Rep. HIOTT proposes the following Amendment No. to H. 4999 (COUNCIL\VR\4999C002.BH.VR22):

Reference is to Printer's Date 3/31/22-H.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-56-200(D) and (E) before the numbered items and inserting:

/ (D) When conducting cleanup, removal, remediation, or any other response pursuant to this section, the Pollution Control Act, or regulations thereof, a person who proposes or is required to respond to the release of a pollutant, contaminant, or hazardous substance at a contaminated facility site must comply with one of the following standards:

(1) the unrestricted use standards applicable to each affected medium;

(2) the background standard, if the background standard exceeds the unrestricted use standards;

(3) a site-specific remediation standard for any or all of the affected media that undergo review and approval by the department pursuant to subsection (E); or

(4) any combination of remediation standards for affected media described in this subsection.

(E) Site-specific remediation standards developed for each medium and authorized by this section shall include an evaluation of remediation standards based upon the present or currently planned future use of a site. Site-specific remediation standards shall be developed in accordance with the following:/