SB 561, As Passed Senate, July 17, 2003                                     

    HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

    SENATE BILL NO. 561

(As amended by the Senate, July 17, 2001)                                   

                                                                             A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

by amending sections 11507a, 11512, 11516, 11525, 11525a, and               

11550 (MCL 324.11507a, 324.11512, 324.11516, 324.11525,                     

324.11525a, and 324.11550), section 11507a as added by 1996                 

PA 359, sections 11512 and 11516 as amended and sections 11525a             

and 11550 as added by 1996 PA 358, and section 11525 as amended             

by 1996 PA 506.                                                             

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 11507a.  (1) The owner or operator of a landfill shall                 

2   annually submit a report to the state and the county and                    

3   municipality in which the landfill is located that contains                 

4   information on the amount of solid waste received by the landfill           

5   during the year itemized, to the extent possible, by county,                

6   state, or country of origin.  The report shall be submitted on a            

1   form provided by the department within 30 days following the end            

2   of each state fiscal year.

3       (2) By September 1, 1996, the department shall develop and                  

4   submit to the legislature a plan to gather data on the amount of            

5   recyclable materials recovered in the state itemized, to the                

6   extent possible, by county, state, or country of origin.                    

7       Sec. 11512.  (1) A person shall dispose of solid waste at a                 

8   disposal area licensed under this part unless a person is                   

9   permitted by state law or rules promulgated by the department to            

10  dispose of the solid waste at the site of generation.                       

11      (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section or in                      

12  section 11529, a person  otherwise allowed under this part to own           

13  or operate a solid waste disposal area  shall not conduct,                  

14  manage, maintain, or operate a disposal area within this state              

15  without a license from the department, contrary to an approved              

16  solid waste management plan, or contrary to a permit, license, or           

17  final order issued under this part.  A person who intends to                

18  conduct, manage, maintain, or operate a disposal area shall                 

19  submit a  prior  license application to the department through a            

20  certified health department on a form provided by the                       

21  department.  If the disposal area is located in a county or city            

22  that does not have a certified health department, the application           

23  shall be made directly to the department.  A person authorized by           

24  this part to operate more than 1 type of disposal area at the               

25  same facility may apply for a single license.                               

26      (3) The application for a license shall contain the name and                

27  residence of the applicant, the location of the proposed or                 

1   existing disposal area, the type or types of disposal area                  

2   proposed, evidence of bonding, and other information required by            

3   rule.  In addition, an applicant for a type II landfill shall               

4   submit evidence of financial assurance adequate to meet the                 

5   requirements of section 11523a, the maximum waste slope in the              

6   active portion, an estimate of remaining permitted capacity, and            

7   documentation on the amount of waste received at the disposal               

8   area during the previous license period or expected to be                   

9   received, whichever is greater.  The application shall be                   

10  accompanied by a fee  based on the number of years proposed for             

11  licensure  as specified in subsections (7), (9), and (10).                  

12      (4) At the time of application for a license for a disposal                 

13  area, the applicant shall submit to a health officer or the                 

14  department a certification under the seal of a licensed                     

15  professional engineer verifying that the construction of the                

16  disposal area has proceeded according to the approved plans.  If            

17  construction of the disposal area or a portion of the disposal              

18  area is not complete, the department shall require additional               

19  construction certification of that portion of the disposal area             

20  during intermediate progression of the operation, as specified in           

21  section  11516(4) 11516(5).                                                

22      (5) An applicant for an operating license, within 6 months                  

23  after a license denial, may resubmit the application, together              

24  with additional information or corrections as are necessary to              

25  address the reason for denial, without being required to pay an             

26  additional application fee.                                                 

27      (6) In order to conduct tests and assess operational                        

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1   capabilities, the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste              

2   incinerator that is designed to burn at a temperature in excess             

3   of 2500 degrees Fahrenheit may operate the incinerator without an           

4   operating license, upon notice to the department, for a period              

5   not to exceed 60 days.                                                      

6       (7) The application for a type II landfill operating license                

7   shall be accompanied by the following fee for the  2-year [5-year]

8   term of the operating license, calculated in accordance with                

9   subsection (8):                                                             

10      (a) Landfills receiving less than 100 tons per day, $250.00.                

