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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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34127 - Irrigation Special Assessments Liens.

324.34127 Irrigation special assessments liens.
Sec. 34127.
From the date of confirmation of the special assessment roll, all irrigation special assessments constitute a lien upon the respective lots or parcels assessed and, when assessed, shall be charged against the person to whom assessed until paid.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34128 - Tax Assessment Rolls; Contents; Permanent Installment Payments.

324.34128 Tax assessment rolls; contents; permanent installment payments.
Sec. 34128.
The chairperson of the irrigation board, at the direction of the irrigation board, shall prepare a tax assessment roll in each year for the collection of taxes for the current year and shall certify it to the county clerk on or before the first day of the annual meeting of the county board of commissioners. In each roll, he or she shall add to the amount to be collected interest on all unpaid installments to the date of tax collection. To the roll for the last year, he or she shall add a further amount, if any, as may be necessary, together with outstanding uncollected taxes, to pay all outstanding bonds and interest on the bonds to maturity. If the roll is made payable in more than 1 installment, a permanent assessment roll may be maintained in the office of the county treasurer, subject to the direction of the board of county auditors, in counties having such a board, and of the county board of commissioners in other counties, showing the total cost, the number of installments, and the amount of each annual assessment, together with interest charges on the assessment, which shall be carried in a separate column. If the roll is made payable in more than 1 installment, and the total amount of any assessment is $10.00 or less, exclusive of interest, then the assessment shall be payable in 1 installment; but if the assessment exceeds $10.00 and is made payable in more than 1 installment, then no installment, exclusive of interest, shall be less than $10.00, excepting the final installment, which shall be payable in the amount of the actual balance.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34129 - Spread of Special Assessments on Local Tax Rolls; Orders by County Board of Commissioners.

324.34129 Spread of special assessments on local tax rolls; orders by county board of commissioners.
Sec. 34129.
The county board of commissioners of the counties involved shall order the spread of all irrigation special assessments on the local tax rolls by the local tax assessing officials pursuant to sections 36 to 38 of the general property tax act, Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, being sections 211.36 to 211.38 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34130 - Spread of Special Assessments on Local Tax Rolls; Duties of Local Assessing Officers.

324.34130 Spread of special assessments on local tax rolls; duties of local assessing officers.
Sec. 34130.
The supervisor or the village or city assessor shall spread on his or her roll the total amount of all irrigation special assessment taxes determined by the irrigation board and approved by the county board of commissioners to be assessed upon the county, township, city, or village tax roll for the year in which the same was assessed and extending the tax in the same column with the general county, township, city, or village tax. In villages or cities where the municipal taxes are assessed and collected prior to the October meeting of the county board of commissioners, all taxes ordered to be spread against the municipalities shall be spread during the calendar year following the action by the county board of commissioners. The supervisor, assessor, or tax levying official shall spread upon the roll, separately and immediately following the other descriptions, all tracts or parcels of land specified by the irrigation board to be assessed for benefits, and shall place opposite each description, in a column marked "(giving the name or number)............... irrigation special assessment taxes", the amount of taxes apportioned on that tract or parcel of land, as certified to him or her by the county clerk.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34131 - Special Assessment Taxes; Interest, Charges, Collections, Disbursement; Defense of Collector; Limitation on Actions; Payments Under Protest; Liens.

