Bill Text: MI HB4746 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Water; drinking water standards; Michigan PFAS action response team; codify. Creates new act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-21 - Referred To Committee On Ways And Means, With Substitute (h-1) [HB4746 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4746-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4746
June 20, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Griffin and Howell and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to establish the Michigan PFAS action response team and
provide for its powers and duties; and to prescribe the powers and
duties of certain state and local agencies and officials.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"Michigan PFAS action response team act".
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of environment, Great
Lakes, and energy.
(b) "PFAS" means perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
(c) "MPART" means the Michigan PFAS action response team
established under section 3.
Sec. 3. (1) The Michigan PFAS action response team is
established. MPART consists of the director of the department, the
director of the department of health and human services, the
director of the department of military and veterans affairs, the
director of the department of agriculture and rural development,
the director of the department of natural resources, the director
of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, and the
director of the department of transportation. A designee of a
director may serve as a member of MPART instead of the director.
The director of the department or his or her designee shall serve
as chair.
(2) Employees of the department shall staff MPART. Any
budgeting, procurement, or related management functions of MPART
shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the
director of the department.
(3) A majority of the members of MPART serving constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of MPART. A
majority of the members present and serving is required for
official action of MPART.
(4) A meeting of MPART must be called by the chair or as
otherwise provided in procedures adopted by MPART.
(5) MPART may establish advisory workgroups composed of
individuals or entities participating in MPART activities or other
members of the public as considered necessary by MPART to assist
MPART in performing its duties. MPART may adopt, reject, or modify
any recommendation proposed by an advisory workgroup.
(6) Members of MPART shall serve without compensation but may
receive reimbursement for necessary travel and expenses according
to relevant statutes and the rules and procedures of the civil
service commission and the department of technology, management,
and budget, subject to available funding.
(7) MPART may accept donations of labor, services, or other
items of value from any public or private person. A donation shall
be expended in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and
procedures.
(8) Members of MPART shall coordinate all legal, legislative,
and media contacts that directly involve the work of MPART.
Sec. 4. (1) MPART shall research, identify, recommend, and
implement PFAS response actions relative to the discovery of,
communication about, and mitigation of PFAS. To the extent
practicable, MPART shall do all of the following with respect to
PFAS:
(a) Identify affected locations and create and implement an
action plan designed to assist state and local authorities in
ensuring safe drinking water.
(b) Initiate environmental response protocols for all
positively identified sites to ensure that specialized site plans
are developed and appropriate stakeholders are engaged in the
response.
(c) Initiate public health protocols to ensure that all public
health and medical stakeholder groups are informed and integrated
into the PFAS response to ascertain health implications.
(d) Perform state and local public outreach to ensure that
persons in the affected areas, including all residents of the
community, local governments, corporate and nonprofit partners, and
affected stakeholders are informed, educated, and empowered to
assist in the PFAS response.
(e) Conduct long-term mitigation planning and ensure that
resource requirements are identified and supported and that site
contaminants are removed, as appropriate.
(f) Establish a standard process for communicating and sharing
pertinent information between members of MPART.
(g) Establish routine communication protocols at the local,
executive, and legislative levels as appropriate.
(h) Establish a public information protocol to effectively
inform the community of the PFAS response activities.
(i) Establish strong information sharing and communications
processes with other state and federal entities involved in PFAS
response activities.
(j) Collaboratively develop standards on health impacts for
the affected population.
(k) Assess the status of any PFAS contaminated site and
develop individualized response strategies.
(l) Explore any avenues of funding for remediation efforts,
including federal grants, legislative appropriations, and private
partners.
(m) Recommend changes in state laws regarding PFAS.
(n) Recommend structural changes necessary to address other
threats to the environment and public health and safety identified
while MPART performs its duties.
(o) Perform other duties as requested by the director of the
department or the governor.
(2) MPART may, as appropriate to perform its duties, make
inquiries, conduct studies, undertake investigations, hold
hearings, consult with federal agencies, and receive comments from
the public. To perform its duties, MPART may also consult with and
retain outside experts, including, but not limited to, experts in
the private sector, in government agencies, and at institutions of
higher education, and may retain outside experts.
