February 16, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Sarah Roberts, Irwin, Cochran, Hovey-Wright, Darany, Chang, Greig, Plawecki, Townsend, Moss, Pagan, Schor, LaVoy, Singh, Faris, Wittenberg, Hoadley, Geiss and Zemke and referred to the Committee on Energy Policy.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 1301 and 61525 (MCL 324.1301 and 324.61525),
section 1301 as amended by 2014 PA 215 and section 61525 as amended
by 2004 PA 325.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1301. As used in this part:
(a) "Application period" means the period beginning when an
application for a permit is received by the state and ending when
the application is considered to be administratively complete under
section 1305 and any applicable fee has been paid.
(b) "Department" means the department, agency, or officer
authorized by this act to approve or deny an application for a
particular permit.
(c) "Director" means the director of the state department
authorized under this act to approve or deny an application for a
particular permit or the director's designee.
(d) "Permit" means a permit or operating license required by
any of the following sections or by rules promulgated thereunder,
or, in the case of section 9112, by an ordinance adopted
thereunder:
(i) Section 3104, floodplain alteration permit.
(ii) Section 3503, permit for use of water in mining iron ore.
(iii) Section 4105, sewerage system construction permit.
(iv) Section 6516, vehicle testing license.
(v) Section 6521, motor vehicle fleet testing permit.
(vi) Section 8310, restricted use pesticide dealer license.
(vii) Section 8310a, agricultural pesticide dealer license.
(viii) Section 8504, license to manufacture or distribute
fertilizer.
(ix) Section 9112, local soil erosion and sedimentation
control permit.
(x) Section 11509, solid waste disposal area construction
permit.
(xi) Section 11512, solid waste disposal area operating
license.
(xii) Section 11542, municipal solid waste incinerator ash
landfill operating license amendment.
(xiii) Section 11702, septage waste servicing license or
septage waste vehicle license.
(xiv) Section 11709, septage waste site permit.
(xv) Section 30104, inland lakes and streams project permit.
(xvi) Section 30304, state permit for dredging, filling, or
other activity in wetland. Permit includes an authorization for a
specific project to proceed under a general permit issued under
section 30312.
(xvii) Section 31509, dam construction, repair, or removal
permit.
(xviii) Section 32312, flood risk, high risk, or environmental
area permit.
(xix) Section 32512, permit for dredging and filling
bottomland.
(xx) Section 32603, permit for submerged log removal from
Great Lakes bottomlands.
(xxi) Section 35304, department permit for critical dune area
use.
(xxii) Section 36505, endangered species permit.
(xxiii) Section 41702, game bird hunting preserve license.
(xxiv) Section 42101, dog training area permit.
(xxv) Section 42501, fur dealer's license.
(xxvi) Section 42702, game dealer's license.
(xxvii) Section 44513, charter boat operating permit under
reciprocal agreement.
(xxviii) Section 44516, boat livery operating permit.
(xxix) Section 45503, permit to take frogs for scientific use.
(xxx) Section 45902, game fish propagation license.
(xxxi) Section 45906, game fish import license.
(xxxii) Section 61525, oil or gas well drilling permit.
(xxxiii) Section 62509, brine, storage, or waste disposal well
drilling or conversion permit or test well drilling permit.
(xxxiv) Section 63103a, ferrous mineral mining permit.
(xxxv) Section 63514 or 63525, surface coal mining and
reclamation permit or revision of the permit, respectively.
(xxxvi) Section 63704, sand dune mining permit.
(xxxvii) Section 72108, use permits for a Pure Michigan Trail.
(xxxviii) Section 76109, sunken aircraft or watercraft
abandoned property recovery permit.
(xxxix) Section 76504, Mackinac Island motor vehicle and land
use permits.
(xxxx) Section 80159, buoy or beacon permit.
(e) "Processing deadline" means the last day of the processing
period.
(f) "Processing period" means the following time period after
the close of the application period, for the following permit, as
applicable:
(i) Twenty days for a permit under section 61525 or 62509.
(ii) Thirty days for a permit under section 9112 or 44516.
(iii) Thirty days after the department consults with the
underwater salvage and preserve committee created under section
76103, for a permit under section 76109.
