Title 324, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Sec. 12111. (1) If a fire, explosion, or discharge of liquid industrial by-product occurs that could threaten the public health, safety, and welfare, or the environment, or when a generator, transporter, or owner or operator of a designated facility first has knowledge that a spi…

Sec. 12112. (1) The owner or operator of a facility that accepts liquid industrial by-product shall accept delivery of by-product at the designated facility only if the facility is the destination indicated on the shipping document. The facility owner or operator shall do all of …

Sec. 12113. (1) Storage of liquid industrial by-product, whether at the location of generation, under the control of the transporter, or at the designated facility, shall be protected from weather, fire, physical damage, and vandals. All vehicles, containers, and tanks used to ho…

Sec. 12114. (1) If the department or a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a person is violating this part, the department or a peace officer may search without a warrant a vehicle or equipment that is possessed, used, or operated by that person. The department or a …

Sec. 12115. (1) The attorney general may commence a civil action against a person in a court of competent jurisdiction for appropriate relief, including injunctive relief for a violation of this part, or a registration or permit issued pursuant to this part. The court has jurisdi…

Sec. 12116. (1) A person that violates section 12105(c), 12107(2) or (3), 12109(4), or 12112(1)(b) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days or a fine of not less than $200.00 and not more than $500.00, or both. A peace officer may issue an a…

Sec. 12117. (1) The liquid industrial by-product transporter account is created within the environmental pollution prevention fund, which is created in section 11130. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the account. The state…

Sec. 1301. As used in this part: (a) "Application period" means the period beginning when an application for a permit is received by the state and ending when the application is considered to be administratively complete under section 1305 and any applicable fee has been paid. (b…

Sec. 1303. (1) An application for a permit shall be submitted to the department in a format to be developed by the department, except as provided in section 30307 with respect to a state wetland permit. (2) The department shall, upon request and without charge, provide a person a…

Sec. 1305. (1) After a department receives an application for a permit, the department shall determine whether the application is administratively complete. Unless the department proceeds as provided under subsection (2), the application shall be considered to be administratively…

Sec. 1307. (1) By the processing deadline, the department shall approve or deny an application for a permit. (2) If requested by the permit applicant, the department shall extend the processing period for a permit by not more than 120 days, as specified by the applicant. If reque…

Sec. 1309. If a person submits applications for more than 1 type of permit for a particular development or project, the department or departments shall process the applications in a coordinated fashion to the extent feasible given procedural requirements applicable to individual …

Sec. 1311. By December 1 each year, the director shall submit a report to the standing committees and appropriations subcommittees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for issues under the jurisdiction of that department. The department shall pos…

Sec. 1313. (1) The environmental permit review commission is established in the department of environmental quality. The commission shall advise the director on disputes related to permits and permit applications. (2) The commission shall consist of 15 individuals, appointed by t…

Sec. 1315. (1) A permit applicant may seek review by a panel by submitting a petition to the director before the permit has been approved or denied. The petition shall include the issues in dispute, the relevant facts, and any data, analysis, opinion, and supporting documentation…

Sec. 1317. (1) In a contested case regarding a permit, an administrative law judge shall preside, make the final decision, and issue the final decision and order for the department. Any party to the contested case, including the department, may, within 21 days after receiving the…

Sec. 1401. As used in this part: (a) "Applicable environmental requirement" means an applicable federal environmental requirement, an applicable state environmental requirement, or an environmental requirement established by a local unit of government. (b) "Applicable federal env…

Sec. 1403. As used in this part: (a) "ISO 14001:2004" means the standard adopted by the international organization for standardization in 2004 to prescribe uniform requirements for the purpose of certification or registration of an environmental management system. (b) "Pollution …

Sec. 1405. To obtain a clean corporate citizen designation and the benefits described in section 1421, a facility shall meet the qualifications set forth in sections 1407 to 1411 and submit an application under section 1413.

Sec. 1407. (1) To qualify for a clean corporate citizen designation, a facility shall not have been the subject of any of the following at any time within the preceding 3 years: (a) A conviction for a criminal violation of an applicable state environmental requirement. (b) An ass…

Sec. 1409. To qualify for a clean corporate citizen designation, a facility shall meet 1 of the following requirements: (a) Obtain and operate in accordance with requirements for registration or certification under an environmental management standard, such as ISO 14001:2004, or,…

Sec. 1411. (1) To qualify for a clean corporate citizen designation, a facility shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt and maintain a written environmental policy. (b) Establish and maintain a program specific for that facility under which the operator does all of the following…

Sec. 1413. (1) To obtain a clean corporate citizen designation, a facility shall submit an application to the department. The application shall be submitted on a form provided by the department, together with all of the following: (a) A list of any criminal convictions or any civ…

Sec. 1415. The term of a clean corporate citizen designation is 5 years.

