HOUSE BILL No. 5867

 

May 11, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Pastor, Drolet, Garfield, Casperson, Robertson, Voorhees, Palmer, Milosch and Brandenburg and referred to the Committee on Land Use 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 521.                           

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 521.  The department and the department of                             

                                                                                

2   environmental quality shall jointly establish an on-line                    

                                                                                

3   complaint system.  The on-line complaint system shall be                    

                                                                                

4   accessible through either department's website.  The on-line                

                                                                                

5   website shall include all of the following:                                 

                                                                                

6       (a) The capability for a person to post a complaint regarding               

                                                                                

7   the activities of either the department or the department of                

                                                                                

8   environmental quality.                                                      

                                                                                

9       (b) The capability for a person to view complaints that have                

                                                                                

10  been posted on the website.                                                 

                                                                                

11      (c) A response from the applicable department on how the                    

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   complaint was resolved.  The applicable department shall post a             

                                                                                

2   response to an on-line complaint within 30 days after the date              

                                                                                

3   the on-line complaint was posted.