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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.503a - Environmental Protection Fund.

324.503a Environmental protection fund.
Sec. 503a.
(1) The environmental protection fund is created within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the environmental protection fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the environmental protection fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the environmental protection fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the environmental protection fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) Money in the environmental protection fund shall be expended, upon appropriation, only for such purposes as are specifically provided by law.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Mar. 19, 1996
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.503b - Divestment From Terror Act; Compliance by State Treasurer.

324.503b Divestment from terror act; compliance by state treasurer.
Sec. 503b.
The state treasurer shall comply with the divestment from terror act in making investments under this act.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 236, Imd. Eff. July 17, 2008
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.505 - Federal Fish Stock and Programs; Application; Listing of Programs Supplied to Legislature.

324.505 Federal fish stock and programs; application; listing of programs supplied to legislature.
Sec. 505.
The department, in pursuing the state's policy of propagating fish for the purpose of stocking the streams and lakes of the state, shall accept federal fish stock for such programs, and shall apply for all federal fish stock programs that do not commit the state to future expenditures.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.506 - Availability of Writings to Public.

324.506 Availability of writings to public.
Sec. 506.
A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the department or the commission in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 25, 2018
Popular Name:
Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.507 - Declaration of Necessity.

324.507 Declaration of necessity.
Sec. 507.
This part is declared to be immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare and the environment.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
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Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.508 - Fees and Rentals for Photographic or Publication Products or Services; Disposition and Use; Limitation; Unexpended Fees and Rentals.

324.508 Fees and rentals for photographic or publication products or services; disposition and use; limitation; unexpended fees and rentals.
Sec. 508.
The department may establish and collect fees and rentals for any photographic or publication products or services that the department provides. The fees and rentals shall be credited to a separate fund of the state treasury and shall be available for appropriation to the department of natural resources and used to provide the photographic or publication products or services. The fees and rentals shall not exceed the material costs to the department of providing the products or services. In addition, the expenditures made in a fiscal year to provide the photographic and publication products or services shall not exceed the amount appropriated for that purpose for that fiscal year, plus any amounts carried over from previous fiscal years, or the amount of fees and rentals actually received during that fiscal year, plus any amounts carried over from previous fiscal years, whichever is less. Any unexpended fees and rentals collected pursuant to this section, along with any excess collections from prior fiscal years, shall be carried over into subsequent fiscal years and shall be available for appropriation for the purposes described in this section.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.509 - Permit for Use of State Parks; Disposition of Revenue From Permit Fees and Concessions at State Parks; Use of Fees for Processing Applications for Use of State Forests; Creation of Forest Land User Fund.

324.509 Permit for use of state parks; disposition of revenue from permit fees and concessions at state parks; use of fees for processing applications for use of state forests; creation of forest land user fund.
Sec. 509.
(1) The department may require that a person obtain a permit for the use of a state park. The department may establish and collect fees for permits to use state parks. The revenue realized by the department from permit fees and concessions at state parks shall be credited to a separate fund of the state treasury and shall be available for appropriation to the department of natural resources for improvement and maintenance of state parks.
(2) The department may establish and collect fees to cover the costs to the department for the processing of applications and for monitoring of permits for the use of state forests that require extensive review. The forest land user fund is created in the state treasury. Money received under this subsection shall be credited to the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be carried over in the fund to the next and succeeding fiscal year. Money in the fund may be appropriated to the department to cover the costs of reviewing applications and monitoring of permits for the use of state forests.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1998
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Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.509a - Macmullan Conference Center Account; Creation and Establishment; Deposits; Purpose; Annual Report.

324.509a MacMullan conference center account; creation and establishment; deposits; purpose; annual report.
Sec. 509a.
There is hereby created and established under the jurisdiction and control of the department a revolving account to be known as the MacMullan conference center account. All of the fees and other revenues generated from the operation of the MacMullan conference center shall be deposited in the MacMullan conference center account. Appropriations shall be made from the account for the support of program operations and the maintenance and operation of the facility, and shall not exceed the estimated revenues for the fiscal year in which they are made, together with any unexpended balances from prior years. The department shall submit an annual report of operations and expenditures regarding the MacMullan conference center account to the appropriations committees of the senate and house of representatives and the house and senate fiscal agencies at the end of the fiscal year.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
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Act 451
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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.509b - Macmullan Conference Center; Restrictions on Availability.

