HOUSE BILL No. 4560 April 8, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Brater, Freeman, LaForge, Kaza, Schauer, Varga, Hanley, Brewer, Baird, DeHart, Schroer, Mans, Cherry, Bobier, Willard, Gire, Hale, Parks, Scott, Emerson, Rison, Thomas, Curtis and Dobronski and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Environment and Recreation. A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 20107 (MCL 324.20107), as amended by 1995 PA 71, and by adding sections 3108a and 5503a. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 3108A. (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ERECT AND MAINTAIN OR 2 REQUIRE A PERSON WHO HOLDS A NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMI- 3 NATION SYSTEM PERMIT AUTHORIZING A DISCHARGE INTO THE WATERS OF 4 THE STATE TO ERECT AND MAINTAIN A SIGN THAT COMPLIES WITH SUBSEC- 5 TION (2) AND IDENTIFIES EACH SITE AT WHICH A NATIONAL POLLUTION 6 DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT AUTHORIZES A DISCHARGE INTO 7 THE WATERS OF THIS STATE. 8 (2) A SIGN REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (1) SHALL BE PRINTED IN 9 AT LEAST 4-INCH TYPE AND SHALL BE ERECTED AT A POINT ON THE SITE 10 THAT IS VISIBLE TO AND ACCESSIBLE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR, IF 00733'97 JCB 2 1 THERE IS NO POINT ON THE SITE THAT IS VISIBLE TO AND ACCESSIBLE 2 BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE SIGN SHALL BE LOCATED AT THE NEAREST 3 POINT ON THE SITE THAT IS UNDER CONTROL OF THE PERSON HOLDING THE 4 DISCHARGE PERMIT THAT IS VISIBLE TO AND ACCESSIBLE BY THE GENERAL 5 PUBLIC. 6 SEC. 5503A. (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ERECT AND MAINTAIN, OR 7 REQUIRE THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A MAJOR EMITTING FACILITY 8 REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A PERMIT UNDER TITLE V OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO 9 ERECT AND MAINTAIN ON THE SITE OF THE MAJOR EMITTING FACILITY, A 10 SIGN THAT COMPLIES WITH SUBSECTION (2) AND IDENTIFIES EACH SOURCE 11 AT WHICH AIR CONTAMINANTS ARE EMITTED INTO THE AIR. 12 (2) A SIGN REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (1) SHALL BE PRINTED IN 13 AT LEAST 4-INCH TYPE AND SHALL BE ERECTED AT A POINT ON THE SITE 14 THAT IS VISIBLE TO AND ACCESSIBLE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR, IF 15 THERE IS NO POINT ON THE SITE THAT IS VISIBLE TO AND ACCESSIBLE 16 BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE SIGN SHALL BE LOCATED AT THE NEAREST 17 POINT TO THE MAJOR EMITTING FACILITY UNDER CONTROL OF THE PERSON 18 HOLDING THE FACILITY PERMIT THAT IS VISIBLE TO AND ACCESSIBLE BY 19 THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 20 Sec. 20107. (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ERECT AND MAINTAIN OR 21 REQUIRE A PERSON WHO OWNS A FACILITY TO ERECT AND MAINTAIN A SIGN 22 THAT COMPLIES WITH SUBSECTION (2) AND IDENTIFIES EACH FACILITY AS 23 A SITE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION. 24 (2) A SIGN REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (1) SHALL BE PRINTED IN 25 AT LEAST 4-INCH TYPE AND SHALL BE ERECTED AT A POINT AT THE 26 FACILITY THAT IS VISIBLE TO AND ACCESSIBLE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC 27 OR, IF THERE IS NO POINT AT THE FACILITY THAT IS VISIBLE TO AND 00733'97 3 1 ACCESSIBLE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE SIGN SHALL BE LOCATED AT 2 THE NEAREST POINT TO THE FACILITY UNDER CONTROL OF THE OWNER OF 3 THE FACILITY THAT IS VISIBLE TO AND ACCESSIBLE BY THE GENERAL 4 PUBLIC. 5 (3) A person who willfully tears down, removes, or destroys 6 any sign or notice warning of the presence of hazardous sub- 7 stances or marking boundaries of a facility subject to response 8 activity under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 9 imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than 10 $500.00, or both. 00733'97 Final page. JCB