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2023 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-3-1 - Subchapter 1 Geological Survey Division (324.60101...324.60910) › 451-1994-III-3-1-609 - Part 609 Resource Inventory (324.60901...324.60910) › Section 324.60904 - Land Resource Portion of Inventory; Format; Scope of Inventory; Option to Purchase or Exchange Wetland; Exemption From Property Taxes.

324.60904 Land resource portion of inventory; format; scope of inventory; option to purchase or exchange wetland; exemption from property taxes.
Sec. 60904.
(1) The land resource portion of the inventory shall be completed in a format that may be readily integrated into the data management system, and shall provide a base of information to analyze the existing and future productivity of the state's natural resources and provide information to assist in the analysis of the timing, location, and intensity of future development in the state. The format should also include information that will be readily usable and available to assist local governmental units in their land use planning. The inventory may include any of the following:
(a) Geological features, including groundwater features such as depth to groundwater, groundwater recharge zones, and potable aquifers.
(b) Land area with characteristics that pose problems to development, such as an area subject to reasonably predictable hazardous natural phenomenon, which may include flooding, high-risk erosion, or subsidence.
(c) Land area with characteristics that make it suited for agricultural use.
(d) Land area with characteristics that make it suited for silvicultural use.
(e) Metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits.
(f) Hydrological features, including lakes, rivers and creeks, impoundments, drainage basins, and wetlands.
(g) Land area of wildlife habitat, including each significant breeding area or area used by migratory wildlife.
(h) Topographic contours.
(2) If the department designates an area as wetland, the state may negotiate and contract for an option to purchase or exchange the wetland in order to protect the wetland. The option to purchase or exchange the wetland shall be valid for 5 years. After an option to purchase is negotiated, a person may apply for and receive consideration for an exemption from property taxes levied pursuant to the general property tax act, Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, being sections 211.1 to 211.157 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for the duration of the option to purchase.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-3-1 - Subchapter 1 Geological Survey Division (324.60101...324.60910) › 451-1994-III-3-1-609 - Part 609 Resource Inventory (324.60901...324.60910) › Section 324.60905 - Current Use Portion of Inventory; Classification System; Scope.

324.60905 Current use portion of inventory; classification system; scope.
Sec. 60905.
The current use portion of the inventory shall be completed using a consistent classification system that can be readily integrated into the data management system, and shall provide the base to analyze the existing use and cover in the state. The current use inventory may include any of the following:
(a) Substantially undeveloped land devoted to the production of plants and animals useful to humanity, including forages and sod crops; grain and feed crops; dairy and dairy products; livestock, including the breeding and grazing of those animals; fruits of all kinds; vegetables; and other similar uses and activities.
(b) Land used in the production of fiber and other woodland products or that supports trees that are protective of water resources, soils, recreation, or wildlife habitat.
(c) Land that is being mined, drilled, or excavated for metallic and nonmetallic mineral, rock, stone, gravel, clay, soil, or other earth, petroleum, or natural gas resources.
(d) A site, structure, district, or archaeological landmark that is officially included in the national register of historic places or designated as a historic site pursuant to state or federal law.
(e) Urban and developed land, including residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, communication, utilities, and open space uses and including recreational land.
(f) Land owned on behalf of the public, including land managed by federal, state, or local government or school districts.
(g) Land enrolled in part 361.
(h) Land enrolled in part 511.
(i) Land designated for tax abatements, restricted use, or specific use under a public act of this state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-3-1 - Subchapter 1 Geological Survey Division (324.60101...324.60910) › 451-1994-III-3-1-609 - Part 609 Resource Inventory (324.60901...324.60910) › Section 324.60907 - Reimbursement for Preparation of Current Use Portion of Inventory; Certification; Prorating Amount.

324.60907 Reimbursement for preparation of current use portion of inventory; certification; prorating amount.
Sec. 60907.
The state shall reimburse each municipality, county, or regional planning commission engaged in the preparation of the current use portion of the inventory for 75% of the expenditures certified by the department. Certification shall be based upon conformance to the format, scale, and classification system provisions of the contract between the municipality, county, or regional planning commission and the department. If the amount appropriated during any fiscal year is not sufficient to provide the 75% reimbursement, the director of the department of management and budget shall prorate an amount among the eligible municipalities, counties, and regional planning commissions.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-3-1 - Subchapter 1 Geological Survey Division (324.60101...324.60910) › 451-1994-III-3-1-609 - Part 609 Resource Inventory (324.60901...324.60910) › Section 324.60908 - Review and Updating of Land Resource and Current Use Portions of Inventory.

