Michigan Laws 324.21323l – Limitation period for filing actions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.21323l
- Corrective action: means the investigation, assessment, cleanup, removal, containment, isolation, treatment, or monitoring of regulated substances released into the environment from an underground storage tank system that is necessary under this part to prevent, minimize, or mitigate injury to the public health, safety, or welfare, the environment, or natural resources. See Michigan Laws 324.21302
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Property: means real estate that is contaminated by a release from an underground storage tank system. See Michigan Laws 324.21303
The limitation period for filing actions under this part is as follows:
(a) For the recovery of corrective action costs and natural resources damages pursuant to section 21323b(1)(a), (b), or (c), within 6 years of initiation of physical on-site construction activities for the corrective action at the property by the person seeking recovery, except as provided in subdivision (b).
(b) For 1 or more subsequent actions for recovery of corrective action costs pursuant to section 21323b, at any time during the corrective action, if commenced not later than 3 years after the date of completion of all corrective action at the property.
(c) For civil fines under this part, within 3 years after discovery of the violation for which the civil fines are assessed.