HB-4666, As Passed House, June 5, 2013
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4666
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 11108, 11130, 11135, 11153, 12103, 12109, and
12112 (MCL 324.11108, 324.11130, 324.11135, 324.11153, 324.12103,
324.12109, and 324.12112), section 11108 as amended by 2011 PA 150,
section 11130 as amended by 2001 PA 165, and sections 11135, 11153,
12103, 12109, and 12112 as amended by 2011 PA 90.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 11108. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,
each owner or operator of a landfill shall pay to the department a
fee
assessed on hazardous waste disposed of in a the landfill.
The
fee shall be based on the quantity of hazardous waste specified on
the manifest or monthly operating report and shall be $10.00 per
ton, $10.00 per cubic yard, or 1/2 cent per pound depending on the
unit of measure used by the owner or operator to calculate the fee.
The fee for fractional quantities of hazardous waste shall be
proportional. If the hazardous waste is required to be listed on a
manifest and the owner or operator of the landfill determines that
the hazardous waste quantity on the manifest is not accurate, the
owner or operator shall correct the hazardous waste quantity on all
manifest copies accompanying the shipment, note the reason for the
change in the discrepancy indication space on the manifest, and
assess the fee in accordance with the corrected hazardous waste
quantity. Payment shall be made within 30 days after the close of
each quarter. The landfill owner or operator shall assess off-site
generators the fee. The fee for hazardous waste that is generated
and disposed of on the site of a landfill owner or operator shall
be paid by that owner or operator.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each owner
or operator of a solidification facility licensed pursuant to
section 11123 shall pay to the department a fee assessed on
hazardous waste received at the solidification facility. The fee
shall be based on the quantity of hazardous waste specified on the
manifest or monthly operating report and shall be $10.00 per ton,
$10.00 per cubic yard, 4 cents per gallon, or 1/2 cent per pound
depending on the unit of measure used by the owner or operator to
calculate the fee. The fee for fractional quantities of hazardous
waste shall be proportional. If the hazardous waste is required to
be listed on a manifest and the owner or operator of the
solidification facility determines that the hazardous waste
quantity on the manifest is not accurate, the owner or operator
shall correct the hazardous waste quantity on all manifest copies
accompanying the shipment, note the reason for the change in the
discrepancy indication space on the manifest, and assess the fee in
accordance with the corrected hazardous waste quantity. Payment
shall be made within 30 days after the close of each quarter. The
solidification facility owner or operator shall assess off-site
generators the fee. The fee for hazardous waste that is generated
and solidified on the site of a solidification owner or operator
shall be paid by that owner or operator.
(3) The following hazardous waste is exempt from the fees
provided for in this section:
(a) Ash that results from the incineration of hazardous waste
or the incineration of solid waste as defined in part 115.
(b) Hazardous waste exempted by rule because of its character
or the treatment it has received.
(c) Hazardous waste that is removed as part of a site cleanup
activity
at the expense of the this
state or the federal
government.
(d) Solidified hazardous waste produced by a solidification
facility licensed pursuant to section 11123 and destined for land
disposal.
(e) Hazardous waste generated pursuant to a 1-time closure or
site cleanup activity in this state if the closure or cleanup
activity has been authorized in writing by the department.
Hazardous waste resulting from the cleanup of inadvertent releases
which occur after March 30, 1988 is not exempt from the fees.
(f) Primary and secondary wastewater treatment solids from a
wastewater treatment plant that includes an aggressive biological
treatment
facility as defined in 42 USC 6295.6925.
(g) Emission control dust or sludge from the primary
production of steel in electric furnaces.
(4) An owner or operator of a landfill or solidification
facility shall assess or pay the fee described in this section
unless the generator provides a signed written certification
indicating that the hazardous waste is exempt from the fee. If the
hazardous waste that is exempt from the fee is required to be
listed on a manifest, the certification shall contain the manifest
number of the shipment and the specific fee exemption for which the
hazardous waste qualifies. If the hazardous waste that is exempt
from the fee is not required to be listed on a manifest, the
certification shall provide the volume of exempt hazardous waste,
the waste code or waste codes of the exempt waste, the date of
disposal or solidification, and the specific fee exemption for
which the hazardous waste qualifies. The owner or operator of the
landfill or solidification facility shall retain this certification
for 4 years from the date of receipt.
