HB 5655 Summary

• Removes language from the definition of "consumptive use" that previously classified bottled drinking water in containers of 5.7 gallons (20 liters) or less as a consumptive use requiring compliance with Great Lakes water withdrawal regulations.

• Modifies the definition of "diversion" to remove the specification that diversions include water removed from the Great Lakes basin in containers greater than 5.7 gallons (20 liters), eliminating the container size threshold from the diversion definition.

• Makes capitalization and formatting corrections to references to geographical features including the St. Marys River, St. Clair River, Detroit River, and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin throughout the statute.

• Amends terminology in the definition of "agricultural purpose" to specify "commission of agriculture and rural development" instead of just "commission of agriculture."