SENATE BILL No. 1425

 

 

September 23, 2004, Introduced by Senators ALLEN, BIRKHOLZ, HARDIMAN, GILBERT, PATTERSON, HAMMERSTROM, McMANUS, VAN WOERKOM and SANBORN and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

                                                                                

    (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 41323.                         

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 41323.  The council shall do all of the following:                     

                                                                                

2       (a) Annually submit to the legislature a report making                      

                                                                                

3   recommendations for additions to the lists of species that are              

                                                                                

4   prohibited species.                                                         

                                                                                

5       (b) Establish criteria for identifying infested waterbodies.                

                                                                                

6       (c) Prepare and annually update a list of infested                          

                                                                                

7   waterbodies, by species.  The council shall submit the list and             

                                                                                

8   updates to the department and the legislature.                              

                                                                                

9       (d) Make recommendations to the department on prioritizing                  

                                                                                

10  its efforts to prevent violations of this part and to control or            

                                                                                

11  eradicate prohibited species.                                               

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (e) Monitor and promote efforts to rescind the exemption                    

                                                                                

2   under 40 CFR 122.3(a) for ballast water discharges.                         

                                                                                

3       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

4   effect unless all of the following bills of the 92nd Legislature            

                                                                                

5   are enacted into law:                                                       

                                                                                

6       (a) Senate Bill No. 1420.                                                   

                                                                                

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8       (b) Senate Bill No. 1421.                                                   

                                                                                

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10      (c) Senate Bill No. 1422.                                                   

                                                                                

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12      (d) Senate Bill No. 1426.                                                   

                                                                                

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14      (e) Senate Bill No. 1423.                                                   

                                                                                

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16      (f) Senate Bill No. 1424.                                                   

                                                                                

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