MCL - Index of 451-1994-III-1

NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
Title Subject
451-1994-III-1 CHAPTER 1 HABITAT PROTECTION (324.30101...324.36507)
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS INLAND WATERS (324.30101...324.31713)
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-301 PART 301 INLAND LAKES AND STREAMS (324.30101...324.30113)
Section 324.30101 Definitions.
Section 324.30101a Applicability of powers and duties of department to "navigable waters" and "waters of the United States" as defined in federal law.
Section 324.30102 Operations prohibited without permit; exception.
Section 324.30103 Exceptions; "water withdrawal" and "agricultural drain" defined.
Section 324.30104 Application for permit; fees; refund.
Section 324.30104b Applicability of MCL 324.30306b to proposed project or proposed permit application.
Section 324.30105 Pending applications; posting on website; public hearing; review of application; statement; final inspection and certification; notice of hearing; conditional permit in emergency; provisions applicable to minor project; issuance of general permits; minor project category; general permit for activities in drains; definitions.
Section 324.30106 Prerequisite to issuance of permit; specification in permit.
Section 324.30106a Construction, expansion, or reconfiguration of marina; issuance of permit; conditions; definitions.
Section 324.30106b Dredging or placing dredged spoils on bottomland; permit; conditions.
Section 324.30107 Duration, terms, and revocation of permit; hearing; modification or revocation of general permit.
Section 324.30108 Bulkhead line; establishment; application; jurisdiction; duties.
Section 324.30109 Ordinary high-water mark agreement with riparian owner; agreement as proof of location; fee.
Section 324.30110 Rules; promulgation and enforcement; hearing; review; proceeding by riparian owner.
Section 324.30111 Rights of riparian owner as to water frontage and exposed bottomland.
Section 324.30111b Public road end; prohibited use; violation as misdemeanor; fine; civil action; definitions.
Section 324.30111d.added Issuance of written emergency order; violation of Part 301.
Section 324.30112 Civil action; commencement by department; fine; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; civil sanction as appropriate to violation.
Section 324.30113 Land and water management permit fee fund.
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-303 PART 303 WETLANDS PROTECTION (324.30301...324.30329)
Section 324.30301 Definitions; technical wetland delineation standards.
Section 324.30302 Legislative findings; criteria to be considered in administration of part.
Section 324.30303 Studies regarding wetland resources; contracts; study as public record for distribution at cost; identification of land suitable for cranberry production activities.
Section 324.30303b Repealed. 2009, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
Section 324.30303d Repealed. 2009, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
Section 324.30304 Prohibited activities.
Section 324.30304b Issuance of state programmatic general permits; agreement with United States army corps of engineers; applicability of subsections (2) and (3).
Section 324.30305 Activities not requiring permit under part; uses allowed without permit; farming operation in wetland not requiring permit; incidental creation of wetland; area created as result of commercial excavation; activities not subject to regulation; subsection (6) inapplicable to certain lands; "agricultural drain" defined.
Section 324.30305b Cranberry beds.
Section 324.30306 Permit for use or development listed in MCL 324.30304; filing, form, and contents of application; proposed use or development as single permit application; fee; work done in violation of permit requirement; fee refund; conditional permit.
Section 324.30306b Preapplication meeting; fee; withdrawal of request; refund of fee; duration of written agreement.
Section 324.30307 Hearing; location; notice; approval or disapproval of permit application; appeal; legal action; website and electronic notification of pending permit applications, public notices, and public hearing schedules; effect of ordinance regulating wetlands; review of permit application by local unit of government; effect of failure to approve or disapprove within time period; recommendations; notice of permit issuance.
Section 324.30308 Adoption of wetlands ordinance by local unit of government; availability of wetland inventory; completion of inventory map; notice; enforceable presumptions not created; processing wetland use applications.
Section 324.30309 Regulation by local unit of government of wetland less than 2 acres; permit application; determination.
Section 324.30310 Regulation by local unit of government of wetland less than 2 acres; revaluation for assessment purposes; protest and appeal; judicial review; right to initiate proceedings not limited by section.
Section 324.30311 Permit for activity listed in MCL 324.30304; approval conditioned on certain determinations; criteria; findings of necessity; criteria for determining unacceptable disruption to aquatic resources; additional showing; feasible and prudent alternatives; determination of unreasonable costs.
Section 324.30311a Guideline, bulletin, interpretive statement, or form with instructions; effect.
Section 324.30311b Permit; validity; duration; conditions.
Section 324.30311d Compensatory wetland mitigation; methods; submission of mitigation plan; financial assurance.
Section 324.30312 Minor project categories of activities; general permit for category of activities; notice and public hearing; determinations; requirements and standards; duration of general permit; determination of more than minimal adverse effects; coordination of general permit and minor project categories; conversion to blueberry farming or certain other agriculture.
Section 324.30312b Repealed. 2009, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
Section 324.30312d Blueberry production assistance program.
Section 324.30312f Voluntary wetland restoration program; permit applications; exceptions; eligible applicants; review and approval process; joint agency restoration committee; qualified activities; applicability to former wetlands.
Section 324.30313 Grounds for revocation or modification of general permit; grounds for termination or modification for cause of general permit.
Section 324.30313b Minor permit revisions.
Section 324.30314 Information required to obtain compliance with part; conditions for entering on premises.
Section 324.30315 Violation; order requiring compliance; civil action.
Section 324.30316 Civil action; commencement; request; venue; jurisdiction; violations; civil fines and penalties; restoration of wetland; award of attorney fees.
Section 324.30317 Disposition of fees and civil fines; expenditures; report.
Section 324.30318 Revaluation of property for assessment purposes.
Section 324.30319 Rules; hearing; award of costs; judicial review; proceedings to protect wetland owner's rights.
