Michigan Laws 324.20115 – Notice to department of agriculture and rural development; information; “substance regulated by the department of agriculture and rural development” defined; response activities to be consistent
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.20115
- Department: means the director or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.20101
- Release: includes , but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing of a hazardous substance into the environment, or the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles containing a hazardous substance. See Michigan Laws 324.20101
- Response activity: means evaluation, interim response activity, remedial action, demolition, providing an alternative water supply, or the taking of other actions necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, or the environment or the natural resources. See Michigan Laws 324.20101
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- threat of release: means any circumstance that may reasonably be anticipated to cause a release. See Michigan Laws 324.20101
(1) The department, upon confirmation of a release or threat of release of a substance that is regulated by the department of agriculture and rural development, shall notify the department of agriculture and rural development. The department of agriculture and rural development shall undertake or ensure the initiation of the necessary response activity to immediately stop or prevent further releases at the site. The department of agriculture and rural development shall consult with the department in the development of response activities if a release or threat of a release of a substance regulated by the department of agriculture and rural development occurs. The department of agriculture and rural development shall provide to the department information necessary to identify substances regulated by the department of agriculture and rural development. This information shall include but is not limited to the list of state registered pesticides.
(2) As used in this section, “substance regulated by the department of agriculture and rural development” means any of the following:
(a) A pesticide as defined in section 8305.
(b) A fertilizer as defined in section 8501.
(c) A soil conditioner as defined in section 8501a.
(d) A liming material as defined in section 1 of 1955 PA 162, MCL 290.531.
(3) Response activities conducted under this section shall be consistent with the requirements of section 8714(2).