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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-329 - Part 329 Great Lakes Protection (324.32901...324.32911) › Section 324.32910 - Programs and Grants to Be Funded; Advice to Department; Compilation and Submission of List; Statement of Guidelines; Appropriation.

324.32910 Programs and grants to be funded; advice to department; compilation and submission of list; statement of guidelines; appropriation.
Sec. 32910.
(1) The board shall annually advise the department on the programs or grants that should be funded under this part and shall submit a list of these programs or grants to the department for its approval. This list shall be compiled in order of priority. Upon approval of the list, the department shall submit the list to the legislature in January of each year.
(2) The department and the board shall include with each list submitted under subsection (1) a statement of the guidelines used in listing and assigning the priority of the proposed programs or grants.
(3) The legislature shall annually appropriate money from the Michigan Great Lakes protection fund and from the Great Lakes spill prevention research fund for programs or grants pursuant to this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-331 - Part 331 Regional Great Lakes Protection Fund (324.33101...324.33105) › Section 324.33101 - Definitions.

324.33101 Definitions.
Sec. 33101.
As used in this part:
(a) "Agreement" means the document entitled "Great Lakes protection fund agreement" signed by the governor on February 26, 1989.
(b) "Great Lakes protection fund" or "fund" means the Great Lakes protection fund approved in the agreement.
(c) "Great Lakes toxic substance control agreement" means the document entitled "Great Lakes toxic substance control agreement" signed by the governor on May 21, 1986.
(d) "Great Lakes water quality agreement of 1978" means the "Great Lakes water quality agreement of 1978" between the United States and Canada signed November 22, 1978, including the phosphorous load reduction supplement signed October 7, 1983, and as amended by protocol signed November 18, 1987.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of the Office of the Great Lakes, including but not limited to the authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, 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.For the type III transfer of the office of the Great Lakes within the department of natural resources to the new office of the Great Lakes within the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy, see E.R.O. 2019-1, compiled at MCL 324.99923.
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-331 - Part 331 Regional Great Lakes Protection Fund (324.33101...324.33105) › Section 324.33102 - Legislative Findings and Declaration.

324.33102 Legislative findings and declaration.
Sec. 33102.
The legislature finds and declares that:
(a) The Great Lakes protection fund has been created to advance the principal goals and objectives of the Great Lakes toxic substances control agreement and the Great Lakes water quality agreement of 1978.
(b) The Great Lakes protection fund has been created to finance and support state and regional projects for the protection, research, and cleanup of the Great Lakes.
(c) There is a need for a stable and predictable funding commitment for the preservation of Great Lakes water quality.
(d) The protection of the Great Lakes is of paramount public concern in the interest of the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the state and the participation of the state in the Great Lakes protection fund will assist in achieving this protection.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of the Office of the Great Lakes, including but not limited to the authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, 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.For the type III transfer of the office of the Great Lakes within the department of natural resources to the new office of the Great Lakes within the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy, see E.R.O. 2019-1, compiled at MCL 324.99923.
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-331 - Part 331 Regional Great Lakes Protection Fund (324.33101...324.33105) › Section 324.33103 - Great Lakes Protection Fund; Formation and Operation; Agreement; Appointment of Members to Board of Directors.

324.33103 Great Lakes protection fund; formation and operation; agreement; appointment of members to board of directors.
Sec. 33103.
(1) The governor, on behalf of this state, may take all steps necessary to join with other states in the formation and operation of the Great Lakes protection fund provided that the fund does all of the following:
(a) Provides for the fund to receive money from each of the participating states and to expend only the interest and earnings of the fund for the purposes of subdivision (b).
(b) Provides for the funding of activities related to Great Lakes research and protection including but not limited to:
(i) Research on the economic, environmental, and human health effects of contamination in the Great Lakes.
(ii) The collection and analysis of data on the Great Lakes.
(iii) The development of new or improved environmental cleanup technologies.
(iv) Research to assess the effectiveness of pollution control policies.
(v) The assessment of the health of Great Lakes fish, waterfowl, and other organisms.
(2) The governor shall do all things necessary to implement the agreement.
(3) The governor shall appoint members to the board of directors of the Great Lakes protection fund in accordance with the agreement.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of the Office of the Great Lakes, including but not limited to the authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, 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.For the type III transfer of the office of the Great Lakes within the department of natural resources to the new office of the Great Lakes within the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy, see E.R.O. 2019-1, compiled at MCL 324.99923.
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-331 - Part 331 Regional Great Lakes Protection Fund (324.33101...324.33105) › Section 324.33104 - Withdrawal of Participation in Fund; Dissolution of Fund and Distribution of Assets; Agreement to Extend Deadline.

