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MI SB0063

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2017

Primary Sponsor

James Ananich

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Origin

Senate

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish lead action levels in drinking water of 10 parts per billion beginning December 31, 2017, and 5 parts per billion beginning January 1, 2021.

  • Authorizes the department to establish lower lead action levels by rule and directs it to make every effort to achieve zero parts per billion as a goal.

  • Prohibits the department from promulgating rules requiring addition of substances for preventive health care purposes unrelated to drinking water contamination.

  • Expresses legislative intent to appropriate funds to local governments owning community or nontransient noncommunity water supplies to offset increased compliance costs for meeting lead action level standards.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.

Legislative Description

Water; quality; drinking water; reduce lead action level. Amends sec. 5 of 1976 PA 399 (MCL 325.1005).

Water: quality

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

1/24/2017

Committee Referrals

Government Operations1/24/2017

Full Bill Text

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