324.34131 Special assessment taxes; interest, charges, collections, disbursement; defense of collector; limitation on actions; payments under protest; liens.
Sec. 34131.
All irrigation special assessment taxes assessed under this part shall be subject to the same interest and charges, and shall be collected in the same manner, as state and other general taxes are collected, and collecting officers are vested with the same power and authority in the collection of the taxes as are or may be conferred by law for collecting general taxes. Irrigation special assessment taxes, when collected, shall be returned to the county treasurer to be disbursed by him or her. If a suit is brought against the collector arising out of the collection of an irrigation special assessment tax, the county shall defend the collector in the same manner that he or she has the right to be defended in the collection of general taxes. A suit shall not be instituted to recover any special assessment tax or money paid or property sold therefor, or for damages on account thereof, unless brought within 30 days from the time of payment of the money to, or sale of the property by, the collecting officer. If the tax is paid under protest, the reasons for the protest shall be specified, and the same procedure observed as is required by the general tax law. All taxes levied under this part, with all lawful costs, interest, and charges, shall be and remain a perpetual lien upon the lands upon which they are assessed, and a personal claim against the owner of the lands until they are paid. If the taxes levied by the special assessment irrigation district are not collected by the treasurer of a participating municipality, they shall be returned by him or her, together with the lands upon which they were levied, to the county treasurer in the same return, at the same time, and in the same manner, in every respect, naming in each case the particular irrigation district, as lands are returned for state, county, and township taxes, and the taxes shall follow the lands, the same as all other taxes, and all the general provisions of law for enforcing the payment of township, county, and state taxes shall apply to irrigation special assessment taxes and to the lands returned delinquent for those taxes, in the same manner and with the same effect.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34132 - Additional Pro Rata Assessments; Limitations.

324.34132 Additional pro rata assessments; limitations.
Sec. 34132.
If the assessments in any special assessment roll prove insufficient for any reason, including the noncollection of the assessments, to pay for the improvement for which they were made or to pay the principal and interest on the bonds issued in anticipation of the collection of the assessments, then the irrigation board shall make additional pro rata assessments to supply the deficiency, but the total amount assessed against any parcel of land shall not exceed the value of the benefits received from the improvement.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34133 - Invalid Assessments; Validation Procedure; Payments Applied to Reassessments.

324.34133 Invalid assessments; validation procedure; payments applied to reassessments.
Sec. 34133.
If, in the opinion of the irrigation board, a special assessment is invalid by reason of irregularities or informalities in the proceedings, or if any court of competent jurisdiction adjudges an assessment illegal, the irrigation board, whether the improvement has been made or not and whether any part of the assessment has been paid or not, may proceed from the last step at which the proceedings were legal and cause a new assessment to be made for the same purpose for which the former assessment was made. All proceedings on the reassessment and for the collection of the reassessment shall be conducted in the same manner as provided for the original assessment. Whenever an assessment or any part of an assessment levied upon any premises has been set aside in such a manner, if the assessment or part of an assessment has been paid and not refunded, the payment made shall be applied upon the reassessment.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34134 - Irrigation Orders to Pay Charges and to Pay Easements or Rights-of-Way; Installments; Drawing Orders on First and Succeeding Years' Assessments; Limitations; Certification by Treasurer.

324.34134 Irrigation orders to pay charges and to pay easements or rights-of-way; installments; drawing orders on first and succeeding years' assessments; limitations; certification by treasurer.
Sec. 34134.
The irrigation board of each special assessment district may issue irrigation orders for the payment of all charges reflected by the computation of costs upon the irrigation fund of each particular district. Irrigation taxes shall not be assessed for benefits received that are to be paid by irrigation orders in excess of 10 annual installments. All irrigation orders for the payment for easements or rights-of-way shall be paid out of the first year's taxes, and the balance of the first year's taxes shall be applied toward payment of the irrigation construction contracts. For the balance due upon such contracts, the irrigation board shall draw irrigation orders payable out of each succeeding year's assessment. An irrigation board shall not draw orders payable in any 1 year for a larger amount than 90% of that year's assessment. Irrigation orders shall be ordered to be paid by the irrigation board only after a certification by the treasurer of the irrigation district that there are sufficient funds in the irrigation district fund to pay the order. The county treasurers of the counties involved in irrigation districts shall keep a record of all receipts and disbursements of all irrigation districts in their respective counties.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34135 - Interest on Bonds; Board of Commissioners; Resolution Pledging Full Faith and Credit of County to Pay.

324.34135 Interest on bonds; board of commissioners; resolution pledging full faith and credit of county to pay.
Sec. 34135.
The county board of commissioners of the county involved by a resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote of its members may pledge the full faith and credit of the county for the prompt payment of the interest on the bonds or evidences of indebtedness issued by the respective irrigation districts under this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34137 - Attack on Orders; Proceedings by Writ of Superintending Control; Legality of Irrigation Special Assessment District and Project; Assessments; Actions.

324.34137 Attack on orders; proceedings by writ of superintending control; legality of irrigation special assessment district and project; assessments; actions.
Sec. 34137.
(1) Except as prescribed in subsection (2), the final order of determination, the order of apportionment of benefits, or the order confirming the special assessment roll shall not be subject to attack in a court except by proceedings by writ of superintending control brought within 20 days after the filing of the order in the office of the chairperson of the irrigation board issuing the order. If a proceeding is not brought within the time prescribed, the irrigation special assessment district and project shall be considered to have been legally established, and the legality of the irrigation special assessment district and project and the assessments for the district and project shall not be questioned in an action at law or in equity.
(2) This section shall not prohibit the bringing of an action pursuant to the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34138 - Suspension of Water Delivery; Delinquent Irrigation Taxes; Right-of-Way for Laterals; Condemnation; Payment.

324.34138 Suspension of water delivery; delinquent irrigation taxes; right-of-way for laterals; condemnation; payment.
Sec. 34138.
The irrigation board may, by the adoption of an appropriate order, provide for the suspension of water delivery to any land in the district upon which the irrigation taxes levied and assessed remain due and unpaid for 2 years. The irrigation board shall make all arrangements for right-of-way for laterals from the main drain or canal to each tract of land subject to assessment, and when necessary the board shall condemn to procure right-of-way for laterals and make such rules in regard to the payment for the right-of-way as it considers just and equitable.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34139 - Irrigation Boards; Powers and Duties.

324.34139 Irrigation boards; powers and duties.
Sec. 34139.
The irrigation board shall manage and conduct the business affairs of the district, make and execute all necessary contracts, employ agents, officers, and employees as may be required and prescribe their duties, establish equitable orders and rules for the distribution and use of water among owners of such lands, and generally perform all acts as are necessary to fully implement this part. The orders and rules with respect to the irrigation district shall be printed in convenient form for distribution to the freeholders in the irrigation district.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34140 - Right of Entry Upon Land to Survey; Location of Drains; Acquisition of Property; Reservoirs for Storage or Transfers of Great Lakes Water.

324.34140 Right of entry upon land to survey; location of drains; acquisition of property; reservoirs for storage or transfers of Great Lakes water.
Sec. 34140.
The irrigation board and its agents and employees may enter upon any land within the district to make surveys, and may locate the line of any drain or canal and the necessary branches of that location. The irrigation board may acquire, either by purchase or condemnation, all lands and other property necessary for the construction, use, maintenance, repair, and improvement of any canal, drain or drains, and lands for reservoirs or dams, for the storage of water, and for all necessary appurtenances thereto. The board may acquire by purchase or condemnation any irrigation works, dams, drains, canals, pumping equipment, pumps, or reservoirs for the use of the district. The irrigation board may construct the necessary dams, reservoirs, and works for the storage or transfer of Great Lakes water for the district, and may perform any lawful act necessary to furnish water to each landowner in the district for irrigation purposes.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34141 - Advancement of Money to Pay Costs; Reimbursement by Irrigation Special Assessment District; Obligations.

324.34141 Advancement of money to pay costs; reimbursement by irrigation special assessment district; obligations.
Sec. 34141.
Any person may advance money for the payment of any part of the cost of a project and shall be reimbursed by the irrigation special assessment district, with or without interest as may be agreed, when funds are available for that purpose. The obligation of the irrigation special assessment district to make the reimbursement may be evidenced by a contract or note, which contract or note may pledge the full faith and credit of the irrigation special assessment district and may be made payable out of the assessments made against properties in the irrigation special assessment district, out of the proceeds of bonds issued by the irrigation special assessment district pursuant to this part, or out of any other available funds, but the contract or note is subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002
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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34142 - District Accounts; Duties of County Treasurer; Expenditure From District Funds; Bond Interest; Funds Transfer.