324.33104 Withdrawal of participation in fund; dissolution of fund and distribution of assets; agreement to extend deadline.
Sec. 33104.
(1) If, by February 28, 1991, fewer than 4 states whose representatives signed the agreement have enacted legislation and provided funding as required by the agreement to participate in the fund, the governor shall take all steps necessary to withdraw the participation of the state in the fund, to dissolve the fund, and to equitably distribute the assets of the fund.
(2) If 2/3 of the states whose representatives signed the agreement agree to extend the deadline provided in subsection (1), the governor shall not withdraw the participation of the state during the extension period.
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-331 - Part 331 Regional Great Lakes Protection Fund (324.33101...324.33105) › Section 324.33105 - Delegation of Responsibilities.

324.33105 Delegation of responsibilities.
Sec. 33105.
The governor may delegate his or her responsibilities under this part to 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-333 - Part 333 Coastal Beach Erosion (324.33301...324.33301) › Section 324.33301 - Coastal Beach Erosion or Protection; Expenditures Authorized.

324.33301 Coastal beach erosion or protection; expenditures authorized.
Sec. 33301.
Any political subdivision of the state, by resolution of its legislative body adopted by a majority vote of its full membership, is authorized to make expenditures from its general fund, contingent fund, or from any special funds available for the purposes described in this section, to undertake, either independently or in cooperation with any other political subdivision or with any agency of the state or federal government, investigative or study functions related to coastal beach erosion or protection.
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-337 - Part 337 Flood, Drainage, and Beach Erosion Control (324.33701...324.33708) › Section 324.33701 - Flood, Drainage, or Beach Erosion Control; Lands; Acquisition; Contract With Federal Government; Terms.

324.33701 Flood, drainage, or beach erosion control; lands; acquisition; contract with federal government; terms.
Sec. 33701.
The township board of any township, the legislative body of any incorporated city or incorporated village, or the board of county road commissioners of any county when directed by the county board of commissioners of the county, pursuant to a resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote of the members of the county board of commissioners, is authorized to acquire any and all interests in lands necessary to any flood control, drainage, or beach erosion control project and is authorized to contract with the federal government or any agency of the federal government, whereby the federal government or agency will pay the whole or a part of the cost of flood control, drainage control, or beach erosion control projects or will perform the whole or any part of the work connected with the project, or both, which contract may include any specific terms, including, but not limited to, the holding and saving of the United States free from damages due to the construction works, required by act of congress or federal regulation as a condition for participation on the part of the federal government.
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-337 - Part 337 Flood, Drainage, and Beach Erosion Control (324.33701...324.33708) › Section 324.33702 - Relief From Assessment.

324.33702 Relief from assessment.
Sec. 33702.
A contract entered into under section 33701 may provide that payments made or work done by the federal government or agency of the federal government relieves it in whole or in part from assessment for the cost of the project.
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-337 - Part 337 Flood, Drainage, and Beach Erosion Control (324.33701...324.33708) › Section 324.33703 - Contract; Provisions.

324.33703 Contract; provisions.
Sec. 33703.
A contract entered into under section 33701 may provide for the granting, without cost to the United States, of all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project, except as otherwise provided by act of congress or federal regulation. Such a contract may also provide for the maintenance and operation of the project after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the secretary of the army.
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-337 - Part 337 Flood, Drainage, and Beach Erosion Control (324.33701...324.33708) › Section 324.33704 - Expenditures From Municipal or County Funds.

