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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-INLAND-WATERS - Inland Waters (324.30101...324.31713) › 451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-317 - Part 317 Aquifer Protection and Dispute Resolution (324.31701...324.31713) › Section 324.31713 - Repealed. 2009, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 2009.

324.31713 Repealed. 2009, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 2009.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to penalty, default, disposition, and enforcement action relating to violation of an order.
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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-321 - Part 321 the Great Lakes Compact Authorization (324.32101...324.32107) › Section 324.32101 - Great Lakes Compact; Cooperation With Ontario and Bordering States; Agreement Authority.

324.32101 Great Lakes compact; cooperation with Ontario and bordering states; agreement authority.
Sec. 32101.
So that the state of Michigan can consult and cooperate with the other states bordering on the Great Lakes and the province of Ontario in regard to all matters and things affecting the rights and interests of this state and such other states and province, in the management, control and supervision of the waters of the Great Lakes including the marine life therein, the governor of the state of Michigan is hereby authorized and empowered for and in the name of the state of Michigan to execute an agreement or agreements with any or all the other states bordering on the Great Lakes and the province of Ontario, in conformity with the terms, conditions and provisions contained in this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
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 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-321 - Part 321 the Great Lakes Compact Authorization (324.32101...324.32107) › Section 324.32102 - Compact; Ratification.

324.32102 Compact; ratification.
Sec. 32102.
Such compact shall become operative whenever, in addition to Michigan, any 3 of the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Minnesota shall have ratified it and congress has given its consent, if needed. The province of Ontario may become a party to this compact by taking such action as its laws and the laws of the Dominion of Canada may prescribe for ratification.
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-321 - Part 321 the Great Lakes Compact Authorization (324.32101...324.32107) › Section 324.32103 - Compact; Terms; Conditions; Provisions.

324.32103 Compact; terms; conditions; provisions.
Sec. 32103.
In addition to other pertinent and necessary provisions which are in consonance with the expressed purposes of the compact as herein provided, such a compact shall contain the following terms, conditions and provisions: Said compact shall authorize the compacting parties to do all things reasonably necessary for carrying out the purposes of this part but such a compact shall be entered into solely for the purpose of empowering the duly appointed representatives of said states and the province of Ontario to meet, consult with and make recommendations to their respective governors, legislative bodies or governmental agencies and to the international joint commission established under the treaty of 1909 between the United States and Great Britain with respect to the management, control and supervision of the waters of the Great Lakes including the marine life therein. However, it is distinctly provided that any such recommendation and any decision or agreement arrived at among the compacting parties shall at no time have any force of law or be binding on any compacting party.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 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 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-321 - Part 321 the Great Lakes Compact Authorization (324.32101...324.32107) › Section 324.32104 - Compact Commission; Memberships.

324.32104 Compact commission; memberships.
Sec. 32104.
Each compacting party shall have the right to designate 5 representatives to such interstate compact commission to be known as the Great Lakes compact commission. The representatives from this state shall be as provided in section 32202.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
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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 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-321 - Part 321 the Great Lakes Compact Authorization (324.32101...324.32107) › Section 324.32105 - Compact; Effective Date; Commission Meetings; Officers; Duties; Quorum.

324.32105 Compact; effective date; commission meetings; officers; duties; quorum.
Sec. 32105.
The compact herein provided shall become effective upon the adoption of laws by the states referred to in section 2 in conformity with the provisions of this part. When, in addition to Michigan, any 3 of the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Minnesota have adopted such laws and the congress of the United States has given its consent, if needed, the designated representatives of the Great Lakes compact commission shall meet upon the call of any governor of any of the ratifying states or the legally designated governmental official of the province of Ontario. At such meeting or at any subsequent meeting the duly designated representatives shall adopt a compact agreement not inconsistent in any way with this part and containing the necessary provisions for enabling the commission to carry out the purposes of this part. At such meeting or at subsequent meetings, the representatives composing such commission shall select a chairman and a secretary from among their numbers and such other officers as to them may seem expedient and shall prescribe the duties of such officers. A 2/3 majority of all representatives designated shall be sufficient to form a quorum for the transaction of business. Said commission shall meet from time to time or at such places or locations as it shall seem necessary and proper or shall meet upon the call of the chairman and such call shall designate the time and place of meeting and the purpose thereof.
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-321 - Part 321 the Great Lakes Compact Authorization (324.32101...324.32107) › Section 324.32106 - Compact; Commission; Records of Meetings and Proceedings; Reports.

