SB 1244: Contaminated Site Cleanup

Senate Bill 1244 would amend Part 201 (Environmental Remediation) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to modify the circumstances and requirements according to which the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) may carry out environmental remedial actions.The bill would add disagreements over an administrative issue. The bill would also add a person who has filed a remedial action plan or a person who has filed a post closure plan to the list of those who are allowed to appeal a departmental decision, and would add disagreements over remedial action plans or post closure plans to the definition of “dispute” for purposes of the above-described provisions.