The proposed bill aims to establish residential water affordability criteria across all state departments and agencies in Michigan, ensuring that individuals have access to safe, clean, and affordable water for essential uses. It mandates the creation of the Office of Residential Water Affordability within the Department of Health and Human Services, which will be responsible for tracking data on water providers and their affordability programs, as well as maintaining a public website with relevant information. The bill emphasizes that the implementation of these criteria should not impose additional obligations on the state regarding water provision or infrastructure development.

Key provisions include the requirement for state agencies to revise policies and regulations to support water affordability, while clarifying that this does not expand the state's obligations beyond existing commitments. The bill also specifies that it applies to water supplied for individual use rather than new developments and ensures that the rights of public water systems are not infringed upon. The act will only take effect if certain related bills from the 103rd Legislature are also enacted into law.