11      (b) Landfills receiving 100 tons per day or more, but less                  

12  than 250 tons per day, $1,000.00.                                           

13      (c) Landfills receiving 250 tons per day or more, but less                  

14  than 500 tons per day, $2,500.00.                                           

15      (d) Landfills receiving 500 tons per day or more, but less                  

16  than 1,000 tons per day, $5,000.00.                                         

17      (e) Landfills receiving 1,000 tons per day or more, but less                

18  than 1,500 tons per day, $10,000.00.                                        

19      (f) Landfills receiving 1,500 tons per day or more, but less                

20  than 3,000 tons per day, $20,000.00.                                        

21      (g) Landfills receiving greater than 3,000 tons per day,                    

22  $30,000.00.                                                                 

23      (8) Type II landfill application fees shall be based on the                 

24  average amount of waste projected to be received daily during the           

25  license period.  Application fees for license renewals shall be             

26  based on the average amount of waste received in the previous               

27  calendar year.  Application fees shall be adjusted in the                   

1   following circumstances:                                                    

2       (a) If a landfill accepts more waste than projected, a                      

3   supplemental fee equal to the difference shall be submitted with            

4   the next license application.                                               

5       (b) If a landfill accepts less waste than projected, the                    

6   department shall credit the applicant an amount equal to the                

7   difference with the next license application.                               

8       (c) A type II landfill that measures waste by volume rather                 

9   than weight shall pay a fee based on 3 cubic yards per ton.                 

10      (d) A landfill used exclusively for municipal solid waste                   

11  incinerator ash that measures waste by volume rather than weight            

12  shall pay a fee based on 1 cubic yard per ton.                              

13      (e) If an application is submitted to renew a license more                  

14  than 1 year prior to license expiration, the department shall               

15  credit the applicant an amount equal to 1/2 the application fee.            

16      (f) If an application is submitted to renew a license more                  

17  than 6 months but less than 1 year prior to license expiration,             

18  the department shall credit the applicant an amount equal to 1/4            

19  the application fee.                                                        

20      (9) The operating license application for a type III landfill               

21  shall be accompanied by a fee equal to $2,500.00.                           

22      (10) The operating license application for a solid waste                    

23  processing plant, solid waste transfer facility, other disposal             

24  area, or combination of these entities shall be accompanied by a            

25  fee equal to $500.00.                                                       

26      (11) The department shall deposit operating license                         

27  application fees collected under this section in the perpetual              

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1   care account of the solid waste management fund established in              

2   section 11550.                                                              

3       (12) A person who applies for an operating license for more                 

4   than 1 type of disposal area at the same facility shall pay a fee           

5   equal to the sum of the applicable application fees listed in               

6   this section.                                                               

7       Sec. 11516.  (1) Subject to subsection (4), the department                  

8   shall conduct a consistency review and make a final decision on a           

9   license application within 90 days after the department receives            

10  an administratively complete application.  The decision of the              

11  department and the reasons for the decision shall be documented             

12  in writing with specific reference to this part or rules                    

13  promulgated under this part and shall be sent by first-class mail           

14  to the clerk of the municipality in which the disposal area is              

15  located and to the applicant within 10 days after the final                 

16  decision is made.  If the department fails to make a final                  

17  decision within 90 days, the license is considered issued.                  

18      (2) An operating license shall expire  2 [5] years after the               

19  date of issuance.  An operating license may be renewed before               

20  expiration upon payment of a renewal application fee specified in           

21  section 11512(8) if the licensee is in compliance with this part            

22  and the rules promulgated under this part.                                  