Section 324.30320 Inventories of wetland; use; updating; maps, ground surveys, and descriptions as public documents; availability and cost of aerial photographs and satellite telemetry data reproduction to county register of deeds.
Section 324.30321 Basis and filing of preliminary inventory of wetland; assessment of property; report; determination; agricultural drain; culvert, ditch, or channel; assessment; fee; providing copy of delineation forms.
Section 324.30322 Notice to owners of record of change in status of property.
Section 324.30323 Legal rights or authority not abrogated; action to determine if property taken without just compensation; court order; limitation on value of property.
Section 324.30325 Repealed. 2013, Act 98, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2013.
Section 324.30327 Certifications by department under federal water pollution control act.
Section 324.30328 Applicability to "navigable waters" and "waters of the United States" as defined under federal law.
Section 324.30329 Repealed. 2009, Act 120, Eff. Apr. 1, 2013.
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-305 PART 305 NATURAL RIVERS (324.30501...324.30515)
Section 324.30501 Definitions.
Section 324.30502 Natural river; designation; purpose; long-range plans; publicity; cooperation.
Section 324.30503 Qualifications for designation; categories of rivers.
Section 324.30504 Land acquisition; purpose; interest acquired; consent.
Section 324.30505 Federal financial assistance programs; leases; expenditures; purposes.
Section 324.30506 Public hearings; notice.
Section 324.30507 Land uses; zoning; local ordinances; state rule.
Section 324.30508 Zoning ordinance or rule; purpose.
Section 324.30509 Zoning ordinance or rule; establishment of districts; powers; distance.
Section 324.30510 Local zoning ordinance; conformance with applicable law; construction.
Section 324.30511 Districts; valuation for tax purposes.
Section 324.30512 Rules; enforcement; promulgation; variance; existing use.
Section 324.30513 National wild and scenic river system; administration.
Section 324.30514 Area plans; approval; rules.
Section 324.30515 Construction of part.
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-307 PART 307 INLAND LAKE LEVELS (324.30701...324.30723)
Section 324.30701 Definitions.
Section 324.30701.amended Definitions.
Section 324.30702 Determination of normal inland lake level; motion or petition to initiate action; delegation of powers and duties by county board; maintenance.
Section 324.30703 Preliminary study; costs; contents of study.
Section 324.30704 Initiating proceeding for determining normal inland lake level and establishing special assessment district; required finding; multicounty lake; joinder permitted.
Section 324.30705 Special assessment bonds or notes; lake level orders; proceedings; full faith and credit.
Section 324.30706 Initiation of proceedings by director of department.
Section 324.30707 Hearing; notice; service; powers and duties of court.
Section 324.30708 Maintenance of normal level; acquisition by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation; contract for operation and maintenance of existing dam; dam in adjoining county; operation of pumps and wells.
Section 324.30709 Powers of department.
Section 324.30710 Condemnation of private property.
Section 324.30711 Defraying project costs by special assessment; special assessment roll; reassessment.
Section 324.30711.amended Defraying project costs by special assessment; special assessment roll; reassessment.
Section 324.30712 Computation of project costs.
Section 324.30713 Contract with agency or corporation; provisions.
Section 324.30714 Special assessment roll; public hearing; notice; approval; appeal.
Section 324.30715 Assessment payments; installments; amount; interest, penalty, and collection; lien; preliminary study payment credited.
Section 324.30716 Bonds and notes; issuance.
Section 324.30716.amended Bonds and notes; issuance; exempt from MCL 141.2505.
Section 324.30717 Acceptance and repayment of advance.
Section 324.30717.amended Special assessment district; acceptance and repayment of advance.
Section 324.30718 Dam construction or maintenance; plans and specifications; approval by department; bids; work relief project.
Section 324.30719 Dam construction; underspill device; fish ladder.
Section 324.30720 Unauthorized change of level; penalty.
Section 324.30721 Establishment of normal inland lake level prohibited in certain cases.
Section 324.30722 Inspection; report; repairs; penalty; expenditure.
Section 324.30723 Other requirements not abrogated.
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-309 PART 309 INLAND LAKE IMPROVEMENTS (324.30901...324.30929)
Section 324.30901 Definitions.
Section 324.30902 Petition for improvement of lake or wetland; local governing bodies' powers; lake boards.
Section 324.30903 Lake board; composition; election of chairperson, treasurer, and secretary; quorum; concurrence of majority required; technical data; recommendations.
Section 324.30904 Initiation of action by freeholders.
Section 324.30905 Preliminary costs; revolving funds; assessments.
Section 324.30906 Institution of proceedings for lake improvement; conflicts with local ordinances and charters.
Section 324.30907 Lake improvement; initiation by department.
Section 324.30908 Lake board; determination of scope of project; establishment of special assessment districts; ministerial duties.
Section 324.30909 Engineering and economic reports; cost estimates.
Section 324.30910 Review of reports by board; determinations of practicability; public hearings; notice; determination.
Section 324.30911 County contributions toward costs of improvement.
Section 324.30912 Approval of plans and cost estimates; sufficiency of petition; resolution; publication; assessment roll.
Section 324.30913 Report of assessment to lake board; review; notice and hearing; confirmation.
Section 324.30914 Special assessments; installments; interest; penalties.
Section 324.30915 Special assessments; liens.
Section 324.30916 Special assessments; collections.
Section 324.30917 Delinquent assessments; reassessment.
Section 324.30918 Division of land parcels; uncollected assessment apportioned.
Section 324.30919 Additional special assessments.
Section 324.30920 Special assessments; invalidity and new assessments.
Section 324.30921 Special assessments; exempt lands.
Section 324.30922 Borrowing; issuance of lake level orders and bonds.
Section 324.30923 Condemnation; commencement and conduct of proceedings.
Section 324.30924 Gifts and grants-in-aid; acceptance by lake board; contract or agreement.
Section 324.30925 Gifts and grants-in-aid; acceptance by department.
