MI HB5271

School districts, intermediate school districts, and public school academies must conduct environmental assessments before acquiring sites or commencing construction of school buildings to determine if the site is a contaminated facility.

If a site is identified as a facility, the board must provide public notice at least 28 days before acquisition or construction through website posting and newspaper publication in the territory where the site is located.

A licensed professional engineer must attest that planned response activities will satisfy cleanup criteria for limited or restricted residential use before construction can commence on a contaminated site.

If construction proceeds on a contaminated site, the board must complete response activities meeting cleanup criteria for limited or restricted residential use, unless it achieves the higher standard of unrestricted residential use cleanup.

The requirements do not apply to maintenance, repair, improvement, or replacement of existing recreational or athletic structures, and "school building" excludes playground or exercise equipment.