324.509b MacMullan conference center; restrictions on availability.
Sec. 509b.
The MacMullan conference center shall be available only to the following:
(a) The department.
(b) Federal, state, and local government agencies.
(c) Education institutions.
(d) Nonprofit corporations or associations organized pursuant to the nonprofit corporation act, 1962 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to 450.3192.
(e) Community service clubs.
(f) Groups of persons with disabilities.
(g) Members of the legislature for purposes related to the business of the legislature.
(h) Entities and organizations that wish to use the conference center to host an event that has a natural resources or environmental agenda.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 86, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1998
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Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.510 - Disposition of Certain Reimbursements and Other Money; Disposition and Use of Aircraft Fees; Limitation.

324.510 Disposition of certain reimbursements and other money; disposition and use of aircraft fees; limitation.
Sec. 510.
(1) Money received by the department of natural resources for reimbursement of damages to department of natural resources property, reimbursement of land recording fees, sale of farm animals from Maybury state park, reimbursement for utilities for the Michigan state exposition and fairgrounds, reproduction of the agenda of the commission or other meetings of the department, reimbursement for forest fire protection services provided to the federal government or other states, and money received from forfeited cash bonds, security bonds, and court ordered reimbursements may be credited to the accounts from which these disbursements were or are to be made.
(2) The department may establish and collect fees for use of aircraft and pilots of the department of natural resources. The aircraft fees collected shall be credited to a separate fund of the state treasury and shall be available for appropriation to the department of natural resources and used to pay all operating and maintenance costs of the aircraft, including depreciation and aircraft replacement, but shall not exceed the fee revenue collected for the fiscal year together with any unexpended balances of prior years.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.511 - Fees for Department of Natural Resources Magazine, Publications, and Related Materials; Disposition and Use of Fees; Retained Earnings; Disposition of Unexpended Fees and Excess Collections; Annual Allocation to Magazine Account; Accounting Records.

324.511 Fees for department of natural resources magazine, publications, and related materials; disposition and use of fees; retained earnings; disposition of unexpended fees and excess collections; annual allocation to magazine account; accounting records.
Sec. 511.
The department may establish and collect fees for the department of natural resources magazine, publications, and related materials. Fees collected shall be credited to a separate fund of the state treasury and shall be available for appropriation to the department and used to pay all direct and indirect operating costs of the magazine and for the purchase of other related publications and materials. The retained earnings balance of the magazine at the end of the fiscal year shall not fall below the retained earnings balance at the end of the prior fiscal year. Any unexpended fees collected pursuant to this section, along with any excess collections from prior fiscal years, shall be carried over into subsequent fiscal years and shall be available for appropriation for the purposes described in this section. The magazine account shall receive an annual allocation of interest earned by the state treasurer's common cash fund on cash balances of the magazine pursuant to procedures established by the state treasurer. Accounting records of the magazine shall be maintained on an accrual basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, including the establishment of separate asset, liability, and equity accounts for the magazine.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 25, 2018
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Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.512 - Film Production Located in State; Authorization by Director or Commission to Use Property; Exception; Cooperation With Michigan Film Office; Definitions.

324.512 Film production located in state; authorization by director or commission to use property; exception; cooperation with Michigan film office; definitions.
Sec. 512.
(1) The director may authorize a person engaged in the production of a film in this state to use without charge property owned by or under the control of the department for the purpose of producing a film under terms and conditions established by the director. The economic and other benefits to this state of film production located in this state shall be considered to be the value received by this state in exchange for the use of property under this section.
(2) The director or the commission shall not authorize the use of property owned by or under the control of the department for the production of a film that includes obscene matter or an obscene performance or for a production for which records are required to be maintained with respect to any performer under 18 USC 2257.
(3) The department shall cooperate with the Michigan film office in providing the office with information about potential film locations owned by or under the control of the department and the use of property owned by or under the control of the department.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Film" means single media or multimedia entertainment content for distribution or exhibition to the general public by any means and media in any digital media format, film, or videotape, including, but not limited to, a motion picture, a documentary, a television series, a television miniseries, a television special, interstitial television programming, long-form television, interactive television, music videos, interactive games, video games, commercials, internet programming, an internet video, a sound recording, a video, digital animation, or an interactive website.
(b) "Michigan film office" means the Michigan film office created in section 29a of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2029a.
(c) "Obscene matter or an obscene performance" means matter described in 1984 PA 343, MCL 752.361 to 752.374.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 82, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 2008
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-5 - Part 5 Department of Natural Resources (324.501...324.513) › 451-1994-I-5-GENERAL-POWERS-AND-DUTIES - General Powers and Duties (324.501...324.513) › Section 324.513 - Gift Certificates.

