Title 324, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Sec. 21536. The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds or notes issued under this part that the state shall not limit or restrict the rights vested in the authority by this part to fulfill the terms of an agreement made with the holders of authority bonds or notes,…

Sec. 21537. Notwithstanding any restriction contained in any other law, the state and a public officer, local unit of government, or agency of the state or a local unit of government; a bank, trust company, savings bank and institution, savings and loan association, investment co…

Sec. 21538. (1) Property of the authority is public property devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose. Income of the authority is for a public purpose. (2) The property of the authority and its income and operation are exempt from all taxes and special…

Sec. 21539. This part shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing authorized by this part, and all powers granted shall be broadly interpreted to effec…

Sec. 2154. (1) The treasurer or other officer charged with the collection of taxes for an assessing district shall annually forward a single statement of the assessment of all property for which payment is claimed under this subpart to the respective county by December 1. The sta…

Sec. 21540. The authority may promulgate rules as necessary to implement sections 21523 to 21539.

Sec. 21544. The department and the department of treasury may promulgate rules necessary to implement this part.

Sec. 21546. (1) This part does not create any liability on behalf of the state. This part shall not be construed as making the state the guarantor of the fund. (2) This part does not relieve any person who may be eligible to submit a claim to the authority from any liability that…

Sec. 21548. (1) A person who makes or submits or causes to be made or submitted either directly or indirectly any statement, report, affidavit, application, claim, bid, work invoice, or other request for payment or indemnification under this part knowing that the statement, repor…

Sec. 2155. As used in this subpart, "damages" means the fair market value on the stump or at the mill, whichever is greater of a forest product cut or removed, or the fair and actual value of any other property removed or damaged in trespass, plus any other damages caused before,…

Sec. 2156. (1) Unless a person has the written permission of the department or is acting as authorized in R 299.321 or R 299.331 of the Michigan administrative code, a person shall not enter upon, or induce or direct any person to enter upon, any state owned land and cut, or indu…

Sec. 2157. (1) A person who violates section 2156 is guilty of a crime as follows: (a) If the damages are less than $200.00, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or 3 times the aggregate val…

Sec. 2158. (1) In addition to the penalties provided for in section 2157, a person convicted of violating this subpart shall forfeit in a civil action filed by the state a sum of up to 3 times the actual damages, but not less than $50.00, that were caused by the unlawful act, and…

Sec. 2160. Upon receipt of an application of any person, and payment by the applicant of the fees provided for in this part, the department shall make and deliver to the applicant a true copy of any field notes, maps, records, or papers possessed by the department appertaining to…

Sec. 2161. The following schedule of prices and charges shall be observed by the department: (a) For field and meander notes, per survey township, $8.00. (b) For each official certificate with seal, $1.00. (c) For township plats showing vacant state lands only, each, 25 cents. (d…

Sec. 2162. The fees received for all services under this part shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the general fund.

Sec. 2165. (1) At least 30 days before acquiring, or making a decision to dispose of, lease, or develop, lands that are more than 80 acres in size, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Provide notice in writing to the legislative bodies of the local units of governme…

Sec. 2301. As used in this part: (a) "Department" means the department of environmental quality. (b) "Director" means the director of the department. (c) "Roundtable" means the agriculture and rural communities roundtable convened under section 2303. (d) "Rural county" means a co…

Sec. 2303. (1) The director shall convene an agriculture and rural communities roundtable to discuss how the laws, rules and policies administered by the department affect farmers, food processors, agribusiness, rural counties, and cities, villages, and townships in rural countie…

Sec. 2305. (1) The first meeting of the roundtable shall be convened by the director within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section. (2) The director shall convene the roundtable at least twice each calendar year, except that if the amendato…

Sec. 2501. The purpose of this part is to facilitate an understanding by citizens of this state of the natural environment including an understanding of basic sciences, ecological sciences, and of the connection between human beings, air, land, water, and other living things, as …

Sec. 2502. As used in this part: (a) "Coordinator" means the coordinator of environmental education provided for in section 2503. (b) "Environmental education" means the teaching of factual information regarding the natural environment, including basic sciences, ecological scienc…

Sec. 2503. The department shall appoint a coordinator of environmental education within the department of natural resources. The coordinator's primary responsibilities shall be to do the following: (a) Coordinate the efforts of the department related to environmental education. (…

Sec. 2505. (1) The environmental education fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. Interest and earnings from fund …

Sec. 2511. (1) A public or private school in this state may apply to be designated as a "green school" by submitting an application to the entity designated under subsection (4) by the county in which the school is located. A school is eligible to receive a green school, emerald …

Sec. 2601. As used in this part, "board" means the environmental science board created in section 2603.

