H.B. 5650 (H-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL
House Bill 5650 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House) Sponsor: Representative Gregory E. Pitoniak
House Committee: Conservation, Environment and Great Lakes Senate Committee: Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Date Completed: 3-25-96
The bill would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to require a person, including a governmental entity, to obtain a construction permit for an on-site treatment facility and storage facility before drilling a multisource commercial hazardous waste disposal well or converting a well to a multisource commercial hazardous waste disposal well.
The bill specifies that nothing in it could be construed to abrogate common law.
“Multisource commercial hazardous waste disposal well” would mean a disposal well that received hazardous waste that was generated by more than one person. It would not include a disposal well that received hazardous waste generated from a subsidiary of the person who owned or operated a hazardous waste disposal well.
The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 891, which would amend the Natural Resources and Environment Act to require a multisource commercial hazardous waste disposal well to maintain on site a treatment facility and a storage facility that obtained a construction permit and an operating license as required by the Act.
Proposed MCL 324.62506a Legislative Analyst: L. Burghardt
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on State and local government, depending upon the number and complexity of multisource commercial hazardous waste disposal wells.
Requiring businesses to obtain a construction permit could generate an indeterminate amount of revenue to the State, depending upon the complexity of the permit requests. The State would incur costs associated with permit review, including meetings of the Site Review Board.
Fiscal Analyst: G. Cutler
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
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