324.32106 Compact; commission; records of meetings and proceedings; reports.
Sec. 32106.
Said commission shall keep a written record of its meetings and proceedings and shall annually make a report thereof to be submitted to the duly designated official of each compacting party.
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-321 - Part 321 the Great Lakes Compact Authorization (324.32101...324.32107) › Section 324.32107 - Compact Commission; Expenses.

324.32107 Compact commission; expenses.
Sec. 32107.
Each compacting party shall pay for the expenses of its representatives on said commission and each compacting party shall pay to the secretary of the commission a pro rata share of the expenses of said commission. No expenditures shall be authorized under the provisions of this part unless and until moneys shall be appropriated therefor by the legislature.
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-322 - Part 322 Great Lakes Basin Compact (324.32201...324.32206) › Section 324.32202 - Great Lakes Commission; Membership; Oath; Expenses; Voting Rights.

324.32202 Great Lakes commission; membership; oath; expenses; voting rights.
Sec. 32202.
(1) For purposes of this section through section 32206, "commission" means the Great Lakes commission established in the compact entered into by this part.
(2) In pursuance of article IV of the compact, there shall be 5 commissioners on the Great Lakes commission from this state. Each commissioner shall have all of the powers conferred on a commissioner by the compact or which shall be necessary or incidental to the performance of his or her functions as a commissioner. For this state, the governor, or the governor's designee, the attorney general, or the attorney general's designee, an appointee of the majority leader of the senate, and an appointee of the speaker of the house of representatives shall be members of the Michigan representation. In addition, the governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate, the remaining 1 member who shall come from groups or organizations interested in or affected by the Great Lakes, which member shall serve at the governor's pleasure. The appointees of the governor, the majority leader of the senate, and of the speaker of the house of representatives, before entering upon the performance of their office, shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office. Each commissioner shall receive necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties. Each commissioner shall have the right to cast 3/5 of a vote whenever a vote is required by the terms of the compact.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For the designation of the director of the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy as a commissioner on the Great Lakes commission, see E.R.O. 2019-1, compiled at MCL 324.99923.
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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-322 - Part 322 Great Lakes Basin Compact (324.32201...324.32206) › Section 324.32203 - Commission; Cooperation by State Officers.

324.32203 Commission; cooperation by state officers.
Sec. 32203.
All officers of this state are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective jurisdictions necessary to or incidental to the carrying out of said compact in every particular, it being hereby declared to be the policy of this state to perform and carry out the said compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof. All officers, bureaus, departments, and persons of and in the state government or administration of this state are hereby authorized and directed at reasonable times and upon request of said commission to furnish the said commission with information and data possessed by them or any of them and to aid said commission by loan of personnel or other means lying within their legal powers respectively.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
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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 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-322 - Part 322 Great Lakes Basin Compact (324.32201...324.32206) › Section 324.32204 - Commission; Budget; Appropriations.

324.32204 Commission; budget; appropriations.
Sec. 32204.
The budget of the estimated expenditures of the commission shall be submitted to the director and to the director of the department of commerce for such period and in form as shall be required by them. Neither the compact nor this part shall be construed to commit, or authorize the expenditure of, any funds of the state except in pursuance of appropriations made by the legislature.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 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 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-322 - Part 322 Great Lakes Basin Compact (324.32201...324.32206) › Section 324.32205 - Basin Compact; Transmission of Copy of Part And Compact to Other Parties.

