SENATE BILL No. 530

 

 

June 28, 2011, Introduced by Senators PAVLOV, PROOS, KOWALL, PAPPAGEORGE, MARLEAU and WALKER and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

by amending sections 21308a, 21311a, and 21312a (MCL 324.21308a,

 

324.21311a, and 324.21312a), as amended by 1996 PA 116.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 21308a. (1) Within 90 days after a release has been

 

discovered, a consultant retained by the owner or operator shall

 

complete an initial assessment report and submit the report to the

 

department on a form created pursuant to section 21316. The report

 

shall include , but is not limited to, only the following

 

information:

 

     (a) Results of initial response actions taken under section

 

21307(2).

 

     (b) Site information and site characterization results. The

 

following items shall be included as appropriate given the site


 

conditions:

 

     (i) The facility address.

 

     (ii) The name of the facility.

 

     (iii) The name, address, and telephone number of facility

 

compliance contact person.

 

     (iv) The time and date of release discovery.

 

     (v) The time and date the release was reported to the

 

department.

 

     (vi) A site map that includes all of the following:

 

     (A) The location of each underground storage tank in the

 

leaking underground storage tank system.

 

     (B) The location of any other underground storage tank system

 

on the site.

 

     (C) The location of fill ports, dispensers, and other

 

pertinent system components.

 

     (D) Soil and groundwater sample locations, if applicable.

 

     (E) The locations of nearby buildings, roadways, paved areas,

 

or other structures.

 

     (vii) A description of how the release was discovered.

 

     (viii) A list of regulated substances the underground storage

 

tank system contained when the release occurred.

 

     (ix) A list of the regulated substances the underground storage

 

tank system contained in the past other than those listed in

 

subparagraph (viii).

 

     (x) The location of nearby surface waters and wetlands.

 

     (xi) The location of nearby underground sewers and utility

 

lines.


 

     (xii) The component of the underground storage tank system from

 

which the release occurred (e.g., piping, underground storage tank,

 

overfill).

 

     (xiii) Whether the underground storage tank system was emptied

 

to prevent further release.

 

     (xiv) A description of what other steps were taken to prevent

 

further migration of the regulated substance into the soil or

 

groundwater.

 

     (xv) Whether vapors or free product was found and what steps

 

were taken to abate those conditions and the current levels of

 

vapors or free product in nearby structures.

 

     (xvi) The extent to which all or part of the underground

 

storage tank system or soil, or both, was removed.

 

     (xvii) Data from analytical testing of soil and groundwater

 

samples.

 

     (xviii) A description of the free product investigation and

 

removal if free product was present, including all of the

 

following:

 

     (A) A description of the actions taken to remove any free

 

product.

 

     (B) The name of the person or persons responsible for

 

implementing the free product removal measures.

 

     (C) The estimated quantity, type, and thickness of free

 

product observed or measured in wells, boreholes, and excavations.

 

     (D) The type of free product recovery system used.

 

     (E) Whether any discharge will take place on site or off site

 

during the recovery operation and where this discharge will be


 

located.

 

     (F) The type of treatment applied to, and the effluent quality

 

expected from, any discharge.

 

     (G) The steps that have been or are being taken to obtain

 

necessary permits for any discharge.

 

     (H) The quantity and disposition of the recovered free

 

product.

 

     (xix) Identification of any other contamination on the site not

 

resulting from the release and the source, if known.

 

     (xx) An estimate of the horizontal and vertical extent of on-

 

site and off-site soil contamination.

 

     (xxi) The depth to groundwater.

 

     (xxii) An identification of potential migration and exposure

 

pathways and receptors.

 

     (xxiii) An estimate of the amount of soil in the vadose zone

 

that is contaminated.

 

     (xxiv) If the on-site assessment indicates that off-site soil

 

or groundwater may be affected, report the steps that have been

 

taken or will be taken including an implementation schedule to

 

expeditiously secure access to off-site properties to complete the

 

delineation of the extent of the release.

 

     (xxv) Groundwater flow rate and direction.

 

     (xxvi) Laboratory analytical data collected.

 

     (xxvii) The vertical distribution of contaminants.

 

     (c) Site classification under section 21314a.

 

     (d) Tier I or tier II evaluation according to the RBCA

 

process.


 

     (e) A work plan, including an implementation schedule for

 

conducting a final assessment report under section 21311a, to

 

determine the vertical and horizontal extent of the contamination

 

as necessary for preparation of the corrective action plan.

 

     (2) If free product is discovered at a site after the

 

submittal of an initial assessment report pursuant to subsection

 

(1), the owner or operator, or consultant retained by the owner or

 

operator, shall do both of the following:

 

     (a) Perform initial response actions identified in section

 

21307(2)(c)(i) to (iv).

 

     (b) Submit to the department an amendment to the initial

 

assessment report within 30 days of discovery of the free product

 

that describes response actions taken as a result of the free

 

product discovery.

 

     Sec. 21311a. (1) Within 365 days after a release has been

 

discovered, a consultant retained by an owner or operator shall

 

complete a final assessment report that includes a corrective

 

action plan developed under section 21309a and submit the report to

 

the department on a form created pursuant to section 21316. The

 

report shall include , but is not limited to, only the following

 

information:

 

     (a) The extent of contamination.

 

     (b) Tier II and tier III evaluation, as appropriate, under the

 

RBCA process.

 

     (c) A feasibility analysis. The following shall be included,

 

as appropriate, given the site conditions:

 

     (i) On-site and off-site corrective action alternatives to


 

remediate contaminated soil and groundwater for each cleanup type,

 

including alternatives that permanently and significantly reduce

 

the volume, toxicity, and mobility of the regulated substances.

 

     (ii) The costs associated with each corrective action

 

alternative including alternatives that permanently and

 

significantly reduce the volume, toxicity, and mobility of the

 

regulated substances.

 

     (iii) The effectiveness and feasibility of each corrective

 

action alternative in meeting cleanup criteria.

 

     (iv) The time necessary to implement and complete each

 

corrective action alternative.

 

     (v) The preferred corrective action alternative based upon

 

subparagraphs (i) through (iv) and an implementation schedule for

 

completion of the corrective action.

 

     (d) A corrective action plan.

 

     (e) A schedule for corrective action plan implementation.

 

     (2) If the preferred corrective action alternative under

 

subsection (1)(c)(v) is based on the use of institutional controls

 

regarding off-site migration of regulated substances, the

 

corrective action plan shall not be implemented until it is

 

reviewed and determined by the department to be in compliance with

 

this part.

 

     Sec. 21312a. (1) Within 30 days following completion of the

 

corrective action, a consultant retained by the owner or operator

 

shall complete a closure report and submit the report to the

 

department on a form created pursuant to section 21316. The report

 

shall include , but is not limited to, only the following


 

information:

 

     (a) A summary of corrective action activities.

 

     (b) Closure verification sampling results.

 

     (c) A closure certification prepared by the consultant

 

retained by the owner or operator.

 

     (2) Within 60 days after receipt of a closure report under

 

subsection (1), the department shall provide the consultant who

 

submitted the closure report with a confirmation of the

 

department's receipt of the report.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 96th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) Senate Bill No. 528.                                     

 

           

 

     (b) Senate Bill No. 529.                                     

 

               

 

     (c) Senate Bill No. 531.                                    

 

            

 

     (d) Senate Bill No. 533.                                     

 

             

 

     (e) Senate Bill No. 532.