Bill Text: MI HB5485 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Natural resources: soil and erosion; task force for flooding and erosion issues; create. Creates new act.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-12 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/12/2020 [HB5485 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5485-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5485
February 11, 2020, Introduced by Reps.
O'Malley, Paquette, Slagh, Lilly, Sowerby, Sabo, Tate, Yaroch, Hertel,
Tyrone Carter and Schroeder and referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources and Outdoor Recreation.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
(a) "Lakeshore county or community" means a county, city, village, or township that shares a border with Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or Lake Huron.
(b) "Task force" means the flooding and erosion control task force created in section 3.
Sec. 3. (1) The flooding and erosion control task force is created within the department of natural resources.
(2) The task force consists of the following members appointed by the governor:
(a) One individual from the department of transportation.
(b) One individual from the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy.
(c) One individual from the emergency management and homeland security division of the department of state police.
(d) One county administrator who represents a county located on the Lake Michigan lakeshore.
(e) One county administrator who represents a county located on either the Lake Superior or Lake Huron lakeshore.
(f) One county drain commissioner who represents a county located on the Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or Lake Huron lakeshore.
(g) One individual who is a representative from a city located on the Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or Lake Huron lakeshore.
(h) One individual who is a representative from a township located on the Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or Lake Huron lakeshore.
(i) One individual who is a representative from a homeowners' association that represents Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or Lake Huron lakeshore residential property owners.
(j) One individual who has experience working with the Army Corps of Engineers on water management projects.
(k) One individual who has experience working with the National Weather Service on flooding events and emergency management issues or projects.
(3) Each member of the task force appointed under subsection (2) must have education or experience in 1 or more of the following areas:
(a) Emergency management for this state.
(b) Road erosion management or prevention.
(c) Great Lakes management or conservation.
(d) Water management.
(e) Coastal, environmental, water resources, or structural engineering.
(f) Land use or zoning.
(4) Members first appointed to the task force must be appointed within 60 days after the effective date of this act.
(5) Members of the task force shall serve for 2 years.
(6) A vacancy on the task force must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. A member appointed to fill a vacancy must be appointed for the balance of the unexpired term.
(7) The governor may remove a member of the task force for incompetence, dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or any other good cause.
(8) The member representing the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy shall call the first meeting of the task force within 30 days after the first members are appointed. At the first meeting, the task force shall elect from among its members a chairperson and other officers as it considers necessary or appropriate. After the first meeting, the task force shall meet at the call of the chairperson or if requested by 5 or more members.
(9) The task force shall call at least 2 public meetings annually. The locations of the public meetings must be at least a 4-hour drive apart and located within a lakeshore county or community.
(10) A majority of the members of the task force constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the task force. A majority of the members present and serving are required for official action of the task force.
(11) The business that the task force may perform must be conducted at a public meeting of the task force held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(12) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the task force in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(13) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation. However, members of the task force may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the task force.
Sec. 5. The task force shall do all of the following:
(a) Conduct a comprehensive review of weather data as it relates to past flooding events in this state.
(b) Conduct a comprehensive review of how lakeshore counties and communities respond to, address, and mitigate flooding events and soil erosion.
(c) Meet and engage with residents and professionals from other Great Lakes states, including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin, to identify how flooding events and soil erosion along the lakeshores are responded to, addressed, and mitigated.
(d) Perform cost-benefit analysis to assist lakeshore counties and communities in responding to and preparing for flooding events and soil erosion.
(e) Not more than 1 year after the effective date of this act, and each year thereafter, prepare and present a report that contains the following recommendations to the house of representatives and senate standing committees that primarily address legislation relating to the environment, water, and natural resources:
(i) Legislative and administrative actions to improve land use policy decisions, zoning, and state and local response to flooding events and soil erosion.
(ii) County and community developments to prevent and protect against damages to infrastructure caused by flooding events and soil erosion, including, but not limited to, building sea walls, improving lakeshore development, and creating setbacks.