(5) The department or a health department certified pursuant
to section 11145 shall evaluate the accuracy of generator fee
exemption certifications and shall take enforcement action against
a
generator who files a false certificate. certification. In
addition, the department shall take enforcement action to collect
fees that are not paid as required by this section.
(6) The landfill owner or operator and the solidification
facility owner or operator shall forward to the department the fee
revenue due under this section with a completed form that is
provided or approved by the department. The owner or operator shall
certify that all information provided in the form is accurate. The
form shall include the following information:
(a) The volume of hazardous waste subject to a fee.
(b) The name of each generator who was assessed a fee, the
generator's identification number, manifest numbers, hazardous
waste volumes, and the amount of the fee assessed.
(7)
A generator who is
eligible for a refund from this state
of fees paid under this section if the generator documents to the
department, on a form provided by the department, a reduction in
the amount of hazardous waste generated as a result of a process
change,
or documents a reduction in the amount of hazardous waste
that
is being disposed of in a landfill,
either directly or
following solidification at a solidification facility, as a result
of a process change or the generator's increased use of source
separation, input substitution, process reformulation, recycling,
treatment, or an exchange of hazardous waste that results in a
utilization
of that hazardous waste. , is eligible for a refund
from
this state. The refund shall be in
the amount of $10.00 per
ton, $10.00 per cubic yard, 4 cents per gallon, or 1/2 cent per
pound
of reduction in the amount of hazardous waste reduced or
managed
through an alternative to landfill disposal. generated or
disposed of in a landfill. A generator is not eligible to receive a
refund for that portion of a reduction in the amount of hazardous
waste generated that is attributable to a decrease in the
generator's level of production of the products that resulted in
the generation of the hazardous waste.
(8) A generator seeking a refund under subsection (7) shall
calculate the refund due by comparing hazardous waste generation,
treatment, and disposal activity in the calendar year immediately
preceding the date of filing with hazardous waste generation,
treatment, and disposal activity in the calendar year 2 years prior
to the date of filing.
(9)
To be eligible for a refund, a
generator shall file a
request with the department by June 30 of the year following the
year for which the refund is being claimed.
(10)
A refund shall not exceed the total
fees paid by the
generator to the landfill operator or owner and the solidification
facility operator or owner.
(11)
A form submitted by the generator
as provided for in
subsection (7) shall be certified by the generator or the
generator's authorized agent.
(9) (12)
The department shall maintain
information regarding
the landfill disposal fees received and refunds provided under this
section.
(10) (13)
The fees collected under this
section shall be
forwarded
to the state treasurer and deposited in the waste
reduction
fund created in subsection (14).
(14)
The waste reduction fund is created within the state
treasury.
The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from
any source for deposit into the waste reduction fund. The
state
treasurer shall direct the investment of the waste reduction
fund.
The state treasurer shall credit to the waste reduction fund
interest
and earnings from waste reduction fund investments. Money
in
the waste reduction fund at the close of the fiscal year shall
remain
in the waste reduction fund and shall not lapse to the
general
fund. Money from the waste reduction fund environmental
pollution prevention fund created in section 11130. Any balance in
the waste reduction fund on October 1, 2013 shall not lapse to the
general fund but shall be transferred to the environmental
pollution prevention fund and the waste reduction fund shall be
closed. Money from the environmental pollution prevention fund
shall be expended, upon appropriation, only for 1 or more of the
following purposes:
(a) To pay refunds to generators under this section.
(b)
To fund programs created under
this part, part 143, and
part 145, or the hazardous materials transportation act, 1998 PA
138, MCL 29.471 to 29.480.
(c) Not more than $500,000.00 to implement section 3103a.
(d) To fund the permit to install program established under
section 5505.
Sec. 11130. (1) The environmental pollution prevention fund is
created in the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from
any source for deposit into the environmental pollution prevention
fund or into an account within the environmental pollution
prevention fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of
the environmental pollution prevention fund. The state treasurer
shall credit to each account within the environmental pollution
prevention fund interest and earnings from account investments.
(3) Money remaining in the environmental pollution prevention
fund and in any account within the environmental pollution
prevention fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse to
the general fund. The department shall be the administrator of the
fund for auditing purposes.
