HOUSE BILL No. 4189


     February 13, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Van Woerkom, Kooiman, Bradstreet, Gilbert, Allen, Meyer, Faunce, Bishop, Gieleghem, Koetje, Vander
Veen, Jelinek, Bovin, Hart, Birkholz and Vear and referred to the Committee on Conservation and Outdoor Recreation.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 32913.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 32913.  (1) UNTIL 2006, THE OFFICE OF THE GREAT LAKES

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      SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE THAT DESCRIBES

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      THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR AN ON-BOARD BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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      UNDER SECTION 32912.  THE REPORT SHALL DETAIL THE SPECIFICS OF

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      THE PILOT PROGRAM AND SHALL ASSESS THE SUCCESS OF THE ON-BOARD

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      BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN PREVENTING THE INTRODUCTION

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      AND SPREAD OF AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES IN THE GREAT LAKES.

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           (2) BEGINNING IN 2006 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE OFFICE

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      OF THE GREAT LAKES SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE

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      LEGISLATURE THAT DESCRIBES THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ON-BOARD

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      BALLAST WATER MONITORING SYSTEM AND THE PERMIT PROGRAM UNDER


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      SECTION 3109C.  THE REPORT SHALL ASSESS THE SUCCESS OF THESE

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      PROGRAMS IN PREVENTING THE INTRODUCTION AND SPREAD OF AQUATIC

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      NUISANCE SPECIES IN THE GREAT LAKES.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless all of the following bills of the 91st Legislature

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      are enacted into law:

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           (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request

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      no. 00158'01).

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           (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4194  (request

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      no. 00260'01).




































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