County of Delta v. Department of Natural Resources

Defendant appeals from a judgment which enjoined the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Act, MCL 299.401 et seq.; MSA 13.29(1) et seq., against plaintiffs until the state Legislature, as required by the Headlee Amendment, Const 1963, art 9, §§ 25 and 29, ap propriated funds to pay for the increased activities necessary to comply with the statute. The Headlee Amendment, in essence, provides that the state may not pass laws which require local governments to incur any additional financial burdens beyond those imposed by existing law. Pursuant to the Headlee Amendment, the state is…