HOUSE BILL NO. 4742

June 20, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Howell, Tate and Mueller and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.

"An act to authorize the establishment of facilities for former members of the armed forces of the United States in the state of Michigan; to create funds; and to provide for the promulgation of rules,"

(MCL 36.1 to 36.12) by adding section 10b.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 10b. (1) The board shall conduct sampling, analysis, and remediation of lead contamination in drinking water from drinking water taps and other sources of drinking water used for human consumption at a Michigan veterans' facility. The board shall conduct the sampling and analysis required under this section within 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section and at least once every 3 years after that date.

(2) The sampling and analysis conducted under this section must comply with all of the following:

(a) Sampling must be conducted at all buildings where residents, staff, and other users of the Michigan veterans' facility are present.

(b) A sample must be taken at each drinking water tap and any other source of drinking water used for human consumption in each of the buildings described in subdivision (a).

(c) Testing protocols must include a first-draw sample that is taken after at least 6 hours of stagnation in a 250 ml bottle.

(3) The analysis of samples collected under this section must be conducted by a laboratory certified by the department of environmental quality or the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the testing of contaminants listed in the state drinking water standards as that term is defined in the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023.

(4) The board shall make available the results of the sampling and analysis conducted under this section in the administrative office of the Michigan veterans' facility where the sampling and analysis was conducted and provide a report of those results to the Michigan veterans affairs agency. The Michigan veterans affairs agency shall make the information received under this subsection available on the agency's website.

(5) If the sampling and analysis conducted under this section shows evidence of lead in the sampled drinking water at a level higher than 12 mg/L, the board shall do all of the following:

(a) Immediately take out of service the drinking water tap or other source of drinking water used for human consumption from which the sample was taken.

(b) Provide direct notification to the Michigan veterans affairs agency and, in a manner approved by the Michigan veterans affairs agency, to the residents, staff, and other users of the Michigan veterans' facility where the sampling and analysis was conducted.

(6) The sampling and analysis requirement provided in this section does not apply if a licensed plumber or a licensed professional engineer determines that a Michigan veterans' facility building is lead free. The determination described in this subsection must be documented in a signed statement by the person making the determination.