(iv) Sixty days, for a permit under section 30104 for a minor
project
established under section 30105(7) or 32512a(1), or for an
authorization for a specific project to proceed under a general
permit
issued under section 30105(8) or 32512a(2), or for a permit
under section 32312, or, if a hearing is required, for a permit
under section 61525.
(v) Sixty days or, if a hearing is held, 90 days for a permit
under section 35304.
(vi) Sixty days or, if a hearing is held, 120 days for a
permit under section 30104, other than a permit or authorization
described in subparagraph (ii) or (iv), or for a permit under
section 31509.
(vii) Ninety days for a permit under section 11512, a revision
of a surface coal mining and reclamation permit under section
63525, or a permit under section 72108.
(viii) Ninety days or, if a hearing is held, 150 days for a
permit under section 3104 or 30304, or a permit under section 32512
other than a permit described in subparagraph (iv).
(ix) Ninety days after the close of the review or comment
period under section 32604, or if a public hearing is held, 90 days
after the date of the public hearing for a permit under section
32603.
(x) One hundred twenty days for a permit under section 11509,
11542, 63103a, 63514, or 63704.
(xi) One hundred fifty days for a permit under section 36505.
However, if a site inspection or federal approval is required, the
150-day period is tolled pending completion of the inspection or
receipt of the federal approval.
(xii) For any other permit, 150 days or, if a hearing is held,
90 days after the hearing, whichever is later.
Sec. 61525. (1) A person shall not drill or begin the drilling
of any well for oil or gas, for secondary recovery, or a well for
the disposal of salt water, or brine produced in association with
oil or gas operations or other oil field wastes, or wells for the
development of reservoirs for the storage of liquid or gaseous
hydrocarbons, except as authorized by a permit to drill and operate
the well issued by the supervisor of wells pursuant to part 13 and
unless the person files with the supervisor a bond as provided in
section 61506. The permittee shall post the permit in a conspicuous
place at the location of the well as provided in the rules and
requirements or orders issued or promulgated by the supervisor. An
application for a permit shall be accompanied by a fee of $300.00.
A permit to drill and operate shall not be issued to an owner or
his or her authorized representative who does not comply with the
rules and requirements or orders issued or promulgated by the
supervisor. A permit shall not be issued to an owner or his or her
authorized representative who has not complied with or is in
violation of this part or any of the rules, requirements, or orders
issued or promulgated by the supervisor or the department.
(2) The supervisor shall forward all fees received under this
section to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund.
(3) The supervisor shall make available to any person, upon
request, not less often than weekly, the following information
pertaining to applications for permits to drill and operate:
(a) Name and address of the applicant.
(b) Location of proposed well.
(c) Well name and number.
(d) Proposed depth of the well.
(e) Proposed formation.
(f) Surface owner.
(g) Whether hydrogen sulfide gas is expected.
(h) Whether the well will be used for hydraulic fracturing.
(4) The supervisor shall provide the information under
subsection
(3) to the county in which an oil or gas well is
proposed
to be located and to the city,
village, or township in
which
the oil or gas well is proposed to be located. if that city,
village,
or township has a population of 70,000 or more. A city,
village, township, or county in which an oil or gas well is
proposed to be located may provide written comments and
recommendations to the supervisor pertaining to applications for
permits to drill and operate. The supervisor shall consider all
such comments and recommendations in reviewing the application.
(5) In addition to the requirements of subsection (4), before
issuing a permit or authorizing the use of an oil or gas well for
hydraulic fracturing, if the department receives a request from the
city, village, or township in which the oil or gas well is located
or from any person who is or may be adversely impacted by the
hydraulic fracturing operation, including any person whose water
supply may be adversely impacted by the hydraulic fracturing
operation, the department shall hold a public hearing in the city,
village, or township or the county in which the oil or gas well is
located before making a decision on the application. At the public
hearing, the department shall allow interested parties to provide
written comments and recommendations to the supervisor pertaining
to the application. The supervisor shall consider all such comments
and recommendations in reviewing the application.
(6) As used in this section, "hydraulic fracturing" means
injecting foam or fluid into a well under pressure to create
fractures in a formation and thereby enhance production of
hydrocarbons.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.