324.60908 Review and updating of land resource and current use portions of inventory.
Sec. 60908.
(1) The land resource portion of the inventory shall be reviewed and updated when necessary, but not less than once every 10 years.
(2) The current use portion of the inventory shall be reviewed and updated when necessary, but not less than once each 5 years.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-3-1 - Subchapter 1 Geological Survey Division (324.60101...324.60910) › 451-1994-III-3-1-609 - Part 609 Resource Inventory (324.60901...324.60910) › Section 324.60909 - Fees for Generating Products or Rendering Services.

324.60909 Fees for generating products or rendering services.
Sec. 60909.
The department may charge fees for generating products or rendering services based on the information in the inventory. The fees shall not exceed the costs to the department of generating the products or rendering the services. The amount of money expended by the department for generating products or rendering services in a fiscal year shall not exceed the amount appropriated for that fiscal year or the amount of the fees actually received during that fiscal year, whichever is less.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-3-1 - Subchapter 1 Geological Survey Division (324.60101...324.60910) › 451-1994-III-3-1-609 - Part 609 Resource Inventory (324.60901...324.60910) › Section 324.60910 - Controlling or Curtailing Development of Private Property; Prohibitions.

324.60910 Controlling or curtailing development of private property; prohibitions.
Sec. 60910.
(1) This part shall not be construed to permit the state, the department, or a person to exercise control over private property or to curtail development of private property.
(2) This part shall not:
(a) Constitute a state land use plan.
(b) Be used by any state agency to control the existing and future productivity of the state's natural resources or the timing, location, or intensity of future development in the state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-610 - Part 610 Unified Surface and Subsurface Oil or Gas Ownership (324.61001...324.61004) › Section 324.61001 - Definitions.

324.61001 Definitions.
Sec. 61001.
As used in this part:
(a) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(b) "Severed oil and gas rights" means those subsurface oil and gas rights held by the department on land in which the department does not own the surface rights to the land.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 117, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1998
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-610 - Part 610 Unified Surface and Subsurface Oil or Gas Ownership (324.61001...324.61004) › Section 324.61002 - Inventory and Categorization of Land; Contract.

324.61002 Inventory and categorization of land; contract.
Sec. 61002.
(1) Within 4 years after the effective date of this section, the department shall complete an inventory of all land under the jurisdiction of the department and shall categorize the land as follows:
(a) All land in which the department owns both the surface rights and the oil and gas rights.
(b) All land in which the department owns the surface rights but not the oil and gas rights.
(c) All land in which the department owns the oil and gas rights but not the surface rights.
(2) The department may contract for the completion of the inventory under subsection (1).
History:
Add. 1998, Act 117, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1998
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-610 - Part 610 Unified Surface and Subsurface Oil or Gas Ownership (324.61001...324.61004) › Section 324.61003 - Divestiture of Severed Oil and Gas Rights; Reuniting Oil and Gas Rights With Surface Rights; Deed Restriction; Reversion of Subsurface Rights.

324.61003 Divestiture of severed oil and gas rights; reuniting oil and gas rights with surface rights; deed restriction; reversion of subsurface rights.
Sec. 61003.
(1) The department shall implement procedures in compliance with this part that allow the department, after consultation with the natural resources trust fund board and approval of the natural resources commission, to divest itself of severed oil and gas rights and reunite the oil and gas rights with the surface rights. The department is not required to divest itself of oil and gas rights to land that is in production or is leased or permitted for production, or to land which the department determines has unusual or sensitive environmental features that should be reserved by the state and maintained in an undeveloped state, or to land which the department may consider offering for exchange to consolidate inholdings within management areas.
(2) When the department transfers oil and gas rights under this part, the department shall include a deed restriction that restricts the oil and gas rights from being severed from the surface rights in the future. If the landowner severs the subsurface rights from the surface rights, the subsurface rights revert to this state.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 117, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1998
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61502 - Construction of Part.

