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Committee hears EGLE, industry support raising administrative cap and clarifying claims for underground storage tank cleanup fund
Summary
EGLE and the petroleum industry backed house bills 49 40 and 51 15 to clarify claim and invoice rules, codify tribal eligibility, sunset a legacy release program and raise the administrative cap from 7% to 12% to speed cleanups and meet EPA approvability requirements.
Representatives and state agency officials told the Michigan House Rules Committee that two bills (house bills 49 40 and 51 15) would streamline how the state’s underground storage tank cleanup fund operates and allow staff to process claims more quickly.
Dylan Gebhardt, legislative liaison for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), said the bills “clarify the processes for submitting claims and invoices,” separate claim and invoice requirements, update submission timelines and establish eligibility for federally recognized tribes to access financial responsibility under the fund. He told the committee the measures also raise the administrative cap from 7% to 12% and provide a sunset on the legacy release…
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