Title 324, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Sec. 32706d. (1) The department shall develop a protocol for the collection of stream or river flow measurements by persons other than the department for use by the department in the administration of this part. The protocol may specify a minimum number of measurements, stream or…

Sec. 32706e. The department shall determine whether an adverse resource impact has occurred under this part and whether a withdrawal is a zone A, a zone B, a zone C, or a zone D withdrawal under this part based upon cumulative withdrawals affecting the same stream reach. In accou…

Sec. 32707. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a person who is required to register under section 32705 or holds a permit under section 32723 shall file a report annually with the department on a form provided by the department. Reports shall be submitted by April…

Sec. 32708. (1) The owner of a farm that is registered under this part who makes a withdrawal for an agricultural purpose, including irrigation for an agricultural purpose, may report the water use on the farm by annually submitting to the department of agriculture a water use co…

Sec. 32708a. (1) Not later than March 31, 2009, the department shall prepare, based upon recommendations from representative trade associations, a set of generic water conservation measures that are applicable to all persons making large quantity withdrawals. The department shall…

Sec. 32709. The department may contract for the preparation and distribution of informational materials to members of the public related to any of the following: (a) The purposes, benefits, and requirements of this part. (b) Information on complying with the registration requirem…

Sec. 32710. (1) The department shall do all of the following: (a) Cooperate with the states and provinces in the Great Lakes region to develop and maintain a common base of information on the use and management of the water of the Great Lakes basin and to establish systematic arr…

Sec. 32713. (1) The department may request the attorney general to commence a civil action for appropriate relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, for a violation of this part or a rule promulgated under this part, including falsifying a record submitted under this…

Sec. 32714. (1) The water use protection fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund, and shall credit to the fund inter…

Sec. 32721. (1) A person shall not make a new or increased large quantity withdrawal from the waters of the state that causes an adverse resource impact. (2) This section does not apply to the baseline capacity of a large quantity withdrawal or a well capable of making a large qu…

Sec. 32722. (1) For new or increased large quantity withdrawals developed on or after February 28, 2006 and prior to the implementation date of the assessment tool under section 32706a, there is a rebuttable presumption that the withdrawal will not cause an adverse resource impac…

Sec. 32723. (1) Except as provided in subsection (13), the following persons shall obtain a water withdrawal permit prior to making the withdrawal: (a) A person who proposes to develop withdrawal capacity to make a new withdrawal of more than 2,000,000 gallons of water per day fr…

Sec. 32725. (1) All persons making large quantity withdrawals within a watershed are encouraged to establish a water users committee to evaluate the status of current water resources, water use, and trends in water use within the watershed and to assist in long-term water resourc…

Sec. 32726. Except as authorized by the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211, a local unit of government shall not enact or enforce an ordinance that regulates a large quantity withdrawal. This section is not intended to diminish or create any existing autho…

Sec. 32727. (1) The following withdrawals are exempt from the requirements of this part unless they result in a diversion: (a) A withdrawal undertaken as part of an activity authorized by the department under part 111, 115, 201, 213, or 615. (b) A withdrawal undertaken as part of…

Sec. 32728. (1) This part shall not be construed as affecting, intending to affect, or in any way altering or interfering with common law water rights or property rights or the applicability of other laws providing for the protection of natural resources or the environment or lim…

Sec. 32729. Except as specifically authorized under this part, this part does not authorize the assessment of fees.

Sec. 32730. The compact shall be implemented as follows: (a) Except as specifically provided in this part, water withdrawals originating within this state shall be regulated exclusively under this part. (b) A proposed use for which a water withdrawal permit is issued under sectio…

Sec. 32801. As used in this part: (a) "Annex 2001" means the Great Lakes charter annex signed by the governors and premiers of the Great Lakes region on June 18, 2001. (b) "Aquifer" means any water bearing bed or stratum of earth or rock capable of yielding groundwater to a water…

Sec. 32802. (1) Not later than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the department shall collect and compile groundwater data into a statewide groundwater inventory and map. The department shall use existing sources of groundwater data w…

Sec. 32803. (1) The water use advisory council is created within the department. The council shall consist of all of the following members: (a) Four individuals appointed by the senate majority leader as follows: (i) One individual representing business and manufacturing interest…

Sec. 32901. As used in this part: (a) "Board" means the Michigan Great Lakes protection fund technical advisory board created in section 32908. (b) "Fund" means the Michigan Great Lakes protection fund created in section 32905.

