HOUSE BILL No. 4088

 

 

January 29, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, Gieleghem, Vagnozzi, Zelenko, Minore, Murphy, Gleason and Accavitti and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Environment.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

                                                                                

    (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding part 173.                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1                         PART 173 DRUG DISPOSAL                                

                                                                                

2       Sec. 17301.  As used in this part:                                          

                                                                                

3       (a) "Department" means the department of environmental                      

                                                                                

4   quality.                                                                    

                                                                                

5       (b) "Prescription drug" means that term as defined in                       

                                                                                

6   section 17708 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368,                       

                                                                                

7   MCL 333.17708.                                                              

                                                                                

8       Sec. 17303.  By January 1, 2005, the department and the                     

                                                                                

9   department of community health shall jointly develop and                    

                                                                                

10  implement a program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs,            

                                                                                

11  including, but not limited to, the recycling of prescription                

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   drugs if such recycling is feasible.  In developing the program,            

                                                                                

2   the department and the department of community health shall                 

                                                                                

3   consult with pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, physicians,               

                                                                                

4   consumers, and other interested parties.  The program shall                 

                                                                                

5   include consumer education and demonstration projects for sites             

                                                                                

6   for consumers to dispose of prescription drugs.                             

                                                                                

7       Sec. 17305.  The department and the department of community                 

                                                                                

8   health may jointly or separately promulgate rules necessary for             

                                                                                

9   the implementation of this part.