Title 324, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Sec. 62508. The supervisor of mineral wells, acting directly or through his or her deputy or authorized representative, may do any of the following: (a) Make inspections and provide for the keeping of records and checking on the accuracy thereof. (b) Require the locating, drillin…

Sec. 62509. (1) A person shall not drill or begin the drilling of any brine, storage, or waste disposal well, or convert any well for these uses, and except as authorized by a permit issued by the supervisor of mineral wells pursuant to part 13 and rules promulgated by the superv…

Sec. 62509a. (1) The owner or operator of a well regulated under this part is subject to the following annual mineral well regulatory fee. The fee shall apply to any mineral well that is usable for its permitted purpose, or has not been properly plugged in accordance with the req…

Sec. 62509b. (1) The mineral well regulatory 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. The state treasurer shall cred…

Sec. 62510. The supervisor of mineral wells may bring proceedings for the enforcement of this part and rules promulgated under this part in the circuit court of Ingham county or in the circuit court of the county in which a violation is alleged to have occurred. The attorney gene…

Sec. 62511. The circuit court of Ingham county has exclusive jurisdiction of all suits brought against the supervisor of mineral wells or commission, or their agents or employees, by or on account of any matter or thing arising under this part.

Sec. 62512. (1) The jurisdictional requirement of notice of time, place, and issues involved in a hearing required by this part shall be given in the manner prescribed by the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michiga…

Sec. 62513. All hearings and other actions pertaining to these hearings or investigations may be conducted by the supervisor of mineral wells or the supervisor's deputy or authorized representative, and all acts of the deputy or authorized representative have the same force and e…

Sec. 62514. (1) The supervisor of mineral wells may summon witnesses, administer oaths, and, when necessary to carry out the provisions of this part, require the production of appropriate records, books, and documents. (2) Upon failure or refusal of any person to comply with a su…

Sec. 62515. Whenever the supervisor of mineral wells or the supervisor's deputy or authorized representative determines that an owner or operator has failed or neglected to case, seal, operate, repair, or plug a well pursuant to this part or the rules promulgated or orders issued…

Sec. 62516. A person shall not do any of the following: (a) Willfully violate any provision of this part or any rule or order of the supervisor of mineral wells. (b) Drill or convert any well subject to this part without first obtaining a permit or operate a storage or waste disp…

Sec. 62517. A person who violates this part is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.00, and each day that the violation continues constitutes a separate offense. The penalty shall be recovered by suit brought by the supervisor of mineral wells. A person aiding in a violation…

Sec. 62518. This part does not apply to wells drilled under the authority of part 41 or part 615. This part does not supersede or contravene any of the provisions of part 81.

Sec. 6301. For the purposes of this part, the words and phrases contained in sections 6302 to 6304 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

Sec. 6302. (1) "Alternative fuel" means the following fuel sources used to propel a motor vehicle: (a) Compressed natural gas. (b) Diesel fuel. (c) Electric power. (d) Propane. (e) Any other source as defined by rule promulgated by the department. (2) "Certificate of compliance" …

Sec. 6303. (1) "Emission control device" means a catalytic converter, thermal reactor, or other component part used by a vehicle manufacturer to reduce emissions or to comply with emission standards prescribed by regulations promulgated by the United States environmental protecti…

Sec. 6304. (1) "Pollutants" means nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and other toxic substances emitted from the operation of a motor vehicle. (2) "Public inspection station" means a facility for motor vehicle inspection operated under contract with the department as…

Sec. 6305. (1) There is established a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program fund to be maintained as a separate fund in the state treasury and to be administered by the department. Money received and collected for vehicle emissions inspections under this part…

Sec. 6306. (1) Each motor vehicle subject to this part shall be inspected for emissions as provided in this part. A person shall not operate a motor vehicle subject to this part whose certificate of compliance has expired or who has not received a time extension or waiver and who…

Sec. 6307. (1) The department of state shall not renew the registration of a motor vehicle subject to this part unless the vehicle has been inspected as provided in this part and a certificate of compliance or a certificate of waiver has been issued. (2) Certificates of complianc…

Sec. 6309. The state should pursue judicial relief, either alone or in cooperation with other states, from the requirements or penalties imposed by the clean air act.