Section 324.30926 Advertising for bids; letting of contracts; work relief project.
Section 324.30927 Costs of projects; computation; expenditures; representation by attorney.
Section 324.30928 Intervention by department.
Section 324.30929 Lake board for inland lake; dissolution.
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-311 PART 311 LOCAL RIVER MANAGEMENT (324.31101...324.31119)
Section 324.31101 Definitions.
Section 324.31102 Watershed council; petition; contents; organizational meeting; notice.
Section 324.31103 Watershed council; membership; voting rights; term; river management board.
Section 324.31104 Watershed council; duties.
Section 324.31105 Watershed council; powers.
Section 324.31106 River management district; establishment; powers; consolidation; coordination.
Section 324.31107 River management district; organizational meeting; notice; date; board; membership; term; voting rights.
Section 324.31108 River management board; powers.
Section 324.31109 River management district; body corporate; powers; taxing power.
Section 324.31110 River management board; duties.
Section 324.31111 Executive secretary; additional staff.
Section 324.31112 Minimum level of stream flow; industrial use of water.
Section 324.31113 Minimum level of stream flow; order of determination; notice; publication; review.
Section 324.31114 Minimum level of stream flow; determination by watershed council or department; request.
Section 324.31115 Measurement of stream flow, lake levels, and water quality; gauges and sampling devices; entering public property.
Section 324.31116 Preparation of river management plan; advice, assistance, and supervision by department.
Section 324.31117 Rules.
Section 324.31118 Authority of department not affected by part.
Section 324.31119 Director of public health; powers unaffected.
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-312 PART 312 WATERSHED ALLIANCES (324.31201...324.31206)
Section 324.31201 Definitions.
Section 324.31202 Watershed alliance; establishment by municipalities; purpose; resolution; bylaws; voluntary membership.
Section 324.31203 Watershed alliance as body corporate; powers and authority.
Section 324.31204 Watershed alliance; powers and authority; report; assessment or collection of fees or taxes.
Section 324.31205 Audit.
Section 324.31206 Additional authority prohibited.
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-313 PART 313 SURPLUS WATERS (324.31301...324.31314)
Section 324.31301 Definitions.
Section 324.31302 Request for surveys; utilization of reports.
Section 324.31303 Request for surveys; involvement of other boards.
Section 324.31304 Request for surveys; determination of optimum flow; plan for improvement, utilization, and conservation of surplus water; factors; limitations.
Section 324.31305 Public hearing; determination of optimum flow; notice; order; review.
Section 324.31306 Transmission of plans to boards; adoption; dams; supervision.
Section 324.31307 Gifts and grants; buying, selling, exchanging, or condemning land; restrictions on financing dams.
Section 324.31308 Gifts and grants-in-aid; acceptance by department.
Section 324.31309 Use of increased flowage; waste assimilation; rates for usage.
Section 324.31310 Permits granted by department not affected by part.
Section 324.31311 Rules.
Section 324.31312 Redetermination of optimum flow; modification of plan; hearings.
Section 324.31313 Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 324.31314 Applicability of part to river management districts.
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-315 PART 315 DAM SAFETY (324.31501...324.31529)
Section 324.31501 Meanings of words and phrases.
Section 324.31502 Definitions; A to D.
Section 324.31503 Definitions; E to H.
Section 324.31504 Definitions; I to P.
Section 324.31505 Definitions; R to T.
Section 324.31506 Jurisdiction of dams and impoundments; exemptions.
Section 324.31507 Prohibited conduct; exception.
Section 324.31508 Preparation of plans and specifications; licensed professional engineer required; exceptions.
Section 324.31509 Activities requiring permit; application for permit; fees; waiver and disposition of fees.
Section 324.31510 Request for notification of pending applications for permits; annual fee; biweekly list of applications; copies; contents.
Section 324.31511 Copies of application and statement; submission; public hearing; notice.
Section 324.31512 Necessity for immediate action; emergency conditions; application for permit to reconstruct failed dam.
Section 324.31513 Minor project categories; rules.
Section 324.31514 Effect of proposed activity on public health, safety, welfare, property, or natural resources.
Section 324.31515 Approval of plans and specifications; completion of permitted activity; time; extension; approval of changes; duration and renewal of permit; terms and conditions; mitigating measures; recommendations; performance bond; suspension, revocation, annulment, withdrawal, recall, cancellation, or amendment of permit; hearings.
Section 324.31516 Spillway capacity; minimum criteria; freeboard; auxiliary spillway; duty of owner.
Section 324.31517 Duties of owner; inspection; notice of final approval; notice of project not completed in accordance with plans, specifications, or conditions; enforcement action.
Section 324.31518 Inspection reports; determination of hazard potential classification; inspection schedule; notice; additional inspection reports; contents of inspection report; visual inspection and report; detailed investigation or evaluation; life or property threatened by breach of dam; cause of action; ordering actions to alleviate danger.
Section 324.31519 Order to limit dam operations; order to remove dam; hearing.
Section 324.31520 Sudden or unprecedented flood; unusual or alarming circumstance or occurrence; emergency drawdowns, repairs, breaching, or other action; notice.
Section 324.31521 Emergency orders.
Section 324.31522 Structural integrity and operation of dam; investigations and studies.
Section 324.31523 Emergency action plans; submissions; review; consistency with other plans; contents of plans.
Section 324.31524 Violation; order; suspension, modification, or revocation of permit; remedies cumulative; civil action.
Section 324.31525 Commencement of civil action; request; place; civil fine; contempt; willful or reckless violation as misdemeanor; penalty; subsequent violations; fine for failure to obtain permit; restoration of site; schedule of administrative monetary penalties for minor violations.
Section 324.31526 Person aggrieved by action or inaction of department; hearing; determination; judicial review.
Section 324.31527 Entering private or public property; time; purpose.
