AIR POLLUTION SOURCES: PROHIBIT NEAR CHILDREN
House Bill 5063
Sponsor: Rep. Gretchen Whitmer
Committee: Land Use and Environment
Complete to 10-3-03
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5063 AS INTRODUCED 9-24-03
House Bill 5063 would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to add a new section which specifies that notwithstanding other provisions of the act, the Department of Environment Quality could not issue a permit to install an air pollution source if that source were located within 1,000 feet of a child care center, a preschool, a public or nonpublic school, or a residential dwelling. As used in this section, “source” would be defined to mean an incinerator, a coal-fired power plant, or any major emitting facility.
MCL 324.5502a
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.