Sec. 6310. (1) The department, in consultation with the department of state, may establish an inspection fee not to exceed $24.00 adjusted annually by the percentage increase or decrease in the Detroit consumer price index rounded to the nearest whole dollar. In establishing the …

Sec. 63101. As used in this part: (a) "Department" means the department of environmental quality. (b) "Ferrous mineral" or "mineral" means ferrous ore or material mined for its ferrous content. (c) "Ferrous mineral operator" or "operator" means a person who owns or leases the pla…

Sec. 63103. The department may promulgate rules pertaining to mining operations conducted subsequent to their effective date, subject to any rights existing pursuant to any permit, license, lease, or other valid existing authorization issued by a governmental entity and to applic…

Sec. 63103a. A ferrous mineral operator shall not engage in the mining of ferrous minerals except as authorized by a permit issued by the department pursuant to part 13. The department shall not issue a permit unless the applicant has submitted to the department, in addition to t…

Sec. 63103b. The mining and reclamation plan submitted under section 63103a shall include all of the following for the total project: (a) The method and direction of mining. (b) Surface overburden stripping plans. (c) The depth of grade level over the entire site from which the f…

Sec. 63103c. (1) A ferrous mineral mining permit issued by the department is valid for the life of the mine. However, the department may revoke a ferrous mineral mining permit under the following conditions: (a) The permittee has not commenced construction of plant facilities or …

Sec. 63103d. (1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part, a ferrous mineral operator shall be assessed a ferrous mineral surveillance fee on the ferrous product produced for the calendar year reported as described in subsection (2). …

Sec. 63103e. (1) The ferrous mineral surveillance fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the ferrous mineral surveillance fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fe…

Sec. 63104. The supervisor of reclamation, on application by the landowner or operator, may modify or permit variance from the rules promulgated under this part if the supervisor of reclamation determines that the modification or variance is not contrary to the public interest.

Sec. 63105. The supervisor of reclamation shall administer and enforce this part and the rules promulgated under this part. The supervisor of reclamation may do any of the following: (a) Consult with and obtain the assistance of the other divisions of the department. (b) Enter on…

Sec. 63106. For the purpose of information and to assist the supervisor of reclamation in proper enforcement of rules promulgated under this part, an operator shall file with the supervisor of reclamation a plan map in the form determined by the supervisor of reclamation showing …

Sec. 63107. The supervisor of reclamation, if he or she has reasonable doubts as to an operator's financial ability to comply with the rules promulgated under this part as to actions to be taken after completion of mining operations or any phase of mining operations, may require …

Sec. 63108. At the request of the supervisor of reclamation, the attorney general may institute an action in a circuit court of the county in which the mining operation affected is conducted for a restraining order or injunction or other appropriate remedy to prevent or preclude …

Sec. 6311. The following vehicles are exempt from the inspection requirements of this part: (a) Motor vehicles that are exempted by rules promulgated by the department because of prohibitive inspection problems or inappropriateness for inspection. (b) A motor vehicle manufactured…

Sec. 63110. This part does not apply to activities subject to part 632.

Sec. 6312. (1) The department shall contract with a private entity or entities for the design, construction, equipment, establishment, maintenance, and operation of public inspection stations to conduct vehicle emissions inspections as required by this part. (2) The department sh…

Sec. 6313. In addition to any other provisions of this part, the contract authorized by section 6312 shall contain all of the following provisions: (a) The minimum requirements for adequate staff, equipment, management, and hours of operation of inspection stations. (b) The submi…

Sec. 6314. (1) The number and locations of the public inspection stations shall provide convenient service for motorists and shall be consistent with all of the following: (a) The network of stations shall be sufficient to assure short driving distances and to assure that waiting…

Sec. 6315. (1) A certificate of waiver shall be issued for a motor vehicle that fails an initial inspection and a subsequent reinspection if the actual cost of maintenance already performed and designed to bring the vehicle into compliance with clean air act standards in accordan…

Sec. 6316. (1) The department, directly or by contract, shall implement continuing education programs to begin 6 months before the commencement of the public inspection program in a county. A continuing education program shall consist of a component designed to educate the genera…

Sec. 6317. A contractor shall not issue a certificate of compliance for a motor vehicle that has not been inspected and has not met or exceeded emission cut points established by the department in accordance with this part and the rules promulgated under this part.

Sec. 6318. (1) An employee, owner, or operator of a public inspection station shall not furnish information about the name or other description of a repair facility or other place where maintenance may be obtained. The department shall develop guidelines for provision of this inf…

Sec. 6319. A person shall not tamper with a motor vehicle that has been certified to comply with this part and the rules promulgated under this part so that the motor vehicle is no longer in compliance. For purposes of this part, tampering does not include the alteration of a mot…

Sec. 6320. A person shall not provide false information to a public inspection station or the department about estimated or actual repair costs or repairs needed to bring a motor vehicle into compliance. A person shall not claim an amount spent for repair if the repairs were not …

Sec. 63201. As used in this part: (a) "Administratively complete" describes an application for a mining permit under this part that contains all of the documents and information required under this part and any rules promulgated under this part. (b) "Affected area" means an area …