HOUSE BILL No. 6039

 

June 22, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Casperson, Palmer, LaJoy, Robertson, Tabor, Emmons, Acciavatti, Taub, Hoogendyk, Nitz, Shackleton, Stahl, Amos, Shaffer, Vander Veen, Milosch, DeRossett, Wenke, Pappageorge, Ehardt, Newell, Caul, Huizenga, Farhat, Pastor and Voorhees 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 section 1111.                          

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1111.  A trial court may award costs and actual                        

                                                                                

2   attorney fees to a person who prevails in an action against the             

                                                                                

3   department of environmental quality arising under this act.