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Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1903: Definitions.

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  1. MI Code
  2. Chapter 380
  3. Act Act-154-of-2023

Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Bubbler fixture" means a fixture on a drinking water fountain through which water is forced up in a small arc from a nozzle that allows an individual to drink from the arc directly.

(b) "Child care center" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.

(c) "Department" means the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy or its authorized agent or representative.

(d) "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.

(e) "Filtered bottle-filling station" or "station" means an apparatus that meets all of the following requirements:

( i ) Is connected to customer site piping.

( ii ) Filters water and is certified to meet NSF/ANSI standard 53 for lead reduction and NSF/ANSI standard 42 for particulate removal.

( iii ) The flow rate through the station is paired to the specified flow rate of the filter cartridge.

( iv ) Has a light or other device to indicate filter cartridge replacement status.

( v ) Is designed to fill drinking bottles or other containers for personal water consumption.

( vi ) Includes a drinking fountain.

(f) "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.

(g) "Fund" means the school and child care center clean drinking water fund created in section 11.

(h) "Plan" means a drinking water management plan created under section 5.

(i) "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 380.5.

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