Bill Text: MI HB5660 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Trade; containers; biodegradable containers and certain containers made of aluminum and plastic or paper; exempt from bottle deposit. Amends 1976 IL 1 (MCL 445.571 - 445.576) by adding sec. 1a.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-18 - Assigned Pa 213'12 With Immediate Effect [HB5660 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-HB5660-Chaptered.html

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Act No. 213

Public Acts of 2012

Approved by the Governor

June 25, 2012

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 27, 2012

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 27, 2012

STATE OF MICHIGAN

96TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

Introduced by Reps. Stamas and Segal

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5660

AN ACT to amend 1976 IL 1, entitled “A petition to initiate legislation to provide for the use of returnable containers for soft drinks, soda water, carbonated natural or mineral water, other nonalcoholic carbonated drink, and for beer, ale, or other malt drink of whatever alcoholic content, and for certain other beverage containers; to provide for the use of unredeemed bottle deposits; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,” (MCL 445.571 to 445.576) by adding section 1a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1a. As used in section 1, “container composed of a combination of these materials” does not include a container that, when filled, is designed and intended to be frozen and is composed in whole or in part of aluminum and plastic or aluminum and paper in combination, if the aluminum content represents 20% or less of the unfilled container weight and the weight of the container materials represents 5% or less of the total weight of the filled container.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor