Act No. 132

Public Acts of 2020

Approved by the Governor

July 8, 2020

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 8, 2020

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 8, 2020

 

state of michigan

100th Legislature

Regular session of 2020

Introduced by Reps. Allor, Griffin, Crawford, O’Malley, Lower, Rendon, Mueller, Sowerby, Yaroch, Bellino and Vaupel

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4389

AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to protect the people’s right to hunt and fish; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, assessments, and donations; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by amending the heading of subpart 1 of part 147 and by adding sections 14701, 14703, and 14705.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

SUBPART 1

PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES

Sec. 14701. As used in this subpart:

(a) “Department” means the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy.

(b) “Fire chief” means that term as defined in section 1 of the fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1.

(c) “Organized fire department” means that term as defined in section 1 of the fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1.

(d) “PFAS” means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.

 

Sec. 14703. Immediately after the end of a fire or other incident at which an organized fire department uses firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS, the fire chief shall report the incident to the Michigan pollution emergency alert system.

 

Sec. 14705. The department shall establish a collection program for firefighting foam concentrate containing intentionally added PFAS and establish guidelines for the program. Under the program, the department shall accept the foam concentrate free of charge and properly dispose of the foam concentrate. The program is contingent on legislative appropriations to cover program costs.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved___________________________________________

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Governor