GROUNDWATER SODIUM LIMITATION                                                     H.B. 4768 (H-2):

                                                                                               COMMITTEE SUMMARY

House Bill 4768 (Substitute H-2 as passed by the House)

Sponsor:  Representative Hugh Crawford

House Committee:  Regulatory Reform

Senate Committee:  Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes

Date Completed:  10-30-13

CONTENT

The bill would amend Part 31 (Water Resources Protection) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality from establishing or enforcing a limitation for the amount or concentration of sodium in groundwater or an effluent limitation for the amount or concentration of sodium in a groundwater discharge, notwithstanding any other provision in Part 31 or rules promulgated under it.

Proposed MCL 324.3109e                                               Legislative Analyst:  Julie Cassidy

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

                                                                                        Fiscal Analyst:  Josh Sefton

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.