324.513 Gift certificates.
Sec. 513.
Beginning not later than March 1, 2009, the department shall offer to the public 1 or more gift certificates redeemable for at least all of the following:
(a) Hunting and fishing license fees under part 435.
(b) State park motor vehicle permit and camping fees under part 741.
(c) Mooring fees under part 781.
(d) Off-road vehicle license fees under part 811.
(e) Snowmobile license fees under part 821.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 293, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-7 - Part 7 Forest and Mineral Resource Development (324.701...324.705) › Section 324.701 - Repealed. 2018, Act 570, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019.

324.701 Repealed. 2018, Act 570, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to definition of "fund."
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-7 - Part 7 Forest and Mineral Resource Development (324.701...324.705) › Section 324.702 - Duties of Department.

324.702 Duties of department.
Sec. 702.
The department shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide advice and recommendations to the legislature, the governor, and executive departments to promote the development of the forestry and forest products industry and the mineral extraction and utilization industry in this state.
(b) Develop programs and coordinate existing and proposed programs to encourage innovative and competitively viable economic development of forest and mineral related industries.
(c) Review existing laws and regulations pertaining to forestry and the mineral industry and develop proposals for new laws or changes in existing law to improve this state's forest and mineral resource development as considered appropriate by the department.
(d) Promote and provide for educational programs for the general public and members of local government to increase awareness of the importance of the forestry and forest products industry and the mineral industry to this state.
(e) Consult with representatives of science, industry, labor, government, and other groups and utilize the services of public and private organizations, including colleges and universities, as the department considers necessary or helpful in the discharge of its duties under subdivisions (a) to (d).
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 570, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-7 - Part 7 Forest and Mineral Resource Development (324.701...324.705) › Section 324.703-324.705 - Repealed. 2018, Act 570, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019.

324.703-324.705 Repealed. 2018, Act 570, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to the forest and mineral resource development fund and grant and loan program.
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-9 - Part 9 Joint Environmental Management Authorities (324.901...324.907) › Section 324.901 - Definitions.

324.901 Definitions.
Sec. 901.
As used in this part:
(a) "Articles" means the articles of incorporation of an authority.
(b) "Authority" means a joint city-state environmental management authority created pursuant to section 902.
(c) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.
(d) "Solid waste" means solid waste as defined in part 115.
(e) "State agency" means either the department or the governing body of the state park that is participating in an authority.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-9 - Part 9 Joint Environmental Management Authorities (324.901...324.907) › Section 324.903 - Articles of Incorporation; Contents.

324.903 Articles of incorporation; contents.
Sec. 903.
(1) A board shall draft and adopt articles of incorporation and bylaws for the administration of the authority.
(2) An authority's articles shall state the name of the authority; the name of the participating city and state agency; the purposes for which the authority is formed; the powers, duties, and limitations of the authority and its board; the manner in which participating local and state governmental units shall take part in the governance of the authority; the general method of amending the articles; and any other matters that the board considers advisable.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-9 - Part 9 Joint Environmental Management Authorities (324.901...324.907) › Section 324.904 - Articles of Incorporation; Procedure for Adoption.

324.904 Articles of incorporation; procedure for adoption.
Sec. 904.
(1) The articles of an authority shall be adopted and may be amended by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members serving on the governing body of the participating city and state agency.
(2) Before the articles or amendments to the articles are adopted, the articles or amendments to the articles shall be published by the clerk of the city at least once in a newspaper generally circulated within the participating city.
(3) The adoption of articles or amendments to the articles by the respective governing bodies shall be evidenced by an endorsement on the articles or amendments by the clerk or secretary of the governing bodies in a form substantially as follows:
"These articles of incorporation (or amendments to the articles of incorporation) were adopted by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members serving on the governing body of __________, __________ at a meeting duly held on the _____ day of ________, A.D., _____."
(4) Upon adoption of the articles or amendments to the articles, a printed copy of the articles or the amended articles shall be filed with the secretary of state, the clerk of the city, and the secretary of the state commission.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
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Act 451
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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-9 - Part 9 Joint Environmental Management Authorities (324.901...324.907) › Section 324.905 - Powers of Authority Subject to Articles of Incorporation.

324.905 Powers of authority subject to articles of incorporation.
Sec. 905.
(1) The articles may authorize an authority to propose standards, criteria, and regulations.
(2) To the extent authorized in the articles, an authority may plan, promote, finance, issue bonds for, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, own, lease, construct, replace, or contract for public improvements and services, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Water and sewer public improvements and services.
(b) Solid waste collection, recycling, and disposal.
(c) Other public improvements relating to environmental matters that the city and the state agency in writing agree to assume.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-9 - Part 9 Joint Environmental Management Authorities (324.901...324.907) › Section 324.906 - Powers of Authority Generally.

324.906 Powers of authority generally.
Sec. 906.
An authority may do 1 or more of the following:
(a) Acquire and hold, by purchase, lease, grant, gift, devise, land contract, installment purchase contract, bequest, or other legal means, real and personal property inside or outside the boundaries of the authority. The property may include franchises, easements, or rights-of-way on, under, or above any property. The authority may pay for the property, or pledge for the payment of the property, from revenue of the authority.
(b) Apply for and accept grants, loans, or contributions from the federal government or any of its agencies, this state, the city, or other public or private agencies to be used for any of the purposes of this part.
(c) Contract with the city for the provision of services of a type listed in section 905(2) for a period not exceeding 30 years. The service may be established or funded in conjunction with an existing service of a local governmental unit, and the provision of a service of a local governmental unit may be delegated to an authority. A charge specified in a contract is subject to increase by the authority if that increase is necessary to provide funds to meet the authority's obligations.
(d) Retain full-time employees to staff the authority and to implement the policies of the authority.
(e) Provide for and be responsible for the maintenance of all of the following for a public purpose, subject to the articles and bylaws of the authority:
(i) Potable water.
(ii) Sewage systems.
(iii) Solid waste management.
(iv) Other municipal functions delegated to it in writing by the respective governing bodies of the participating city and state agency.
(f) Assess and collect fees for its services and expenses.
(g) Receive revenue from any source as appropriated by the legislature or the governing body of the city.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
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Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-9 - Part 9 Joint Environmental Management Authorities (324.901...324.907) › Section 324.907 - Dissolution of Authority.

324.907 Dissolution of authority.
Sec. 907.
Upon the expiration of a term agreed by the incorporating units, the authority shall be dissolved unless the city and the state agency agree to extend the existence of the authority for an additional term of years. The authority may only be dissolved during a term upon the vote of a 2/3 majority of the governing bodies of both the city and the state agency. Upon dissolution, the assets of the authority become the property of the city.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-11 - Part 11 General Appellate Rights and Public Access to Government (324.1101...324.1102) › Section 324.1101 - Review of Decision.

324.1101 Review of decision.
Sec. 1101.
(1) If a person has legal standing to challenge a final decision of the department under this act regarding the issuance, denial, suspension, revocation, annulment, withdrawal, recall, cancellation, or amendment of a permit or operating license, the commission, upon request of that person, shall review the decision and make the final agency decision. A preliminary, procedural, or intermediate decision of the department is reviewable by the commission only if the commission elects to grant a review. If a person is granted review by the commission under this section, the person is considered to have exhausted his or her administrative remedies with regard to that matter. The commission may utilize administrative law judges or hearing officers to conduct the review of decisions as contested case hearings and to issue proposals for decisions as provided by law or rule.
(2) In all instances, except those described in subsection (1), if a person has legal standing to challenge a final decision of the department under this act, that person may seek direct review by the courts as provided by law. Direct review by the courts is available to that person as an alternative to any administrative remedy that is provided in this act. A preliminary, procedural, or intermediate action or ruling of the department is not immediately reviewable, except that the court may grant leave for review of a preliminary, procedural, or intermediate action or ruling if the court determines that review of the final decision would not provide an adequate remedy. If a person is granted direct review by the courts under this section, the person is considered to have exhausted his or her administrative remedies with regard to that matter.
(3) If the court does not review a decision of the department brought before the court as provided in this section, the person with legal standing retains any administrative appeal rights that are otherwise provided by law.
(4) If the court reviews a preliminary, procedural, or intermediate decision of the department brought before the court as provided in this section, the person with legal standing retains the right to judicial review of the final decision of the department as provided by law.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-11 - Part 11 General Appellate Rights and Public Access to Government (324.1101...324.1102) › Section 324.1102 - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

324.1102 Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Sec. 1102.
A petition under section 4307, 4709, or 11906, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 187, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-13 - Part 13 Permits (324.1301...324.1317) › Section 324.1303 - Permit Application; Format; Documents.

324.1303 Permit application; format; documents.
Sec. 1303.
(1) An application for a permit shall be submitted to the department in a format to be developed by the department, except as provided in section 30307 with respect to a state wetland permit.
(2) The department shall, upon request and without charge, provide a person a copy of all of the following:
(a) A list that specifies in detail the information required to complete the permit application.
(b) A blank permit application form.
(c) In concise form, any instructions necessary to complete the application.
(d) A complete, yet concise, explanation of the permit review process.
(3) The department shall post the documents described in subsection (2) on its website.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 246, Imd. Eff. Dec. 8, 2011
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Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-13 - Part 13 Permits (324.1301...324.1317) › Section 324.1305 - Receipt of Permit Application; Notice of Incomplete Application; Time Period; Request for New or Additional Information.

324.1305 Receipt of permit application; notice of incomplete application; time period; request for new or additional information.
Sec. 1305.
(1) After a department receives an application for a permit, the department shall determine whether the application is administratively complete. Unless the department proceeds as provided under subsection (2), the application shall be considered to be administratively complete when the department makes that determination or 30 days after the state receives the application, whichever is first.
(2) If, before the expiration of the 30-day period under subsection (1), the department notifies the applicant that the application is not administratively complete, specifying the information necessary to make the application administratively complete, or notifies the applicant that a fee required to accompany the application has not been paid, specifying the amount due, the running of the 30-day period under subsection (1) is tolled until the applicant submits to the department the specified information or fee amount due. The notice shall be given in writing or by electronic notification.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), after an application for a permit is considered to be administratively complete under this section, the department shall not request from the applicant any new or additional information that is not specified in the list required under section 1303(2)(a) unless the request includes a detailed explanation of why the information is needed. The applicant is not required to provide the requested information as a condition for approval of the permit.
(4) After an application for a permit is considered to be administratively complete under this section, the department may request the applicant to clarify, amplify, or correct the information required for the application. The applicant shall provide the requested information.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 246, Imd. Eff. Dec. 8, 2011
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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-13 - Part 13 Permits (324.1301...324.1317) › Section 324.1309 - Submissions of Applications for More Than 1 Type of Permit.

324.1309 Submissions of applications for more than 1 type of permit.
Sec. 1309.
If a person submits applications for more than 1 type of permit for a particular development or project, the department or departments shall process the applications in a coordinated fashion to the extent feasible given procedural requirements applicable to individual permits and, at the request of an applicant, appoint a primary contact person to assist in communications with the department or departments.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004
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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-13 - Part 13 Permits (324.1301...324.1317) › Section 324.1311 - Report; Information.

324.1311 Report; information.
Sec. 1311.
By December 1 each year, the director shall submit a report to the standing committees and appropriations subcommittees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for issues under the jurisdiction of that department. The department shall post the current report on its website. The report shall include all of the following information for each type of permit for the preceding fiscal year:
(a) The number of applications for permits the department received.
(b) The number of applications approved, the number of applications approved by the processing deadline, the number of applications approved after the processing deadline, and the average times for the department to determine administrative completeness and to approve or disapprove applications.
(c) The number of applications denied, the number of applications denied by the processing deadline, and the number of applications denied after the processing deadline.
(d) The number of applications approved or denied after the processing deadline that, based on the director's determination of the public interest, were not processed in sequence as otherwise required by section 1307(9).
(e) The number of applications that were not administratively complete when received.
(f) The amount of money refunded and discounts granted under section 1307.
(g) The number of applications processed as provided in section 1309.
(h) If a department failed to satisfy the requirements of section 1307(1) with respect to 10% or more of the applications for a particular type of permit received during a quarter of the state fiscal year, the type of permit and percentage of applications for which the requirements were not met, how the department attempted to eliminate any backlog and satisfy the requirements of section 1307(1) with respect to new applications for that type of permit within the next fiscal quarter, and whether the department was successful.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 246, Imd. Eff. Dec. 8, 2011 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 98, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2013 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 268, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018
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Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-13 - Part 13 Permits (324.1301...324.1317) › Section 324.1317 - Contested Case for Permit; Petition for Review; Environmental Permit Panel; Staffing; Written Opinion; Final Decision and Order.

324.1317 Contested case for permit; petition for review; environmental permit panel; staffing; written opinion; final decision and order.
Sec. 1317.
(1) In a contested case regarding a permit, an administrative law judge shall preside, make the final decision, and issue the final decision and order for the department. Any party to the contested case, including the department, may, within 21 days after receiving the final decision and order, seek review of the final decision and order by an environmental permit panel by submitting a request to the director and a notice to the hearing officer.
(2) On petition for review of a final decision under subsection (1), the director shall convene an environmental permit panel in the same manner as provided under section 1315(2), except that the director shall not select as a member of the panel an individual who was a member of a panel that previously reviewed any dispute regarding the permit. The panel shall meet and conduct business in the same manner as provided under section 1315(2) and (3). The panel's review of the final decision must be limited to the record established by the administrative law judge.
(3) After an environmental permit panel is convened under subsection (2), a member of the panel shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, in connection with any issue of fact, with any party or other person, or, in connection with any issue of law, with any party or the party's representative, except on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.
(4) An environmental permit panel may adopt, remand, modify, or reverse, in whole or in part, a final decision and order described in subsection (1). The panel shall issue an opinion that becomes the final decision of the department and is subject to judicial review as provided under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, and other applicable law.
(5) The Michigan administrative hearing system shall provide an environmental permit panel with all staff necessary for the panel to perform its duties under this section.
(6) An opinion issued by an environmental permit panel must be in writing and clearly define the legal and technical principles being applied.
(7) If no party timely appeals a final decision and order described in subsection (1) to an environmental permit panel, the final decision and order is the final agency action for purposes of any applicable judicial review.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 268, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018
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Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-14 - Part 14 Clean Corporate Citizens (324.1401...324.1429) › Section 324.1403 - Definitions; I to W.

324.1403 Definitions; I to W.
Sec. 1403.
As used in this part:
(a) "ISO 14001:2004" means the standard adopted by the international organization for standardization in 2004 to prescribe uniform requirements for the purpose of certification or registration of an environmental management system.
(b) "Pollution prevention" means eliminating or minimizing the initial generation of waste at the source, reuse of waste, or utilizing environmentally sound on-site or off-site recycling. Waste treatment, release, or disposal is not pollution prevention.
(c) "RC 2008" means the responsible care program adopted by the American chemistry council in 2008 to provide uniform requirements for the purpose of certification or registration of an environmental management system.
(d) "Supplemental environmental project" means an environmentally beneficial project that an alleged violator agrees to undertake in settlement of an enforcement action, but which the alleged violator is not otherwise legally required to undertake.
(e) "Violation notice" means a written notice or formal enforcement action by the department, the United States environmental protection agency, or the enforcing agency of a local unit of government in response to a violation of an applicable environmental requirement. A voluntary disclosure made under part 148 does not constitute a violation notice.
(f) "Waste" means any environmental pollutant, waste, discharge, or emission, regardless of how it is regulated and regardless of whether it is released to the general environment or the workplace environment.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 554, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
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Act 451
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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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-14 - Part 14 Clean Corporate Citizens (324.1401...324.1429) › Section 324.1405 - Clean Corporate Citizen Designation and Benefits; Qualifications; Application.

324.1405 Clean corporate citizen designation and benefits; qualifications; application.
Sec. 1405.
To obtain a clean corporate citizen designation and the benefits described in section 1421, a facility shall meet the qualifications set forth in sections 1407 to 1411 and submit an application under section 1413.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 554, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
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Act 451
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NREPA