(4)
The hazardous waste transporter account is created within
the
environmental pollution prevention fund. The department shall
expend
money from the hazardous waste transporter account, upon
appropriation,
for the implementation of this part. In addition,
funds
not expended for the implementation of this part may be
utilized
for emergency response and cleanup activities related to
hazardous
waste that are initiated by the department.
(5)
The hazardous waste and liquid industrial waste users
account
is created within the environmental pollution prevention
fund.
The department shall expend money from the hazardous waste
and
liquid industrial waste users account, upon appropriation, to
implement
the state's hazardous waste management program in
accordance
with this part and the rules promulgated under this
part.
The target revenue projection for the hazardous waste and
liquid
industrial waste users account is $1,600,000.00.
Sec. 11135. (1) A hazardous waste generator shall provide a
separate manifest to the transporter for each load of hazardous
waste transported to property that is not on the site where it was
generated.
Until October 1, 2013, 2014,
a person required to
prepare a manifest shall submit to the department a manifest
processing
user charge of $6.00 $8.00
per manifest and his or her
tax
identification number. Each calendar year, the department may
adjust
the manifest processing user charge as necessary to ensure
that
the total cumulative amount of the user charges assessed
pursuant
to this section and sections 11153, 12103, 12109, and
12112
are consistent with the target revenue projection for the
hazardous
waste and liquid industrial waste users account as
provided
for in section 11130(5). However, the manifest processing
user
charge shall not exceed $8.00 per manifest. Money collected
under this subsection shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for
deposit into the environmental pollution prevention fund created in
section
11130. and credited to the hazardous waste and liquid
industrial
waste users account created in section 11130(5).
(2)
Payment of the manifest Manifest
processing user charges
under
subsection (1) shall be made paid
using a form provided by
the department. The department shall send a form to each person
subject to the manifest processing user charge by March 30 of each
year. The form shall specify the number of manifests prepared by
that person and processed by the department during the previous
calendar year. A person subject to the manifest processing user
charge shall return the completed form and the appropriate payment
to the department by April 30 of each year.
(3) A person who fails to provide timely and accurate
information, a complete form, or the appropriate manifest
processing user charge as provided for in this section is in
violation of this part and is subject to both of the following:
(a) Payment of the manifest processing user charge and an
administrative fine of 5% of the amount owed for each month that
the
payment is delinquent. Any payments received after the 15th
fifteenth day of the month after the due date shall be considered
delinquent for that month. However, the administrative fine shall
not exceed 25% of the total amount owed.
(b) Beginning 5 months after the date payment of the manifest
user charge is due, but not paid, at the request of the department,
an action by the attorney general for the collection of the amount
owed under subdivision (a) and the actual cost to the department in
attempting to collect the amount owed under subdivision (a).
(4) Any amounts collected under subsection (3) for a violation
of this section shall be forwarded to the state treasurer and
deposited in the environmental pollution prevention fund created in
section
11130. and credited to the hazardous waste and liquid
industrial
waste users account created in section 11130(5).
(5) The department shall maintain information regarding the
manifest processing user charges received under this section as
necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements of subsection (6).
(6) The department shall evaluate the effectiveness and
adequacy of the manifest processing user charges collected under
this section relative to the overall revenue needs of the state's
hazardous waste management program administered under this part.
Not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year, the department
shall
summarize submit to the
legislature a report summarizing its
findings
under this subsection. in a report and shall provide that
report
to the legislature.
(7) A generator shall include on the manifest details as
specified by the department and shall at least include a sufficient
qualitative and quantitative analysis and a physical description of
the hazardous waste to evaluate toxicity and methods of
transportation, storage, and disposal. The manifest also shall
include safety precautions as necessary for each load of hazardous
waste. The generator shall submit to the department a copy of the
manifest within 10 days after the end of the month for each load of
hazardous waste transported within that month.
(8)
The A generator shall certify that the information
contained
on the a manifest prepared
by the generator is accurate.
(9) The specified destination of each load of hazardous waste
identified on the manifest shall be a designated facility.
(10) If a generator does not receive a copy of the manifest
with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the
designated facility within 35 days after the date on which the
hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter, the
generator shall contact the transporter to determine the status of
the hazardous waste. If the generator is unable to determine the
status of the hazardous waste upon contacting the transporter, the
generator shall contact the owner or operator of the designated
facility to which the hazardous waste was to be transported to
determine the status of the hazardous waste.