324.34142 District accounts; duties of county treasurer; expenditure from district funds; bond interest; funds transfer.
Sec. 34142.
The county treasurers of the counties in which the irrigation district is located shall carry all accounts and items pertaining thereto as a separate account upon the books of their office. A record shall be kept of the amount of money paid from the irrigation district funds for the use and benefit of any irrigation district and, upon payment to the county treasurer of taxes assessed by the irrigation district, the county treasurer shall pay for the outstanding interest on bonds issued out of the taxes received or shall transfer the excess of funds to the irrigation district fund for the use and benefit of the irrigation district.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34143 - Irrigation District Funds; Deposit; Interest; Use.

324.34143 Irrigation district funds; deposit; interest; use.
Sec. 34143.
The irrigation district funds shall be deposited by the county treasurer in a bank of the county in accordance with the general laws of this state, and interest so received shall belong to the irrigation district fund. Money collected or appropriated for an individual irrigation special assessment district fund shall be used solely for the use and benefit of the irrigation district for which it was raised or received.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34144 - Irrigation District Funds; County Treasurers as Custodians; Deputies; Bond; Orders for Payment.

324.34144 Irrigation district funds; county treasurers as custodians; deputies; bond; orders for payment.
Sec. 34144.
The county treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of the irrigation district. He or she may designate 1 or more of his or her deputies who may act for him or her in the performance of any of his or her duties under this section. The irrigation board may require the county treasurer and any deputy county treasurer, so designated, to furnish a bond payable to the irrigation district, in addition to any bond payable to the county, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his or her duties in respect to money belonging to the irrigation district, the premium on the bond to be paid by the irrigation district. Money held by the treasurer shall be paid out only upon order of the irrigation board, except that an order shall not be required for the payment of principal and interest on bonds.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34145 - Revolving Fund to Pay for Preliminary Costs; Assessment of Preliminary Costs; Repayment of Fund.

324.34145 Revolving fund to pay for preliminary costs; assessment of preliminary costs; repayment of fund.
Sec. 34145.
The county board of commissioners in which an irrigation district is proposed to be formed may provide for an appropriation to create a revolving fund to pay for the preliminary costs of irrigation improvement projects within the county. The preliminary costs shall be assessed to the property owners in the assessment district by the irrigation board after notice of the hearing is given as prescribed in section 34115 and Act No. 162 of the Public Acts of 1962, being sections 211.741 to 211.746 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The preliminary costs shall be repaid to the fund if the project is not finally constructed. The preliminary costs shall be repaid to the fund when a project is constructed out of the first bond proceeds, taxes, or assessments received.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-341 - Part 341 Irrigation Districts (324.34101...324.34146) › Section 324.34146 - Borrowing Money; Issuing Bonds; Anticipating Collection of Special Assessments; Amount; Applicability of Law.

324.34146 Borrowing money; issuing bonds; anticipating collection of special assessments; amount; applicability of law.
Sec. 34146.
The irrigation board may borrow money and issue the bonds of the special assessment district for that money in anticipation of the collection of special assessments to defray the cost of any improvement made under this part after the special assessment roll has been confirmed. The bonds shall not exceed the amount of the special assessments in anticipation of the collection of which they are issued. The issuance of special assessment bonds shall be governed by the general laws of this state applicable to the issuance of special assessment bonds and in accordance with the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. Bonds may be issued in anticipation of the collection of special assessments levied in respect to 2 or more public improvements, but no special assessment district shall be compelled to pay the obligation of any other special assessment district.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 221, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002
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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 - Part 351 Wilderness and Natural Areas (324.35101...324.35111) › Section 324.35101 - Definitions.

324.35101 Definitions.
Sec. 35101.
As used in this part:
(a) "Natural area" means a tract of state land or water under control of the department and dedicated and regulated by the department pursuant to this part which:
(i) Has retained or reestablished its natural character, or has unusual flora and fauna or biotic, geologic, scenic, or other similar features of educational or scientific value, but it need not be undisturbed.
(ii) Has been identified and verified through research and study by qualified observers.
(iii) May be coextensive with or part of a wilderness area or wild area.
(b) "Wild area" means a tract of undeveloped state land or water under control of the department and dedicated and regulated by the department pursuant to this part which:
(i) Is less than 3,000 acres of state land.
(ii) Has outstanding opportunities for personal exploration, challenge, or contact with natural features of the landscape and its biological community.
(iii) Possesses 1 or more of the characteristics of a wilderness area.
(c) "Wilderness area" means a tract of undeveloped state land or water under control of the department and dedicated and regulated by the department pursuant to this part which:
(i) Has 3,000 or more acres of state land or is an island of any size.
(ii) Generally appears to have been affected primarily by forces of nature with the imprint of the work of humans substantially unnoticeable.
(iii) Has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation.
(iv) Contains ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, scenic, or natural history value.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 290, Imd. Eff. June 19, 1996
Popular Name:
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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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 - Part 351 Wilderness and Natural Areas (324.35101...324.35111) › Section 324.35102 - Wilderness, Wild, and Natural Areas; Duty of Department to Identify, Dedicate, and Administer.

324.35102 Wilderness, wild, and natural areas; duty of department to identify, dedicate, and administer.
Sec. 35102.
The department shall identify for dedication, dedicate, and administer wilderness areas, wild areas, and natural areas in accordance with this part. The department shall enlist the voluntary cooperation and support of interested citizens and conservation groups.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 - Part 351 Wilderness and Natural Areas (324.35101...324.35111) › Section 324.35104 - Proximity of Wild and Natural Areas to Certain Urban Centers; Designation of Private Land or Land Controlled by Other Governmental Units.

324.35104 Proximity of wild and natural areas to certain urban centers; designation of private land or land controlled by other governmental units.
Sec. 35104.
(1) The department shall attempt to provide, to the extent possible, wild areas and natural areas in relative proximity to urban centers of more than 100,000 population.
(2) Private land or land under the control of other governmental units may be designated by the department in the same way as a wilderness area, wild area, or natural area and administered by the department under a cooperative agreement between the owner and the department.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 - Part 351 Wilderness and Natural Areas (324.35101...324.35111) › Section 324.35105 - Prohibited Activities; Easement.

324.35105 Prohibited activities; easement.
Sec. 35105.
(1) The following are prohibited on state land in a wilderness area, wild area, or natural area, or on state land proposed by the department for dedication in 1 of these categories during the 90 days a dedication is pending pursuant to section 35103:
(a) Removing, cutting, picking, or otherwise altering vegetation, except as necessary for appropriate public access, the preservation or restoration of a plant or wildlife species, or the documentation of scientific values and with written consent of the department.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (2), granting an easement for any purpose.
(c) Exploration for or extraction of minerals.
(d) A commercial enterprise, utility or permanent road.
(e) A temporary road, landing of aircraft, use of motor vehicles, motorboats, or other form of mechanical transport, or any structure or installation, except as necessary to meet minimum emergency requirements for administration as a wilderness area, wild area, or natural area by the department.
(f) Motorized equipment, except if the department approves its use for management purposes or conservation practices.
(2) If a right-of-way or an easement for ingress and egress was granted on land prior to the land's designation as a wilderness area, wild area, or natural area, upon request, the department may grant an easement along the route of the existing right-of-way or easement for the installation and maintenance of utilities for gas, electric, telephone, and cable services. In granting an easement under this section, the department shall require conditions necessary to protect the wilderness area, wild area, or natural area.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 290, Imd. Eff. June 19, 1996
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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 - Part 351 Wilderness and Natural Areas (324.35101...324.35111) › Section 324.35106 - Landing Aircraft or Operating Mechanical Transport in Wilderness, Wild, or Natural Area.

324.35106 Landing aircraft or operating mechanical transport in wilderness, wild, or natural area.
Sec. 35106.
A person who lands an aircraft or operates a motor vehicle, motorboat, or other form of mechanical transport in a wilderness area, wild area, or natural area without the express written consent of the department is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 - Part 351 Wilderness and Natural Areas (324.35101...324.35111) › Section 324.35107 - Maintenance or Restoration of Wilderness, Wild, or Natural Area.

