HOUSE BILL No. 4051


     January 25, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Kolb and Lipsey and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Environment.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding part 6.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                  PART 6 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

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           SEC. 601.  AS USED IN THIS PART:

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           (A) "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF

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      ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE TO WHOM THE DIRECTOR

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      DELEGATES A POWER OR DUTY BY WRITTEN INSTRUMENT.

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           (B) "DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY" MEANS THE PRINCI-

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      PAL STATE DEPARTMENT CREATED IN THIS PART.

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           (C) "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVI-

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      RONMENTAL QUALITY.

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           SEC. 602.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS

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      CREATED AS A PRINCIPAL STATE DEPARTMENT WHICH SHALL POSSESS THE


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      POWERS AND PERFORM THE DUTIES GRANTED AND IMPOSED BY THIS ACT AND

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      AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.

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           (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE AIR,

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      WATER, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE FROM POLLUTION,

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      IMPAIRMENT, AND DESTRUCTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE

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      GENERATIONS.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ACTIVELY SEEK THE PARTICIPA-

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      TION OF THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLE-

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      MENTATION OF POLICIES, THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS, AND THE PROTEC-

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      TION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE

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      AND THE PUBLIC TRUST IN THOSE RESOURCES.




































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