August 19, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Tlaib, Liss, Roberts, Robert Jones, Bledsoe, Lisa Brown, Smith, Jackson, Johnson, Durhal, Haugh, Kennedy and Nathan and referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Environment.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1264.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1264. (1) The board of a school district or intermediate
school district or board of directors of a public school academy
shall not acquire a site for the construction of a school building
or construct a school building on a site unless the board or board
of directors first conducts a preliminary environmental assessment
of the site to determine whether the site is a facility.
(2) If a preliminary environmental assessment of a site under
subsection (1) indicates that the site is a facility, then the
board or board of directors shall not acquire the site or construct
a school building on the site unless the board or board of
directors completes the response activity required for the facility
under part 201 of the natural resources and environmental
protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.20101 to 324.20142.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Facility" means that term as defined in section 20101 of
the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA
451, MCL 324.20101.
(b) "Response activity" means that term as defined in section
20101 of the natural resources and environmental protection act,
1994 PA 451, MCL 324.20101.
(c) "School building" means a building intended to be used to
provide instruction for pupils or a recreational or athletic
structure or field intended to be used by pupils.