2007 House Bill 5205: Repeal DEQ pollution remediation plan approval deadline

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Introduced by Rep. LaMar Lemmons, Jr. (D) on September 12, 2007, to essentially repeal a provision requiring the Department of Environment Quality to approve or deny within six months a remedial action plan submitted for approval by an industrial or other facility that has experienced a hazardous material spill. The bill repeals a provision establishing that if the plan is not denied within six months then it is considered approved.
- Referred to the House Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Committee on September 12, 2007.
  - Reported in the House on December 4, 2007, with the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Environment.
- Referred to the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee on December 4, 2007.

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1) Just say NO! by Anonymous Citizen on December 6, 2007
Bad Public Policy - extend the time if necessary but don't leave open indefinitely
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2) No to this! by Anonymous Citizen on September 30, 2007
Please don't allow the DEQ to operate without deadlines. Business cannot wait forever to make plans. Worse, this gives the DEQ the ability to deny a remediation plan after a long period of time where, in most cases, some of the remediation plan could already have been completed saving taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars.

I've been in the environmental business for 25 years and know this would further cripple the state and the businesses that are located in the state.

Please don't let this happen!!!
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3) 2007 House Bill 5205 (Repeal DEQ pollution remediation plan approval deadline ) by admin on January 1, 2001
Introduced in the House on September 12, 2007

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