House Bill 5418
Sponsor: Rep. Larry DeVuyst
Committee: Conservation and Outdoor Recreation
Complete to 2-23-00
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5418 AS INTRODUCED 2-22-00
Currently, under Part 201 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), concerning environmental remediation, time limits are placed for filing to recover costs for certain response actions. The act specifies that a claim to recover response activity costs and natural resources damages that accrued before July 1, 1991 must be filed by July 1, 1994. House Bill 5418 would amend the act to say that in such a case, a claim could not accrue until the time in which the plaintiff had incurred response activity costs. The bill would add that this provision is curative, is intended to clarify the original intent of the legislature, and would apply retroactively.
MCL 324.20140
Analyst: R. Young