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MI SB0063
Bill
AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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Prohibits the department from promulgating rules requiring addition of substances for preventive health care purposes unrelated to drinking water contamination.
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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.
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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