324.32205 Basin compact; transmission of copy of part and compact to other parties.
Sec. 32205.
The governor is hereby authorized and directed to transmit a duly authenticated copy of this part and the compact contained herein to each jurisdiction now party to the compact and to each jurisdiction which is or subsequently shall become party to the compact.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 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 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-322 - Part 322 Great Lakes Basin Compact (324.32201...324.32206) › Section 324.32206 - Limiting Diversions of Water of Great Lakes.

324.32206 Limiting diversions of water of Great Lakes.
Sec. 32206.
The commissioners who represent this state shall request the commission to consider and recommend amendments or agreements supplementary to the Great Lakes basin compact that would give the party states the authority to limit diversions of the waters of the Great Lakes.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 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 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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32301 - Definitions.

324.32301 Definitions.
Sec. 32301.
As used in this part:
(a) "Connecting waterway" means the St. Marys river, Detroit river, St. Clair river, or Lake St. Clair.
(b) "Environmental area" means an area of the shoreland determined by the department on the basis of studies and surveys to be necessary for the preservation and maintenance of fish and wildlife.
(c) "High-risk area" means an area of the shoreland that is determined by the department on the basis of studies and surveys to be subject to erosion.
(d) "Land to be zoned or regulated" or "land to be zoned" means the land in this state that borders or is adjacent to a Great Lake or a connecting waterway and that, except for flood risk areas, is situated within 1,000 feet landward from the ordinary high-water mark as defined in section 32501, land bordering or adjacent to waters affected by levels of the Great Lakes landward of the ordinary high-water mark as defined by section 30101, and land between the ordinary high-water mark and the water's edge.
(e) "Shoreland" means the land, water, and land beneath the water that is in close proximity to the shoreline of a Great Lake or a connecting waterway.
(f) "Shoreline" means that area of the shorelands where land and water meet.
(g) "Flood risk area" means the area of the shoreland that is determined by the department on the basis of studies and surveys to be subject to flooding from effects of levels of the Great Lakes and is not limited to 1,000 feet.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 631, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
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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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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32302 - Shoreland Engineering Study; Determinations.

324.32302 Shoreland engineering study; determinations.
Sec. 32302.
By April 1, 1972, the department shall make or cause to be made an engineering study of the shoreland to determine all of the following:
(a) The high-risk areas.
(b) The areas of the shorelands that are platted or have buildings or structures and that require protection from erosion.
(c) The type of protection that is best suited for an area determined in subdivision (b).
(d) A cost estimate of the construction and maintenance for each type of protection determined in subdivision (c).
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
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.
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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32303 - Engineering Study.

324.32303 Engineering study.
Sec. 32303.
Before January 1, 1975, the department shall make or cause to be made an engineering study of the shoreland to determine:
(a) Flood risk areas.
(b) The frequency with which a flood risk area can be expected to be flooded.
(c) Appropriate rules necessary to prevent damage or destruction to property.
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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32304 - Environmental Study.

324.32304 Environmental study.
Sec. 32304.
By April 1, 1972, the department shall make or cause to be made an environmental study of the shoreland to determine all of the following:
(a) The environmental areas.
(b) The areas of marshes along and adjacent to the shorelands.
(c) The marshes and fish and wildlife habitat areas that should be protected by shoreland zoning or regulation.
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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32305 - Use of High Risk Area; Prevention of Property Loss; Notice of Determinations and Recommendations.

324.32305 Use of high risk area; prevention of property loss; notice of determinations and recommendations.
Sec. 32305.
The department pursuant to section 32302 shall determine if the use of a high-risk area shall be regulated to prevent property loss or if suitable methods of protection shall be installed to prevent property loss. The department shall notify a local unit of government, the department of labor, the department of treasury, and the department of commerce or other affected state agencies of its determinations and recommendations relative to a high-risk area that is in a local unit of government.
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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32306 - Use of Flood Risk Area; Prevention of Property Loss; Notice of Determinations and Recommendations.

