November 3, 2010, Introduced by Senators ANDERSON, CHERRY, WHITMER, OLSHOVE and THOMAS and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding sections 61803 and 61804.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 61803. (1) A person that owns or operates a pipeline in
this state shall prepare and submit to the department and the
commission an emergency response plan.
(2) An emergency response plan prepared under this section
shall contain all of the following:
(a) All information required for emergency response plans
under 49 CFR 194.
(b) Additional information required by rule.
Sec. 61804. The owner or operator of a pipeline in this state
shall conduct release response drills at a frequency determined by
rule to practice implementing the owner's or operator's emergency
response plan in the event of a release from the pipeline. The
release response drill shall include notifications of local units
of government in the vicinity of the pipeline that may be able to
assist in release response if a release from the pipeline occurs.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 1544.
(b) Senate Bill No. 1543.
(c) Senate Bill No. 1549.
(d) Senate Bill No. 1542.
(e) Senate Bill No. 1547.
(f) Senate Bill No. 1541.
(g) Senate Bill No. 1548.
(h) Senate Bill No. 1546.
(i) Senate Bill No. 1550.