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Committee advances bill removing affirmative-defense language from Michigan Title V permits to comply with EPA
Summary
House Bill 6122, brought at EGLE's request, would remove affirmative-defense provisions from Michigan's Title V operating permit authority to comply with an EPA 2023 mandate; EGLE staff said removal protects Michigan's Part 70 program approval and federal funding, and the committee reported the bill with recommendation.
Franco Bozewski, legislative director for Representative Donovan McKinney, introduced House Bill 6122 as a compliance measure responding to a 2023 EPA directive that states remove affirmative-defense provisions from Title V (Part 70) operating permits. "The bill was requested by the Air Quality Division of EGLE," Bozewski said.
EGLE staff explained that an…
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