324.32306 Use of flood risk area; prevention of property loss; notice of determinations and recommendations.
Sec. 32306.
The department pursuant to section 32303 shall determine if the use of a flood risk area shall be regulated to prevent property loss or if suitable methods of protection shall be installed to prevent property loss. The department shall notify a local unit of government, the department of labor, the department of treasury, and the department of commerce or other affected state agencies of its determinations and recommendations relative to a flood risk area that is in a local unit of government.
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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32307 - Environmental Area; Use; Regulation.

324.32307 Environmental area; use; regulation.
Sec. 32307.
The department in accordance with section 32304 shall notify a local unit of government of the existence of any environmental area that is in a local unit of government and shall formulate appropriate use regulations necessary to protect an environmental 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-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32308 - County Zoning.

324.32308 County zoning.
Sec. 32308.
Until July 1, 1975, a county, pursuant to rules promulgated under section 32313 and the county rural zoning enabling act, Act No. 183 of the Public Acts of 1943, being sections 125.201 to 125.232 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, may zone any shoreland and land to be zoned that is in the county.
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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32309 - City or Village Zoning.

324.32309 City or village zoning.
Sec. 32309.
Until July 1, 1975, a city or village, pursuant to rules promulgated under section 32313 and Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of 1921, being sections 125.581 to 125.592 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, may zone any shoreland and land to be zoned that is in the city or village.
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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32310 - Township Zoning.

324.32310 Township zoning.
Sec. 32310.
Until July 1, 1975, a township, pursuant to rules promulgated under section 32313 and the township rural zoning act, Act No. 184 of the Public Acts of 1943, being sections 125.271 to 125.301 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, may zone any shoreland and land to be zoned that is in the township.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 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 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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32311 - Approval or Disapproval of Zoning Ordinance Regulating High Risk Area, Flood Risk Area, or Environmental Area.

324.32311 Approval or disapproval of zoning ordinance regulating high risk area, flood risk area, or environmental area.
Sec. 32311.
An existing zoning ordinance or a zoning ordinance or a modification or amendment to a zoning ordinance that regulates a high-risk area, a flood risk area, or an environmental area shall be submitted to the department for approval or disapproval. The department shall determine if the ordinance, modification, or amendment adequately prevents property damage or prevents damage to an environmental area, a high-risk area, or a flood risk area. If an ordinance, modification, or amendment is disapproved by the department, it shall not have force or effect until modified by the local unit of government and approved by 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-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32312 - Rules; Fee Required With Permit Application or Project; Disposition of Fees; Violation; Restraining Order.

324.32312 Rules; fee required with permit application or project; disposition of fees; violation; restraining order.
Sec. 32312.
(1) To regulate the uses and development of high-risk areas, flood risk areas, and environmental areas and to implement the purposes of this part, the department shall promulgate rules. If permits are required under rules promulgated under this part, the permits must be issued pursuant to the rules and part 13. Except as provided under subsection (2), until October 1, 2025, if permits are required pursuant to rules promulgated under this part, an application for a permit must be accompanied by a fee as follows:
(a) For a commercial or multifamily residential project, $500.00.
(b) For a single-family home construction, $100.00.
(c) For an addition to an existing single-family home or for a project that has a minor impact on fish and wildlife resources in environmental areas as determined by the department, $50.00.
(2) A project that requires review and approval under this part and under 1 or more of the following is subject to only the single highest permit fee required under this part or the following:
(a) Part 301.
(b) Part 303.
(c) Part 325.
(d) Section 3104.
(e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.117.
(3) The department shall forward fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the land and water management permit fee fund created in section 30113.
(4) A circuit court, upon petition and a showing by the department that a rule promulgated under subsection (1) has been violated, shall issue any necessary order to the defendant to correct the violation or to restrain the defendant from further violation of the rule.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 168, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 106, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1999 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Aug. 12, 2003 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 276, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2008 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 90, Imd. Eff. July 15, 2011 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 76, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 84, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2019 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2021
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Act 451
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Admin Rule:
R 281.21 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32312a - Construction of Above Grade Walls With Movable Brick.

