HOUSE BILL No. 4558 April 8, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Brater, Freeman, LaForge, Kaza, Martinez, Schauer, Hanley, Varga, Bogardus, Brewer, Baird, DeHart, Schroer, Mans, Gubow, Jellema, Cherry, Gire, Bobier, Willard, Hale, Parks, Scott, Emerson, Rison, Thomas, Curtis and Dobronski and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Environment and Recreation. A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 503b. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 503B. (1) BY OCTOBER 1, 1997, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVI- 2 RONMENTAL QUALITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL 3 JOINTLY DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 4 INDICATORS FOR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 5 (A) AIR, INCLUDING: 6 (i) POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS IN AMBIENT AIR. 7 (ii) ACTUAL EMISSIONS OF NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STAN- 8 DARD (NAAQS) POLLUTANTS. 9 (iii) MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS INVENTORY. 10 (B) SURFACE WATER, INCLUDING: 00727'97 * JCB 2 1 (i) PERCENTAGE OF STATE'S WATERS SUPPORTING OR NOT 2 SUPPORTING DESIGNATED USES. 3 (ii) ANNUAL VOLUME OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW DISCHARGES. 4 (iii) NUMBER OF PUBLIC SWIMMING AREA CLOSURES. 5 (iv) QUANTITY OF POLLUTANTS DISCHARGED ANNUALLY TO STATE 6 SURFACE WATERS. 7 (C) DRINKING WATER, INCLUDING: 8 (i) NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES THAT EXCEEDED A DRINKING 9 WATER STANDARD IN THE PAST YEAR. 10 (ii) NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED BY MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES THAT 11 EXCEEDED A DRINKING WATER STANDARD IN THE PAST YEAR. 12 (D) GROUNDWATER. 13 (E) FISHERIES, INCLUDING: 14 (i) FISH TISSUE CONTAMINANT SURVEYS. 15 (ii) SIZE OF COMMERCIAL CATCH BY SPECIES. 16 (iii) RESULTS OF ANGLER CREEL SURVEYS. 17 (iv) SIZE OF EXOTIC SPECIES POPULATIONS. 18 (F) WILDLIFE, INCLUDING: 19 (i) SIZE OF STATE'S GAME POPULATION. 20 (ii) ESTIMATED SIZE AND TRENDS IN NON-GAME WILDLIFE 21 POPULATIONS. 22 (iii) ESTIMATED SIZE AND TRENDS IN BREEDING BIRD 23 POPULATIONS. 24 (G) FORESTS, INCLUDING: 25 (i) ACRES OF FOREST LAND IN THE STATE. 26 (ii) ACRES OF TIMBERLAND IN THE STATE. 00727'97 * 3 1 (H) ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES, INCLUDING: 2 (i) TRENDS IN SIZE OF ENDANGERED SPECIES POPULATIONS. 3 (ii) TRENDS IN SIZE OF THREATENED SPECIES POPULATIONS. 4 (I) SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS, SUCH AS WETLANDS, SAND DUNES, AND 5 SHORELANDS, INCLUDING: 6 (i) WETLAND ACRES LOST THROUGH PERMITTED ACTIVITIES. 7 (ii) WETLAND ACRES RESTORED THROUGH PERMIT MITIGATION 8 REQUIREMENTS. 9 (iii) ACREAGE OF NATURAL PLANT COMMUNITIES PROTECTED THROUGH 10 ACQUISITION, EASEMENTS, OR OTHER LEGALLY BINDING MEANS. 11 (J) ENERGY USE, INCLUDING: 12 (i) STATE'S ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION. 13 (ii) STATE ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA. 14 (K) LAND USE, INCLUDING: 15 (i) ACRES OF FARMLAND. 16 (ii) ACRES OF FARMLAND CONVERTED TO NONAGRICULTURAL USE. 17 (iii) ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL USAGE. 18 (iv) ACRES ENROLLED IN AGREEMENTS UNDER PART 361. 19 (v) ACRES ENROLLED IN FEDERAL CONSERVATION RESERVE 20 PROGRAMS. 21 (vi) ACRES ENROLLED IN FEDERAL WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAMS. 22 (l) WASTE, INCLUDING: 23 (i) YEARS OF CAPACITY REMAINING AT EXISTING SOLID WASTE 24 LANDFILLS. 25 (ii) SOLID WASTE GENERATED PER PERSON. 