SENATE BILL No. 1085
February 5, 2002, Introduced by Senators GARCIA, BULLARD, HAMMERSTROM, STILLE,
EMMONS and BYRUM 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,"
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 gov-
5 ernment, metropolitan districts, or other units of government or
6 the officers of the units of government authorized to own, con-
7 struct, or operate sewerage systems to serve the public.
8 (C) (b) "Plans and specifications"
means a true
9 description or representation of the entire sewerage system and
10 parts of a system proposed or operated by a person as the same
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1 exists or is to be constructed, and also a full and fair
2 statement of how the 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 regula-
6 tory devices, outfall structures, and appurtenances, collectively
7 or severally, actually used or intended for use by the public for
8 the purpose of collecting, conveying, transporting, treating, or
9 otherwise handling sanitary sewage or other industrial liquid
10 wastes that are capable of adversely affecting the public
11 health.
12 SEC. 4108A. (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT CONSIDER AN APPLI-
13 CATION FOR A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT OR OPERATE A SEWERAGE SYSTEM
14 THAT INCLUDES A SEWAGE TREATMENT LAGOON FOR A MOBILE HOME PARK
15 UNLESS THE CITY, VILLAGE, OR TOWNSHIP AND THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE
16 MOBILE HOME PARK IS LOCATED HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND BEEN GIVEN AN
17 OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT.
18 (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "MOBILE HOME PARK" MEANS THAT
19 TERM AS IT IS DEFINED IN SECTION 2 OF THE MOBILE HOME COMMISSION
20 ACT, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2302.
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