazardous Waste Act -- Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Act, 1994 PA 451 Part 111. This comprehensive law covers various
aspects of hazardous waste management including definitions, the
state hazardous waste management plan, permitting process, fees,
and procedural aspects of implementation. Certain aspects of the
federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle C are adopted
by reference.
Michigan
Vehicle Code
The U.S.
Congress passed the Motor Carrier Safety Act in 1984. The Act directed
the Secretary of Transportation to determine the safety fitness of
all motor carriers, subject to federal regulations, operating in interstate
commerce. In 1990, Michigan adopted the regulations resulting from
the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 for motor carriers operating in
intrastate commerce. Additional requirements are also contained in
the Michigan
Vehicle Code and, in some instances, the "Federal Hazardous
Materials Regulations."
The rules
and regulations governing the operation of trucks establish minimum
safety and record keeping requirements that carriers and drivers must
meet. These requirements include, but are not limited to, qualification
of drivers; proper licensing of vehicles and drivers; insurance; driver
drug and alcohol testing programs; accident recording; driver's hours
of service; hazardous material handling and training; vehicle maintenance
and inspection; and vehicle loading and weight requirements. Failure
to meet these minimum requirements subjects both carriers and drivers
to civil and criminal penalties.
Motor carrier
rules have been summarized in a publication referred to as the Truck
Drivers Guidebook through a project funded by the Michigan Truck Safety
Commission.
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