324.61502 Construction of part.
Sec. 61502.
It has long been the declared policy of this state to foster conservation of natural resources so that our citizens may continue to enjoy the fruits and profits of those resources. Failure to adopt such a policy in the pioneer days of the state permitted the unwarranted slaughter and removal of magnificent timber abounding in the state, which resulted in an immeasurable loss and waste. In an effort to replace some of this loss, millions of dollars have been spent in reforestation, which could have been saved had the original timber been removed under proper conditions. In past years extensive deposits of oil and gas have been discovered that have added greatly to the natural wealth of the state and if properly conserved can bring added prosperity for many years in the future to our farmers and landowners, as well as to those engaged in the exploration and development of this great natural resource. The interests of the people demand that exploitation and waste of oil and gas be prevented so that the history of the loss of timber may not be repeated. It is accordingly the declared policy of the state to protect the interests of its citizens and landowners from unwarranted waste of gas and oil and to foster the development of the industry along the most favorable conditions and with a view to the ultimate recovery of the maximum production of these natural products. To that end, this part is to be construed liberally to give effect to sound policies of conservation and the prevention of waste and exploitation.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61503 - Supervisor of Wells; Assistants; Commission as Appeal Board; Hearing; Compensation and Expenses; Office.

324.61503 Supervisor of wells; assistants; commission as appeal board; hearing; compensation and expenses; office.
Sec. 61503.
(1) The supervisor of wells shall designate suitable assistants as are required to implement this part.
(2) The commission shall act as an appeal board regarding the issuance, denial, suspension, revocation, annulment, withdrawal, recall, cancellation, or amendment of a permit under this part. When a producer or owner considers an order, action, inaction, or procedure as proposed, initiated, or made by the supervisor to be burdensome, inequitable, unreasonable, or unwarranted, the producer or owner may appeal to the commission or the court for relief from the order, action, inaction, or procedure as provided in this act. The chairperson of the commission shall set a date and place to hear the appeal, which may be at a regular meeting of the commission or a special meeting of the commission called for that purpose.
(3) The supervisor and employees, in addition to their salaries, shall receive their reasonable expenses while away from their homes traveling on business connected with their duties. A member of the commission shall not receive compensation for discharging duties under this part; however, a member is entitled to reasonable expenses while traveling in the performance of a duty imposed by this part. Salaries and expenses authorized in this part shall be paid out of the state treasury in the same manner as the salaries and expenses of other officers and employees of the department are paid.
(4) The department of management and budget shall furnish suitable offices for the use of the supervisor and his or her employees.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61503c - Violation of MCL 324.61503a or MCL 324.61503b; Penalty; Injunction or Damages; Separate Offenses; Recovery of Postproduction Costs and Attorney Fees; Notice.

324.61503c Violation of MCL 324.61503a or MCL 324.61503b; penalty; injunction or damages; separate offenses; recovery of postproduction costs and attorney fees; notice.
Sec. 61503c.
(1) Notwithstanding section 61522, a person who knowingly violates section 61503a or 61503b is responsible for the payment of a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00. A default in the payment of a civil fine or costs ordered under this section or an installment of the fine or costs may be remedied by any means authorized under the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.101 to 600.9948.
(2) The attorney general or the lessor of a gas lease with respect to his or her lease may bring an action in circuit court for injunctive relief or damages, or both, against a person who violates section 61503a or 61503b.
(3) If a person who has entered into a gas lease as a lessee violates section 61503a or 61503b, each day the violation continues constitutes a separate offense only for 5 days; thereafter, each day the violation continues does not constitute a separate offense. If a person who has entered into a gas lease as a lessee violates section 61503a or 61503b and such a violation affects more than 1 lessor having an interest in the same well, pooled unit, or unitized area, the violation as to all lessors constitutes only 1 offense.
(4) If a court finds that a lessee deducted postproduction costs from a lessor's royalty contrary to section 61503b(1), the lessor may recover as damages the amount of postproduction costs deducted contrary to section 61503b(1) and may also recover reasonable attorney fees incurred in bringing the action unless the lessee endeavored to cure the alleged violation pursuant to subsection (5) prior to the bringing of the action. In addition, a lessee who prevails in litigation under this subsection may recover reasonable attorney fees incurred in defending an action under this subsection, if the court finds that the position taken by the lessor in the litigation was frivolous.
(5) A person shall not bring an action under this section unless the person has first given the lessee written notice of the alleged violation of section 61503a or 61503b, with reasonably comprehensive details, and allowed a period of at least 30 days for the lessee to cure the alleged violation.
History:
Add. 1999, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 28, 2000 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61504 - Waste Prohibited.

