{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.19108","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.19108","heading":"Waste-to-energy feasibility studies.","body":"Sec. 19108.\n\nThe department shall cause to be conducted a series of waste-to-energy feasibility studies. A study shall establish a basis upon which a decision to commit financial resources to a proposed waste-to-energy project can be made. The department shall prescribe the elements to be included in the study.\n\nThe department shall select a site for a waste-to-energy feasibility study subject to the following prerequisites:\n\nThe site is located in a county that has an approved solid waste management plan.\n\nThe waste-to-energy project proposed is consistent with the approved solid waste management plan.\n\nThe department shall consider the following factors in selecting a site for a waste-to-energy feasibility study:\n\nThe extent to which the municipality proposing the project has done the following:\n\nHeld meetings to discuss a waste-to-energy project.\n\nSought funding for studies of a waste-to-energy project.\n\nSought feasibility data on its own.\n\nThe availability of letters of interest from potential energy markets.\n\nWhether a recycling feasibility study for the area to be served by the proposed waste-to-energy facility is available.\n\nWhether a waste-to-energy facility undertaken on the basis of the study would provide a necessary solid waste management alternative, given the status of existing disposal areas serving the location.\n\nThe extent to which selection of the site contributes to the achievement of a balanced distribution of studies throughout the state.\n\nThe demonstrated efforts of the municipality in which the site is located in working towards alternative resource recovery solutions to solid waste management problems, such as implementing recycling or composting programs in the area to be served.\n\nThe demonstrated capability of the municipality in which the site is located to work with adjacent municipalities on alternative resource recovery projects.\n\nThe department shall not expend more than 15% of the total amount in the fund in any state fiscal year for the studies described in this section. The department shall not expend more than $400,000.00 for any single study conducted under this section.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-19108","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"70c274b0e3e04a8092f109ac8d5fe07723de3e1949cd71bfe8fdc6c83815bd4e","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.19107","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.19109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}