DIOXIN CLEANUP CRITERIA H.B. 5872 (H-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 5872 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative John Moolenaar
House Committee: Government Operations
Senate Committee: Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Date Completed: 12-5-06
CONTENT
The bill would amend Part 201 (Environmental Remediation) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to require the Department of Environmental Quality, once the National Academy of Sciences published a report related to its project referred to as the "Review of the EPA's Exposure and Human Health Reassessment of TCDD and Related Compounds", to recalculate the relevant cleanup criteria established under Part 201 based upon the findings of the report.
(The report, "Health Risks from Dioxins and Related Compounds: Evaluation of the EPA Reassessment", was published in 2006.)
Proposed MCL 324.20120e Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on the State. The process to revise and recalculate the cleanup criteria would require staff time and resources, which would be paid with existing resources. Depending on the specific criteria and how they changed, more or less money for cleanup activities could be required at cleanup sites under the jurisdiction of the State in order to bring them into compliance with the revised standards. State cleanup activities are supported by a number of different restricted fund sources.
Fiscal Analyst: Jessica Runnels
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. hb5872/0506