324.32312a Construction of above grade walls with movable brick.
Sec. 32312a.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or the rules promulgated under this part, the department shall allow above grade walls to be constructed with movable brick.
History:
Add. 1997, Act 126, Imd. Eff. Nov. 5, 1997
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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 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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32313 - Use and Management Plan; Contents; Hearings; Submission of Plan Copies to Governor and Legislature.

324.32313 Use and management plan; contents; hearings; submission of plan copies to governor and legislature.
Sec. 32313.
(1) By October 1, 1972, the department shall, in compliance with the purposes of this part, prepare a plan for the use and management of shoreland. The plan shall include but not be limited to all of the following:
(a) An inventory and identification of the use and development characteristics of the shoreland; the general physical and man-influenced shoreline features; the existing and proposed municipal and industrial water intakes and sewage and industrial waste outfalls; and high-risk areas and environmental areas.
(b) An inventory of existing federal, state, regional, and local plans for the management of the shorelands.
(c) An identification of problems associated with shoreland use, development, conservation, and protection.
(d) A provision for a continuing inventory of shoreland and estuarine resources.
(e) Provisions for further studies and research pertaining to shoreland management.
(f) Identification of the high-risk and environmental areas that need protection.
(g) Recommendations that do all of the following:
(i) Provide procedures for the resolution of conflicts arising from multiple use.
(ii) Foster the widest variety of beneficial uses.
(iii) Provide for the necessary enforcement powers to assure compliance with plans and to resolve conflicts in uses.
(iv) Provide criteria for the protection of shorelands from erosion or inundation, for aquatic recreation, for shore growth and cover, for low-lying lands, and for fish and game management.
(v) Provide criteria for shoreland layout for residential, industrial, and commercial development, and shoreline alteration control.
(vi) Provide for building setbacks from the water.
(vii) Provide for the prevention of shoreland littering, blight harbor development, and pollution.
(viii) Provide for the regulation of mineral exploration and production.
(ix) Provide the basis for necessary future legislation pertaining to efficient shoreland management.
(2) Upon completion of the plan, the department shall hold regional public hearings on the recommendations of the plan. Copies of the plan shall be submitted with the hearing records to the governor and the legislature.
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-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32314 - Agreements and Contracts.

324.32314 Agreements and contracts.
Sec. 32314.
The department may enter into an agreement or make contracts with the federal government, other state agencies, local units of government, or private agencies for the purposes of making studies and plans for the efficient use, development, preservation, or management of the state's shoreland resources. Any study, plan, or recommendation shall be available to a local unit of government in this state that has shoreland. The recommendations and policies set forth in the studies or plans shall serve as a basis and guideline for establishing zoning ordinances and developing shoreland plans by local units of government 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-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-323 - Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management (324.32301...324.32315) › Section 324.32315 - Money, Grants, or Grants-in-Aid; Purpose.

324.32315 Money, grants, or grants-in-aid; purpose.
Sec. 32315.
For the purposes of this part, the department may receive, obtain, or accept money, grants, or grants-in-aid for the purpose of research, planning, or management of shoreland.
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-325 - Part 325 Great Lakes Submerged Lands (324.32501...324.32516) › Section 324.32501 - Additional Definitions.

324.32501 Additional definitions.
Sec. 32501.
As used in this part:
(a) "Department" means the department of environmental quality.
(b) "Director" means the director of the department.
(c) "Marina purposes" means an operation making use of submerged bottomlands or filled-in bottomlands of the Great Lakes for the purpose of service to boat owners or operators, which operation may restrict or prevent the free public use of the affected bottomlands or filled-in lands.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 14, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2003 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 247, Imd. Eff. July 2, 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.
Popular Name:
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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-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-325 - Part 325 Great Lakes Submerged Lands (324.32501...324.32516) › Section 324.32502 - Unpatented Lake Bottomlands and Unpatented Made Lands in Great Lakes; Construction of Part.

324.32502 Unpatented lake bottomlands and unpatented made lands in Great Lakes; construction of part.
Sec. 32502.
The lands covered and affected by this part are all of the unpatented lake bottomlands and unpatented made lands in the Great Lakes, including the bays and harbors of the Great Lakes, belonging to the state or held in trust by it, including those lands that have been artificially filled in. The waters covered and affected by this part are all of the waters of the Great Lakes within the boundaries of the state. This part shall be construed so as to preserve and protect the interests of the general public in the lands and waters described in this section, to provide for the sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of unpatented lands and the private or public use of waters over patented and unpatented lands, and to permit the filling in of patented submerged lands whenever it is determined by the department that the private or public use of those lands and waters will not substantially affect the public use of those lands and waters for hunting, fishing, swimming, pleasure boating, or navigation or that the public trust in the state will not be impaired by those agreements for use, sales, lease, or other disposition. The word "land" or "lands" as used in this part refers to the aforesaid described unpatented lake bottomlands and unpatented made lands and patented lands in the Great Lakes and the bays and harbors of the Great Lakes lying below and lakeward of the natural ordinary high-water mark, but this part does not affect property rights secured by virtue of a swamp land grant or rights acquired by accretions occurring through natural means or reliction. For purposes of this part, the ordinary high-water mark shall be at the following elevations above sea level, international Great Lakes datum of 1955: Lake Superior, 601.5 feet; Lakes Michigan and Huron, 579.8 feet; Lake St. Clair, 574.7 feet; and Lake Erie, 571.6 feet.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
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.
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-325 - Part 325 Great Lakes Submerged Lands (324.32501...324.32516) › Section 324.32503 - Agreements Pertaining to Waters Over and Filling in of Submerged Patented Lands; Lease or Deed of Unpatented Lands; Terms, Conditions, and Requirements; Reservation of Mineral Rights; Exception; Lease or Deed Allowing Drilling Operations for Exploration of Oil or Gas Purposes; Execution of Agreement, Lease, or Deed With United States.

324.32503 Agreements pertaining to waters over and filling in of submerged patented lands; lease or deed of unpatented lands; terms, conditions, and requirements; reservation of mineral rights; exception; lease or deed allowing drilling operations for exploration of oil or gas purposes; execution of agreement, lease, or deed with United States.
Sec. 32503.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department, after finding that the public trust in the waters will not be impaired or substantially affected, may enter into agreements pertaining to waters over and the filling in of submerged patented lands, or to lease or deed unpatented lands, after approval of the state administrative board. Quitclaim deeds, leases, or agreements covering unpatented lands may be issued or entered into by the department with any person, and shall contain such terms, conditions, and requirements as the department determines to be just and equitable and in conformance with the public trust. The department shall reserve to the state all mineral rights, including, but not limited to, coal, oil, gas, sand, gravel, stone, and other materials or products located or found in those lands, except where lands are occupied or to be occupied for residential purposes at the time of conveyance.
(2) The department shall not enter into a lease or deed that allows drilling operations beneath unpatented lands for the exploration or production of oil or gas.
(3) An agreement, lease, or deed entered into under this part by the department with the United States shall be entered into and executed pursuant to the property rights acquisition act, 1986 PA 201, MCL 3.251 to 3.262.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 148, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 2002 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 247, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
Compiler's Notes:
Enrolled House Bill No. 5118 was not signed by the Governor, but, having been presented to him at 3:44 p.m. on March 22, 2002, and not having been returned by him to the House of Representatives within the 14 days prescribed by Const 1963, art IV, sec 33, became law (2002 PA 148) on April 5, 2002, the Legislature having continued in session.
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