HB-4765, As Passed House, May 13, 2009

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4765

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 5494.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 5494. (1) Not later than January 1, 2011, the department

in consultation with the department of environmental quality shall

compile a list of chemicals of concern.

     (2) Not later than January 1, 2012, the department in

consultation with the department of environmental quality shall

compile a list of chemicals of highest concern. The department may

designate a chemical of concern on the list developed under

subsection (1) as a chemical of highest concern if it meets any of

the following criteria:

     (a) The chemical has been found through biomonitoring to be

present in human blood including umbilical cord blood, breast milk,

urine, or other bodily tissues or fluids.

     (b) The chemical has been found through sampling and analysis

to be present in consumer products or in household dust, indoor

air, drinking water, or elsewhere in the home environment.

     (c) The chemical has been found through monitoring to be

present in fish, wildlife, or the natural environment.

     (d) The chemical has been identified as a high production

volume chemical by the United States environmental protection

agency.

     (e) The chemical is determined by the department to be of

specific relevance to the health of Michigan children.

     (3) The department in consultation with the department of

environmental quality may update the list of chemicals of concern

developed under subsection (1) as often as they determine

necessary. The department in consultation with the department of

environmental quality shall update the list of chemicals of highest

concern developed under subsection (2) at least every 2 years in

the manner prescribed in that subsection.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) House Bill No. 4763.

     (b) House Bill No. 4764.

     (c) House Bill No. 4766.

     (d) House Bill No. 4767.

     (e) House Bill No. 4768.

     (f) House Bill No. 4769.