(11) A generator shall submit an exception report to the
department if the generator has not received a copy of the manifest
with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the
designated facility within 45 days after the date on which the
hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter. The
exception report shall include all of the following:
(a)
A legible copy of the manifest. for which the generator
does
not have confirmation of delivery.
(b) A cover letter signed by the generator or the generator's
authorized representative explaining the efforts taken to locate
the hazardous waste and the results of those efforts.
(12) A generator shall keep a copy of each manifest signed and
dated by the initial transporter for 3 years or until the generator
receives a signed and dated copy from the owner or operator of the
designated facility that received the hazardous waste. The
generator shall keep the copy of the manifest signed and dated by
the owner or operator of the designated facility for 3 years. The
retention
periods required by this subsection shall be are
automatically extended during the course of any unresolved
enforcement action regarding the regulated activity or as required
by the department.
Sec. 11153. (1) A generator, transporter, or treatment,
storage, or disposal facility shall obtain and utilize a site
identification number assigned by the United States environmental
protection
agency or the department. Until October 1, 2013, 2014,
the department shall assess a site identification number user
charge of $50.00 for each site identification number it issues. The
department shall not issue a site identification number under this
subsection unless the site identification number user charge and
the tax identification number for the person applying for the site
identification number have been received by the department.
(2)
Until October 1, 2013, except as provided in subsection
(9),
2014, the department shall annually assess hazardous waste
management program user charges as follows:
(a) A generator shall pay a handler user charge that is the
highest of the following applicable fees:
(i) A generator who generates more than 100 kilograms but less
than 1,000 kilograms of hazardous waste in any month during the
calendar year shall pay to the department an annual handler user
charge of $100.00.
(ii) A generator who generates 1,000 kilograms or more of
hazardous waste in any month during the calendar year and who
generates less than 900,000 kilograms during the calendar year
shall pay to the department an annual handler user charge of
$400.00.
(iii) A generator who generates 1,000 kilograms or more of
hazardous waste in any month during the calendar year and who
generates 900,000 kilograms or more of hazardous waste during the
calendar year shall pay to the department an annual handler user
charge of $1,000.00.
(b) An owner or operator of a treatment, storage, or disposal
facility for which an operating license is required under section
11123 or for which an operating license has been issued under
section 11125 shall pay to the department an annual handler user
charge of $2,000.00.
(c) A used oil processor or rerefiner, a used oil burner, or a
used oil fuel marketer as defined in the rules promulgated under
this part shall pay to the department an annual handler user charge
of $100.00.
(3) A handler shall pay the handler user charge specified in
subsection (2)(a) to (c) for each of the activities conducted
during the previous calendar year.
(4)
Payment of the handler Handler
user charges shall be made
paid using a form provided by the department. The handler shall
certify that the information on the form is accurate. The
department shall send forms to the handlers by March 30 of each
year. unless
the handler user charges have been suspended as
provided
for in subsection (9). A handler
shall return the
completed forms and the appropriate payment to the department by
April
30 of each year. unless the handler user charges have been
suspended
as provided for in subsection (9).
(5) A handler who fails to provide timely and accurate
information, a complete form, or the appropriate handler user
charge is in violation of this part and is subject to both of the
following:
(a) Payment of the handler user charge and an administrative
fine of 5% of the amount owed for each month that the payment is
delinquent.
Any payments received after the 15th fifteenth of the
month after the due date shall be considered delinquent for that
month. However, the administrative fine shall not exceed 25% of the
total amount owed.
(b) Beginning 5 months after the date payment of the handler
user charge is due, if the amount owed under subdivision (a) is not
paid in full, at the request of the department, an action by the
attorney general for the collection of the amount owed under
subdivision (a) and the actual cost to the department in attempting
to collect the amount owed under subdivision (a).
(6) The department shall maintain information regarding the
site identification number user charges and the handler user
charges collected under this section as necessary to satisfy the
reporting requirements of subsection (8).
(7) The site identification number user charges and the
handler user charges collected under this section and any amounts
collected under subsection (5) for a violation of this section
shall be forwarded to the state treasurer and deposited in the
environmental pollution prevention fund created in section 11130.
and
credited to the hazardous waste and liquid industrial waste
users
account created in section 11130(5).
