March 14, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Kathleen Law, Miller, Hopgood, Gonzales and Warren and referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Environment.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 14721 and 14724 (MCL 324.14721 and 324.14724),
as added by 2004 PA 526, and by adding section 14723a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 14721. (1) As used in this subpart:
(a) "Deca-BDE" means decabromodiphenyl ether.
(b) (a)
"Department" means the department of environmental
quality.
(c) (b)
"Octa-BDE" means octabromodiphenyl ether.
(d) (c)
"PBDE" means polybrominated diphenyl ether.
(e) (d)
"Penta-BDE" means pentabromodiphenyl ether.
(f) "Release" means that term as it is defined in section
20101.
(2) This subpart may be cited as the "Mary Beth Doyle PBDE
act".
Sec. 14723a. (1) Beginning January 1, 2008, a person shall not
manufacture or distribute a mattress or upholstered furniture
designed for residential use that contains deca-BDE.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2012, a person shall not manufacture
or distribute a television or computer that contains deca-BDE.
Sec. 14724. The department may establish a PBDE advisory
committee to assist the department in determining the risk posed by
the release of PBDEs, other than penta-BDE or octa-BDE, and
substances used as alternatives to PBDEs to human health and the
environment. The department may use existing programs to monitor
the presence of PBDEs in the state's environment to determine
exposure and risk. If new scientific information gathered by the
advisory committee indicates a significant risk to human health and
the environment in the state, the advisory committee shall inform
the department of risk or risks and, if the department concurs, the
department
shall advise the legislature of the risk. Nothing in
this
section shall This section
does not preclude the department
from issuing recommendations to the legislature independent of any
actions of the advisory committee.