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May 15, 2012
No
Current Status: Transmitted to the House - In February 2012, Arlan Meekhof (R - West Olive) introduced this package of bills, which exempts businesses with an "Environmental Leader" status from important environmental regulations
May 9, 2012
Yes
Great Cities Priority - Current status: Waiting for a floor vote in the Senate -- In June 2011, Bert Johnson, D-Detroit, Thomas Casperson, R-Escanaba, and Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor introduced a package of bills to create a regional...
May 3, 2012
No
Current Status: On Senate Floor - In March 2012, Sen. Thomas Casperson (R - Escanaba) introduced this bill to repeal coastal lakeshore wetland protections.
May 2, 2012
No
Current Status: Passed the Senate and House - In June 2011, Tom Casperson (R - Escanaba) introduced this bill which would allow telecommunication facilities to be built along trails on state land.
May 2, 2012
No
Current Status: In the House Committee on Energy and Technology - In May 2012, Rep. Ray Franz (R - Onekama) introduced this bill to exempt small companies from energy optimization standards.
May 1, 2012
No
Current Status: Signed into Law as PA 108'12 - In June, Sen. Thomas Casperson (R - Escanaba), among others, introduced this set of bills to reduce liability for owners of leaking underground storage tanks and to limit the DEQ's...
Apr 26, 2012
No
Current Status: Passed in the Senate, referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation – In March 2011 Tom Casperson, R– Escanaba introduced SB 0248 a bill that limits the amount of land the...
Apr 26, 2012
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Current Status: Waiting for Govenor Snyder's signature - In September 2011, Rep. Thomas Casperson (R - Escanaba) introduced SB 617, a bill to redefine the regulations for ceding jurisdiction of land in the Pictured Rocks National...
Apr 26, 2012
Yes
Current Status: Passed in the House and Senate - In February 2012, Rep. Eileen Kowall (R - White Lake) introduced this bill to appropriate money for the Natural Resources Trust Fund to fund state and local projects recommended by the...
Apr 25, 2012
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Current Status: In the House Committee on Energy and Technology - In April 2012, Lisa Brown (D - West Bloomfield) introduced HB 5655 to require public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.