ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY: MILITARY BASE S.B. 950:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 950 (as reported without amendment)
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to do the following:
-- Require the United States Armed Forces responsible for a military base to provide an alternative water supply to private residential well owners affected by a drinking water advisory issued by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services due to the migration of an injurious substance used at the base.
-- Require the responsible Armed Forces to conduct long-term monitoring of the migration and provide an alternative water supply to any additional wells affected.
-- Require the responsible Armed Forces to reimburse the State or a political subdivision that had provided an alternative water supply to well owners as a result of the migration of a substance from the base.
Proposed MCL 325.1019a Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on Federal, State, and local governments. The extent to which the bill would require the United States Armed Forces to monitor residential wells, provide drinking water to local owners of wells, or reimburse the State or local units for the costs of providing alternative water supplies to those owners, cannot be determined at this time.
Date Completed: 10-20-16 Fiscal Analyst: Bruce Baker
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.