Section 324.31528 Rules.
Section 324.31529 Construction of part.
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-317 PART 317 AQUIFER PROTECTION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (324.31701...324.31713)
Section 324.31701 Definitions.
Section 324.31702 Allegation of potential groundwater dispute; submission of complaint by small-quantity well owner; investigation; on-site evaluation; inability to resolve complaint; toll-free facsimile and telephone line; duties of director of department of environmental quality and director of department of agriculture and rural development; unverified complaints; other resolutions.
Section 324.31702a Informal meeting between parties.
Section 324.31703 Duties of director or director of department of agriculture and rural development in groundwater dispute.
Section 324.31704 Order declaring groundwater dispute.
Section 324.31705 Declaration of groundwater dispute; temporary provision at point of use of adequate supply of potable water; extraction of groundwater; restriction; impact on viability of certain businesses; public water supply owned or operated by local government.
Section 324.31706 Compensation; conditions.
Section 324.31707 Compensation; requirements.
Section 324.31708 Appeal.
Section 324.31709 Exceptions.
Section 324.31710 Aquifer protection revolving fund.
Section 324.31711 Report.
Section 324.31712 Violation of order; civil fine or costs; default; deposit; action to enforce order.
Section 324.31713 Repealed. 2009, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 2009.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES THE GREAT LAKES (324.32101...324.34201)
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-321 PART 321 THE GREAT LAKES COMPACT AUTHORIZATION (324.32101...324.32107)
Section 324.32101 Great Lakes compact; cooperation with Ontario and bordering states; agreement authority.
Section 324.32102 Compact; ratification.
Section 324.32103 Compact; terms; conditions; provisions.
Section 324.32104 Compact commission; memberships.
Section 324.32105 Compact; effective date; commission meetings; officers; duties; quorum.
Section 324.32106 Compact; commission; records of meetings and proceedings; reports.
Section 324.32107 Compact commission; expenses.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-322 PART 322 GREAT LAKES BASIN COMPACT (324.32201...324.32206)
Section 324.32201 Great Lakes basin compact; ratification; contents.
Section 324.32202 Great Lakes commission; membership; oath; expenses; voting rights.
Section 324.32203 Commission; cooperation by state officers.
Section 324.32204 Commission; budget; appropriations.
Section 324.32205 Basin compact; transmission of copy of part and compact to other parties.
Section 324.32206 Limiting diversions of water of Great Lakes.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-323 PART 323 SHORELANDS PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT (324.32301...324.32315)
Section 324.32301 Definitions.
Section 324.32302 Shoreland engineering study; determinations.
Section 324.32303 Engineering study.
Section 324.32304 Environmental study.
Section 324.32305 Use of high risk area; prevention of property loss; notice of determinations and recommendations.
Section 324.32306 Use of flood risk area; prevention of property loss; notice of determinations and recommendations.
Section 324.32307 Environmental area; use; regulation.
Section 324.32308 County zoning.
Section 324.32309 City or village zoning.
Section 324.32310 Township zoning.
Section 324.32311 Approval or disapproval of zoning ordinance regulating high risk area, flood risk area, or environmental area.
Section 324.32312 Rules; fee required with permit application or project; disposition of fees; violation; restraining order.
Section 324.32312a Construction of above grade walls with movable brick.
Section 324.32313 Use and management plan; contents; hearings; submission of plan copies to governor and legislature.
Section 324.32314 Agreements and contracts.
Section 324.32315 Money, grants, or grants-in-aid; purpose.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-325 PART 325 GREAT LAKES SUBMERGED LANDS (324.32501...324.32516)
Section 324.32501 Additional definitions.
Section 324.32502 Unpatented lake bottomlands and unpatented made lands in Great Lakes; construction of part.
Section 324.32503 Agreements pertaining to waters over and filling in of submerged patented lands; lease or deed of unpatented lands; terms, conditions, and requirements; reservation of mineral rights; exception; lease or deed allowing drilling operations for exploration of oil or gas purposes; execution of agreement, lease, or deed with United States.
Section 324.32504 Unpatented lake lands and unpatented made lands; application for conveyance; contents; qualifications of applicant; consent; approval; fee.
Section 324.32504a Restoration or maintenance of lighthouse; lease or agreement for use of lands; “approved organization” defined.
Section 324.32505 Unpatented lake bottomlands and unpatented made lands; consideration for conveyances or lease.
Section 324.32506 Unpatented lands and unpatented made lands; value determination by department; appraisal; decision of court.
Section 324.32507 Receipts; disposition; accounting; employees.
Section 324.32508 Lands conveyed; taxation.
Section 324.32509 Rules.
Section 324.32510 Land filled, excavated, or modified without approval; misdemeanor; penalty; issuance or service of appearance ticket; “minor offense” defined.
Section 324.32511 Certificate of location of lakeward boundary; application; riparian owner; fee.
Section 324.32512 Acts prohibited; exceptions; activities not subject to regulation; applicability of subsection (2) to certain lands.
Section 324.32512a Minor project categories; activities; conditions; application; notice; general permit.
Section 324.32513 Application for permit; contents; fees; disposition of fees.
Section 324.32514 Application for permit; copies to department of community health, local units, and adjacent riparian owners; objections; public hearing; notice; conditional permit; additional conditions.
Section 324.32515 Artificial waterway; permit; issuance; conditions; maintenance.
Section 324.32515a Dredging or placing dredged spoils on bottomland; permit; conditions.
Section 324.32516 Repealed. 2012, Act 247, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-326 PART 326 GREAT LAKES SUBMERGED LOGS RECOVERY (324.32601...324.32615)
Section 324.32601 Definitions.
Section 324.32602 Submerged logs; reservation of ownership rights.
Section 324.32603 Removal of submerged logs from bottomlands, patented lands, or underwater preserves; permit.
