HOUSE BILL No. 5868

 

May 11, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Pastor, Wenke, Drolet, Garfield, Casperson, 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 1511.                          

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1511.  The department of environmental quality shall                   

                                                                                

2   assure that all employees of the department of environmental                

                                                                                

3   quality who investigate violations of this act shall have                   

                                                                                

4   completed not less than 100 hours of law enforcement or                     

                                                                                

5   investigative training, including at least 20 hours of training             

                                                                                

6   in constitutional law.