HOUSE BILL No. 4206


     January 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Schroer, Brater, Schauer and Wojno and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Environment and Recreation.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding part 139.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                                 PART 139

 2         SEC. 13901.  (1) THE PROTOCOL FOR A UNIFORM GREAT LAKES

 3    SPORT FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY, DATED SEPTEMBER 1993 AND ISSUED

 4    BY THE GREAT LAKES SPORT FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY TASK FORCE

 5    ESTABLISHED BY THE GREAT LAKES GOVERNORS' TOXIC AGREEMENT IN

 6    1986, IS ADOPTED.

 7         (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE A DRAFT SPORT FISH CONSUMP-

 8    TION ADVISORY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BY JANUARY 30 EACH YEAR.  THE

 9    DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSIDER ANY COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT ADVISORY

10    RECEIVED BEFORE MARCH 1 OF THAT YEAR AND SHALL ISSUE A FINAL

11    ADVISORY BY MARCH 10 OF THAT YEAR.


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 1         (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND COORDINATE A PROGRAM

 2    TO INFORM ALL WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE IN MICHIGAN OF THE HEALTH

 3    IMPLICATIONS OF CONSUMING GREAT LAKES SPORT FISH.  THE PROGRAM

 4    SHALL BE DESIGNED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION USING EXISTING

 5    PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES AND PROGRAMS WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT

 6    NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:

 7         (A) THE PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTERED BY THE

 8    FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY UNDER THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1939 PA

 9    280, MCL 400.1 TO 400.119B, OR OTHER PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE

10    FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY.

11         (B) THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN,

12    INFANTS, AND CHILDREN PURSUANT TO THE CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF

13    1966, PUBLIC LAW 89-642, 42 U.S.C. 1771 TO 1776, 1777 TO 1786,

14    AND 1788 TO 1790, ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY

15    HEALTH, OR OTHER PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COM-

16    MUNITY HEALTH.

17         (C) LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.

18         (D) SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE PROGRAM UNDER THE

19    HEAD START ACT, SUBCHAPTER B OF CHAPTER 8 OF SUBTITLE A OF TITLE

20    VI OF THE OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1981, PUBLIC LAW

21    97-35, 42 U.S.C. 9831 TO 9844, 9846, AND 9848 TO 9852a.

22         (E) THE MICHIGAN STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.













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