June 7, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Santana, Hammoud, Wittenberg, Moss, Sowerby, Clemente, LaGrand, Yancey, Zemke and Chang and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 5506a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5506a. (1) If the department receives an application
under this part for a permit or modification to a permit to
increase emissions, the department shall provide a written notice
of its receipt of the application to the legislative body of the
municipality in which the source of the emissions is located.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, if the
legislative body of the municipality that receives the notice
described in subsection (1) determines by resolution that the
proposed increase in emissions will adversely affect the public
health in the vicinity of the permitted source, the department
shall not issue the permit described in subsection (1). The
municipality shall submit the resolution described in this
subsection to the department within 90 days after receiving the
notice described in subsection (1).
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.