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MI SB0532
Bill
AI Summary
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Implements late filing penalty schedule for required environmental reports: up to $100/day for first 7 days late, $500/day for days 8-14, and $1,000/day for days beyond 14.
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Allows department to grant extensions to reporting deadlines upon written request received 15 days prior to the deadline for good cause.
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Establishes civil fines up to $25,000 per day for violations of administrative orders requiring corrective action at contaminated sites, with exemplary damages up to 3 times the state's corrective action costs.
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Authorizes attorney general to pursue civil actions including injunctions, cost recovery, natural resource damages, and fines up to $10,000 per day per underground storage tank system for noncompliance with environmental requirements.
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Requires enactment of Senate Bills 528, 529, 530, 531, and 533 as a condition for this act to take effect; all penalties collected are deposited in the emergency response fund.
Legislative Description
Environmental protection; underground storage tanks; liability and cleanup procedures; modify. Amends secs. 21313a, 21319a & 21323 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.21313a et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0528'11, SB 0529'11, SB 0530'11, SB 0531'11, SB 0533'11
State agencies (existing), natural resources
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0112'12 With Immediate Effect
5/3/2012