324.61504 Waste prohibited.
Sec. 61504.
A person shall not commit waste in the exploration for or in the development, production, handling, or use of oil or gas, or in the handling of any product of oil or gas.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61505 - Supervisor of Wells; Jurisdiction; Authority; Enforcement of Part.

324.61505 Supervisor of wells; jurisdiction; authority; enforcement of part.
Sec. 61505.
The supervisor has jurisdiction and authority over the administration and enforcement of this part and all matters relating to the prevention of waste and to the conservation of oil and gas in this state. The supervisor also has jurisdiction and control of and over all persons and things necessary or proper to enforce effectively this part and all matters relating to the prevention of waste and the conservation of oil and gas.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61505a - Drilling Permit for Well Beneath Lake Bottomlands for Exploration or Production of Oil or Gas; Condition.

324.61505a Drilling permit for well beneath lake bottomlands for exploration or production of oil or gas; condition.
Sec. 61505a.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or the rules promulgated under this part, beginning on the effective date of this section, the supervisor shall not issue a permit for drilling, or authorize the drilling of, a well beneath the lake bottomlands of the Great Lakes, the connected bays or harbors of the Great Lakes, or the connecting waterways as defined in section 32301, for the exploration or production of oil or gas unless the applicant holds a lease that was in effect prior to the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section that allows the well to be drilled.
History:
Add. 2002, Act 148, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 2002
Compiler's Notes:
Enrolled House Bill No. 5118 was not signed by the Governor, but, having been presented to him at 3:44 p.m. on March 22, 2002, and not having been returned by him to the House of Representatives within the 14 days prescribed by Const 1963, art IV, sec 33, became law (2002 PA 148) on April 5, 2002, the Legislature having continued in session.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61506a - Notice of Violation.

324.61506a Notice of violation.
Sec. 61506a.
Upon completion of an inspection under this part, the supervisor shall notify the owner or operator of the well of any violation of this or any other part of this act that is identified during the inspection.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 252, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1998
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61506b - Conditions Prohibiting Issuance of Permit or Authorization to Drill Oil or Gas Well; Waiver; Exception.

324.61506b Conditions prohibiting issuance of permit or authorization to drill oil or gas well; waiver; exception.
Sec. 61506b.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), beginning on the effective date of this section, the supervisor shall not issue a permit for or authorize the drilling of an oil or gas well if both of the following apply:
(a) The well is located within 450 feet of a residential building.
(b) The residential building is located in a city or township with a population of 70,000 or more.
(2) The supervisor may grant a waiver from the requirement of subsection (1)(a) if the clerk of the city, village, or township in which the proposed well is located has been notified of the application for a permit for the proposed well and if either of the following conditions is met:
(a) The owner or owners of all residential buildings located within 450 feet of the proposed well give written consent.
(b) The supervisor determines, pursuant to a public hearing held before the waiver is granted, that the proposed well location will not cause waste and there is no reasonable alternative for the location of the well that will allow the oil and gas rights holder to develop the oil and gas.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a well utilized for the injection, withdrawal, and observation of the storage of natural gas pursuant to this part.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 303, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1998
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61506c - Toll-Free Telephone Number; Maintenance; Use.

324.61506c Toll-free telephone number; maintenance; use.
Sec. 61506c.
The department shall maintain a toll-free telephone number that a person or a representative of a local unit of government may call in order to receive information on department standards, safety requirements and educational information related to oil and gas exploration, drilling, permitting, hydrogen sulfide management, pooling, and other topics related to the extraction of oil and gas.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 392, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 1998
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61507 - Prevention of Waste; Procedure; Hearing; Rules; Orders.

