Bill Text: MI HB6142 | 2017-2018 | 99th 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. 5503a.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-12 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/07/2018 [HB6142 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB6142-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 6142
June 7, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Clemente, Hammoud, Wittenberg, Moss, Sowerby, LaGrand, Yancey, Santana, Zemke and Chang and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 5503a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5503a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part,
in determining whether to issue a permit under this part, the
department shall consider whether the permit would adversely affect
public health in the vicinity of the proposed permitted facility
after considering all of the following socioeconomic factors
related to residents in the vicinity of the proposed permitted
facility:
(a) Education background, as measured by the highest year of
school completed or other similar categorical variable.
(b) Income level.
(c) Health behavioral criteria, such as adult obesity rates
and access to healthy food and exercise opportunities.
(d) 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.
(e) 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.