Sec. 1417. (1) The director shall terminate a clean corporate citizen designation if the director determines that the facility does not meet applicable requirements of section 1407, 1409, or 1411. (2) The director shall notify a facility of the director's intent to terminate the …

Sec. 1419. A clean corporate citizen shall submit an annual report not later than 60 days before the annual anniversary date of the current clean corporate citizen designation. The annual report shall do all of the following: (a) Summarize the activities undertaken over the past …

Sec. 1421. (1) Upon request, a clean corporate citizen is entitled to each of the following benefits: (a) The department shall give the facility priority over persons that are not clean corporate citizens in all of the following: (i) Compliance assistance programs applicable to t…

Sec. 1423. Upon termination of a clean corporate citizen designation, all benefits provided to that facility under section 1421 terminate.

Sec. 1425. (1) The department shall maintain a copy of ISO 14001:2004 and RC 2008 available for inspection at the department's headquarters in Lansing. Upon request, the department shall provide information on how to purchase a copy of ISO 14001:2004 from the American national st…

Sec. 1427. This part shall not be construed in a manner that conflicts with or authorizes any violation of state law or federal regulation or law.

Sec. 1429. The clean corporate citizen program rules, R 324.1501 to 324.1511 of the Michigan administrative code, are rescinded.

Sec. 14301. As used in this part: (a) "Department" means the department of environmental quality. (b) "Environmental wastes" means all environmental pollutants, wastes, discharges, and emissions, regardless of how they are regulated and regardless of whether they are released to …

Sec. 14302. (1) The department shall incorporate pollution prevention goals within its regulatory and permit programs, including data collection and analysis to advance the concept and implementation of pollution prevention. (2) The department shall employ personnel and provide s…

Sec. 14303. (1) The department shall do all of the following: (a) Identify opportunities to encourage pollution prevention through the department's regulatory programs. (b) Identify opportunities to encourage pollution prevention through the department's permit programs. (c) Iden…

Sec. 14304. The department shall assure that relevant information received under section 313 of subtitle B of the emergency planning and community right-to-know act of 1986, title III of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986, Public Law 99-499, 42 U.S.C. 11023,…

Sec. 14306. The department shall prepare and deliver, before January 1 of each year, a report detailing the efforts the department has undertaken during the previous fiscal year to implement this part. The annual report shall be delivered to the legislature, the governor, and the…

Sec. 14501. As used in this part: (a) "Agricultural biomass" means residue and waste generated on a farm or by farm co-operative members from the production and processing of agricultural products, animal wastes, food processing wastes, or other materials as approved by the direc…

Sec. 14502. (1) The department shall inform, assist, educate, and provide funding, as provided in this part, to persons to facilitate a reduction in the amount of environmental waste generated in the state. The department shall place a particular emphasis on in-plant pollution pr…

Sec. 14503. (1) The department shall establish a pollution prevention information clearinghouse which shall do all of the following: (a) Upon request, provide specific pollution prevention information to any person. (b) Publish information describing pollution prevention technolo…

Sec. 14504. The department shall provide and support technical assistance regarding pollution prevention to business and industry throughout the state and shall do all of the following: (a) Provide instruction on self-conducted environmental waste audits pertaining to pollution p…

Sec. 14506. (1) The department shall establish a pollution prevention research grants program. (2) Information and applications for grants under this section shall be distributed upon request through the department. (3) An application for a grant under this section shall be on a …

Sec. 14510. (1) The department shall prepare and deliver, before January 1 of each year, a report detailing the efforts the department, including RETAP, has undertaken during the previous fiscal year to implement this part. The annual report shall be delivered to the legislature,…

Sec. 14511. (1) The department shall establish a retired engineers technical assistance program. The RETAP shall provide assistance pursuant to section 14504. RETAP assistance shall be conducted by the retired engineers, scientists, and other qualified professionals participating…

Sec. 14512. (1) The retired engineers technical assistance program fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the RETAP fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the RETAP fu…

Sec. 14513. (1) The small business pollution prevention assistance revolving loan fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the…

Sec. 14514. The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this part.