SB-0500, As Passed Senate, October 9, 2003                                  

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 500

                                                                             A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

by amending sections 11546 and 11549 (MCL 324.11546 and                     

324.11549).                                                                 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 11546.  (1) The department or a health officer may                     

2   request that the attorney general bring an action in the name of            

3   the people of the state, or a municipality or county may bring an           

4   action based on facts arising within its boundaries, for any                

5   appropriate relief, including injunctive relief, for a violation            

6   of this part or rules promulgated under this part.                          

7       (2) In addition to any other relief provided by this section,               

8   the court may impose on any person who violates any provision of            

9   this part or rules promulgated under this part or who fails to              

10  comply with any permit, license, or final order issued pursuant             

1   to this part a civil fine as follows:                                       

2       (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a civil fine of                  

3   not more than $10,000.00 for each day of violation.                         

4   (b) For a second or subsequent violation, a civil fine of not               

5   more than $25,000.00 for each day of violation.

6       (3) In addition to any other relief provided by this section,               

7   the court may order a person violating this part or the rules               

8   promulgated under this part either to restore or to pay to the              

9   state an amount equal to the cost of restoring the natural                  

10  resources of this state affected by the violation to their                  

11  original condition before the violation, and to pay to the state            

12  the costs of surveillance and enforcement incurred by the state             

13  as a result of the violation.                                               

14  (4) A person who does any of the following is responsible for               

15  a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine             

16  of not more than $5,000.00 or, for a second or subsequent                   

17  violation of the same statutory provision or rule promulgated               

18  thereunder, not more than $10,000.00:                                       

19      (a) Operates a solid waste transport vehicle in violation of                

20  section 11527 or 11528 or related rules promulgated under this              

21  part.                                                                       

22      (b) Delivers waste for disposal in violation of section                     

23  11514(2)(a) or (3).                                                         

24      (c) Permits the disposal of waste in violation of section                   

25  11514(2)(a) or (d) or (3)(a), (b), (e), (f), or (h).                        

26      (d) Transports or disposes of waste in violation of an order                

27  issued by the director under section 11526c.                                

1   (e) Conducts open burning in violation of this part or                      

2   related rules promulgated under this part.                                  

3       (f) Disposes of solid waste in an open dump, as defined in R                

4   299.4104 of the Michigan administrative code, in violation of               

5   this part or related rules promulgated under this part.                     

6       (5) A person who delivers waste for disposal or who permits                 

7   the disposal of waste in violation of section 11514(2)(b) or (c)            

8   is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to           

9   pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00 or, for a second or               

10  subsequent violation, not more than $500.00.

11  (6)  (4)  This part does not preclude any person from                       

12  commencing a civil action based on facts that may also constitute           

13  a violation of this part or the rules promulgated under this                

14  part.                                                                       

15      Sec. 11549.   A Except as provided in section 11546(4) and                 

16  (5), a person who violates this part, a rule promulgated under              

17  this part, or a condition of a permit, license, or final order              

18  issued pursuant to this part is guilty of a misdemeanor                     

19  punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each                    

20  violation and costs of prosecution and, if in default of payment            

21  of fine and costs, imprisonment for not more than 6 months.  Each           

22  day upon which a violation occurs is a separate offense.                    

23      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

24  effect unless all of the following bills of the 92nd Legislature            

25  are enacted into law:                                                       

26      (a) Senate Bill No. 98.                                                     

27      (b) Senate Bill No. 497.                                                    

1       (c) Senate Bill No. 498.                                                    

2       (d) Senate Bill No. 502.                                                    

3       (e) Senate Bill No. 505.