Senate Bill 1244 Summary

• Amends Michigan's environmental protection law to modify hazardous substance cleanup criteria, definitions, and the no further action report approval process for contaminated properties.

• Establishes a 15-member response activity review panel with technical expertise to hear disputes over cleanup determinations, with panel recommendations subject to director review and judicial appeal.

• Requires no further action reports to include postclosure plans and agreements with financial assurance, monitoring provisions, and property conveyance notices; allows reports to address partial contamination at facilities.

• Modifies cleanup criteria development to require EPA toxicity values and chemical data with a specified hierarchy; allows department to establish alternative criteria under limited circumstances with stakeholder input and clear and convincing evidence.

• Adds new section 20120f establishing multiple methods for evaluating vapor intrusion pathways, including EPA guidance documents, indoor air sampling, and alternative scientifically-sound methods; excludes pathway when no occupied buildings exist within specified distances from contamination.