Sec. 5502.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the department shall not issue a permit to install or an operating permit to a municipal solid waste incinerator unless the municipal solid waste incinerator is located at least 1,000 feet from all of the following:
(a) A residential dwelling.
(b) A public or private elementary or secondary school.
(c) A preschool facility for infants or children.
(d) A hospital.
(e) A nursing home.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a municipal solid waste incinerator that existed prior to June 15, 1993, or to the modification; alteration; expansion, including, but not limited to, the addition of 1 or more combustion units and any accompanying features or fixtures; or retrofit of such a municipal solid waste incinerator after June 15, 1993, regardless of whether the activity requires a permit.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a municipal solid waste incinerator existed prior to June 15, 1993 if either of the following applies:
(a) It was issued a permit to operate or a permit to install for installation, construction, modification, alteration, or retrofit prior to June 15, 1993, unless it was denied a permit to operate prior to June 15, 1993.
(b) It is located at a geographical site at which 1 or more incinerator units incinerated waste during the 6 months prior to June 15, 1993.
History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1995 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Feb. 6, 1998 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)
Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563)
451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539)
451-1994-II-1-AIR-RESOURCES-PROTECTION - Part Air Resources Protection (324.5501...324.6539)
451-1994-II-1-AIR-RESOURCES-PROTECTION-55 - Part 55 Air Pollution Control (324.5501...324.5542)
Section 324.5501 - Definitions.
Section 324.5503 - Powers of Department.
Section 324.5506 - Operating Permit.
Section 324.5510 - Denial or Revocation of Permit; Circumstances.
Section 324.5513 - Car Ferries and Coal-Fueled Trains.
Section 324.5514 - Department of Environmental Quality; Prohibited Acts; "Wood Heater" Defined.
Section 324.5517 - Petition for Relief From Rule.
Section 324.5519, 324.5520 - Repealed. 1998, Act 245, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1998.
Section 324.5521 - Emissions Control Fund.
Section 324.5524 - Fugitive Dust Sources or Emissions.
Section 324.5525 - Definitions.
Section 324.5527 - Emergency; Definition; Affirmative Defense; Burden of Proof.
Section 324.5529 - Administrative Fine; Limitation; Petition for Review of Fine.
Section 324.5531 - Violations as Misdemeanors; Violations as Felonies; Fines; Defenses; Definitions.
Section 324.5532 - Civil or Criminal Fines; Factors to Be Considered in Determining Amount.
Section 324.5533 - Award; Eligibility; Rules.
Section 324.5534 - Repealed. 1999, Act 231, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999.
Section 324.5535 - Suspension of Enforcement; Reasons; Variance.
Section 324.5536 - Variance; Considerations Effecting.
Section 324.5537 - Variance; Granting for Undue Hardship.
Section 324.5538 - Variance; Period Granted; Report; Conditions.
Section 324.5540 - Purpose of Part; Alteration of Existing Rights of Actions or Remedies.
Section 324.5541 - Construction of Part; Evidentiary Effect of Determination by Commission.