Section 324.32604 Application for submerged log removal permit; submission; form; information; time period for submission; disposition of fees.
Section 324.32605 Receipt of completed application; review by department; issuance of permit; conditions.
Section 324.32606 Department review of application; issuance; limitation; time period for making decision; conditions; notification of approval or denial; disposition of fees.
Section 324.32607 Submerged log removal permit; overlaps; expiration; transfer; bond; termination; "bond" defined.
Section 324.32608 Application for submerged log removal permit; hearing.
Section 324.32609 Sawlog stumpage value; reservation of payments; "sawlog stumpage value" defined; report and payments due; disposition of payments; overdue payment.
Section 324.32610 Submerged log recovery fund.
Section 324.32611 Great Lakes fund.
Section 324.32612 Violation; civil action; remedies; civil fine.
Section 324.32613 Violation as misdemeanor; penalties.
Section 324.32614 Repealed. 2018, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 25, 2018.
Section 324.32615 Rules.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-327 PART 327 GREAT LAKES PRESERVATION (324.32701...324.32730)
Section 324.32701 Definitions; retention of established baseline capacity.
Section 324.32702 Legislative findings and declarations; authority.
Section 324.32703 Diversion of waters prohibited.
Section 324.32703a Diversion; authorization; conditions.
Section 324.32704 Applicability of MCL 324.32703.
Section 324.32704a Diversion; proposal; comment period; notification; waiver.
Section 324.32705 Registration of withdrawal; use of assessment tool; exception; agricultural purpose; form; calculating total amount of existing or proposed withdrawal; aggregate information; duration of valid registration.
Section 324.32706 Development of internet-based online registration process; registration; required statement and supporting documentation.
Section 324.32706a Internet-based water withdrawal assessment tool; implementation; determination of proposed zone withdrawal; entering and printing data; working in conjunction with online registration process; technical modifications; redesignation of stream or river; report.
Section 324.32706b Utilization of assessment tool; request for site-specific review; designation of proposed withdrawal; registration; rerun of assessment tool; correction of data.
Section 324.32706c Request for site-specific review; analysis; supporting evidence; conditions; form; information to be included; completion of review by department; withdrawals; registration; corrected data; disclosure under freedom of information act; definitions.
Section 324.32706d Collection of stream or river flow measurements by persons other than department; development and use of protocol; training program.
Section 324.32706e Cumulative withdrawals; determination of adverse impact.
Section 324.32707 Reporting requirements; forms; water use reporting fees.
Section 324.32708 Water use conservation plan; formula or model to estimate consumptive use of withdrawals for agricultural purposes; inclusion of information in statewide groundwater inventory and map; disclosure.
Section 324.32708a Generic water conservation measures; preparation; posting on website; submission of water conservation measures by water user's sector; acceptance by department; water conservation measures for agricultural purposes; report; notification of zone C withdrawal; definitions.
Section 324.32709 Informational materials.
Section 324.32710 Duties of department; electronic mail notification of withdrawals; formation of water resources assessment and education committee.
Section 324.32711, 324.32712 Repealed. 2006, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 2006.
Section 324.32713 Civil action; commencement; civil fine; recovery of surveillance and enforcement costs.
Section 324.32714 Water use protection fund; creation; disposition of assets; investments; money remaining in fund; expenditures.
Section 324.32721 Large quantity withdrawal; prohibition; exception; certain large quantity withdrawals subject to definition of adverse resource impact existing on February 28, 2006.
Section 324.32722 Presumption.
Section 324.32723 Water withdrawal permit; persons required to obtain; application; fee; issuance; conditions; revocation; petition for contested case hearing; exemptions from permit requirements.
Section 324.32724 324.32724 Repealed. 2008, Act 181, Imd. Eff. July 9, 2008.
Section 324.32725 Water users committee; establishment; purpose; composition; notice of withdrawal; occurrence of adverse resource impacts; recommended solution proposed by department; order by director; petition; "unverified petition" and "permit holders" defined.
Section 324.32726 Local ordinance.
Section 324.32727 Exemptions; compilation and sharing of certain data.
Section 324.32728 Construction and scope of act; rules.
Section 324.32729 Fees not authorized; exception.
Section 324.32730 Compact; implementation.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-328 PART 328 AQUIFER PROTECTION (324.32801...324.32803)
Section 324.32801 Definitions.
Section 324.32802 Groundwater data; collection and compilation into statewide groundwater inventory and map; update; availability to public.
Section 324.32803 Water use advisory council; creation; qualifications and appointment of members; appointment of technical advisors; duties of council; report.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-329 PART 329 GREAT LAKES PROTECTION (324.32901...324.32911)
Section 324.32901 Definitions.
Section 324.32902 Legislative findings.
Section 324.32903 Office of the Great Lakes; establishment; purpose; duties.
Section 324.32904 Reports, analysis, and inventory to be submitted by governor to legislature.
Section 324.32905 Michigan Great Lakes protection fund; creation; sources of money; investment of fund; crediting interest and earnings to fund; money not to revert to general fund; annual report.
Section 324.32906 State treasurer to credit money to fund.
Section 324.32907 Use of money in fund.
Section 324.32908 Michigan Great Lakes protection fund technical advisory board; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; removal of member; election of chairperson; meetings; public notice; member not to receive grant.
Section 324.32909 Duties of board generally.
Section 324.32910 Programs and grants to be funded; advice to department; compilation and submission of list; statement of guidelines; appropriation.
Section 324.32911 Great Lakes spill prevention research fund; creation; appropriations, gifts, and contributions; investments; disposition of interest and earnings; reversions; use of money; definitions.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-331 PART 331 REGIONAL GREAT LAKES PROTECTION FUND (324.33101...324.33105)
Section 324.33101 Definitions.
Section 324.33102 Legislative findings and declaration.
