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MI Comp L § 324.63202 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-632 - Part 632 Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining (324.63201...324.63223)|Section 324.63202 - Legislative Findings.

324.63202 Legislative findings.Sec. 63202.  The legislature finds that:  (a) It is the policy of this state to foster the conservation and development of the state's natural resources.  (b) Discoveries of nonferrous metallic sulfide deposits have resulted in intensive exploration activities and may lead to the development of 1 or more mines.  (c) Nonferrous metallic sulfide deposits are different from the iron oxide ore deposits currently being mined in Michigan in that the sulfide minerals may react, when exposed to air and water, to form acid rock drainage. If the mineral products and waste materials associated with nonferrous metallic sulfide mining operations are not properly managed and controlled, they can cause significant damage to the environment, impact human health, and degrade the quality of life of the impacted community.  (d) The special concerns surrounding nonferrous metallic mineral mining warrant additional regulatory measures beyond those applied to the current iron mining operations.  (e) Nonferrous metallic mineral mining may be an important contributor to Michigan's economic vitality. The economic benefits of nonferrous metallic mineral mining shall occur only under conditions that assure that the environment, natural resources, and public health and welfare are adequately protected. History: Add. 2004, Act 449, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2004 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63203 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-632 - Part 632 Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining (324.63201...324.63223)|Section 324.63203 - Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining; Administration and Enforcement; Rules; Regulation or Control by Local Units of Government.

324.63203 Nonferrous metallic mineral mining; administration and enforcement; rules; regulation or control by local units of government.Sec. 63203.  (1) The department shall administer and enforce this part in order to regulate nonferrous metallic mineral mining. In addition to other powers granted to it, the department may promulgate rules it considers necessary to carry out its duties under this part, including standards for construction, operation, closure, postclosure monitoring, reclamation, and remediation of a nonferrous metallic mineral mine. However, the department shall not promulgate any additional rules under this part after February 15, 2006.  (2) The department may do either of the following:  (a) Enter at all reasonable times in or upon a mining area for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the operation of a mining area. However, an investigation or inspection under this subsection shall comply with the United States constitution, the state constitution of 1963, and this section.  (b) Conduct research or enter into contracts related to mining areas and the reclamation of mining areas as may be necessary to implement this part.  (3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), a local unit of government shall not regulate or control mining or reclamation activities that are subject to this part, including construction, operation, closure, postclosure monitoring, reclamation, and remediation activities, and does not have jurisdiction concerning the issuance of permits for those activities.  (4) A local unit of government may enact, maintain, and enforce ordinances, regulations, or resolutions affecting mining operations if the ordinances, regulations, or resolutions do not duplicate, contradict, or conflict with this part. In addition, a local unit of government may enact, maintain, and enforce ordinances, regulations, or resolutions regulating the hours at which mining operations may take place and routes used by vehicles in connection with mining operations. However, such ordinances, regulations, or resolutions shall be reasonable in accommodating customary nonferrous metallic mineral mining operations.  (5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not prohibit a local unit of government from conducting water quality monitoring. History: Add. 2004, Act 449, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2004 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2005 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63211 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-632 - Part 632 Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining (324.63201...324.63223)|Section 324.63211 - Financial Assurance.

324.63211 Financial assurance.Sec. 63211.  (1) An operator shall maintain financial assurance during mining operations until the department determines that all reclamation has been completed and for a postclosure monitoring period as determined under section 63209(6) and (7), except that financial assurance shall be released immediately upon termination of a mining permit under section 63207(2)(a).  (2) The financial assurance required under subsection (1) shall apply to all mining and reclamation operations subject to the mining permit and be sufficient to cover the cost to administer, and to hire a third party to implement, reclamation under the mining, reclamation, and environmental protection plan as well as necessary environmental protection measures, including remediation of any contamination of the air, surface water, or groundwater that is in violation of the mining permit. The financial assurance shall consist of a conformance bond, escrow, cash, certificate of deposit, irrevocable letter of credit, or other equivalent security, or any combination thereof, covering at least 75% of the total required amount. Financial assurance for the balance of the required total amount, if any, shall consist of a statement of financial responsibility.  (3) Every 3 years, or as the department considers necessary, a permittee shall update the statement of financial responsibility required under subsection (2) and shall adjust the conformance bond, escrow, cash, certificate of deposit, irrevocable letter of credit, or other security, as applicable, to assure that the financial assurance is sufficient for the purposes of subsection (2).  (4) The financial assurance mechanism required by this section may be satisfied in whole or in part by financial assurance provisions required by other parts of this act if those provisions address the remediation activities required under this part.  (5) Failure to provide financial assurance under this section constitutes grounds for the department to order immediate suspension of activities at a mining operation, including the removal of metallic product from the site, pursuant to section 63221. History: Add. 2004, Act 449, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2004 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63213 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-632 - Part 632 Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining (324.63201...324.63223)|Section 324.63213 - Mining and Reclamation Report.

