2005 House Bill 4223

Increase water pollution penalties

Introduced in the House

Feb. 8, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Kathleen Law (D-23)

To increase the penalties for certain water pollution violations; require those who have pollution discharge permits to submit monthly monitoring reports and report within two hours any discharge that may be a threat to public health; and require the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct an on-site inspection of each facility that has received a discharge permit.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment