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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