324.61507 Prevention of waste; procedure; hearing; rules; orders.
Sec. 61507.
Upon the initiative of the supervisor or upon verified complaint of any person interested in the subject matter alleging that waste is taking place or is reasonably imminent, the supervisor shall call a hearing to determine whether or not waste is taking place or is reasonably imminent, and what action should be taken to prevent that waste. If the supervisor determines it appropriate, the supervisor shall hold a hearing and shall promptly make findings and recommendations. The supervisor shall consider those findings and recommendations and shall promulgate rules or issue orders as he or she considers necessary to prevent waste which he or she finds to exist or to be reasonably imminent.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61508 - Rules of Order or Procedure in Hearings or Other Proceedings; Entering in Book; Copy of Rule or Order as Evidence; Availability of Writings to Public.

324.61508 Rules of order or procedure in hearings or other proceedings; entering in book; copy of rule or order as evidence; availability of writings to public.
Sec. 61508.
(1) The supervisor shall prescribe rules of order or procedure in hearings or other proceedings before the supervisor under this part. Rules promulgated or orders issued by the supervisor shall be entered in full in a book to be kept for that purpose by the supervisor. A copy of a rule or order, certified by the supervisor, shall be received in evidence in the courts of this state with the same effect as the original.
(2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the supervisor in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61509 - Hearings; Subpoena; Witnesses and Production of Books; Incriminating Testimony.

324.61509 Hearings; subpoena; witnesses and production of books; incriminating testimony.
Sec. 61509.
The supervisor may compel by subpoena the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, or articles necessary in any proceeding before the supervisor or the commission. A person shall not be excused from obeying a subpoena issued in a hearing or proceeding brought under this part on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, may tend to incriminate or subject that person to a penalty or forfeiture. However, this section does not require a person to produce books, papers, or records or to testify in response to any inquiry that is not pertinent to a question lawfully before the supervisor, commission, or court for determination under this part. Incriminating evidence, documentary or otherwise, shall not be used against a witness who testifies as required in this section in a prosecution or action for forfeiture. A person who testifies as required in this section is not exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury in so testifying.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61510 - Failure to Comply With Subpoena; Refusal to Testify; Attachment; Contempt; Fees and Mileage of Witnesses.

324.61510 Failure to comply with subpoena; refusal to testify; attachment; contempt; fees and mileage of witnesses.
Sec. 61510.
(1) If a person fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena issued by the supervisor, or if a witness refuses to testify as to any matters regarding which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, any circuit court in this state, or any circuit court judge, on application of the supervisor, may issue an attachment for the person and compel that person to comply with the subpoena and to attend a hearing before the supervisor and produce documents, and testify upon matters, as may be lawfully required, and the court or judge has the power to punish that person for contempt in the same manner as if the person had disobeyed the subpoena of the court or refused to testify in that court.
(2) A witness summoned by subpoena or by written request of the supervisor and attending a hearing called by the supervisor is entitled to the same fees and mileage as are or may be provided by law for attending the circuit court in a civil matter or proceeding. The fees and mileage of witnesses subpoenaed at the instance of the supervisor shall be paid out of the general funds of the state treasury upon proper voucher approved by the supervisor. The fees and mileage of witnesses subpoenaed at the instance of any other interested party shall be paid by that party.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61511 - False Swearing as Perjury; Penalty.

324.61511 False swearing as perjury; penalty.
Sec. 61511.
If a person who is required to give an oath under this part, or by any rule promulgated or order issued by the supervisor, willfully swears falsely in regard to any matter or thing respecting which the oath is required, or willfully makes any false affidavit required or authorized by this part, or by any rule promulgated or order issued by the supervisor, that person is guilty of perjury, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or less than 6 months.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61512 - Allocation or Distribution of Allowable Production in Well, Field, or Pool; Basis.

324.61512 Allocation or distribution of allowable production in well, field, or pool; basis.
Sec. 61512.
If, to prevent waste, the supervisor limits the amount of oil or gas to be produced from any well, pool, or field in this state, the supervisor shall allocate or distribute the allowable production in the field or pool. The supervisor shall make such a determination or distribution in the field or pool on a reasonable basis, giving, if reasonable, under all circumstances, to each small well of settled production in the pool or field an allowable production that will prevent a general or premature abandonment of the wells in the pool or field.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61513a - Pooling of Properties Not Required.

