Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5502: Issuance of permit to install or operating permit to municipal solid waste incinerator; applicability of subsection (1); municipal solid waste incinerator existing prior to June 15, 1993.

Sec. 5502.

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 residential dwelling.

A public or private elementary or secondary school.

A preschool facility for infants or children.

A hospital.

A nursing home.

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.

For the purposes of this section, a municipal solid waste incinerator existed prior to June 15, 1993 if either of the following applies:

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.

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.