Wastewater and stormwater discharge fees on permit holders. The fees are set in the bill, and vary according to the size and type of facility. The House version denies the Department of Environmental Quality authority to make new water pollution rules without specific legislative authority, and eliminates a provision in current law which allows the state to prosecute alleged violators in Ingham County, rather than in their local courts. It also streamlines the permit application process, and requires permit fees to be discounted if the state takes longer than a specified period of time to issue the permit.
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