Section 324.33103 Great Lakes protection fund; formation and operation; agreement; appointment of members to board of directors.
Section 324.33104 Withdrawal of participation in fund; dissolution of fund and distribution of assets; agreement to extend deadline.
Section 324.33105 Delegation of responsibilities.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-333 PART 333 COASTAL BEACH EROSION (324.33301...324.33301)
Section 324.33301 Coastal beach erosion or protection; expenditures authorized.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-337 PART 337 FLOOD, DRAINAGE, AND BEACH EROSION CONTROL (324.33701...324.33708)
Section 324.33701 Flood, drainage, or beach erosion control; lands; acquisition; contract with federal government; terms.
Section 324.33702 Relief from assessment.
Section 324.33703 Contract; provisions.
Section 324.33704 Expenditures from municipal or county funds.
Section 324.33705 Assurances to federal government.
Section 324.33706 Joint contracts for implementation of part.
Section 324.33707 Contracts; borrowing funds from federal government.
Section 324.33708 Interest in lands; easement for flood plain; acquisition; declared public purposes.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-339 PART 339 CONTROL OF CERTAIN STATE LANDS (324.33901...324.33939)
Section 324.33901 Unpatented overflowed lands, made lands, and Lake St. Clair bottomlands; authority of department.
Section 324.33902 Powers of department to convey lands; dedication of unleased lands for recreational uses.
Section 324.33903 Conveyance of certain leased lands by department; rights reserved.
Section 324.33904 Deeds; prerequisites to granting.
Section 324.33905 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Section 324.33906 St. Clair Flats lands; conflicting claims; determination; appeal.
Section 324.33907 St. Clair Flats area; rules.
Section 324.33908 Receipts; credit of consideration and fees to land and water management permit fee fund.
Section 324.33909 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Section 324.33910 Water highway lands; lease; conveyance to contiguous lessees.
Section 324.33911 Granting deeds to certain property; requirements.
Section 324.33912 Rental valuation periods; determination; improvements; maximum increase; gross sum.
Section 324.33913-324.33915 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Section 324.33916 Former lease holder as trespasser; recovery of possession by state.
Section 324.33917-324.33920 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Section 324.33921 Rights of lessees subject to certain public rights.
Section 324.33922, 324.33923 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Section 324.33924 Definitions.
Section 324.33925 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Section 324.33926 Surveys governing terms of part.
Section 324.33927 Ascertainment of rights by department; hearing; powers of department.
Section 324.33928 Conflicting claims; determination by department; hearing; notice; depositions; appeal.
Section 324.33929 State leased lands; sale or transfer of lease; statement of purpose; approval by department; record of assignment.
Section 324.33930-324.33932 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Section 324.33933 State leased lands; taxes; assessment.
Section 324.33934 State leased lands; tax default; procedure for payment; forfeiture of lease; co-owners; partial payment of taxes; certificate of cancellation.
Section 324.33935 State leased lands; nonpayment of taxes; report.
Section 324.33936-324.33939 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 PART 341 IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (324.34101...324.34146)
Section 324.34101 Irrigation districts; conditions and limitations for withdrawal of waters from Great Lakes; enforcement of section.
Section 324.34102 Construction of part.
Section 324.34103 Previously organized districts; validity, rights, privileges, and obligations; applicability of part.
Section 324.34104 Irrigation district as body corporate; powers; seal; condemnation.
Section 324.34105 District contracts with federal government, state, and others; approval by department; state's public trust.
Section 324.34106 Grant to United States or irrigation district of right to use rights-of-way in county or intercounty drainage districts; approval; rights of private persons.
Section 324.34107 Dams for irrigation; approval.
Section 324.34108 Grants of federal, state, and private aid for irrigation projects.
Section 324.34109 Irrigation districts; petitions for formulation or improvement; contents; circulation; signatures.
Section 324.34110 Irrigation districts; affidavit of signers of petitions; evidence.
Section 324.34111 Irrigation districts; lands included.
Section 324.34112 Irrigation board; creation; membership; chairperson; availability of writings to public; minutes; records and files; member as commissioner of irrigation and public officer; presumption; contested report or action; burden of proof; exception.
Section 324.34113 Commissioners of irrigation; oath of office; annual accounts.
Section 324.34114 Control over withdrawals and operations; rules; orders; expenses.
Section 324.34115 Irrigation board; conducting business at public meeting; notice; calling and notice of meetings; affidavit as proof of mailing; waiver of additional notice; quorum; adjournment; action by board; signing of orders.
Section 324.34116 Proceedings upon petition for establishment of irrigation districts; meetings; filing and examination of petition; report; expenses and compensation.
Section 324.34117 Irrigation board; first meeting; considerations; naming project and irrigation district; determination of sufficiency of petition and practicability of proposed project; objections; hearing; notice; report of department; final order of determination; order of department; eliminating or adding land in irrigation district; rehearing; legal establishment of irrigation district.
Section 324.34118 Plans, specifications, and costs; estimates of proposed irrigation projects.
Section 324.34119 Design plans of irrigation works; commissioner's alteration or deviation; approval of department.
Section 324.34120 Acquisition of lands or rights-of-way.
Section 324.34121 Advertisement for bids for construction; acceptance and rejection of bids; readvertisement.
Section 324.34122 Costs of irrigation district; computation; approval.
Section 324.34123 Assessment roll; description of lands benefited; apportionment of costs; objections.
Section 324.34124 Notice of hearing; publication; form.
Section 324.34125 Hearing on objections; scope of review; equalization.
Section 324.34126 Special assessment rolls; final orders and confirmation; endorsement; memorandum of installments; conclusiveness.
Section 324.34127 Irrigation special assessments liens.
Section 324.34128 Tax assessment rolls; contents; permanent installment payments.
Section 324.34129 Spread of special assessments on local tax rolls; orders by county board of commissioners.
