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Yes: 144 • No: 37
MichiganSB 05792025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Natural resources: other; certain fees in the natural resources and environmental protection act; modify. Amends secs. 3104, 3110, 3118, 3120, 4104, 11153, 30104, 30109, 32312 & 32513 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3104 et seq.).Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0030'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Sponsored By: Sam Singh (Democratic)
Became Law
Natural resources: otherEnvironmental protection: otherLaw: sunset
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 2 mixed.
Wastewater permits: fees and on-time decisions
Application fees apply to non‑stormwater discharge permits: $750 for EPA major, $400 for certain minor individual, CSO, or lagoon permits, and $75 for minor general permits. Annual fees vary by facility; examples include about $8,700 for an industrial EPA major, and municipal major fees that scale by discharge up to roughly $213,000; facilities with no discharge pay $100. The department must decide complete new or increased‑use permits within 180 days unless you agree to more time, and decide reissuance by September 30 of the next year. If it misses a deadline, it must return your application fee, you owe no application fee for that application, and you get a 15% discount on the permit’s annual fee. Annual invoices are due January 15, and late payments owe 0.75% interest per month.
New fees and rules for floodplain work
You must have a state permit to alter a floodplain. The application fee is $500, plus $1,500 more if the department needs engineering work. A minor permit costs $100 and a general permit costs $50. These fees apply through October 1, 2029. If you already did the work without a permit and restoration is not ordered, you must pay twice the normal fee to get a permit now.
Hazardous waste IDs and annual charges
Through October 1, 2029, you pay $50 for each hazardous‑waste site ID, and the department will not issue an ID without the fee and your tax ID. Handlers also pay annual charges: generators pay $100, $400, or $1,000 by quantity; facility owners or operators pay $2,000; used‑oil handlers pay $100. The department mails forms by March 30 and payment is due April 30 for the prior year. Late payments owe a 5% fine per month, up to 25% total, and the attorney general can collect after five months. Money goes to the environmental pollution prevention fund.
Stormwater permits: fees and late interest
Stormwater permit fees apply through October 1, 2029. A construction‑site permit has a one‑time $400 fee. Industrial or commercial stormwater permits cost $260 each year. Municipal MS4 permits range from $500 to $7,000 a year by population, and counties pay $3,000; some multi‑location permits use a fee set by agreement. Fees are nonrefundable, must be paid to issue or renew a permit, and late payments owe 0.75% interest per month. Failure to pay can lead to enforcement and collection by the attorney general, and municipalities without an MS4 do not pay these fees.
Permit fees for lakes and Great Lakes work
The law sets permit fees for inland lakes, streams, shoreland, and Great Lakes projects through October 1, 2029. General permits cost $50; minor permits $100; many projects $500; major listed projects $2,000; and marina fees are tiered. Under Part 323, commercial or multifamily projects cost $500, a single‑family home $100, and small additions $50. If you did work without a permit and restoration is not ordered, you must pay twice the normal fee to apply. If a project is reviewed under more than one part, you pay only the single highest fee, and a riparian owner may get a binding ordinary high‑water mark set for $500.
Operator certification fees and rules
Through October 1, 2029, the department charges cost‑based fees for operator training and certification. Exam fees are usually about $30–$70, and many renewals cost $95. If you do not pay an exam fee within 90 days, the exam counts as failed and you cannot retest until you pay. Course providers pay $75 to approve each course and $50 to renew. These fees go to the operator training and certification fund.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Sam Singh
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 10/3/2025
ROLL CALL:
Yes: 21 • No: 15 • Other: 1
House vote • 10/2/2025
passed; given immediate effect
Yes: 104 • No: 5 • Other: 1
Senate vote • 9/25/2025
PASSED
Yes: 19 • No: 17 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
ASSIGNED PA 0030'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
10/8/2025SenateFILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/7/2025 2:58 PM
10/8/2025SenateAPPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/7/2025 2:08 PM
10/8/2025SenatePRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/7/2025 1:26 PM
10/8/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
10/3/2025SenateTITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
10/3/2025SenateGIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
10/3/2025SenateROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 268 YEAS 21 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
10/3/2025SenateHOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-3) CONCURRED IN
10/3/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
10/3/2025SenateHOUSE AMENDED TITLE
10/3/2025HousePASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-3) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
10/3/2025Housereturned to Senate
10/2/2025Housetitle amended
10/2/2025Housepassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #241 Yeas 104 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
10/2/2025Houseread a third time
10/2/2025Houseplaced on immediate passage
10/2/2025Houseplaced on third reading
10/2/2025Housesubstitute (H-3) adopted
10/2/2025Houseread a second time
10/2/2025Houseplaced on second reading
10/2/2025Housemotion to discharge committee approved
10/2/2025Houserule suspended
10/2/2025Housereferred to Committee on Appropriations
9/26/2025Houseread a first time
9/26/2025House
Bill Text
Public Act
10/7/2025
As Passed by the Senate
10/3/2025
Senate Concurred
10/3/2025
As Passed by the House
10/2/2025
Introduced
9/18/2025
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