324.63213 Mining and reclamation report.Sec. 63213.  (1) A permittee shall file with the department a mining and reclamation report on or before March 15 of each year, during the period the mine is operating and during the postclosure monitoring period. The mining and reclamation report shall contain all of the following:  (a) A description of the status of mining and reclamation operations.  (b) An update of the contingency plan. The permittee shall provide a copy of the update to the emergency management coordinator.  (c) A report of monitoring results for the preceding calendar year.  (d) A report of the total tons of material mined from the mining area, and the amount of metallic product by weight, produced from the nonferrous metallic mineral mine for the preceding calendar year.  (e) A list of the reports required under subsection (2) for the preceding calendar year.  (2) A permittee shall promptly notify the department and each emergency management coordinator having jurisdiction over the affected area of any incident, act of nature, or exceedance of a permit standard or condition at a mining operation that has created, or may create, a threat to the environment, natural resources, or public health and safety.  (3) Records upon which the mining and reclamation reports are based shall be preserved by the permittee for 3 years and made available to the department upon request.  (4) Records upon which incident reports under subsection (2) are based shall be preserved by the permittee for 3 years or until the end of the postclosure monitoring period, whichever is later. History: Add. 2004, Act 449, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2004 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63215 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-632 - Part 632 Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining (324.63201...324.63223)|Section 324.63215 - Surveillance Fee.

324.63215 Surveillance fee.Sec. 63215.  (1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part, the department shall assess a permittee a nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fee of not more than 5 cents per ton of material mined from the mining area as reported under section 63213(1)(d), but not less than $5,000.00, for each calendar year the mine is in operation and during the postclosure monitoring period. Surveillance fees collected under this section shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fund created in section 63217. The surveillance fee rate shall be calculated each year as follows:  (a) The department shall determine the total tons of material mined from mining areas in this state in the prior calendar year.  (b) The department shall calculate the adjusted appropriation by deducting any unexpended money in the fund at the close of the prior fiscal year from the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year for surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part.  (c) The fee rate shall be the ratio, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, of the adjusted appropriation to the total tons of material mined.  (2) The nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fee described in subsection (1) is due by 30 days after the department sends written notice to the permittee of the amount due.  (3) A penalty equal to 10% of the amount due, or $1,000.00, whichever is greater, shall be assessed against the permittee for a metallic mineral surveillance fee that is not paid when due. The department may file an action in the circuit court for Ingham county to collect the unpaid fee and penalty. The unpaid fee and penalty shall constitute a debt and become the basis of a judgment against the permittee.  (4) Penalties paid pursuant to this section shall be used for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this part. History: Add. 2004, Act 449, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2004 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63217 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-632 - Part 632 Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining (324.63201...324.63223)|Section 324.63217 - Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Surveillance Fund.

324.63217 Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fund.Sec. 63217.  (1) The nonferrous metallic 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 fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.  (3) Unexpended money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year.  (4) The department shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement under this part. History: Add. 2004, Act 449, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2004 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63219 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-632 - Part 632 Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining (324.63201...324.63223)|Section 324.63219 - Contested Case Hearing.

324.63219 Contested case hearing.Sec. 63219.  (1) A person who is aggrieved by an order, action, or inaction of the department or by the issuance, denial, revocation, or amendment of a mining permit under this part may file a petition with the department requesting a contested case hearing, under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. A petition filed more than 60 days after an order, action, or inaction of the department or an action on a mining permit may be rejected as being untimely.  (2) Any hearing under this part shall be held pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. The department shall provide notice of the hearing and shall mail copies of the notice to the person requesting the hearing and to the city, village, or township and the county where the proposed mining operation is to be located and to all affected federally recognized Indian tribes in this state. The department shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of local distribution in the area of the mining operation at least 10 days before the hearing. History: Add. 2004, Act 449, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2004 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63301 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-633 - Part 633 Mining Authorization, Multiple Owners (324.63301...324.63306)|Section 324.63301 - Definitions.

