The purpose of this subchapter is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the state by:(1) Improving the operational efficiency of the Division of Environmental Quality concerning the resources provided to local governments and other state agencies, boards, and commissions;(2) Creating the Environmental Compliance Resource Program to be administered by the division to provide resources to local governments and other state agencies, boards, and commissions;(3) Ensuring that cities, municipalities, counties, regional solid waste management districts, and state agencies, boards, and commissions have sufficient resources;(4) Authorizing the division to develop, implement, and administer an Environmental Compliance Resource Program; and(5) Modernizing, simplifying, and clarifying the law related to illegal dumping of solid waste and other similar issues that affect the public health, safety, and welfare.Amended by Act 2021, No. 749,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.Added by Act 2019, No. 1067,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
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