Section 324.34130 Spread of special assessments on local tax rolls; duties of local assessing officers.
Section 324.34131 Special assessment taxes; interest, charges, collections, disbursement; defense of collector; limitation on actions; payments under protest; liens.
Section 324.34132 Additional pro rata assessments; limitations.
Section 324.34133 Invalid assessments; validation procedure; payments applied to reassessments.
Section 324.34134 Irrigation orders to pay charges and to pay easements or rights-of-way; installments; drawing orders on first and succeeding years' assessments; limitations; certification by treasurer.
Section 324.34135 Interest on bonds; board of commissioners; resolution pledging full faith and credit of county to pay.
Section 324.34136 Operating and maintaining property of irrigation district; fixing and collecting water charges; approval of charges; charges for water services as lien on affected lands; certification of delinquent charges; entering charges on tax roll; enforcement; exaction of other charges; future expenses; assessment; notice of hearing.
Section 324.34137 Attack on orders; proceedings by writ of superintending control; legality of irrigation special assessment district and project; assessments; actions.
Section 324.34138 Suspension of water delivery; delinquent irrigation taxes; right-of-way for laterals; condemnation; payment.
Section 324.34139 Irrigation boards; powers and duties.
Section 324.34140 Right of entry upon land to survey; location of drains; acquisition of property; reservoirs for storage or transfers of Great Lakes water.
Section 324.34141 Advancement of money to pay costs; reimbursement by irrigation special assessment district; obligations.
Section 324.34142 District accounts; duties of county treasurer; expenditure from district funds; bond interest; funds transfer.
Section 324.34143 Irrigation district funds; deposit; interest; use.
Section 324.34144 Irrigation district funds; county treasurers as custodians; deputies; bond; orders for payment.
Section 324.34145 Revolving fund to pay for preliminary costs; assessment of preliminary costs; repayment of fund.
Section 324.34146 Borrowing money; issuing bonds; anticipating collection of special assessments; amount; applicability of law.
451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-342 PART 342 GREAT LAKES—ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN WATER RESOURCES COMPACT (324.34201...324.34201)
Section 324.34201 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact.
451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS LAND HABITATS (324.35101...324.36207)
451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 PART 351 WILDERNESS AND NATURAL AREAS (324.35101...324.35111)
Section 324.35101 Definitions.
Section 324.35102 Wilderness, wild, and natural areas; duty of department to identify, dedicate, and administer.
Section 324.35103 Review of state land; identification of certain tracts; determination of dedication; proposed alteration or withdrawal of previously dedicated areas; filing proposals; procedure for making dedication or denying proposal; exchange of dedicated land; notice requirements.
Section 324.35104 Proximity of wild and natural areas to certain urban centers; designation of private land or land controlled by other governmental units.
Section 324.35105 Prohibited activities; easement.
Section 324.35106 Landing aircraft or operating mechanical transport in wilderness, wild, or natural area.
Section 324.35107 Maintenance or restoration of wilderness, wild, or natural area.
Section 324.35108 Posting signs; contents.
Section 324.35109 Acquisition of land.
Section 324.35110 Taxation; audit of assessments; appropriation.
Section 324.35111 Saving clause.
451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-353 PART 353 SAND DUNES PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT (324.35301...324.35326)
Section 324.35301 Definitions.
Section 324.35302 Legislative findings.
Section 324.35303 Notice to local units of government and property owners; copy of “atlas of critical dune areas”; contents of notice; supplying addresses of property owners.
Section 324.35304 Permit for use in critical dune area; requirements; decision of local unit of government; limitations; ordinance; model zoning plan; special exceptions; assisting local units of government.
Section 324.35305 Hearing; judicial review.
Section 324.35306 Lawful use of land or structure; exemptions.
Section 324.35307 Maps.
Section 324.35308 Prohibited uses; exception.
Section 324.35309 Use permit and inspection fee; disposition of fees; authorization of separate fee; bond.
Section 324.35310 Suspension or revocation of permit; restraining order, injunction, or other appropriate remedy; instituting action; cumulative rights; performance review; determination of noncompliance; response; implementation of model zoning plan; appeal; civil fine; order to pay cost of restabilization; violation as misdemeanor.
Section 324.35311 Review of “atlas of critical dune areas”; appointment and duties of review team.
Section 324.35311a Construction, improvement, and maintenance of driveways.
Section 324.35311b Construction, improvement, and maintenance of accessibility measures.
Section 324.35312 Zoning ordinance; provisions; regulation of additional lands.
Section 324.35313 Zoning ordinance; requirements for applications for permits for use of critical dune area.
Section 324.35314 Zoning ordinance; provisions; review of subdivision development.
Section 324.35315 Zoning ordinance; prohibited uses in critical dune area.
Section 324.35316 Zoning ordinances; additional prohibited uses in critical dune area; variance; contour maps; guidelines; restoration.
Section 324.35317 Variances; special exceptions; limitations; decision; environmental site assessment or environmental impact statement; annual report; forwarding application to local government; review and comment; waiver of opportunity to review; notice of opposition; determination of practical difficulty.
Section 324.35318 Request for revaluation to determine fair market value.
Section 324.35319 Environmental assessment; contents.
Section 324.35320 Environmental impact statement; contents.
Section 324.35321 Review of site plan; duties of planning commission.
Section 324.35322 Special use project application, plan, and proposed decision; review; action.
Section 324.35323 Destruction of structure or use; exemption; replacement.
Section 324.35324 Management of federally owned and state owned land.
Section 324.35325 Purchase of lands or interests in lands; purpose.
Section 324.35326 Repealed. 2012, Act 297, Imd. Eff. Aug. 7, 2012
451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-355 PART 355 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CONSERVATION (324.35501...324.35506)
Section 324.35501 Definitions.
Section 324.35502 Legislative findings.
Section 324.35503 State goal.
