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MI HB5954
Bill
Status
3/22/2022
Primary Sponsor
Rachel Hood
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AI Summary
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Removes the provision that defined consumptive use to include water bottled in containers of 5.7 gallons (20 liters) or less within the Great Lakes basin.
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Modifies the definition of "diversion" to clarify that diverted water includes any transfer removed from the Great Lakes basin in a container, without specifying a size limit.
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Updates references to state agencies by changing "department of environmental quality" to "department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy" and "commission of agriculture" to "commission of agriculture and rural development."
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Makes technical corrections throughout the statute including grammar edits (e.g., "shall be" to "is," "who" to "that") and capitalization of geographic features (e.g., "river" to "River").
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Takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Natural resources: other; water withdrawal; modify definition of "consumptive use". Amends sec. 32701 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.32701).
Natural resources: other
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/22/2022
3/23/2022