Bill Text: MI SB0145 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Environmental protection; water pollution; application of oil field brine to county roads; reduce permit fee. Amends sec. 3122 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3122).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-15 - Referred To Committee On Natural Resources, Environment And Great Lakes [SB0145 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-SB0145-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 145

 

 

February 15, 2011, Introduced by Senator HANSEN and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

by amending section 3122 (MCL 324.3122), as amended by 2007 PA 75.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3122. (1) Until October 1, 2011, the department may levy

 

and collect an annual groundwater discharge permit fee from

 

facilities that discharge wastewater to the ground or groundwater

 

of this state pursuant to section 3112. The fee shall be as

 

follows:

 

     (a) For a group 1 facility, $3,650.00.

 

     (b) For Except as provided in subdivision (d), for a group 2

 

facility or a municipality of 1,000 or fewer residents, $1,500.00.

 

     (c) For a group 3 facility, $200.00.

 

     (d) For a county road agency or its contractor on behalf of

 

that agency, for the application of oil field brine to roads within

 

its jurisdiction, $100.00.

 

     (2) Within 180 days after receipt of a complete application

 

for a groundwater discharge permit, the department shall either

 

grant or deny a permit, unless the applicant and the department

 

agree to extend this time period. If the department fails to make a

 

decision on an application within the time period specified or

 

agreed to under this subsection, the an applicant that is subject

 

to an annual groundwater discharge permit fee under subsection (1)

 

shall receive a 15% annual discount on an the annual groundwater

 

discharge permit fee. for a permit issued based upon that

 

application. This subsection applies to permit applications

 

received beginning October 1, 2005.

 

     (3) If the person required to pay the annual groundwater

 

discharge permit fee under subsection (1) is a municipality, the

 

municipality may pass on the annual groundwater discharge permit

 

fee to each user of the municipal facility.

 

     (4) As used in this section, "group 1 facility", "group 2

 

facility", and "group 3 facility" do not include a municipality

 

with a population of 1,000 or fewer residents.