2001 Senate Bill 3 / 2002 Public Act 598

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 10, 2001

Introduced by Sen. Shirley Johnson (R-13)

To provide a process for dissolving the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA), a municipal corporation established in the early 1950s that provides for the collection and disposal of solid waste, yard waste, and recyclables.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

June 26, 2001

Substitute offered

Which reflects changes adopted following committee testimony and discussion, and contains more details on a requirement to pay out to a departing member a portion of the authority's assets.

The substitute passed by voice vote

July 10, 2001

Amendment offered by Sen. Gary Peters (D-14)

To reduce the scope of the bill so it would only affect certain waste authority contracts.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Gary Peters (D-14)

To apply the bill to every waste authority in the state.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 23 to 12 (details)

Received in the House

July 10, 2001

To provide a process for dissolving the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA), a municipal corporation established in the early 1950s that provides for the collection and disposal of solid waste, yard waste, and recyclables.

Dec. 5, 2002

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates technical changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Clark Bisbee (R-64)

To move back the date the bill goes into effect.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Bishop (R-45)

To make a withdrawing member liable for the cost to remedy any existing contracts impaired by the withdrawal, and the member's fair share of legal expenses of the authority incurred before the withdrawal.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Gilda Jacobs (D-35)

To require the approval of 60 percent of the members of a multi-city solid waste disposal authority to dissolve the authority (rather than a simple majority), with each city’s vote weighted by its use of the authority.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. David Woodward (D-34)

To adopt a series of revisions in the procedures, rights, potential liabilities and duties of members and the authority in a multi-city solid waste disposal authority.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 70 to 22 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 10, 2002

Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. John Engler

Dec. 13, 2002