SENATE BILL NO. 462


   March 23, 1999, Introduced by Senators SIKKEMA and YOUNG and
        referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and
        Environmental Affairs.



        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 2521.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 2521.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

 2    SHALL ANNUALLY PREPARE A REPORT THAT ASSESSES THE STATUS OF AND

 3    TRENDS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE

 4    STATE.  THE REPORT SHALL BE BASED ON DATA OBTAINED THROUGH SOUND

 5    SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGIES AND PROCESSES.  THE REPORT SHALL BE SUB-

 6    MITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, TO THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE LEGIS-

 7    LATURE WITH JURISDICTION OVER ISSUES PRIMARILY RELATED TO NATURAL

 8    RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE APPRO-

 9    PRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND NATURAL

10    RESOURCES.  THE FIRST REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN

11    MARCH 1, 2000, AND SUBSEQUENT REPORTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED NOT


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 1    LATER THAN MARCH 1 OF EACH YEAR.  THE ANNUAL REPORTS SHALL ALSO

 2    BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ELECTRONICALLY AND IN PAPER

 3    FORMAT UPON REQUEST.

 4         (2) IN PREPARING THE ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SUBSECTION (1), THE

 5    DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SHALL MONITOR EFFORTS UNDER-

 6    GOING IN OTHER STATES AND NATIONALLY TO ESTABLISH UNIFORMITY

 7    AMONG ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS THAT MIGHT BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE

 8    REPORT.








































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