January 22, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Knollenberg and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 12753 (MCL 333.12753).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 12753. (1) Structures in which sanitary sewage originates
lying within the limits of a city, village, or township shall be
connected to an available public sanitary sewer in the city,
village, or township if required by the city, village, or township.
(2) Structures in which sanitary sewage originates lying
outside the limits of the city, village, or township in which the
available public sanitary sewer lies shall be connected to the
available public sanitary sewer after the approval of both the
city, village, or township in which the structure and the public
sanitary sewer system lies and if required by the city, village, or
township in which the sewage originates.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4), (5), or (6), the
connection provided for in subsections (1) and (2) shall be
completed promptly but not later than 18 months after the date of
occurrence of the last of the following events or before the city,
village, or township in which the sewage originates requires the
connection:
(a) Publication of a notice by the governmental entity which
operates the public sanitary sewer system of availability of the
public sanitary sewer system in a newspaper of general circulation
in the city, village, or township in which the structure is
located.
(b)
Modification of a structure so as to become a structure in
which sanitary sewage originates.
(4) A city, village, or township may enact ordinances, or a
county
or district board of health , may adopt regulations, to
require completion of the connection within a shorter period of
time for reasons of public health, safety, or welfare.
(5) In a city with a population of 80,000 or more, an owner of
a residential structure that is required to be connected to an
available public sanitary sewer under subsection (1) or (2) after
the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection
may request an extension of the time specified under subsection (3)
or (4). Upon request, a city may grant an extension to that owner
for the completion of the connection for a period of time as
determined appropriate by that governmental unit or for as long as
the existing septic tank disposal system is in satisfactory
operating condition and does not constitute a threat to the public
health, safety, or welfare.
(6) Subsection (5) shall apply only if fewer than 2% of the
total number of residential units are not connected to the public
sanitary sewer.
(7) A city that grants an extension under subsection (5) shall
make its inspection plan available to the public. The inspection
plan must demonstrate that a septic tank disposal system given an
extension will be inspected and operated in a manner that will
protect the public health, safety, and welfare.