Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.584
This is the official text of Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.584, part of Michigan’s Comp. Laws — part of the compiled statutory law of Michigan, published by the state as "Comp. Laws." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Solid waste system; acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, or extension; operation and maintenance; acquisitions outside corporate boundaries; consent; contract.
Official statutory text
Sec. 4.
A county that establishes a department of solid waste management under this act may acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, or extend a solid waste system within 1 or more areas of the county, and may operate and maintain the system. A county and a public or private corporation may contract for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a solid waste system by the corporation on behalf of the county.
A county may acquire outside its corporate boundaries any part of a solid waste system that is determined by the board of commissioners to be necessary for the purpose of collecting, transporting, recycling, processing, storing, or disposing, by treatment, incineration, or otherwise, of the county's solid waste, but only if the acquisition is consistent with the solid waste management plan for the county in which the portion of the solid waste management system being acquired is located.
A county may acquire, for the purpose of providing solid waste disposal services, any part of a solid waste system in 1 or more public corporations outside its corporate boundaries. However, the acquisition shall be consistent with the solid waste management plan of the county in which the portion of the solid waste system being acquired is located. Before making an acquisition under this subsection, a county shall obtain the consent of each public corporation in the county where part of the system is to be located or that is to be served by part of the system through resolution of the governing body of the public corporation or through a contract with the public corporation.
History: 1989, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Aug. 24, 1989
A county that establishes a department of solid waste management under this act may acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, or extend a solid waste system within 1 or more areas of the county, and may operate and maintain the system. A county and a public or private corporation may contract for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a solid waste system by the corporation on behalf of the county.
A county may acquire outside its corporate boundaries any part of a solid waste system that is determined by the board of commissioners to be necessary for the purpose of collecting, transporting, recycling, processing, storing, or disposing, by treatment, incineration, or otherwise, of the county's solid waste, but only if the acquisition is consistent with the solid waste management plan for the county in which the portion of the solid waste management system being acquired is located.
A county may acquire, for the purpose of providing solid waste disposal services, any part of a solid waste system in 1 or more public corporations outside its corporate boundaries. However, the acquisition shall be consistent with the solid waste management plan of the county in which the portion of the solid waste system being acquired is located. Before making an acquisition under this subsection, a county shall obtain the consent of each public corporation in the county where part of the system is to be located or that is to be served by part of the system through resolution of the governing body of the public corporation or through a contract with the public corporation.
History: 1989, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Aug. 24, 1989
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Michigan?
Find a Michigan lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.