Section 324.35504 Joint legislative working committee on biological diversity; creation; appointment of members; establishment, organization, and membership of scientific advisory boards; consultation with other qualified individuals; function; reports; meetings; compliance with open meetings act; writings available to public; public hearings; dissolution.
Section 324.35505 Reports; contents; additional information.
Section 324.35506 Development of state strategy; factors; progress report to legislature; circulation of draft report; public hearing; report to legislature.
451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-357 PART 357 NATURAL BEAUTY ROADS (324.35701...324.35706)
Section 324.35701 Definitions.
Section 324.35702 Petition for designation; hearing; notice; resolution.
Section 324.35703 Designation; petition requesting withdrawal; revocation of designation; determination; publication of notice; reversion to former status.
Section 324.35704 Guidelines and procedures for native vegetation preservation; rights of public utilities or governmental agencies or municipalities.
Section 324.35705 Citizen's advisory committee; establishment; purpose.
Section 324.35706 Violation of guideline or procedure; complaint; civil action; default in payment of civil fine or costs.
451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-358 PART 358 ADOPT-A-SHORELINE PROGRAM (324.35801...324.35804)
Section 324.35801 Adopt-a-shoreline program; "department" defined; administration; purpose; rules; agreements with volunteer groups to implement program.
Section 324.35802 Adopt-a-shoreline program; duties of department.
Section 324.35803 Cleanup effort conducted on state land; part or agreement construed.
Section 324.35804 Repealed. 2018, Act 79, Eff. June 17, 2018.
451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-359 PART 359 ADOPT-A-RIVER PROGRAM (324.35901...324.35904)
Section 324.35901 Adopt-a-river program; "department" defined; administration; purpose; rules; agreements with volunteer groups to implement program.
Section 324.35902 Adopt-a-river program; duties of department.
Section 324.35903 Cleanup effort conducted on state land; part or agreement construed.
Section 324.35904 Repealed. 2018, Act 78, Eff. June 17, 2018.
451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-361 PART 361 FARMLAND AND OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION (324.36101...324.36117)
Section 324.36101 Definitions.
Section 324.36102 Development rights agreement or easement; execution authorized; provisions.
Section 324.36103 Development rights agreement or easement; effect of execution and acceptance; term; limitation; disposition; prior lien, lease, or interest not superseded; lien of state or local governing body; subordination.
Section 324.36104 Application for farmland development rights agreement; form; contents; notice; review, comment, and recommendations; approval or rejection; appeal; preparation, contents, execution, and recordation of agreement; annual listing of current agreements; application effective for current tax year; reapplication; tax exemption.
Section 324.36104a Permitted use; criteria; exception.
Section 324.36104c Farming operations; permitted uses.
Section 324.36104e Solar facility; permitted use; development rights agreement; tax credit; definitions.
Section 324.36105 Open space land; application for open space development rights easement; approval or rejection; provisions; tax exemption.
Section 324.36106 Open space land; application for open space development rights easement; form; contents; notice; review, comments, and recommendations; approval or rejection; preparation and contents of easement; appraisal; statement of fair market value; execution and recordation of easement; forwarding copies of easement; appeal; legislative approval; costs; reapplication; tax exemption.
Section 324.36107 Notice of owners' intentions regarding extension or expiration of agreement or easement; notice of lien.
Section 324.36108 Special assessments.
Section 324.36109 Credit against state income tax or former state single business tax act or Michigan business tax act.
Section 324.36110 Sale of land; notice; death or disability of owner; division into smaller parcels of land; "individual essential to the operation of a farm" defined; fee prohibited.
Section 324.36111 Expiration, renewal, relinquishment, or termination of development rights agreement.
Section 324.36111a Relinquishment of development rights agreement; conditions; “economic viability” defined.
Section 324.36111b Development rights or acquisition of agricultural conservation easements; application; selection criteria and scoring system; notification; points; determination of development rights value; approval by director; installment purchase plan; provisions for protection of farmland; termination of easements; value development rights in event of condemnation.
Section 324.36112 Relinquishment of open space development rights easement pursuant to MCL 324.36105.
Section 324.36113 Relinquishment of open space development rights easement pursuant to MCL 324.36106.
Section 324.36114 Injunction; penalty.
Section 324.36115 Exchange of information.
Section 324.36116 Rules.
Section 324.36117 Repealed. 2016, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.
451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-362 PART 362 AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION FUND (324.36201...324.36207)
Section 324.36201 Definitions.
Section 324.36202 Agricultural preservation fund; creation; disposition; money remaining in fund; administration; expenditures.
Section 324.36203 Purchase of agricultural conservation easements; establishment of grant program; application; eligibility; form; contents; forwarding to board.
Section 324.36204 Agricultural preservation fund board; creation; membership; appointment; terms; quorum; compensation; expenses; election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; removal of member; vacancy.
Section 324.36205 Application; evaluation criteria; priority; determination of grant awards; amount; notification; report to commission; maximum expenditure; portion of acquisition cost to be provided by applicant or another person.
Section 324.36206 Distribution of grants to local units of government; condition; reviewing permitted uses; contribution of development rights; purchase by local unit of government through installment purchase agreement; joint holding by state and local unit of government; delegation of enforcement authority; transfer to property owner; tax credits under MCL 324.36109.
Section 324.36207 Rules.
451-1994-III-1-ENDANGERED-SPECIES ENDANGERED SPECIES (324.36501...324.36507)
451-1994-III-1-ENDANGERED-SPECIES-365 PART 365 ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION (324.36501...324.36507)
Section 324.36501 Definitions.
Section 324.36502 Duties of department.
Section 324.36503 Investigations; determinations; rule; review.
Section 324.36504 Programs; cooperative agreements.
Section 324.36505 Prohibitions; exceptions.
Section 324.36506 Enforcement of part and rules.
Section 324.36507 Violation; penalty.