26 (iii) TOTAL SOLID WASTE GENERATED IN THE STATE. 00727'97 * 4 1 (iv) PERCENT OF SOLID WASTE LANDFILLED, INCINERATED, AND 2 RECYCLED. 3 (v) TOTAL QUANTITY OF HAZARDOUS WASTE PRODUCED IN THE 4 STATE. 5 (vi) TOTAL QUANTITY OF HAZARDOUS WASTE STORED AND DISPOSED 6 OF IN THE STATE, BY METHOD OF STORAGE AND DISPOSAL. 7 (vii) TOTAL QUANTITY OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE PRODUCED 8 IN THE STATE. 9 (viii) TOTAL QUANTITY OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORED 10 AND DISPOSED OF IN THE STATE, BY METHOD OF STORAGE AND DISPOSAL. 11 (M) CLEANUP AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING: 12 (i) TOTAL NUMBER OF PART 201 SITES OF ENVIRONMENTAL 13 CONTAMINATION. 14 (ii) NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL CON- 15 TAMINATION SITES WITH ONGOING CLEANUPS. 16 (iii) NUMBER OF RESPONSE ACTIVITIES BY TYPE, SUCH AS SITE 17 INVESTIGATION, DESIGN, REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN, OPERATIONS AND 18 MAINTENANCE. 19 (iv) NUMBER OF CONTAMINATION SITES CLEANED UP BY ACTIVE 20 REMEDIATION AND REMOVED FROM THE PART 201 LIST EACH YEAR. 21 (v) CLEANUP REMEDIES: SITES CLEANED UP TO RESIDENTIAL UNRE- 22 STRICTED USE STANDARDS AND SITES CLEANED UP TO RESTRICTED USE 23 STANDARDS. 24 (vi) CLEANUP REMEDIES: SITES WHERE INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS 25 ARE USED. 26 (vii) CLEANUPS: SITES WHERE EXPOSURE CONTROLS ARE USED. 00727'97 * 5 1 (viii) GALLONS OF GROUNDWATER CLEANED. 2 (ix) TONS OF SOIL REMEDIATED. 3 (x) TONS OF SOIL REMOVED. 4 (N) OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INDICATORS AS DETERMINED 5 APPROPRIATE BY THE DEPARTMENTS. HOWEVER, OTHER INDICATORS DEVEL- 6 OPED BY THE DEPARTMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO INFORMATION THAT IS 7 QUALITATIVE IN NATURE OR QUANTITATIVE TO THE EXTENT OF MEASURING 8 USE OR QUANTITY OF A RESOURCE, AND SHALL NOT INCLUDE QUANTITATIVE 9 MEASURES THAT DESCRIBE DEPARTMENTAL ACTIONS, SUCH AS APPLICATIONS 10 RECEIVED OR PERMITS GRANTED OR DENIED. 11 (2) BY OCTOBER 1 OF EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMEN- 12 TAL QUALITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL JOINTLY 13 PUBLISH A REPORT ENTITLED "THE MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 14 CARD". THIS REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF THE 15 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BASED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS 16 DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1). THE REPORT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE 17 TO THE PUBLIC FOR A COST OF NOT MORE THAN THE ACTUAL INCREMENTAL 18 COST TO THE STATE OF PRINTING THE REPORT. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO 19 BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA ELECTRONIC ACCESS. 20 (3) BY JANUARY 1 OF EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMEN- 21 TAL QUALITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL JOINTLY 22 MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON FUNDING NECESSARY TO 23 DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: 24 (A) PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DATA REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL 25 INDICATORS LISTED IN SUBSECTION (1) IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT 26 DATA AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THOSE 27 ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS. 00727'97 * 6 1 (B) ADDRESS THE RESULTS OF THE REPORT PUBLISHED UNDER 2 SUBSECTION (2). 00727'97 * Final page. JCB