HOUSE BILL No. 6213


     June 18, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, McConico, Jacobs 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 section 3111a; and to repeal

   acts and parts of acts.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 3111A.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO

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        ENCOURAGE MONITORING OF AMBIENT WATER QUALITY OF THE WATERS OF

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        THE STATE BY CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.  PARTICIPANTS IN THIS

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        PROGRAM MAY BE REFERRED TO AS THE CLEAN WATER CORPS.  IN IMPLE-

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        MENTING THIS PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DO ALL OF THE

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        FOLLOWING:

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             (A) PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY

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        GROUPS WHO ARE CONDUCTING WATER QUALITY MONITORING.

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             (B) INTEGRATE MONITORING DATA FROM CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY

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        GROUPS INTO WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS AND DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS, IF


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        THAT DATA ADHERE TO DEPARTMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY

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        CONTROL PROTOCOLS.

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             (C) AFTER PROVIDING NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC

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        COMMENT, COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR WATER QUAL-

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        ITY MONITORING PROCEDURES AND DATA MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR SPE-

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        CIFIC DATA AND INFORMATION USES.

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             (D) BY JUNE 1, 2003, DISTRIBUTE THE GUIDELINES DEVELOPED

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        UNDER SUBDIVISION (C) TO CITIZENS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, LOCAL UNITS

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        OF GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS.

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             (E) IMPROVE AND EXPAND WATER QUALITY MONITORING ACTIVITIES

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        CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT.

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             (F) IMPROVE ELECTRONIC AND INTERNET ACCESS TO WATER QUALITY

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        DATA AND INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC WATERS THAT HAVE BEEN EITHER

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        FULLY OR PARTIALLY ASSESSED.

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             (G) SEEK PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDS TO CARRY OUT THE PROVI-

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        SIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS (C), (D), (E), AND (F).

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             (2) THIS SECTION DOES NOT AUTHORIZE A PERSON TO ENTER ONTO

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        PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR ANY PURPOSE.

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             (3) BY JANUARY 15 OF EACH ODD-NUMBERED YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT

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        SHALL REPORT TO THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AND THE

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        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH PRIMARY JURISDICTION OVER ISSUES

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        PERTAINING TO NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON ACTIVITIES

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        CONDUCTED UNDER THIS SECTION.  THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF

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        THE FOLLOWING:

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             (A) AN ANALYSIS OF HOW WATER QUALITY MONITORING EFFORTS BY

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        CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS CAN ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT IN

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        DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE MONITORING PROGRAM.



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             (B) THE PROJECTED COSTS SAVINGS ATTRIBUTED TO CITIZEN AND

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        COMMUNITY GROUP WATER QUALITY MONITORING EFFORTS.

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             (C) THE LOCATIONS WHERE ADDITIONAL WATER QUALITY MONITORING

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        IS NEEDED.

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             (4) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2005.














































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