A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31506, 31507, 31508, 31509, 31510, 31511, 31513, 31515, 31516, 31517, 31518, 31520, 31521, and 31523 (MCL 324.31502, 324.31503, 324.31504, 324.31505, 324.31506, 324.31507, 324.31508, 324.31509, 324.31510, 324.31511, 324.31513, 324.31515, 324.31516, 324.31517, 324.31518, 324.31520, 324.31521, and 324.31523), sections 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31507, 31508, 31510, 31511, 31513, 31515, 31516, 31517, 31518, 31520, 31521, and 31523 as added by 1995 PA 59, section 31506 as amended by 1995 PA 100, and section 31509 as amended by 2004 PA 325, and by adding sections 31506a, 31509a, 31509b, 31517a, 31518a, 31518b, 31518c, 31518d, 31528a, and 31528b.
House Bill No. 5485 comprehensively updates Michigan’s dam safety laws by strengthening technical standards, increasing inspection and emergency planning requirements, establishing new funding and grant programs, and enhancing public transparency and state oversight to better protect public safety and natural resources.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism
