reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-742 - Part 742 Camp Registration Cards (324.74201...324.74207) › Section 324.74205 - Enforcement of Part; Duty of Peace Officers.

324.74205 Enforcement of part; duty of peace officers.
Sec. 74205.
It is the duty of any peace officer, including conservation officers, to enforce this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, 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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-742 - Part 742 Camp Registration Cards (324.74201...324.74207) › Section 324.74206 - Violation of Part; Penalty.

324.74206 Violation of part; penalty.
Sec. 74206.
A person who violates this part is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00, and, in addition, is liable for any costs incurred by the department in cleaning up the campsite of the person, which liability shall be recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 215, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-742 - Part 742 Camp Registration Cards (324.74201...324.74207) › Section 324.74207 - Applicability of Part.

324.74207 Applicability of part.
Sec. 74207.
This part does not apply to any state park, campground, or recreation area administered by the department.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, 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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-743 - Part 743 State Parks Foundation (324.74301...324.74306) › Section 324.74301 - Definitions.

324.74301 Definitions.
Sec. 74301.
As used in this part:
(a) "Foundation" means the Michigan state parks foundation created in section 74302.
(b) "State park" means a state park or state recreation area designated by the director.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, 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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-743 - Part 743 State Parks Foundation (324.74301...324.74306) › Section 324.74303 - Michigan State Parks Foundation; Purpose.

324.74303 Michigan state parks foundation; purpose.
Sec. 74303.
The purpose of the foundation is to support the overall enhancement of the Michigan state parks system and to foster awareness, appreciation, understanding, and involvement in the system through focused assistance that is supplementary to appropriated parks funding.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, 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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-743 - Part 743 State Parks Foundation (324.74301...324.74306) › Section 324.74304 - Michigan State Parks Foundation; Duties.

324.74304 Michigan state parks foundation; duties.
Sec. 74304.
The foundation shall do the following:
(a) Determine those projects or undertakings for which the foundation will solicit funding. In determining projects to fund, the foundation shall select projects that enhance the use, preservation, enjoyment, or understanding of the natural and historic resources of the state parks through the following focus areas of need:
(i) Education and outreach.
(ii) Visitor information services and interpretive facilities.
(iii) Support for volunteer activities.
(iv) Employee support program.
(b) Maintain a current list and description of projects for which contributions are sought.
(c) Provide for methods by which persons who contribute to the foundation projects may be commemorated for their contributions.
(d) Advise potential contributors of all tax ramifications of contributions to the foundation.
(e) Invest assets of the foundation in any instrument, obligation, security, or property considered appropriate by the executive board of the foundation.
(f) Provide for receiving contributions in lump sums or periodic sums.
(g) Administer money collected by the foundation.
(h) Segregate contributions to the foundation into various accounts.
(i) Procure insurance against any loss in connection with the assets of the foundation or foundation activities.
(j) Enter into contracts on behalf of the foundation.
(k) Define the terms and conditions under which money may be disbursed by the foundation.
(l) Contract for goods and services and engage personnel as is necessary and engage the services of private consultants, actuaries, managers, legal counsel, and auditors for rendering professional, management, and technical assistance and advice, payable out of any money of the foundation. However, not more than 10% of the money of the foundation shall be used for the purpose of this subdivision or other administrative costs of the foundation.
(m) Exercise other powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes, objectives, and provisions of this part, and the purposes of the foundation.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, 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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-743 - Part 743 State Parks Foundation (324.74301...324.74306) › Section 324.74305 - Michigan State Parks Foundation; Management; Use of Assets.

324.74305 Michigan state parks foundation; management; use of assets.
Sec. 74305.
The foundation shall be managed solely pursuant to and for the purpose set forth in this part and money or other assets of the foundation shall not be loaned or otherwise transferred or used by the state for any purpose other than the purposes of this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, 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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-743 - Part 743 State Parks Foundation (324.74301...324.74306) › Section 324.74306 - Accounting.

