HOUSE BILL No. 5745


     February 26, 2002, Introduced by Rep. DeWeese and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Environment.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 20105b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 20105B.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A CLOSED

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        LANDFILL IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND RESPONSE ACTIVITY

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        PROGRAM.  IN IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DO

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        ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

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             (A) RESEARCH AND IDENTIFY THOSE LOCATIONS THAT WERE USED AS

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        LANDFILLS OR DUMPS PRIOR TO JANUARY 11, 1979, BUT WHICH HAVE NOT

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        BEEN USED AS LANDFILLS ON OR AFTER JANUARY 11, 1979.

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             (B) AT EACH LOCATION IDENTIFIED UNDER SUBDIVISION (A), CON-

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        DUCT AN EVALUATION OF THE LOCATION TO IDENTIFY WHETHER THE

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        LOCATION IS A FACILITY.




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             (C) MONITOR THE FACILITIES IDENTIFIED UNDER SUBDIVISION (B)

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        TO DETERMINE WHETHER THOSE FACILITIES POSE A THREAT TO PUBLIC

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        HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE OR THE ENVIRONMENT.

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             (D) UNDERTAKE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES AT THE FACILITIES IDENTI-

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        FIED UNDER SUBDIVISION (B) OR TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION UNDER THIS

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        PART TO REQUIRE THAT RESPONSE ACTIVITIES BE CONDUCTED AT THOSE

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        FACILITIES.

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             (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPILE A LIST OF LOCATIONS IDENTI-

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        FIED UNDER SUBSECTION (1)(A) AND THE STATUS OF ANY EVALUATION,

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        MONITORING, OR RESPONSE ACTIVITY AT THE LOCATIONS.  THE DEPART-

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        MENT SHALL MAKE THIS LIST AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.


































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