23      (3) The issuance of the operating license under this part                   

24  empowers the department or a health officer or an authorized                

25  representative of a health officer to enter at any reasonable               

26  time, pursuant to law, in or upon private or public property                

27  licensed under this part for the purpose of inspecting or                   

1   investigating conditions relating to the storage, processing, or            

2   disposal of any material.                                                   

3       (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the                    

4   department shall not issue an operating license for a new                   

5   disposal area within a planning area unless a solid waste                   

6   management plan for that planning area has been approved pursuant           

7   to sections 11536 and 11537 and unless the disposal area complies           

8   with and is consistent with the approved solid waste management             

9   plan.  The department may issue an operating license for a                  

10  disposal area designed to receive ashes produced in connection              

11  with the combustion of fossil fuels for electrical power                    

12  generation in the absence of an approved county solid waste                 

13  management plan, upon receipt of a letter of approval from                  

14  whichever county or counties, group of municipalities, or                   

15  regional planning agency has prepared or is preparing the county            

16  solid waste management plan for that planning area under                    

17  section 11533 and from the municipality in which the disposal               

18  area is to be located.                                                      

19      (5) Issuance of an operating license by the department                      

20  authorizes the licensee to accept waste for disposal in certified           

21  portions of the disposal area for which a bond was established              

22  under section 11523 and, for type II landfills, for which                   

23  financial assurance was demonstrated under section 11523a.  If              

24  the construction of a portion of a landfill licensed under this             

25  section is not complete at the time of license application, the             

26  owner or operator of the landfill shall submit a certification              

27  under the seal of a licensed professional engineer verifying that           

1   the construction of that portion of the landfill has proceeded              

2   according to the approved plans at least 60 days prior to the               

3   anticipated date of waste disposal in that portion of the                   

4   landfill.  If the department does not deny the certification                

5   within 60 days of receipt, the owner or operator may accept waste           

6   for disposal in the certified portion.  In the case of a denial,            

7   the department shall, issue a written statement stating the                 

8   reasons why the construction or certification is not consistent             

9   with this part or rules promulgated under this part or the                  

10  approved plans.                                                             

11      Sec. 11525.  (1) The owner or operator of a landfill shall                  

12  establish and maintain a perpetual care fund for a period of 30             

13  years after final closure of the landfill as specified in this              

14  section.  A perpetual care fund may be established as a trust or            

15  an escrow account and may be used to demonstrate financial                  

16  assurance for type II landfills under section 11523 and                     

17  section 11523a.                                                             

18      (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the owner                 

19  or operator of a landfill shall deposit into his or her perpetual           

20  care fund 75 cents for each ton or portion of a ton or 25 cents             

21  for each cubic yard or portion of a cubic yard of solid waste               

22  that is disposed of in the landfill after June 17, 1990.  The               

23  deposits shall be made not less than semiannually until the fund            

24  reaches the maximum required fund amount.  As of July 1, 1996,              

25  the maximum required fund amount is $1,156,000.00.  This amount             

26  shall be annually adjusted for inflation and rounded to the                 

27  nearest thousand.  The department shall adjust the maximum                  

1   required fund amount for inflation annually by multiplying the              

2   amount by an inflation factor derived from the most recent bureau           

3   of reclamation composite index published by the United States               

4   department of commerce or another index more representative of              

5   the costs of closure and postclosure monitoring and maintenance             

6   as determined appropriate by the department.                                

7       (3) The owner or operator of a landfill that is used for the                

8   disposal of the following materials shall deposit into the                  

9   perpetual care fund 7.5 cents for each ton or cubic yard or                 

10  portion of a ton or cubic yard of the following materials that              

11  are disposed of in the landfill after June 17, 1990:                        

12      (a) Coal  or ash, wood ash, or cement kiln dust that is                    

13  disposed of in a landfill that is used only for the disposal of             

14  coal  or ash, wood ash, or cement kiln dust, or a combination of           

15  these materials, or that is permanently segregated in a                     

16  landfill.                                                                   

17      (b) Wastewater treatment sludge or sediments from wood pulp                 

18  or paper producing industries that is disposed of in a landfill             

19  that is used only for the disposal of wastewater treatment sludge           

20  and sediments from wood pulp or paper producing industries, or              

21  that is permanently segregated in a landfill.                               

