HOUSE BILL NO. 4427

A bill to amend 1976 PA 390, entitled

"Emergency management act,"

(MCL 30.401 to 30.421) by adding section 10a.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 10a. (1) If a drain commissioner, public works commissioner, or water resources commissioner of a county, or a designee of any of those commissioners, determines that any of the waters in that county contain a dangerous level of E. coli or sewage, that commissioner or the commissioner's designee must, as soon as practicable, but not later than 12 hours after making the determination, notify the emergency management coordinator of that county. Upon receiving notice under this subsection, the emergency management coordinator of that county must issue a brown alert as soon as possible, but not later than 12 hours after receiving notice, to the residents of that county. The brown alert must include, but is not limited to, all of the following information:

(a) The location of the contamination.

(b) The health risks of exposure to the contamination.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Brown alert" means an emergency alert through the Wireless Emergency Alerts system concerning a dangerous level of E. coli or sewage in any of the waters of the county.

(b) "Dangerous level of E. coli or sewage" means an amount of E. coli or sewage in excess of the maximum contaminant level as provided in 42 USC 300f to 300j-27, and the rules promulgated under 42 USC 300f to 300j-27.