UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SETBACKS                                S.B. 991 (S-1):

                                                                                         SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                         REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 991 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Senator Rick Outman

Committee:  Environmental Quality

CONTENT

The bill would amend Part 211 (Underground Storage Tank Regulations) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to do the following:

-- Prohibit the installation of an underground storage tank within certain distances of existing water wells.

-- Specify that a person who wished to install an underground storage tank that did not meet the distance requirements prescribed by the bill could replace only an active underground storage tank if the replacement tank were more likely to prevent and detect a release than the existing tank and the existing tank was in compliance with Part 211.

Proposed MCL 324.21102a                       Legislative Analyst:  Tyler P. VanHuyse

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs or local units of government. The bill would modify an existing permitting process at the Department and would not increase operating costs.

Date Completed:  5-9-22                            Fiscal Analyst:  Elizabeth Raczkowski

This 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.