(8) The department shall evaluate the effectiveness and
adequacy of the site identification number user charges and the
handler user charges collected under this section relative to the
overall revenue needs of the hazardous waste management program
administered under this part. Not later than April 1 of each even-
numbered
year, the department shall summarize its submit to the
legislature a report summarizing the department's findings under
this
subsection. in a report and shall provide that report to the
legislature.
(9)
Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, if
the
balance of the hazardous waste and liquid industrial waste
users
account created in section 11130(5), as of December 31 of any
year,
exceeds $3,200,000.00, the department shall suspend the
handler
user charges until October of the following year.
(9) (10)
As used in this section:
(a) "Handler" means the person required to pay the handler
user charge.
(b)
"Handler user charge" means the an annual hazardous waste
management program user charge provided for in subsection (2).
Sec. 12103. (1) A generator shall do all of the following:
(a) Characterize the waste in accordance with section 12101(n)
and the requirements of part 111 and rules promulgated under that
part, and maintain records of the characterization.
(b) Obtain and utilize, when needed for transportation, a site
identification
number. Until October 1, 2013, 2014,
the department
shall assess a site identification number user charge of $50.00 for
each site identification number it issues. The department shall not
issue a site identification number under this subdivision unless
the site identification number user charge and the tax
identification number for the person applying for the site
identification number have been received. Money collected under
this subdivision shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for
deposit into the environmental pollution prevention fund created in
section
11130. and credited to the hazardous waste and liquid
industrial
waste users account created in section 11130(5).
(c) If transporting liquid industrial waste, other than the
generator's own waste, by public roadway, engage, employ, or
contract for the transportation only with a transporter registered
and permitted under the hazardous materials transportation act,
1998 PA 138, MCL 29.471 to 29.480.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this part, utilize and
retain a separate manifest for each shipment of liquid industrial
waste transported to a designated facility. The department may
authorize the use of a consolidated manifest for a single shipment
of uniform types of waste collected from multiple waste pickups. If
a consolidated manifest is authorized by the department and
utilized by a generator, a receipt shall be obtained from the
transporter documenting the transporter's company name, the
driver's signature, the date of pickup, the type and quantity of
waste accepted from the generator, the consolidated manifest
number, and the designated facility. A generator of brine may
complete a single manifest per transporter of brine, per disposal
well, each month.
(e) Submit a copy of the manifest to the department by the
tenth day after the end of the month in which a load of waste is
transported.
(f) When the transporter picks up liquid industrial waste,
certify that the information contained on the manifest is factual
by signing the manifest. This certification shall be by the
generator or his or her authorized representative.
(g) Provide to the transporter the signed copies of the
manifest to accompany the liquid industrial waste to the designated
facility.
(h) If a copy of the manifest, with a handwritten signature of
the owner or operator of the designated facility or his or her
authorized representative, is not received within 35 days after the
date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter, contact the
transporter or owner or operator of the designated facility, or
both, to determine the status of the waste.
(i) Submit an exception report to the department if a copy of
the manifest is not received with the handwritten signature of the
owner or operator of the designated facility or his or her
authorized representative within 45 days after the date the waste
was accepted by the initial transporter. The exception report shall
include both of the following:
(i) A legible copy of the manifest for which the generator does
not have confirmation of delivery.
(ii) A cover letter signed by the generator explaining the
efforts taken to locate the waste and the results of those efforts.
(2) A generator who operates an on-site reclamation facility,
treatment facility, or disposal facility shall keep records of all
liquid waste produced and reclaimed, treated, or disposed of at his
or her facility.
(3) A generator shall retain all records required pursuant to
this part for a period of at least 3 years, and shall make those
records readily available for review and inspection by the
department or a peace officer. The retention period required by
this subsection is automatically extended during the course of any
unresolved enforcement action regarding the regulated activity or
as otherwise required by the department.
(4) A generator transporting its own waste in quantities of 55
gallons or less is not subject to manifest requirements if all of
the following conditions are met:
(a) The waste is accompanied by a record showing the source
and quantity of the waste and the designated facility to which the
waste is being transported.
(b) The generator obtains a signature from the designated
facility acknowledging receipt of the waste and provides a copy of
the record of shipment to the designated facility.
(c) The generator retains a copy of the record of shipment as
part of the generator records under subsection (3).
