Mike Bishop on Environment

Suspend federally-mandated environmental protection

Bishop indicates support of the following principles regarding the environment and energy.
• Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution.
• Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.
• Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.
• Support funding for recycling programs in Michigan.
• Suspend participation in un-funded, federally-mandated environmental protection legislation.

Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public.

Congressional Summary:

• The EPA Administrator shall, in collaboration with operators of public water systems, establish a strategic plan for outreach, education, technical assistance, and risk communication to populations affected by lead in a public water system.
• Each operator of a public water system shall identify and provide notice to persons who may be affected by lead contamination of their drinking water, and corrosivity of the water supply sufficient to cause leaching of lead
• In making information available to the public, the Administrator shall target groups within the general population that may be at greater risk than the general population of adverse health effects from exposure to lead in drinking water.