Sec. 2603. (1) The environmental science advisory board is created in the department of technology, management, and budget. (2) The board shall consist of 9 individuals appointed by the governor who have expertise in 1 or more of the following areas: (a) Engineering. (b) Environm…

Sec. 2605. (1) A member of the board shall serve for a term of 3 years, except that of the members first appointed, 3 shall serve for a term of 2 years and 3 shall serve for a term of 1 year. (2) A member of the board serves at the pleasure of the governor. The governor may remov…

Sec. 2607. If requested by the board, a department, agency, or office of state government may provide administrative, technical, or legal staff to assist the board in the performance of its duties.

Sec. 2609. (1) The board shall advise the governor and any state office, agency, or department specified by the governor on issues affecting the protection of the environment or the management of natural resources of this state. The board's duty to provide advice is limited to th…

Sec. 2611. (1) Upon receipt of a request from the governor to provide advice on a particular issue, the chairperson of the board shall convene a committee of the board consisting of members with relevant expertise. The committee shall develop a plan for formulating recommendation…

Sec. 2701. As used in this part: (a) "Department" means the department of environmental quality. (b) "Program" means a permit program or regulatory program administered by the department under this act.

Sec. 2703. (1) The department shall complete process improvement of 1 major program by February 1, 2012 and 2 major programs each year thereafter until the department has completed process improvement for all major programs. This subsection does not require the department to repe…

Sec. 2705. (1) The department shall develop metrics for all of the following: (a) Environmental impacts. (b) Process performance. For a permit program, process performance shall include all of the following: (i) A calculation of the department's per-permit cost to administer the …

Sec. 2707. For each division of the department, the department shall survey persons regulated by that division and the general public concerning the division's service practices. By February 1, 2012, the department shall complete the surveys and post aggregate survey results for …

Sec. 301. Except as otherwise defined in this act, as used in this act: (a) "Commission" means the commission of natural resources. (b) "Department" means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by …

Sec. 30101. As used in this part: (a) "Bottomland" means the land area of an inland lake or stream that lies below the ordinary high-water mark and that may or may not be covered by water. (b) "Bulkhead line" means a line that is established pursuant to this part beyond which dre…

Sec. 30101a. For the purposes of this part, the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities exercised by the department because of federal approval of Michigan's permit program under section 404(g) and (h) of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1344, apply only to…

Sec. 30102. (1) Except as provided in this part, a person without a permit from the department shall not do any of the following: (a) Dredge or fill bottomland. (b) Construct, enlarge, extend, remove, or place a structure on bottomland. (c) Construct, reconfigure, or expand a mar…

Sec. 30103. (1) A permit is not required under this part for any of the following: (a) Any fill or structure existing before April 1, 1966, in waters covered by former 1965 PA 291, and any fill or structures existing before January 9, 1973, in waters covered for the first time by…

Sec. 30104. (1) A person shall not undertake a project subject to this part except as authorized by a permit issued by the department under part 13. An application for a permit must include any information that may be required by the department. If a project includes activities a…

Sec. 30104b. Section 30306b applies to a proposed project or a proposed permit application under this part.

Sec. 30105. (1) The department shall post on its website all of the following under this part: (a) A list of pending applications. (b) Public notices. (c) Public hearing schedules. (2) The department may hold a public hearing on pending applications. (3) Except as otherwise provi…

Sec. 30106. The department shall issue a permit if it finds that the structure or project will not adversely affect the public trust or riparian rights. In passing upon an application, the department shall consider the possible effects of the proposed action upon the inland lake …

Sec. 30106a. (1) The department shall issue a permit to construct, expand, or reconfigure a marina if the department determines that the marina meets the conditions of section 30106 and all of the following conditions: (a) The marina extends from riparian property of the applican…

Sec. 30106b. A permit under this part to dredge or place dredged spoils on bottomland is subject to both of the following: (a) The permit shall be valid for a period of 5 years. (b) During the term of the permit, the department shall not require additional environmental studies o…