22      (c) Foundry sand or other material that is approved by the                  

23  department for use as daily cover at an operating landfill, that            

24  is disposed of in a landfill that is used only for the disposal             

25  of foundry sand, or that is permanently segregated in a                     

26  landfill.                                                                   

27      (4) The owner or operator of a landfill that is used only for               

1   the disposal of a mixture of 2 or more of the materials described           

2   in subsection (3)(a) to (c) or in which a mixture of 2 or more of           

3   these materials are permanently segregated shall deposit into the           

4   perpetual care fund 7.5 cents for each ton or cubic yard or                 

5   portion of a ton or cubic yard of these materials that are                  

6   disposed of in the landfill after July 1, 1996.                             

7       (5) Money is not required to be deposited into a perpetual                  

8   care fund for materials that are regulated under part 631.                  

9       (6) The owner or operator of a landfill may contribute                      

10  additional amounts into the perpetual care fund at his or her               

11  discretion.                                                                 

12      (7) The custodian of a perpetual care fund shall be a bank or               

13  other financial institution that has the authority to act as a              

14  custodian and whose account operations are regulated and examined           

15  by a federal or state agency.  Until the perpetual care fund                

16  reaches the maximum required fund amount, the custodian of a                

17  perpetual care fund shall credit interest and earnings of the               

18  perpetual care fund to the perpetual care fund.  However, upon              

19  the direction of the owner or operator, the custodian may utilize           

20  the interest and earnings of the perpetual care fund to pay the             

21  pro rata share of the  solid waste management program                      

22  administration fee  imposed under or the surcharge required by

23  section 11525a  against for the landfill for which the perpetual           

24  care fund was established.  After the perpetual care fund reaches           

25  the maximum required fund amount, interest and earnings shall be            

26  distributed as directed by the owner or operator.  The agreement            

27  governing the operation of the perpetual care fund shall be                 

1   executed on a form consistent with this part as prepared by the             

2   department.  The custodian may be compensated from the fund for             

3   reasonable fees and costs incurred for his or her                           

4   responsibilities as custodian.  The custodian of a perpetual care           

5   fund shall annually make an accounting to the department within             

6   30 days following the close of the state fiscal year.                       

7       (8) The custodian of a perpetual care fund shall not disburse               

8   any funds to the owner or operator of a landfill for the purposes           

9   of the perpetual care fund except upon the prior written approval           

10  of the department.  However, the custodian shall ensure the                 

11  filing of all required tax returns for which the perpetual care             

12  fund is liable and shall disburse funds to pay lawfully due taxes           

13  owed by the perpetual care fund without permission of the                   

14  department, and may disburse interest and earnings of the                   

15  perpetual care fund to pay the solid waste management program               

16  administration fee or the surcharge required by section 11525a as           

17  provided in subsection (7).  The owner or operator of the                   

18  landfill shall provide notice of requests for disbursement and              

19  denials and approvals to the custodian of the perpetual care                

20  fund.  Requests for disbursement from a perpetual care fund shall           

21  be submitted not more frequently than semiannually.  The owner or           

22  operator of a landfill may request disbursement of funds from a             

23  perpetual care fund whenever the amount of money in the fund                

24  exceeds the maximum required fund amount.  specified in                     

25  subsection (2).  The department shall approve the disbursement              

26  provided the total amount of financial assurance maintained meets           

27  the requirements of sections 11523 and 11523a.  As used in this             

1   subsection, "maximum required fund amount" means:                           

2       (a) For those landfills containing only those materials                     

3   specified in subsection (3), an amount equal to 1/2 of the                  

4   maximum required fund amount specified in subsection (2).                   