324.61513a Pooling of properties not required.
Sec. 61513a.
The supervisor shall not require the pooling of state owned properties or parts of properties under section 61513 if the state provides for the orderly development of state owned hydrocarbon resources through an oil and gas leasing program and the supervisor determines the owner of each tract is afforded the opportunity to recover and receive his or her just and equitable share of the hydrocarbon resources in the pool.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 303, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1998
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61514 - Certificates of Clearance or Tenders; Issuance.

324.61514 Certificates of clearance or tenders; issuance.
Sec. 61514.
The supervisor may issue certificates of clearance or tenders if required to implement this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61515 - Handling or Disposition of Illegal Oil or Gas; Penalty.

324.61515 Handling or disposition of illegal oil or gas; penalty.
Sec. 61515.
A person shall not sell, purchase, acquire, transport, refine, process, or otherwise handle or dispose of any illegal oil or gas or any illegal product of oil or gas. A penalty or forfeiture shall not be imposed as a result of an act described in this section until certificates of clearance or tenders are required by the supervisor as provided in section 61514.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61516 - Rule or Order; Public Hearings Required; Emergency Rules or Orders Without Public Hearing; Requirements for Public Hearings Held Pertaining to Pooling of Properties.

324.61516 Rule or order; public hearings required; emergency rules or orders without public hearing; requirements for public hearings held pertaining to pooling of properties.
Sec. 61516.
(1) A rule or order shall not be made, promulgated, put into effect, revoked, changed, renewed, or extended, except emergency orders, unless public hearings are held. Except as provided in subsection (2), public hearings shall be held at such time, place, and manner and upon such notice, not less than 10 days, as shall be prescribed by general order and rules adopted in conformity with this part. The supervisor may promulgate emergency rules or issue orders without a public hearing as may be necessary to implement this part. The emergency rules and orders shall remain in force and effect for no longer than 21 days, except as otherwise provided for rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(2) A public hearing held pursuant to this section pertaining to the pooling of properties or parts of properties under section 61513(4) shall be held at a place as determined by this subsection. At the time that the supervisor provides for notice of the public hearing, the supervisor shall provide notice of the right to request a change in location of the public hearing. A public hearing shall be held in the county in which the oil and gas rights are located if the majority of the owners of oil or gas rights that are subject to being pooled file with the supervisor a written request to hold the hearing in that county.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 115, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1998
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells
2023 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-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103) › 451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527) › Section 324.61517 - Actions Against Department or Commission; Jurisdiction of Ingham County Circuit Court; Injunction or Restraining Order; Actions Pertaining to Pooling of Properties.

324.61517 Actions against department or commission; jurisdiction of Ingham county circuit court; injunction or restraining order; actions pertaining to pooling of properties.
Sec. 61517.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the circuit court of Ingham county has exclusive jurisdiction over all suits brought against the department, the supervisor, or any agent or employee of the department or supervisor, by or on account of any matter or thing arising under this part. A temporary restraining order or injunction shall not be granted in any suit described in this section except after due notice and for good cause shown.
(2) A suit brought against the supervisor pertaining to an order of the supervisor requiring the pooling of properties or parts of properties under section 61513(4) may be brought in the circuit court for the county in which the oil or gas rights are located or in the circuit court of Ingham county. A suit brought in the circuit court of Ingham county against the supervisor pertaining to an order of the supervisor requiring the pooling of properties or parts of properties under section 61513(4) may be removed to the circuit court for the county in which the oil or gas rights are located upon petition by a majority of the owners of the oil and gas rights who are subject to the order. Additionally, if all of the owners of the oil and gas interests being pooled reside in a county in Michigan other than the county in which the oil and gas rights are located, the suit may be brought in, or removed to, the circuit court for the county in which the owners reside. A petition for removal under this subsection shall be filed within 28 days after filing and service of the complaint in circuit court.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 115, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1998
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Popular Name:
Supervisor of Wells