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