Sec. 12109. (1) A liquid industrial waste transporter shall
certify acceptance of waste for transportation by completing the
transporter section of the manifest, and shall deliver the liquid
industrial waste and accompanying manifest only to the designated
facility specified by the generator on the manifest.
(2) The liquid industrial waste transporter shall retain all
records required pursuant to this part for a period of at least 3
years, and shall make those records readily available for review
and inspection by the department or a peace officer. The retention
period required in this subsection is automatically extended during
the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding an
activity regulated under this part or as required by the
department.
(3) The department may authorize, for certain waste streams,
the use of a consolidated manifest as authorized under section
12103(1)(d). If a consolidated manifest is authorized by the
department and utilized by a generator, the transporter shall give
to the generator a receipt documenting the transporter's company
name, the driver's signature, the date of pickup, the type and
quantity of waste removed, the consolidated manifest number, and
the designated facility.
(4) A transporter shall maintain a trip log for consolidated
manifest shipments and for brine shipments. The transporter shall
do all of the following:
(a) Identify on the trip log the consolidated manifest number,
the generator, the date of pickup, the type and quantity of waste,
and the designated facility location for each shipment of waste.
(b) Keep a copy of all trip logs available during
transportation, at a minimum, for the current shipment in
transportation and retain these records as specified in subsection
(2).
(c) Obtain and utilize a site identification number assigned
by the United States environmental protection agency or the
department.
Until October 1, 2013, 2014,
the department shall
assess a site identification number user charge of $50.00 for each
site identification number it issues. The department shall not
issue a site identification number under this subdivision unless
the site identification number user charge and the tax
identification number for the person applying for the site
identification number have been received. Money collected under
this subdivision shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for
deposit into the environmental pollution prevention fund created in
section
11130. and credited to the hazardous waste and liquid
industrial
waste users account created in section 11130(5).
Sec. 12112. (1) Except as provided in section 12103(4), the
owner or operator of a facility that accepts liquid industrial
waste shall accept delivery of waste at the designated facility
only if delivery is accompanied by a manifest or consolidated
manifest properly certified by the generator and the transporter
and the facility is the destination indicated on the manifest. The
facility owner or operator shall do all of the following:
(a)
Obtain and utilize a site identification number either
assigned
from by the United States environmental protection agency
or
the department. Until October 1, 2013, 2014, the department
shall assess a site identification number user charge of $50.00 for
each site identification number it issues. The department shall not
issue a site identification number under this subdivision unless
the site identification number user charge and the tax
identification number for the person applying for the site
identification number have been received. Money collected under
this subdivision shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for
deposit into the environmental pollution prevention fund created in
section
11130. and credited to the hazardous waste and liquid
industrial
waste users account created in section 11130(5).
(b) Certify on the manifest receipt of the liquid industrial
waste by completing the facility section of the manifest and
returning a signed copy of the manifest to the department within a
period of 10 days after the end of the month for all liquid
industrial waste received within the month.
(c) Return a signed copy of the manifest to the generator.
(d) Maintain records of the characterization of the waste.
Characterization shall be in accordance with the requirements of
part 111.
(2) All storage, treatment, and reclamation of liquid
industrial waste at the designated facility shall be in either
containers or tanks or as otherwise specified in section 12113(5).
Storage, treatment, or reclamation regulated under part 615 or the
rules, orders, or instructions promulgated under that part, or
regulated under part C of title XIV of the public health service
act, 42 USC 300h to 300h-8, or the regulations promulgated under
that part are exempt from this subsection.
(3) The owner or operator of a designated facility shall not
store liquid industrial waste for longer than 1 year unless the
liquid industrial waste is being stored for purposes of reclamation
and not less than 75% of the cumulative amount, by weight or
volume, of each type of liquid industrial waste that is stored on
site each calendar year is reclaimed or transferred to a different
site for reclamation during that calendar year. The owner or
operator of a designated facility shall maintain documentation that
demonstrates compliance with this subsection.
(4) The owner or operator of a designated facility shall
retain all records required pursuant to this part for a period of
at least 3 years and shall make those records readily available for
review and inspection by the department or a peace officer. The
retention period required by this subsection is automatically
extended during the course of any unresolved enforcement action
regarding the regulated activity or as required by the department.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect October
1, 2013.