5       (b) For all other landfills, an amount equal to the maximum                 

6   required fund amount specified in subsection (2).                           

7       (9) If the owner or operator of a landfill refuses or fails                 

8   to conduct closure, postclosure monitoring and maintenance, or              

9   corrective action as necessary to protect the public health,                

10  safety, or welfare, or the environment or fails to request the              

11  disbursement of money from a perpetual care fund when necessary             

12  to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, or the                    

13  environment, or fails to pay the solid waste management program             

14  administration fee  due the department under this part within 90            

15  days of the request or the surcharge required under section                

16  11525a, then the department may require the disbursement of money           

17  from the perpetual care fund and may expend the money for                   

18  closure, postclosure monitoring and maintenance, and corrective             

19  action, as necessary.  The department may assess a perpetual care           

20  fund for administrative costs associated with actions taken under           

21  this subsection.                                                            

22      (10) Upon approval by the department of a request to                        

23  terminate financial assurance for a landfill under section                  

24  11525b, any money in the perpetual care fund for that landfill              

25  shall be disbursed by the custodian to the owner of the landfill            

26  unless a contract between the owner and the operator of the                 

27  landfill provides otherwise.                                                

1       (11) The owner of a landfill shall provide notice to the                    

2   custodian of the perpetual care fund for that landfill if there             

3   is a change of ownership of the landfill.  The custodian shall              

4   maintain records of ownership of a landfill during the time in              

5   which a perpetual care fund is established.                                 

6       (12) This section does not relieve an owner or operator of a                

7   landfill of any liability that he or she may have under this part           

8   or as otherwise provided by law.                                            

9       (13) This section does not create a cause of action at law or               

10  in equity against a custodian of a perpetual care fund other than           

11  for errors or omissions related to investments, accountings,                

12  disbursements, filings of required tax returns, and maintenance             

13  of records required by this section or the applicable perpetual             

14  care fund.                                                                  

15      (14) As used in this section, "custodian" means the trustee                 

16  or escrow agent of a perpetual care fund.                                   

17      Sec. 11525a.  (1)  A Until October 1, 2003, a solid waste                  

18  program administration fee is imposed upon the owners or                    

19  operators of landfills in the state.  The annual cumulative total           

20  amount of this fee shall be $1,040,000.00 as this amount is                 

21  annually adjusted for inflation beginning in 1997 using the                 

22  Detroit consumer price index.  As used in this section, "Detroit            

23  consumer price index" means the most comprehensive index of                 

24  consumer prices available for the Detroit area from the United              

25  States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics.                     

26      (2) The department shall apportion the cumulative solid waste               

27  program administration fee among the operating landfills in the             

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1   state.  The apportionment shall be made on the basis of each                

2   landfill's pro rata share of the cumulative total of amounts                

3   maintained in individual perpetual care funds in the state.                 

4       (3)  Within 30 days following the close of each state fiscal                

5   year By November 1, 2003, the owner or operator of a landfill              

6   shall report to the department the total amount of assets in its            

7   perpetual care fund.  The department shall determine the                    

8   cumulative total amount of perpetual care funds in the state but            

9   shall not credit any individual landfill more than the maximum              

10  required fund amount established in section 11525(2).  The                  

11  department shall determine each landfill's pro rata share of                

12  perpetual care fund contributions using this amount.                        

13      (4)  Within 60 days following the close of each state fiscal                

14  year By December 1, 2003, the department shall notify the owner            

15  or operator of each landfill of its assessed share of the solid             

16  waste program administration fee.   Within 90 days following the            

17  close of the state fiscal year By January 1, [2004], the owner or          

18  operator of a landfill shall pay his or her assessed share of the           

19  solid waste program administration fee.                                     