324.74306 Accounting.
Sec. 74306.
The foundation shall annually prepare or cause to be prepared an accounting which shall be a public document and shall transmit a copy of the accounting to the governor, the senate majority and minority leaders, and the Republican and Democratic leaders of the house of representatives. The foundation may also make available the accounting of the foundation to a contributor to the foundation. The accounts of the foundation are subject to annual audits by the state auditor general or a certified public accountant appointed by the auditor general.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, 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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-751 - Part 751 Dark Sky Preserve (324.75101...324.75106) › Section 324.75101 - Definitions.

324.75101 Definitions.
Sec. 75101.
As used in this part:
(a) "Dark sky preserve" means an area designated in section 75102.
(b) "Fully shielded" means outdoor light fixtures shielded or constructed so that no light rays are emitted by the installed fixture at angles above 15 degrees below the horizontal plane and also constructed so that the filament or light source is not visible to the naked eye when viewed from a point higher than 15 degrees below the horizontal plane.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 251, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-751 - Part 751 Dark Sky Preserve (324.75101...324.75106) › Section 324.75102 - Designation as Dark Sky Preserves; Prohibition as to Establishment in Upper Peninsula.

324.75102 Designation as dark sky preserves; prohibition as to establishment in Upper Peninsula.
Sec. 75102.
(1) The following lands are designated as dark sky preserves:
(a) State-owned land at Lake Hudson, legally described as:
All state-owned land located in Sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, T7S, R1E, and Section 1, T8S, R1E - Lenawee County, Michigan.
(b) The state-owned land comprising Wilderness State Park and the state forestland within Bliss Township, Cross Village Township, and Wawatam in Emmet County.
(c) Those portions of Port Crescent State Park lying north and west of the Pinnebog River in section 9 of Hume Township, Huron County, T18N, R12E.
(d) The state-owned land comprising Rockport State Recreation Area, located in Presque Isle Township, Presque Isle County and Alpena Township, Alpena County.
(e) The state-owned land comprising Negwegon State Park, located in Sanborn Township, Alpena County and Alcona Township, Alcona County.
(f) The state-owned land comprising Thompson's Harbor State Park, located in Krakow Township, Presque Isle County.
(g) The county-owned land comprising Dr. T. K. Lawless Park, located in Porter and Newberg Townships, Cass County.
(h) The county-owned land comprising Headlands International Dark Sky Park, located in Wawatam Township, Emmet County.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a dark sky preserve shall not be established in the Upper Peninsula.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 251, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 11, Eff. May 16, 2016 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 2020
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-751 - Part 751 Dark Sky Preserve (324.75101...324.75106) › Section 324.75103 - Outdoor Lighting; Installation; Limitation.

324.75103 Outdoor lighting; installation; limitation.
Sec. 75103.
(1) The commission shall ensure that outdoor lighting within a state-owned dark sky preserve is not installed unless necessary for safety, security, or the reasonable use and enjoyment of property within the preserve.
(2) The commission shall ensure that outdoor lighting within a state-owned dark sky preserve does not unreasonably interfere with nighttime activities that require darkness, including, but not limited to, the enjoyment of the night sky, nighttime photography, and wildlife photography.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 2020
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-751 - Part 751 Dark Sky Preserve (324.75101...324.75106) › Section 324.75104 - Outdoor Lighting; Requirements.

324.75104 Outdoor lighting; requirements.
Sec. 75104.
(1) The commission shall ensure that all outdoor lighting within a state-owned dark sky preserve conforms to the following:
(a) Lighting shall be directed downward.
(b) If possible, lighting shall be provided by fully shielded fixtures.
(c) If practical and appropriate, outdoor lighting fixtures shall be motion sensor fixtures, and not fixtures that remain lighted during all hours of darkness.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the use and development of land within a state-owned dark sky preserve, including the use of the land for motorized and nonmotorized recreation, shall not be restricted due to the designation as a dark sky preserve.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 251, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 2020
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-751 - Part 751 Dark Sky Preserve (324.75101...324.75106) › Section 324.75105 - Use and Development Not Restricted; Conditions.

324.75105 Use and development not restricted; conditions.
Sec. 75105.
This part does not restrict the use and development of the state owned land at lake Hudson as prescribed by the master plan approved by the commission if the use and development are in compliance with this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, 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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS - Parks (324.74101...324.75106) › 451-1994-III-4-2-PARKS-751 - Part 751 Dark Sky Preserve (324.75101...324.75106) › Section 324.75106 - Repealed. 2002, Act 3, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003.

324.75106 Repealed. 2002, Act 3, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to repeal of part.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76101 - Definitions.

324.76101 Definitions.
Sec. 76101.
As used in this part:
(a) "Abandoned property" means an aircraft; a watercraft, including a ship, boat, canoe, skiff, raft, or barge; the rigging, gear, fittings, trappings, and equipment of an aircraft or watercraft; the personal property of the officers, crew, and passengers of an aircraft or watercraft; and the cargo of an aircraft or watercraft, which have been deserted, relinquished, cast away, or left behind and for which attempts at reclamation have been abandoned by owners and insurers. Abandoned property also means materials resulting from activities of historic and prehistoric Native Americans.
(b) "Bottomlands" means the unpatented lake bottomlands of the Great Lakes.
(c) "Committee" means the underwater salvage and preserve committee created in section 76103.
(d) "Great Lakes" means lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, St. Clair, and Superior.
(e) "Great Lakes bottomlands preserve" means an area located on the bottomlands of the Great Lakes and extending upward to and including the surface of the water, which is delineated and set aside by rule for special protection of abandoned property of historical value, or ecological, educational, geological, or scenic features or formations having recreational, educational, or scientific value. A preserve may encompass a single object, feature, or formation, or a collection of several objects, features, or formations.
(f) "Historical value" means value relating to, or illustrative of, Michigan history, including the statehood, territorial, colonial, and historic, and prehistoric native American periods.
(g) "Mechanical or other assistance" means all humanmade devices, including pry bars, wrenches and other hand or power tools, cutting torches, explosives, winches, flotation bags, lines to surface, extra divers buoyancy devices, and other buoyance devices, used to raise or remove artifacts.
(h) "Recreational value" means value relating to an activity that the public engages in, or may engage in, for recreation or sport, including scuba diving and fishing.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76102 - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities; Right to Explore, Survey, Excavate, and Regulate Reserved to State; Possessory Right or Title to Abandoned Property.

324.76102 Aboriginal records and antiquities; right to explore, survey, excavate, and regulate reserved to state; possessory right or title to abandoned property.
Sec. 76102.
(1) The state reserves to itself the exclusive right and privilege, except as provided in this part, of exploring, surveying, excavating, and regulating through its authorized officers, agents, and employees, all aboriginal records and other antiquities, including mounds, earthworks, forts, burial and village sites, mines or other relics, and abandoned property of historical or recreational value found upon or within any of the lands owned by or under the control of the state.
(2) The state reserves to itself a possessory right or title superior to that of a finder to abandoned property of historical or recreational value found on the state owned bottomlands of the Great Lakes. This property shall belong to this state with administration and protection jointly vested in the department and the department of history, arts, and libraries.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76104 - Deed; Clause Reserving to State Property and Exploration Rights in Aboriginal Antiquities; Exceptions; Waiver.

324.76104 Deed; clause reserving to state property and exploration rights in aboriginal antiquities; exceptions; waiver.
Sec. 76104.
A deed, as provided by this part, given by this state, except state tax deeds for the conveyance of any land owned by the state, shall contain a clause reserving to this state a property right in aboriginal antiquities including mounds, earthworks, forts, burial and village sites, mines, or other relics and also reserving the right to explore and excavate for the aboriginal antiquity by and through this state's authorized agent and employee. This section applies only to the sale of tax reverted land. The department, with the approval of the department of history, arts, and libraries, may waive this reservation when conveying platted property and when making conveyances under subpart 3 of part 21.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76105 - Permit for Exploration or Excavation of Aboriginal Remain; Exception.

324.76105 Permit for exploration or excavation of aboriginal remain; exception.
Sec. 76105.
(1) A person, either personally or through an agent or employee, shall not explore or excavate an aboriginal remain covered by this part upon lands owned by the state, except as authorized by a permit issued by the department, with written approval of the department of history, arts, and libraries, pursuant to part 13. A permit shall be issued without charge.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the Mackinac Island state park commission on lands owned or controlled by the Mackinac Island state park commission.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76106 - Removal of Relics or Records of Antiquity; Consent of Landowner Required.