Sec. 32902. The legislature finds that: (a) The Great Lakes are a valuable resource providing an important source of food, fresh water, recreation, beauty, and enjoyment. (b) The ecosystems of the Great Lakes, which provide sustenance and recreation to the people of this state an…

Sec. 32903. The office of the Great Lakes is established within the department of natural resources and is designated as the lead agency within state government for the development of policies, programs, and procedures to protect, enhance, and manage the Great Lakes. The office o…

Sec. 32904. The governor, with the assistance of the office of the Great Lakes, shall prepare and submit to the legislature the following: (a) An annual report, submitted by December 31 of each year, on the state of the Great Lakes. (b) A comprehensive analysis, in the governor's…

Sec. 32905. (1) The Michigan Great Lakes protection fund is created in the state treasury. (2) The fund shall receive money from the following sources: (a) Money received by the state from the Great Lakes protection fund authorized in part 331. (b) Gifts and contributions to the …

Sec. 32906. The state treasurer shall credit all money the state receives from the Great Lakes protection fund as authorized in part 331 to the fund.

Sec. 32907. Money in the fund shall be used only for programs or grants to supplement existing Great Lakes research and protection programs consistent with the purposes of part 331 including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Research on the economic, environmental, and huma…

Sec. 32908. (1) The Michigan Great Lakes protection fund technical advisory board is created within the department. The board shall consist of the following members: (a) An individual appointed by the department who has knowledge or expertise in Great Lakes water issues. (b) An i…

Sec. 32909. The board shall do both of the following: (a) Advise this state's representatives on the board of directors of the Great Lakes protection fund authorized in part 331. (b) Consult with the technical advisory committee of the Great Lakes protection fund.

Sec. 32910. (1) The board shall annually advise the department on the programs or grants that should be funded under this part and shall submit a list of these programs or grants to the department for its approval. This list shall be compiled in order of priority. Upon approval o…

Sec. 32911. (1) The Great Lakes spill prevention research fund is created in the state treasury. (2) The research fund may receive money as appropriated by the legislature, from gifts and contributions to the fund, and as otherwise provided by law. The state treasurer shall direc…

Sec. 3301. As used in this part: (a) "Aquatic invasive species" means an aquatic species that is nonnative to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. (b) "Aquatic nuisance" means…

Sec. 3302. As used in this part: (a) "General permit" means a permit for a category of activities that the department determines will not negatively impact human health and will have no more than minimal short-term adverse impacts on the natural resources and environment. (b) "La…

Sec. 3303. (1) Subject to subsections (2), (4), and (5), a person shall not chemically treat either of the following for purposes of aquatic nuisance control unless the person has obtained from the department an individual permit or a certificate of coverage under this part: (a) …

Sec. 3304. (1) An applicant shall provide a lake management plan as part of an application for permit, if a whole lake treatment is proposed. (2) An applicant for a permit for a whole lake evaluation treatment may provide scientific evidence and documentation that the use of a sp…

Sec. 3305. (1) A chemical shall not be used in waters of the state for aquatic nuisance control unless it is registered with the EPA, pursuant to section 3 of the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act, 7 USC 136a, and the department of agriculture and rural developm…

Sec. 3306. (1) Until October 1, 2014, an application for a certificate of coverage under this part shall be accompanied by a fee of $75.00. Subject to subsection (2), an application for an individual permit under this part shall be accompanied by the following fee, based on the s…

Sec. 3307. (1) An application for a certificate of coverage or permit may be submitted electronically. (2) The department shall either approve or deny an application for a certificate of coverage by the latest of the following dates: (a) April 15. (b) 15 working days after receip…

Sec. 3308. An applicant shall obtain authorization to chemically treat the proposed area of impact by obtaining written permission from each person who owns bottomlands in the area of impact. The applicant shall maintain the written permission for 1 year from the expiration date …

Sec. 3309. (1) The term of a certificate of coverage shall not be less than 3 years unless the applicant requests a shorter term. (2) A permit under this part shall, at a minimum, include all of the following information: (a) The active ingredient or the trade name of each chemic…

Sec. 3310. As a condition of a permit under this part, the department may require the permittee to do any of the following: (a) Notify the department not less than 2 working days in advance of chemical treatment. (b) Proceed with chemical treatment only if a department representa…

Sec. 33101. As used in this part: (a) "Agreement" means the document entitled "Great Lakes protection fund agreement" signed by the governor on February 26, 1989. (b) "Great Lakes protection fund" or "fund" means the Great Lakes protection fund approved in the agreement. (c) "Gre…

Sec. 33102. The legislature finds and declares that: (a) The Great Lakes protection fund has been created to advance the principal goals and objectives of the Great Lakes toxic substances control agreement and the Great Lakes water quality agreement of 1978. (b) The Great Lakes p…

Sec. 33103. (1) The governor, on behalf of this state, may take all steps necessary to join with other states in the formation and operation of the Great Lakes protection fund provided that the fund does all of the following: (a) Provides for the fund to receive money from each o…

Sec. 33104. (1) If, by February 28, 1991, fewer than 4 states whose representatives signed the agreement have enacted legislation and provided funding as required by the agreement to participate in the fund, the governor shall take all steps necessary to withdraw the participatio…