20      (5)  Fees Solid waste program administration fees collected                

21  under this section shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for            

22  deposit in the solid waste staff account of the solid waste                 

23  management fund established in section 11550.                               

24  (6) Beginning January 1, 2004, and until October 1, 2007, the               

25  owner or operator of a landfill shall pay <<a>> surcharge as                

26  follows:                                                                    

27      (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), 7 cents for each                 

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1   cubic yard or portion of a cubic yard of solid waste or municipal           

2   solid waste incinerator ash that is disposed of in the landfill             

3   during the previous <<quarter of the>> state fiscal year.                   

4       (b) For type III landfills that are captive facilities, the                 

5   following <<annual>> amounts:                                               

6                                                                                (i) For a captive facility that receives 100,000 or more                            

7   cubic yards of waste, $3,000.00.                                            

8       (ii) For a captive facility that receives 75,000 or more but                 

9   less than 100,000 cubic yards of waste, $2,500.00.                          

10      (iii) For a captive facility that receives 50,000 or more but                

11  less than 75,000 cubic yards of waste, $2,000.00.                           

12      (iv) For a captive facility that receives 25,000 or more but                 

13  less than 50,000 cubic yards of waste, $1,000.00.                           

14  (v) For a captive facility that receives less than 25,000                   

15  cubic yards of waste, $500.00.                                              

16      (7) The owner or operator of a landfill or municipal solid                  

17  waste incinerator shall pay the surcharge <<under subsection (6)(a)

18  within 30 days after the end of each quarter of the state fiscal year. The owner or operator of a type III landfill that is a captive facility shall pay the surcharge under subsection (6)(b) by January 31 of each year.>>

19      (8) The owner or operator of a landfill or municipal solid                  

20  waste incinerator who is required to pay the surcharge under                

21  subsection (6) may pass through and collect the surcharge from              

22  any person who generated the solid waste or who arranged for its            

23  delivery to the solid waste hauler or transfer facility                     

24  notwithstanding the provisions of any contract or agreement to              

25  the contrary or the absence of any contract or agreement.                   

26      (9) Surcharges collected under this section shall be                        

27  forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the solid waste             

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1   staff account of the solid waste management fund established in             

2   section 11550.                                                              

3       (10) As used in this section, "captive facility" means a                    

4   landfill that accepts for disposal only nonhazardous industrial             

5   waste generated only by the owner of the landfill [or a nonhazardous industrial waste landfill that is specified in section 11525(3)].

6       Sec. 11550.  (1) The solid waste management fund is created                 

7   within the state treasury.  The state treasurer may receive money           

8   from any source for deposit into the fund.  The state treasurer             

9   shall direct the investment of the fund.  The state treasurer               

10  shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund                    

11  investments.                                                                

12      (2) Money in the solid waste management fund at the close of                

13  the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to             

14  the general fund.                                                           

15      (3) The state treasurer shall establish, within the solid                   

16  waste management fund, a solid waste staff account and a                    

17  perpetual care account.                                                     

18      (4) Money shall be expended from the solid waste staff                      

19  account, upon appropriation, only for the following purposes:               

20      (a) Preparing generally applicable guidance regarding the                   

21  solid waste permit and license program or its implementation or             

22  enforcement.                                                                

23      (b) Reviewing and acting on any application for a permit or                 

24  license, permit or license revision, or permit or license                   

25  renewal, including the cost of public notice and public                     

26  hearings.                                                                   

27      (c) Performing an advisory analysis under section 11510(1).                 

1       (d) General administrative costs of running the permit and                  

2   license program, including permit and license tracking and data             

3   entry.                                                                      

4       (e) Inspection of licensed disposal areas and open dumps.                   

5       (f) Implementing and enforcing the conditions of any permit                 

6   or license.                                                                 

7       (g) Groundwater monitoring audits at disposal areas which are               

8   or have been licensed under this part.                                      

9       (h) Reviewing and acting upon corrective action plans for                   

10  disposal areas which are or have been licensed under this part.             