324.63301 Definitions. Sec. 63301.  The following words and terms as used in this part have the meaning ascribed to them in this section:  (a) "Mineral", when employed in a conveyance, includes every inorganic substance that can be extracted from the earth for profit whether it is solid, as rock, fire clay, the various metals, and coal, or fluid, as mineral waters. Mineral does not include oil or gas.  (b) "Person" means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, judiciary or common law trust, guardian, executor, administrator, or fiduciary of any kind.  (c) "Royalty interest" means that share of the product or profit that the owner of the land or mineral rights in the land reserves or is entitled to, whether under a lease or under this part, in consideration of permitting the development of the mineral rights. Royalty interest does not include oil or gas or interests in oil or gas. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63302 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-633 - Part 633 Mining Authorization, Multiple Owners (324.63301...324.63306)|Section 324.63302 - Exploration of Certain Lands for Mining Purposes.

324.63302 Exploration of certain lands for mining purposes. Sec. 63302.  Whenever lands or mineral rights in lands in this state are owned by tenants in common, joint owners, co-tenants, or co-parceners, whether title is derived by purchase, devise, descent, or otherwise, or whether or not any or all of the owners are minors, the tenants in common, joint owners, co-tenants, or co-parceners who hold not less than 3/4 interest in the title to the lands or mineral rights in the lands may explore, drill, mine, develop, and operate the lands for mining purposes, except for oil and gas, and may remove and transport the minerals or mineral products from the lands or store the minerals or mineral products on the lands and sell and dispose of the minerals and mineral products in the manner provided for in this part. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63303 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-633 - Part 633 Mining Authorization, Multiple Owners (324.63301...324.63306)|Section 324.63303 - Decree of Court to Lease Land; Complaint.

324.63303 Decree of court to lease land; complaint. Sec. 63303.  The owner or owners of not less than 3/4 in interest desiring to lease land or the mineral rights in the land for mining purposes, except for oil and gas, or desiring to explore, drill, develop, or operate the land for minerals or mineral products and to remove the minerals or mineral products from the land, may file a complaint in a circuit court for the county in which the land or a part of the land is located, to obtain a decree of the court authorizing the owner or owners to lease the land or the mineral rights or to explore, drill, mine, develop, and operate the land for mining purposes, except for oil and gas, and remove and transport minerals or mineral products from the land or store the minerals or mineral products on the land of all owners of the land. The complaint shall set forth the relevant facts and the interests of all persons to the extent these are known to the plaintiffs. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63304 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-633 - Part 633 Mining Authorization, Multiple Owners (324.63301...324.63306)|Section 324.63304 - Decree of Court; Distribution of Proceeds.

324.63304 Decree of court; distribution of proceeds. Sec. 63304.  If the court finds that the material assertions of the complaint are true and that the plaintiffs do own the required interest in the land or mineral rights as joint tenants, tenants in common, co-tenants, or co-parceners, or that the required proportion in interest of such owners consent to the granting of the relief prayed in the complaint, the court shall enter a decree authorizing the plaintiffs to lease for exploring, drilling, mining, and operating the land for mining purposes, except for oil and gas, and to remove the minerals or mineral products from the land and sell or dispose of the minerals or mineral products so as to realize the full value of the minerals or mineral products for the benefit of all entitled parties. The defendants and minority interest holders, whether owner of fee or royalty interests or their lessees, shall participate in their proportionate share of the proceeds derived from the sale of minerals or mineral products produced from the land. If the court finds that a lease of a royalty interest should be granted, the terms and conditions of the lease shall be fixed by the court in its decree, but the royalty payable to the royalty interest shall not be less than 1/10 of the minerals or mineral products or the value of the minerals or mineral products as produced and severed from the land at the point of production. The court shall provide by decree for the disposition by the plaintiffs of the proportionate part of the proceeds from the sale of the defendants' portion of the minerals or mineral products produced and shall provide for the payment and distribution of the proceeds to the defendants as their respective interests may appear, after deduction of the proportionate costs of the proceedings and those other expenses incurred by the plaintiffs that are approved by the court. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.63305 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)|451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)|451-1994-III-3-4-633 - Part 633 Mining Authorization, Multiple Owners (324.63301...324.63306)|Section 324.63305 - Deposit With Clerk of Court When Defendant Is Unknown.

324.63305 Deposit with clerk of court when defendant is unknown. Sec. 63305.  If the whereabouts of any of the defendants is unknown, the court may require the plaintiffs to deposit those defendants' share of the net proceeds from minerals or mineral products with the clerk of the court, to be held for the defendants, as the court may direct. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA