February 2, 2016, Introduced by Senators ANANICH, YOUNG, GREGORY, BIEDA and KNEZEK and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 5403 (MCL 324.5403), as added by 1997 PA 26.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5403. As used in this part:
(a) "Priority list" means the annual ranked listing of
projects developed by the department in section 5406.
(b) "Project" means a project related to the planning, design,
and construction or alteration of a waterworks system.
(c) "Project refinancing assistance" means buying or
refinancing the debt obligations of water suppliers if construction
activities commenced, and the debt obligation was incurred, after
the effective date of this part.
(d) "Public water supply" means a waterworks system that
provides water for drinking or household purposes to persons other
than the supplier of the water, except for those waterworks systems
that supply water to only 1 house, apartment, or other domicile
occupied or intended to be occupied on a day-to-day basis by an
individual, family group, or equivalent.
(e) "State drinking water standards" means rules promulgated
under Act 399 that establish water quality standards necessary to
protect public health or that establish treatment techniques to
meet these water quality standards.
(f) "Water supplier" or "supplier" means a municipality or its
designated representative accepted by the director, a legal
business entity, or any other person who owns a public water
supply. However, water supplier does not include a water hauler.
(g) "Waterworks system" or "system" means a system of pipes
and structures through which water is obtained or distributed and
includes any of the following that are actually used or intended to
be used for the purpose of furnishing water for drinking or
household purposes:
(i) Wells and well structures.
(ii) Intakes and cribs.
(iii) Pumping stations.
(iv) Treatment plants.
(v) Storage tanks.
(vi) Pipelines and appurtenances.
(vii) Private service lines.
(viii) (vii) A
combination of any of the items specified in
this subdivision.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 731
of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.