HOUSE BILL No. 5037

 

July 19, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Agema, Opsommer, Shaffer, Pearce, Caswell, Nitz, Moss, Hoogendyk, Calley, Meekhof, Meltzer, Steil, Moolenaar, Caul, Rocca, Marleau, Pavlov, Knollenberg, Stahl, Acciavatti, Garfield, LaJoy, Green, Palmer and Hildenbrand and referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Environment.

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 1106.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1106. If the department of environmental quality brings

 

an action against a person under this act and that person prevails

 

on the entire record, the court shall award that person costs and

 

actual reasonable attorney fees.