HOUSE BILL No. 4168

 

February 2, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Pastor, Gosselin and Garfield 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,"

 

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 521.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 521. The department and the department of environmental

 

quality shall jointly establish an on-line complaint system. The

 

on-line complaint system shall be accessible through each

 

department's website. The on-line complaint system shall include

 

all of the following:

 

     (a) The capability for a person to post a complaint regarding

 

the activities of either the department or the department of

 

environmental quality.


 

     (b) The capability for a person to view complaints that have

 

been posted on the website.

 

     (c) A response from the applicable department on how the

 

complaint was resolved. The applicable department shall post a

 

response to an on-line complaint within 30 days after the date the

 

on-line complaint was posted.