Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.11576 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.11576
Amending a materials management plan; procedures; permissible changes without amendment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11576.

(1) Amendments to an MMP shall be made only as provided in subsection (2), (3), or (4).

(2) The department shall initiate the adoption of 1 or more amendments to MMPs if the department determines that the guidance provided by legislation, by this state's solid waste policy, or by reports and initiatives of the department has significantly changed the required contents of MMPs. The procedure for adopting an amendment to the MMP under this subsection is the same as the procedure for adoption of an initial MMP.

(3) The CAA may initiate 1 or more amendments to an MMP by filing a notice of intent with the department. Except as provided in subsection (4), the procedure for adopting an amendment to the MMP under this subsection is the same as the procedure for adoption of an initial MMP except as follows:

(a) The county submits a notice of intent on its own initiative rather than in response to a request from the department under section 11571.

(b) If the CAA rejects a revised amendment under section 11575(2), the amendment process terminates.

(c) Section 11575(11) does not apply. Instead, if any required approval is not timely granted, the amendment process terminates and the amendments are not adopted.

(4) If, after a notice of intent is filed under subsection (3), the department determines that the amendment will increase materials utilization or the recovery of managed material and complies with part 115, the department may authorize the CAA to amend the MMP. To amend the MMP, the CAA shall do all of the following:

(a) Submit a copy of the amendment to all of the following with a notice specifying the end of the public comment period under subdivision (c):

( i ) The department.

( ii ) The legislative body of each municipality within the planning area.

( iii ) The legislative body of each county or municipality adjacent to the planning area that requested the opportunity to review the MMP under section 11574(1)(f).

( iv ) The regional planning agency for each county included in the planning area.

(b) Publish a notice in a newspaper or by electronic media having major circulation or viewership in the planning area. The notice shall indicate a location where copies of the amendment are available for public inspection or copying at cost, specify the end of the public comment period under subdivision (c), and solicit public comment. Notice posted in electronic media shall remain posted until the end of the public comment period.

(c) Receive public comments on the amendment for not less than 30 days after the publication of the notice under subdivision (b).

(d) If timely requested, conduct a public meeting on the amendment during the public comment period under subdivision (c). Not less than 15 days before the public meeting, the planning committee shall publish a notice of the meeting in a newspaper or by electronic media having major circulation or viewership in the planning area. Notice posted in electronic media shall remain posted until the end of the public meeting. The notice shall indicate a location where copies of the proposed amendment are available for public inspection or copying at cost and shall indicate the time and place of the public meeting. The same notice may be used to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision and subdivision (b). The planning committee shall submit to the department proof of notice publication under this subdivision and subdivision (b).

(e) Prepare and consider a summary of the comments received during the public comment period. The CAA may revise the amendment in response to the public comments.

(f) Submit the amendment to the department in writing. The department shall provide the CAA with written approval of the submitted amendment.

(5) A county shall keep its MMP current. The following changes do not require an amendment if made in a supplement to the MMP provided for by the department under section 11574(2) for the purpose of changes not requiring an amendment:

(a) Transportation infrastructure.

(b) Population density.

(c) Materials management facility inventory.

(d) Local ordinances, to the extent that the ordinances regulate noise, litter, odor, dust, and other site nuisances at a materials management facility, in addition to landscaping, screening, other ancillary construction details, and hours of operation at a materials utilization facility; do not regulate the development or other operational aspects of a materials management facility or the location of a disposal area; and are not more stringent than the requirements of part 115.

(6) Changes made without amendment under subsection (5) shall be incorporated in the next amendment made under subsection (2) or (3).

(7) By every fifth anniversary date of the approval of the initial MMP, the CAA shall do both of the following:

(a) Obtain from the planning committee an MMP review. The CAA shall timely direct the planning committee to prepare and submit the review. The purpose of the review is to ensure that the MMP complies with part 115 and to evaluate the progress that has been made in meeting the MMP's materials management goals, including the benchmark recycling standards.

(b) After considering the MMP review under subdivision (a), submit to the department 1 of the following, as appropriate:

( i ) A notice of intent to prepare an MMP amendment.

( ii ) A statement indicating that an amendment is not needed to advance the materials management goals.

(8) The department may review an MMP periodically and determine if any amendments are necessary to comply with part 115. If the department determines that an amendment to a specific MMP is necessary, all of the following apply:

(a) The department, after notice and opportunity for a public hearing held pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, may withdraw approval of the MMP or the noncompliant portion of the MMP.

(b) The department shall establish a schedule for compliance with part 115.

(c) If the planning area does not amend its MMP within the schedule established under subdivision (b), the department shall amend the MMP to address the deficiencies.

History: Add. 2022, Act 250, Eff. Mar. 29, 2023