HOUSE BILL No. 4703

 

May 20, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Whitmer and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Public health code,"                                                       

                                                                                

    by amending sections 12507, 12511, 12514, 12515, 12516, 12522,              

                                                                                

    12523, 12524, 12525, 12530, 12531, and 12533 (MCL 333.12507,                

                                                                                

    333.12511, 333.12514, 333.12515, 333.12516, 333.12522, 333.12523,           

                                                                                

    333.12524, 333.12525, 333.12530, 333.12531, and 333.12533),                 

                                                                                

    section 12525 as amended by 1980 PA 522 and section 12533 as                

                                                                                

    amended by 1989 PA 153; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.               

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 12507.  (1)  Before an application for a campground                    

                                                                                

2   license is approved, the department or the  A local health                  

                                                                                

3   department  shall determine that the  may conduct an inspection             

                                                                                

4   of any campground within its jurisdiction to ensure that the                

                                                                                

5   campground contains facilities  which  that meet the requirements           

                                                                                

6   prescribed under section 12511.  Upon completion of an                      

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   investigation, the local health department shall give the owner             

                                                                                

2   of the campground a copy of the results of the inspection and any           

                                                                                

3   recommendations or suggestions for improvement.                             

                                                                                

4       (2) A local health department may charge the owner of the                   

                                                                                

5   campground a reasonable fee for the inspection conducted under              

                                                                                

6   subsection (1) and for any administrative costs incurred as a               

                                                                                

7   result of the inspection.                                                   

                                                                                

8       Sec. 12511.  (1) The department  , with the advice,                         

                                                                                

9   assistance, and approval of the advisory board,  shall promulgate           

                                                                                

10  rules regarding sanitation and safety standards for campgrounds             

                                                                                

11  and public health.  The rules shall recognize and provide                   

                                                                                

12  controls for different types of campgrounds.                                

                                                                                

13      (2) A local health department may adopt regulations to assist               

                                                                                

14  the local health department in carrying out its duties and                  

                                                                                

15  functions under this part.                                                  

                                                                                

16      Sec. 12514.  An authorized representative of the local                      

                                                                                

17  health department shall have access during all reasonable hours             

                                                                                

18  to a campground for the purpose of inspection or otherwise                  

                                                                                

19  carrying out sections 12501 to 12516.                                       

                                                                                

20      Sec. 12515.  (1) Sections 12501 to 12516 do not apply to a                  

                                                                                

21  campground used solely as a children's camp licensed by the                 

                                                                                

22  department of  social services  consumer and industry services or           

                                                                                

23  to properties owned by a person licensed pursuant to part 124,              

                                                                                

24  and used for housing seasonal agricultural workers employed by              

                                                                                

25  that person.  A campground  licensed  operated under sections               

                                                                                

26  12501 to 12516 shall not be used for the housing of seasonal                

                                                                                

27  agricultural workers unless  also  licensed under part 124.                 


                                                                                

1       (2) Sections 12501 to 12516 shall not  be construed to                      

                                                                                

2   interfere in any way with the enforcement of sanitary controls by           

                                                                                

3   a health officer having jurisdiction in the area.                           

                                                                                

4       (3) Sections 12501 to 12516 do not relieve a person from                    

                                                                                

5   complying with local ordinances governing building permits or               

                                                                                

6   with a code, regulation, or ordinance not in conflict with                  

                                                                                

7   sections 12501 to 12516.                                                    

                                                                                

8       Sec. 12516.  (1) A person who violates sections 12501 to                    

                                                                                

9   12515 is guilty of a misdemeanor.                                           

                                                                                

10      (2) Notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy,  the                 

                                                                                

11  department or  the local health department may maintain an action           

                                                                                

12  in the name of the state  for an injunction against a person to            

                                                                                

13  restrain or prevent  the construction, enlargement, or alteration           

                                                                                

14  of a campground without a permit, or  the operation  or conduct             

                                                                                

15  of a campground.  without a license.                                        

                                                                                

16      Sec. 12522.   (1) The department shall review the design,                   

                                                                                

17  construction, and operation of public swimming pools to protect             

                                                                                

18  the public health, prevent the spread of disease, and prevent               

                                                                                

19  accidents or premature deaths.                                              

                                                                                

20      (1)  (2)  The department shall promulgate rules to carry out                

                                                                                

21  sections 12521 to  12534  12533.                                            

                                                                                

22      (2) A local health department may adopt regulations to assist               

                                                                                

23  the local health department in carrying out its duties and                  

                                                                                

24  functions under sections 12521 to 12533.                                    

