HB 147 Summary

• Extends the notification deadline for contamination discovery from 10 days to 45 days after discovery, requiring notice to the Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Waste Management by certified mail.

• Requires persons responsible for site rehabilitation to notify the appropriate department district office and county health department simultaneously with certified mail notification, eliminating previous requirement to notify lessees and tenants of the source property.

• Mandates the Department of Environmental Protection verify compliance with notice requirements within 15 days and authorizes enforcement action against parties failing to comply with notification requirements.

• Expands notification requirements to include public and private schools, child care facilities, and colleges and universities within specified radii (250-1000 feet depending on rehabilitation type), with directives to forward notice to teachers, parents, and guardians within 10 days.

• Authorizes the department to recover notification costs (postage, materials, labor) from responsible parties except when site rehabilitation is eligible for state-funded cleanup under specific provisions.