September 16, 2003, Introduced by Senators GARCIA, PATTERSON, KUIPERS and BIRKHOLZ and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 4101 (MCL 324.4101) and by adding
section 4108a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 4101. As used in this part:
2 (a) "Department" means the department of environmental
3 quality.
4 (b) (a) "Governmental
agencies" means local units of
5 government, metropolitan districts, or other units of government
6 or the officers of the units of government authorized to own,
7 construct, or operate sewerage systems to serve the public.
8 (c) (b) "Plans
and specifications" means a true description
9 or representation of the entire sewerage system and parts of a
10 system proposed or operated by a person as the same exists or is
1 to be constructed, and also a full and fair statement of how the
2 system is to be operated.
3 (d) (c) "Sewerage
system" means a system of pipes and
4 structures including pipes, channels, conduits, manholes, pumping
5 stations, sewage or waste treatment works, diversion and
6 regulatory devices, outfall structures, and appurtenances,
7 collectively or severally, actually used or intended for use by
8 the public for the purpose of collecting, conveying,
9 transporting, treating, or otherwise handling sanitary sewage or
10 other industrial liquid wastes that are capable of adversely
11 affecting the public health.
12 Sec. 4108a. (1) The department shall not consider an
13 application for a permit to construct or operate a sewerage
14 system that includes a sewage treatment lagoon for a mobile home
15 park unless the city, village, or township and the county in
16 which the mobile home park is located have been notified and been
17 given an opportunity to submit comments on the issuance of the
18 permit.
19 (2) As used in this section, "mobile home park" means that
20 term as it is defined in section 2 of the mobile home commission
21 act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2302.