January 24, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, Kathleen Law, Lipsey, Zelenko and Lemmons, III and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 14721 and 14724 (MCL 324.14721 and 324.14724),
as added by 2004 PA 526, and by adding section 14723a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 14721. (1) As used in this subpart:
(a) "Deca-BDE" means decabromodiphenyl ether.
(b) (a)
"Department" means the department of
environmental
quality.
(c) (b)
"Octa-BDE" means octabromodiphenyl ether.
(d) (c)
"PBDE" means polybrominated diphenyl
ether.
(e) (d)
"Penta-BDE" means pentabromodiphenyl
ether.
(f) "Release" means that term as it is defined in section
20101.
(2) This subpart may be cited as the "Mary Beth Doyle PBDE
act".
Sec. 14723a. (1) Beginning June 1, 2007, a person shall not
manufacture, process, or distribute a product or material that
contains deca-BDE. However, this subsection does not apply to
either of the following:
(a) Original equipment manufacturer replacement parts.
(b) The processing of recyclables containing deca-BDE in
compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
(2) Beginning June 1, 2007, a person shall not release deca-
BDE into the environment.
Sec. 14724. The department may establish a PBDE advisory
committee to assist the department in determining the risk posed by
the release of PBDEs, other than penta-BDE or octa-BDE, and
substances used as alternatives to PBDEs to human health and the
environment. The department may use existing programs to monitor
the presence of PBDEs in the state's environment to determine
exposure and risk. If new scientific information gathered by the
advisory committee indicates a significant risk to human health and
the environment in the state, the advisory committee shall inform
the department of risk or risks and, if the department concurs, the
department
shall advise the legislature of the risk. Nothing in
this
section shall This section
does not preclude the department
from issuing recommendations to the legislature independent of any
actions of the advisory committee.