                                                                                

25      Sec. 12523.  The local health department has supervisory and                

                                                                                

26  visitorial power and control as limited in sections 12521 to                

                                                                                

27  12534  12533 over persons engaged in the  construction and                 


                                                                                

1   operation of public swimming pools.                                         

                                                                                

2       Sec. 12524.  (1) The local health department, or its agents                 

                                                                                

3   or representatives,  or representatives of a designated local               

                                                                                

4   health department shall  may make periodic inspections of public            

                                                                                

5   swimming pools.                                                             

                                                                                

6       (2) The local health department, or its agents or                           

                                                                                

7   representatives,  or representatives of a designated local health           

                                                                                

8   department  may enter upon the swimming pool premises and other             

                                                                                

9   property of a person at all reasonable times for the purpose of             

                                                                                

10  inspecting the swimming pool and carrying out the authority                 

                                                                                

11  vested in the local health department under sections 12521 to               

                                                                                

12  12534  12533.                                                              

                                                                                

13      (3) The local health department may charge the owner of the                 

                                                                                

14  public swimming pool a reasonable fee for the inspection                    

                                                                                

15  conducted under this section and for any administrative costs               

                                                                                

16  incurred as a result of the inspection.                                     

                                                                                

17      (4) Upon completion of an inspection, the local health                      

                                                                                

18  department shall give the owner of the public swimming pool a               

                                                                                

19  copy of the results of the inspection and any recommendations or            

                                                                                

20  suggestions for improvement.                                                

                                                                                

21      Sec. 12525.   (1) A person intending to construct a public                  

                                                                                

22  swimming pool or intending to modify an existing public swimming            

                                                                                

23  pool shall submit plans and specifications for the proposed                 

                                                                                

24  installation accompanied by a fee specified in section 12527a to            

                                                                                

25  the department for review and approval and shall secure a permit            

                                                                                

26  for the construction.  A person shall not start or engage in the            

                                                                                

27  construction of a public swimming pool or modify an existing                


                                                                                

1   public swimming pool until the permit for the construction is               

                                                                                

2   issued by the department.                                                   

                                                                                

3       (2) Sections 12521 to 12534 or an action of the department                  

                                                                                

4   shall not relieve the applicant or  The owner of a public                   

                                                                                

5   swimming pool  from responsibility  is responsible for securing a           

                                                                                

6   building permit or complying with applicable local codes,                   

                                                                                

7   regulations, or ordinances not in conflict with sections 12521 to           

                                                                                

8   12534.  Compliance with an approved plan does not authorize the            

                                                                                

9   owner constructing or operating  12533 and shall not operate a              

                                                                                

10  public swimming pool to create or maintain a nuisance or a hazard           

                                                                                

11  to health or safety.                                                        

                                                                                

12      (3) Plans and specifications submitted for the purpose of                   

                                                                                

13  obtaining a construction permit shall include a true description            

                                                                                

14  of the entire swimming pool system and auxiliary structures or              

                                                                                

15  parts thereof as proposed to be constructed and operated.                   

                                                                                

16      Sec. 12530.   The  A local health department  shall  may                    

                                                                                

17  provide for a system of periodic reports covering the operation             

                                                                                

18  of the public swimming pool  so that the department may readily             

                                                                                

19  to determine compliance with sections 12521 to  12534  12533 and            

                                                                                

20  the rules.                                                                  

                                                                                

21      Sec. 12531.  If the local health department, or its agent or                

                                                                                

22  representative,  or a representative of a designated local health           

                                                                                

23  department  considers that conditions warrant prompt closing of a           

                                                                                

24  swimming pool until sections 12521 to  12534  12533 and the rules           

                                                                                

25  are complied with for the protection of the public health and               

                                                                                

26  safety, the  department or designated  local health department              

                                                                                

27  may order the owner or operator of the swimming pool to prohibit            


                                                                                

1   an individual from using it until corrections are made to protect           

                                                                                

2   adequately the public health and safety.                                    

                                                                                

3       Sec. 12533.  A person who violates sections 12521 to 12531a                 

                                                                                

4   or a rule promulgated under those sections is guilty of a                   

                                                                                

5   misdemeanor.  Each day upon which a violation occurs is a                   

                                                                                

6   separate violation.  The  attorney general or  local prosecuting            

                                                                                

7   attorney shall be responsible for prosecuting a person who                  

                                                                                

8   violates sections 12521 to 12531a.                                          

                                                                                

9       Enacting section 1.  Sections 12505, 12506, 12508, 12509,                   

                                                                                

10  12512, 12513, 12526, 12527, 12527a, 12528, 12529, 12532, and                

                                                                                

11  12534 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.12505,                

                                                                                

12  333.12506, 333.12508, 333.12509, 333.12512, 333.12513, 333.12526,           

                                                                                

13  333.12527, 333.12527a, 333.12528, 333.12529, 333.12532, and                 

                                                                                

14  333.12534, are repealed.                                                    

                                                                                

15      Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

                                                                                

16  October 1, 2003.