324.76106 Removal of relics or records of antiquity; consent of landowner required.
Sec. 76106.
Without the consent of the land owner, a person shall not remove any relics or records of antiquity such as human or other bones; shells, stone, bone, or copper implements; pottery or shards of pottery, or similar artifacts and objects from the premises where they have been discovered.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76108 - Recovery of Abandoned Property Without Permit; Report; Availability of Recovered Property for Inspection; Release of Property.

324.76108 Recovery of abandoned property without permit; report; availability of recovered property for inspection; release of property.
Sec. 76108.
(1) A person may recover abandoned property outside a Great Lakes bottomlands preserve without a permit if the abandoned property is not attached to, nor located on, in, or located in the immediate vicinity of and associated with a sunken aircraft or watercraft and if the abandoned property is recoverable by hand without mechanical or other assistance.
(2) A person who recovers abandoned property valued at more than $10.00 without a permit pursuant to subsection (1) shall file a written report within 30 days after removal of the property with the department or the department of history, arts, and libraries if the property has been abandoned for more than 30 years. The written report shall list all recovered property that has been abandoned for more than 30 years and the location of the property at the time of recovery. For a period of 90 days after the report is filed, the person shall make the recovered property available to the department and the department of history, arts, and libraries for inspection at a location in this state. If the department of history, arts, and libraries determines that the recovered property does not have historical value, the department of history, arts, and libraries shall release the property to the person by means of a written instrument.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76110 - Recovered Abandoned Property; Report; Examination; Removal From State; Action for Recovery; Release of Property.

324.76110 Recovered abandoned property; report; examination; removal from state; action for recovery; release of property.
Sec. 76110.
(1) Within 10 days after recovery of abandoned property, a person with a permit issued pursuant to section 76109 shall report the recovery in writing to the department. The person recovering the abandoned property shall give authorized representatives of the department and the department of history, arts, and libraries an opportunity to examine the abandoned property for a period of 90 days after recovery. Recovered abandoned property shall not be removed from this state without written approval of the department and the department of history, arts, and libraries. If the recovered abandoned property is removed from the state without written approval, the attorney general, upon request from the department or the department of history, arts, and libraries, shall bring an action for the recovery of the property.
(2) If the department of history, arts, and libraries determines that the recovered abandoned property does not have historical value, the department of history, arts, and libraries shall release the property to the person holding the permit by means of a written instrument.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76112 - Rules Generally.

324.76112 Rules generally.
Sec. 76112.
(1) The department and the department of history, arts, and libraries, jointly or separately, may promulgate rules as are necessary to implement this part.
(2) Within each Great Lakes bottomlands preserve, the department and the department of history, arts, and libraries may jointly promulgate rules that govern access to and use of a Great Lakes bottomlands preserve. These rules may regulate or prohibit the alteration, destruction, or removal of abandoned property, features, or formations within a preserve.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76113 - Limitations Not Imposed by MCL 324.76107 to 324.76110.

324.76113 Limitations not imposed by MCL 324.76107 to 324.76110.
Sec. 76113.
Sections 76107 to 76110 shall not be considered to impose the following limitations:
(a) A limitation on the right of a person to engage in diving for recreational purposes in and upon the Great Lakes or the bottomlands of the Great Lakes.
(b) A limitation on the right of the department or the department of history, arts, and libraries to recover, or to contract for the recovery of, abandoned property in and upon the bottomlands of the Great Lakes.
(c) A limitation on the right of a person to own either abandoned property recovered before July 2, 1980 or abandoned property released to a person after inspection.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76114 - Suspension or Revocation of Permit; Grounds; Hearing; Civil Action.