11      (i) Review of certifications of closure.                                    

12      (j) Postclosure maintenance and monitoring inspections and                  

13  review.                                                                     

14      (k) Review of bonds and financial assurance documentation at                

15  disposal areas which are or have been licensed under this part.             

16      (5) Money shall be expended from the perpetual care account                 

17  only for the purpose of conducting the following activities at              

18  disposal areas which are or have been licensed under this part:             

19      (a) Postclosure maintenance and monitoring at a disposal area               

20  where the owner or operator is no longer required to do so.                 

21      (b) To conduct closure, or postclosure maintenance and                      

22  monitoring and corrective action if necessary, at a disposal area           

23  where the owner or operator has failed to do so.  Money shall be            

24  expended from the account only after funds from any perpetual               

25  care fund or other financial assurance mechanisms held by the               

26  owner or operator have been expended and the department has used            

27  reasonable efforts to obtain funding from other sources.                    

1   (6) By March 1 annually, the department shall prepare and                   

2   submit to the governor, the legislature, the chairs of the                  

3   standing committees of the senate and house of representatives              

4   with primary responsibility for issues related to natural                   

5   resources and the environment, and the chairs of the                        

6   subcommittees of the senate and house appropriations committees             

7   with primary responsibility for appropriations to the department            

8   a report that details the activities of the previous fiscal year            

9   funded by the staff account of the solid waste management fund              

10  established in this section.  This report shall include, at a               

11  minimum, all of the following as it relates to the department:              

12      (a) The number of full-time equated positions performing                    

13  solid waste management permitting, compliance, and enforcement              

14  activities.                                                                 

15  (b) All of the following information related to the                         

16  construction permit applications received under section 11509:              

17                                                                               (i) The number of applications received by the department,                          

18  reported as the number of applications determined to be                     

19  administratively incomplete and the number determined to be                 

20  administratively complete.                                                  

21      (ii) The number of applications determined to be                             

22  administratively complete for which a final action was taken by             

23  the department.  The number of final actions shall be reported as           

24  the number of applications approved, the number of applications             

25  denied, and the number of applications withdrawn by the                     

26  applicant.                                                                  

27      (iii) The percentage and number of applications determined                   

1   to be administratively complete for which a final decision was              

2   made within 120 days of receipt as required by section 11511.               

3       (c) All of the following information related to the                         

4   operating license applications received under section 11512:                

5                                                                                (i) The number of applications received by the department,                          

6   reported as the number of applications determined to be                     

7   administratively incomplete and the number determined to be                 

8   administratively complete.                                                  

9       (ii) The number of applications determined to be                             

10  administratively complete for which a final action was taken by             

11  the department.  The number of final actions shall be reported as           

12  the number of applications approved, the number of applications             

13  denied, and the number of applications withdrawn by the                     

14  applicant.                                                                  

15      (iii) The percentage and number of applications determined                   

16  to be administratively complete for which a final decision was              

17  made within 90 days of receipt as required by section 11516.                

18      (d) The number of inspections conducted at licensed disposal                

19  areas as required by section 11519.                                         

20      (e) The number of letters of warning sent to licensed                       

21  disposal areas.                                                             

22      (f) The number of contested case hearings and civil actions                 

23  initiated and completed, the number of voluntary consent orders             

24  and administrative orders entered or issued, and the amount of              

25  fines and penalties collected through such actions or orders.               

26      (g) For each enforcement action that includes a penalty, a                  

27  description of what corrective actions were required by the                 

1   enforcement action.                                                         

2       (h) The number of solid waste complaints received,                          

3   investigated, resolved, and not resolved by the department.                 

4   (i) The amount of revenue in the staff account of the solid                 

5   waste management fund at the end of the fiscal year.

6       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

7   October 1, 2003.