Bill Text: MI HB4843 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Environmental protection; air pollution; consideration of socioeconomic variables; require in permit review. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 5506f.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-08-29 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 08/29/2019 [HB4843 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4843-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 4843
August 28, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Clemente,
Hammoud, Tyrone Carter, Manoogian, Pohutsky, Shannon, Koleszar, Yancey,
Kennedy, Whitsett, Brenda Carter, Brixie, Camilleri, Garza, Rabhi,
Robinson, Wittenberg, Sabo, Hood and Pagan and referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 5506f.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 5506f. The department shall not issue a permit under this part if the permitted emissions present a serious threat to public health for residents living within 5 miles of the source of the emissions. In making this determination, the department shall do both of the following:
(a) Use as a baseline the public health for residents living within 5 miles of the source of the emissions.
(b) Consider all of the following socioeconomic factors related to residents living within 5 miles of the source of the emissions:
(i) Education background, as measured by the highest year of school completed or other similar categorical variable.
(ii) Income level.
(iii) Health behavioral criteria, such as adult obesity rates and access to healthy food and exercise opportunities.
(iv) Clinical care variables, such as primary care physician accessibility, rates of health insurance coverage, asthma rates, and rates of mammography screening, diabetes screening, and screening for other significant health factors.
(v) Physical environmental factors, such as housing problems, and other environmental exposures, such as water pollution.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