324.76114 Suspension or revocation of permit; grounds; hearing; civil action.
Sec. 76114.
(1) If the department or the department of history, arts, and libraries finds that the holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 76105 or 76109 is not in compliance with this part, a rule promulgated under this part, or a provision of or condition in the permit, or has damaged abandoned property or failed to use diligence in attempting to recover property for which a permit was issued, the department or the department of history, arts, and libraries, individually or jointly, may summarily suspend or revoke the permit. If the permit holder requests a hearing within 15 days following the effective date of the suspension or revocation, the commission or the department of history, arts, and libraries shall conduct an administrative hearing pursuant to chapter 4 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.271 to 24.287, to consider whether the permit should be reinstated.
(2) The attorney general, on behalf of the department or the department of history, arts, and libraries, individually or jointly, may commence a civil action in circuit court to enforce compliance with this part, to restrain a violation of this part or any action contrary to a decision denying a permit, to enjoin the further removal of artifacts, geological material, or abandoned property, or to order the restoration of an affected area to its prior condition.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76115 - Dangers Accepted by Participants in Sport of Scuba Diving.

324.76115 Dangers accepted by participants in sport of scuba diving.
Sec. 76115.
Each person who participates in the sport of scuba diving on the Great Lakes bottomlands accepts the dangers that adhere in that sport insofar as the dangers are obvious and necessary. Those dangers include, but are not limited to, injuries which can result from entanglements in sunken watercraft or aircraft; the condition of sunken watercraft or aircraft; the location of sunken watercraft or aircraft; the failure of the state to fund staff or programs at bottomlands preserves; and the depth of the objects and bottomlands within preserves.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76116 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

324.76116 Violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 76116.
(1) A person who violates section 76105 or 76106 is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.
(2) A person who violates sections 76107 or 76111 or a rule promulgated under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor. Unless another penalty is provided in this part, a person convicted of a misdemeanor under this subsection is punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-2 - Subchapter 2 Parks (324.74101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Aboriginal Records and Antiquities and Abandoned Property (324.76101...324.76118) › 451-1994-III-4-2-ABORIGINAL-RECORDS-AND-ANTIQUITIES-AND-ABANDONE - Part 761 Aboriginal Records and Antiquities (324.76101...324.76118) › Section 324.76118 - Underwater Preserve Fund; Creation; Sources of Revenue; Purposes for Which Money Appropriated.

324.76118 Underwater preserve fund; creation; sources of revenue; purposes for which money appropriated.
Sec. 76118.
(1) The underwater preserve fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury, and it may receive revenue as provided in this part, or revenue from any other source.
(2) Money in the underwater preserve fund shall be appropriated for only the following purposes:
(a) To the department of history, arts, and libraries for the development of maritime archaeology and for the promotion of Great Lakes bottomlands preserves in this state.
(b) To the department for the enforcement of this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-3 - Subchapter 3 Mackinac Island State Park (324.76501...324.77901) › 451-1994-III-4-3-765 - Part 765 Mackinac Island State Park (324.76501...324.76509) › Section 324.76501 - Definitions.

324.76501 Definitions.
Sec. 76501.
As used in this part:
(a) "Commission" means the Mackinac Island state park commission created in section 76503.
(b) "Director" means the director of the Mackinac Island state park commission.
(c) "Motor vehicle" means any device that is self-propelled, or partially self-propelled, by which a person or property may be transported or drawn.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 78, Eff. Aug. 6, 2001
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of Mackinac Island state park commission to department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.For transfer of Mackinac Island state park commission from department of natural resources and environment to department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2011-1, compiled at MCL 324.99921.
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-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-3 - Subchapter 3 Mackinac Island State Park (324.76501...324.77901) › 451-1994-III-4-3-765 - Part 765 Mackinac Island State Park (324.76501...324.76509) › Section 324.76502 - Mackinac Island State Park; Establishment.

324.76502 Mackinac Island state park; establishment.
Sec. 76502.
Pursuant to the turning over to the state of Michigan, for use as a state park, and for no other purpose, the military reservation, lands and buildings of the national park on Mackinac Island, subject to a reversion to the United States whenever the state ceases to use the lands for the purpose described in this section, by the secretary of war, under the authorization of an act of congress, the lands and buildings shall be used as a state park and shall be known as the Mackinac Island state park.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of Mackinac Island state park commission to department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.For transfer of Mackinac Island state park commission from department of natural resources and environment to department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2011-1, compiled at MCL 324.99921.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA