HOUSE BILL No. 5093

December 1, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Plawecki, Chang, Garrett, Neeley, Brunner, Rutledge, Derek Miller, Talabi, Chirkun, Brinks, Liberati, Hoadley, Cochran, Byrd, Robinson, Pagan, Geiss, Gay-Dagnogo, Banks, Darany, Sarah Roberts, Yanez, Irwin, Guerra, Wittenberg, Greig, Callton, Phelps, Love, LaVoy, Santana, Lucido, Moss, Townsend and Tedder and referred to the Committee on Local Government.

 

     A bill to prescribe the powers and duties of certain providers

 

of water and sewerage service in this state; and to require

 

providers of water and sewerage service in this state to file

 

certain reports with the department of health and human services.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Department" means the department of health and human

 

services.

 

     (b) "Emergency medical condition" means a certified medical

 

condition that requires an immediate need for water.

 

     (c) "Provider" means any water and sewerage system that

 

provides water and sewerage service in this state.


     (d) "Senior citizen" means an individual who is 62 years of

 

age or older.

 

     Sec. 2. A provider shall by April 1 of each year file with the

 

department an annual report setting forth all of the following

 

information for the previous calendar year:

 

     (a) A list of the categories of rate payers and exempt users

 

of the provider, including commercial, residential, nonprofit, and

 

exempt users.

 

     (b) The rates charged for water, sewerage, and storm water

 

service by that provider, broken down by categories of rate payer.

 

     (c) The average monthly bill for customers that have 2, 4, and

 

6 individuals in that household.

 

     (d) The process by which those water and sewerage service

 

rates were determined.

 

     (e) The total number of shutoffs of water and sewerage service

 

that occurred during that year.

 

     (f) The number of shutoffs of water and sewerage service that

 

occurred during that year, broken down by census tract and zip

 

code.

 

     (g) The number of shutoffs of water and sewerage service that

 

occurred for residential customers during that year.

 

     (h) The number of shutoffs of water and sewerage service that

 

occurred for commercial customers during that year.

 

     (i) The number of shutoffs of water and sewerage service that

 

occurred for senior citizen customers during that year.

 

     (j) The number of shutoffs of water and sewerage service that

 

occurred for customers with an emergency medical condition during

 


that year.

 

     (k) The number of shutoffs of water and sewerage service that

 

occurred for customers with disabilities during that year.

 

     (l) The number of shutoffs of water and sewerage service that

 

occurred for customers with children less than 1 year old,

 

customers with children less than 6 years old, or customers who are

 

pregnant, during that year.

 

     (m) The provider's policies and procedures regarding shutoffs

 

of water and sewerage service.

 

     (n) Any assistance programs the provider has available for

 

low-income customers.

 

     Sec. 3. A provider shall make the report under section 2

 

available to customers on its website and post a printed copy in

 

its offices.