324.35107 Maintenance or restoration of wilderness, wild, or natural area.
Sec. 35107.
(1) State land in a wilderness area, wild area, or natural area shall be maintained or restored so as to preserve its natural values in a manner compatible with this part.
(2) Grasslands, forested lands, swamps, marshes, bogs, rock outcrops, beaches, and wholly enclosed waters of this state that are an integral part of a wilderness area, wild area, or natural area shall be included within and administered as a part of the area.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 - Part 351 Wilderness and Natural Areas (324.35101...324.35111) › Section 324.35108 - Posting Signs; Contents.

324.35108 Posting signs; contents.
Sec. 35108.
The department shall post signs in appropriate locations along the borders of a wilderness area, wild area, or natural area. The signs shall give notice of the area's dedication and may state those activities that are prohibited under section 35105 and those activities that are punishable as a misdemeanor pursuant to section 35106.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 290, Imd. Eff. June 19, 1996
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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 - Part 351 Wilderness and Natural Areas (324.35101...324.35111) › Section 324.35109 - Acquisition of Land.

324.35109 Acquisition of land.
Sec. 35109.
The department may acquire land through purchase, gift, or bequest for inclusion in a wilderness area, wild area, or natural area.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 - Part 351 Wilderness and Natural Areas (324.35101...324.35111) › Section 324.35110 - Taxation; Audit of Assessments; Appropriation.

324.35110 Taxation; audit of assessments; appropriation.
Sec. 35110.
The local taxing authority is entitled to collect from the state a tax on a wilderness, wild, or natural area within its jurisdiction at its ad valorem tax rate or $2.00 per acre, whichever is less. The department shall audit the assessments of wilderness, wild, or natural areas regularly to ensure that the properties are assessed in the same ratio as similar properties in private ownership. The legislature shall appropriate from the general fund for payments under this section.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-351 - Part 351 Wilderness and Natural Areas (324.35101...324.35111) › Section 324.35111 - Saving Clause.

324.35111 Saving clause.
Sec. 35111.
(1) Nothing in this part affects or diminishes any right acquired or vested before August 3, 1972.
(2) Nothing in this part alters the status of land dedicated by the commission before August 3, 1972 until dedicated pursuant to section 35103, except that tax reverted lands are subject to section 35110. Purchased land dedicated by the commission before August 3, 1972 is subject to ad valorem taxes if dedicated pursuant to section 35103.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, 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-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207) › 451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-353 - Part 353 Sand Dunes Protection and Management (324.35301...324.35326) › Section 324.35302 - Legislative Findings.

324.35302 Legislative findings.
Sec. 35302.
The legislature finds that:
(a) The critical dune areas of this state are a unique, irreplaceable, and fragile resource that provide significant recreational, economic, scientific, geological, scenic, botanical, educational, agricultural, and ecological benefits to the people of this state and to people from other states and countries who visit this resource.
(b) The purpose of this part is to balance for present and future generations the benefits of protecting, preserving, restoring, and enhancing the diversity, quality, functions, and values of the state's critical dunes with the benefits of economic development and multiple human uses of the critical dunes and the benefits of public access to and enjoyment of the critical dunes. To accomplish this purpose, this part is intended to do all of the following:
(i) Ensure and enhance the diversity, quality, functions, and values of the critical dunes in a manner that is compatible with private property rights.
(ii) Ensure sound management of all critical dunes by allowing for compatible economic development and multiple human uses of the critical dunes.
(iii) Coordinate and streamline governmental decision-making affecting critical dunes through the use of the most comprehensive, accurate, and reliable information and scientific data available.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 297, Imd. Eff. Aug. 7, 2012
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Land and Water Management Division, with the exception of the farmland and open space preservation program, natural rivers program, and Michigan information resource inventory system, to the Director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, see E.R.O. No. 1995-16, compiled at MCL 324.99901 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
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