H.B. 6007 (H-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY - UST PROFESSIONAL

House Bill 6007 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)

Sponsor: Representative Michael Hanley

House Committee: Conservation, Environment and Recreation

Senate Committee: Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Date Completed: 11-10-98

CONTENT

The bill would amend Part 215 (Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to delete the requirement that an individual certified to be an underground storage tank professional be experienced in the State.

The bill also specifies that for certifications after the bill's effective date, the individual would have to receive the training entitled "Risk-Based Corrective Action Applied at Petroleum Release Sites" from an American Society for Testing and Materials certified trainer, or other similar training as approved by the Department of Environmental Quality, in addition to the current certification requirements.

Currently, the Department must certify an individual as an underground storage tank professional if the individual is a licensed professional engineer; is a certified professional geologist or holds a similar approved designation such as a professional hydrologist or a certified groundwater professional, and has three or more years of relevant soil corrective action experience in the State, preferably involving petroleum underground storage tanks; and/or is able to demonstrate that he or she has three or more years of relevant environmental assessment and corrective action experience in the State and 10 or more years of specific experience in relevant environmental work with increasing responsibilities. The demonstrated experience must be documented with professional and personal references, past employment references and histories, and documentation that all requirements and regulations under the Federal and Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Acts have been met.

MCL 324.21543 - Legislative Analyst: N. Nagata

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

- Fiscal Analyst: G. CutlerS9798\S6007SA

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.