A bill to require all state departments and agencies to establish certain water affordability criteria; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.
Senate Bill No. 25 aims to mandate all state departments and agencies in Michigan to establish water affordability criteria. This legislation, known as the "human right to water act," asserts that every individual has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water for drinking, cooking, and sanitation. It requires state departments and agencies to adopt or revise policies, regulations, and grant criteria to support water affordability, without affecting eligibility for federal funds. The bill clarifies that it does not expand the state's obligations to provide water or develop water infrastructure beyond existing commitments, applies only to individual water supplies (not new developments), and does not infringe on the rights or responsibilities of public water systems.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services
