Michigan Laws 380.1907 – Installation of filtered bottle-filling stations and faucets; certification of compliance; subject to appropriation
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 380.1907
- Department: means the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy or its authorized agent or representative. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
- Drinking fountain: means a plumbing fixture that is connected to the potable water distribution system and drainage system that allows a user to obtain a drink directly from a stream of flowing water without the use of any accessory. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
- Filtered faucet: means a faucet that at the point of use includes a filter that is certified to meet NSF/ANSI standard 53 for lead reduction and NSF/ANSI standard 42 for particulate removal. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
- Plan: means a drinking water management plan created under section 5. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
- School: means a public school or nonpublic school as those terms are defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
- station: means an apparatus that meets all of the following requirements:
(i) Is connected to customer site piping. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
(1) By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, each school shall do all of the following:
(a) Install all filtered bottle-filling stations and filtered faucets as indicated in the plan and not already in existence.
(b) Shut off or render permanently inoperable any water outlet providing water for human consumption that is not a filtered bottle-filling station or filtered faucet.
(c) Post a conspicuous sign near each water outlet indicating whether or not the outlet is intended to provide water for human consumption.
(2) At the end of the 2025-2026 school year and annually thereafter, each school shall submit to the department documentation, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department, that certifies that the school has complied with the requirements of this act.
(3) Beginning 15 months after the effective date of this act, a school shall not install a drinking fountain, unless the drinking fountain is a filtered bottle-filling station.
(4) The legislature shall annually appropriate to the department an amount sufficient to administer and comply with this act. Schools are not required to comply with this act unless the legislature has appropriated sufficient funds under this subsection.