HB-5200, As Passed Senate, February 1, 2018

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5200

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

by amending sections 1301, 48705, and 48710 (MCL 324.1301,

324.48705, and 324.48710), section 1301 as amended by 2014 PA 215

and sections 48705 and 48710 as added by 1995 PA 57.

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.

(xxix) (xxx) Section 45902, game fish propagation license.

(xxx) (xxxi) Section 45906, game fish import license.

     (xxxi) Section 48705, permit to take amphibians and reptiles

for scientific or educational use.

(xxxii) (xxxii) Section 61525, oil or gas well drilling

permit.

(xxxiii) (xxxiii) Section 62509, brine, storage, or waste

disposal well drilling or conversion permit or test well drilling

permit.

(xxxiv) (xxxiv) Section 63103a, ferrous mineral mining permit.

(xxxv) (xxxv) Section 63514 or 63525, surface coal mining and

reclamation permit or revision of the permit, respectively.

(xxxvi) (xxxvi) Section 63704, sand dune mining permit.

(xxxvii) (xxxvii) Section 72108, use permits for a Pure

Michigan Trail.

(xxxviii) (xxxviii) Section 76109, sunken aircraft or

watercraft abandoned property recovery permit.

(xxxix) (xxxix) Section 76504, Mackinac Island motor vehicle

and land use permits.

(xxxx) (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 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.

     (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. 48705. (1) Reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, and

crustaceans may only be taken in a manner and during those times

prescribed by the department. Persons commission. An individual

taking, trapping, catching, or fishing for turtles or frogs

reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, or crustaceans for their personal

use shall have a valid fishing license issued pursuant under part

435.

     (2) A person An individual shall not take, trap, catch, or

fish for reptiles or amphibians for commercial purposes. unless he

or she purchases an annual commercial reptile and amphibian license

for a fee of $150.00.

     (3) The department may, pursuant to part 13, issue permits to

take amphibians and reptiles at any season of the year for

scientific or educational purposes. The department may revoke a

permit issued under this subsection.

     Sec. 48710. (1) This part does not prohibit the use of a gaff,

except on or along trout streams, or a landing net to assist in

landing fish already caught by a lawful device. This part does not

apply to a person engaged in the business of propagating fish under

part 459 or to fish caught by a device for which a lawful permit or

license is obtained from the department under this part.

     (2) A person shall not use or possess a landing net more than

5-1/2 feet in circumference or with a handle exceeding 14 inches in

length on a trout stream during the months of April, May, and June.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless Senate Bill No. 316 of the 99th Legislature is enacted into

law.