By January 1, 1996, the department shall report to the legislature on all of the following:
  (a) The effectiveness of this part and whether the department recommends any changes in this part.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.16907

  • Abandoned scrap tires: means an accumulation of scrap tires on property where the property owner is not responsible in whole or in part for the accumulation of the scrap tires. See Michigan Laws 324.16901
  • Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.16901
  • Fund: means the scrap tire regulatory fund created in section 16908. See Michigan Laws 324.16901
  • Municipality: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (b) The volume of tires that are being disposed of in landfills and whether the department recommends banning tires from landfills in the future.
  (c) Whether a manifest system to track scrap tires would be useful in the enforcement of this part.
  (d) Whether, under certain circumstances, the fund should be used for the cleanup of abandoned scrap tires on land owned by persons other than the state or a municipality or county.
  (e) Whether sufficient collection sites are available for the disposal of scrap tires from private individuals.