Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.32513 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.32513
Application for permit; contents; fees; disposition of fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32513.

(1) To obtain a permit for any activity specified in section 32512, a person shall file an application with the department on a form provided by the department. The application must include all of the following:

(a) The name and address of the applicant.

(b) The legal description of the lands included in the project.

(c) A summary statement of the purpose of the project.

(d) A map or diagram showing the proposal on an adequate scale with contours and cross-section profiles of any waterway to be constructed.

(e) Other information required by the department.

(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), until October 1, 2029, an application for a permit under this section must be accompanied by the following fee, as applicable:

(a) For a project in a category of activities for which a general permit is issued under section 32512a(2), a fee of $50.00.

(b) For activities included in a minor project category established under section 32512a(1), a fee of $100.00.

(c) For construction or expansion of a marina, a fee of:

( i ) $50.00 for an expansion of 1-10 marina slips to an existing permitted marina.

( ii ) $100.00 for a new marina with 1-10 proposed marina slips.

( iii ) $250.00 for an expansion of 11-50 marina slips to an existing permitted marina, plus $10.00 for each marina slip over 50.

( iv ) $500.00 for a new marina with 11-50 proposed marina slips, plus $10.00 for each marina slip over 50.

( v ) $1,500.00 if an existing permitted marina proposes maintenance dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more, unless the dredge material is determined through testing to be 90% or more sand, or the addition of seawalls, bulkheads, or revetments of 500 feet or more.

(d) For major projects other than a project described in subdivision (c)( v ), involving any of the following, a fee of $2,000.00:

( i ) Dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more, unless the dredge material is determined through testing to be 90% or more sand.

( ii ) Filling of 10,000 cubic yards or more.

( iii ) Seawalls, bulkheads, or revetment of 500 feet or more.

( iv ) Filling or draining of 1 acre or more of coastal wetland.

( v ) New dredging or upland boat basin excavation in areas of suspected contamination.

( vi ) New breakwater or channel jetty.

( vii ) Shore protection, such as groins and underwater stabilizers, that extend 150 feet or more on Great Lakes bottomlands.

( viii ) New commercial dock or wharf of 300 feet or more in length.

(e) For all other projects not listed in subdivisions (a) to (d), $500.00.

(3) A project that requires review and approval under this part and 1 or more of the following is subject to only the single highest permit fee required under this part or the following:

(a) Section 3104.

(b) Part 301.

(c) Part 303.

(d) Part 323.

(e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.117.

(4) If work is done in violation of a permit requirement under this part and restoration is not ordered by the department, the department may accept an application for a permit if the application is accompanied by a fee equal to 2 times the permit fee otherwise required under this section.

(5) The department shall forward fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit into the land and water management permit fee fund created in section 30113.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1995, Act 170, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 1995; Am. 1999, Act 106, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1999; Am. 2003, Act 14, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2003; Am. 2003, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Aug. 12, 2003; Am. 2008, Act 276, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2008; Am. 2009, Act 120, Eff. Nov. 6, 2009; Am. 2011, Act 90, Imd. Eff. July 15, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 247, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2013; Am. 2013, Act 98, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2013; Am. 2015, Act 76, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2019, Act 84, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2019; Am. 2021, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2021; Am. 2025, Act 30, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025