Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation sponsored by state Senator Tom Casperson that prohibits the D-E-Q from promulgating air emission rules for wood stove manufacturers or enforcing new federal emission standards on wood heaters.
The law is intended to address concerns about federal Environmental Protection Agency rules and regulations.
Also signed into law is a bill sponsored by state Representative Ed McBroom that allows the D-N-R to issue shooting permits with guidelines in areas where bears are damaging crops.