SB-0950, As Passed Senate, October 20, 2016
May 4, 2016, Introduced by Senator STAMAS and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 399, entitled
"Safe drinking water act,"
(MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023) by adding section 19a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 19a. (1) The United States Armed Forces responsible for
an active or inactive United States military base that is located
in this state shall provide an alternative water supply to the
owners of private residential wells in the vicinity of the military
base if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The department of health and human services has issued a
drinking water advisory covering the geographic area in the
vicinity of the military base.
(b) The substance that is the subject of the drinking water
advisory is a substance that is or was used at the military base.
(c) The United States Armed Forces responsible for the
military base acknowledges that the substance that is the subject
of the drinking water advisory has migrated from the military base
and is present in groundwater that serves as the source of water
for the private residential wells.
(2) If the conditions of subsection (1) are met, the United
States Armed Forces responsible for the United States military base
shall conduct long-term monitoring to delineate the extent of the
migration of the substance of concern. The results of this
monitoring shall be provided to the department and to the
department of health and human services. If the monitoring
identifies additional residential wells that are impacted by the
substance of concern, the United States Armed Forces responsible
for the military base shall provide an alternative water supply for
those additional residential wells.
(3) If the state or a political subdivision, including a local
health department as defined in section 1105 of the public health
code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1105, has provided an alternative water
supply to the owners of the residential wells in the vicinity of
the United States military base impacted by a drinking water
advisory, and the conditions of subsection (1)(a), (b), and (c)
have been met, the United States Armed Forces responsible for the
United States military base shall reimburse the state or political
subdivision for the cost of providing the alternative water supply.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Alternative water supply" means a long-term supply of
potable water for drinking water and other household purposes, such
as connection to a community supply, that does not contain the
substance for which an advisory was issued and that meets state
drinking water standards.
(b) "Drinking water advisory" means an advisory issued by the
department of health and human services that cautions against using
water for drinking or other household purposes because of the
presence of a substance that is or may be injurious to human health
or safety.