324.33704 Expenditures from municipal or county funds.
Sec. 33704.
The township board of any township, the legislative body of any incorporated city or incorporated village, or the county board of commissioners of any county, pursuant to a resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote of its members, is authorized in connection with any contract entered into under section 33701 to make expenditures from its general fund, contingent fund or from any special funds available.
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-337 - Part 337 Flood, Drainage, and Beach Erosion Control (324.33701...324.33708) › Section 324.33705 - Assurances to Federal Government.

324.33705 Assurances to federal government.
Sec. 33705.
The township board of any township, the legislative body of any incorporated city or incorporated village, or the board of county road commissioners of any county when directed by the county board of commissioners of the county, pursuant to a resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote of its members, is authorized to grant to the United States assurances as are required by federal flood control acts, by amendments to those acts, and by such other federal acts existing, or which may be enacted in the future, authorizing expenditure of federal funds for flood control, drainage, or beach erosion control projects.
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-337 - Part 337 Flood, Drainage, and Beach Erosion Control (324.33701...324.33708) › Section 324.33706 - Joint Contracts for Implementation of Part.

324.33706 Joint contracts for implementation of part.
Sec. 33706.
The township board of any township, the legislative body of any incorporated city or incorporated village, or the board of county road commissioners of any county when directed by the county board of commissioners of the county, may provide for joint participation and a joint contract or contracts in implementing this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-337 - Part 337 Flood, Drainage, and Beach Erosion Control (324.33701...324.33708) › Section 324.33707 - Contracts; Borrowing Funds From Federal Government.

324.33707 Contracts; borrowing funds from federal government.
Sec. 33707.
Contracts entered into under this part involving the financial ability of the incorporated city, incorporated village, township, or county to meet all obligations and liabilities imposed by the contracts as to cost of lands, easements, rights-of-way, construction, or the maintenance and operation costs of the project or projects are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. Any incorporated city, incorporated village, or township, or the board of county road commissioners of any county when directed by the county board of commissioners, authorized to contract with the federal government or any agency of the federal government under this part, may borrow funds from the federal government or any agency of the federal government to implement this part, which borrowings shall be subject to existing statutes and charter limitations that are applicable to the borrowing. The revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, applies to those borrowings.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 219, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES - The Great Lakes (324.32101...324.34201) › 451-1994-III-1-THE-GREAT-LAKES-337 - Part 337 Flood, Drainage, and Beach Erosion Control (324.33701...324.33708) › Section 324.33708 - Interest in Lands; Easement for Flood Plain; Acquisition; Declared Public Purposes.

324.33708 Interest in lands; easement for flood plain; acquisition; declared public purposes.
Sec. 33708.
For the accomplishment of the purposes of this part, any city, incorporated village, township, or board of county road commissioners may acquire any interest in land necessary to any flood control, drainage, or beach erosion control project, or to preserve flood plains, by purchase, gift, exchange, condemnation, or otherwise. If an easement to preserve a flood plain is acquired, the acquiring agency, in any instrument conveying such right or in any eminent domain proceedings instituted therefor, may acquire the further right to use the land subject to the easement, or any part of the easement, for any other public purpose, but only to the extent that the other uses are specifically enumerated in the conveyance or eminent domain proceedings. The legislative body of any city, incorporated village, or township, or the board of county road commissioners of any county when directed by the county board of commissioners of the county, may institute and prosecute proceedings under the power of eminent domain in accordance with the laws of the state or any local charter relative to condemnation. Two or more adjoining cities, villages, or townships are authorized to maintain proceedings in accordance with the procedure prescribed by Act No. 81 of the Public Acts of 1925, being sections 123.71 to 123.73 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The purposes contemplated by this part are declared to be public purposes within the meaning of the constitution, state laws, and charters relative to the power of eminent domain.
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33901 - Unpatented Overflowed Lands, Made Lands, and Lake St. Clair Bottomlands; Authority of Department.

324.33901 Unpatented overflowed lands, made lands, and Lake St. Clair bottomlands; authority of department.
Sec. 33901.
All of the unpatented overflowed lands, made lands, and Lake St. Clair bottomlands belonging to this state or held in trust by this state as provided in this part shall be held, leased, disposed of by deed, and controlled by the department in the manner provided in this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
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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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33902 - Powers of Department to Convey Lands; Dedication of Unleased Lands for Recreational Uses.

324.33902 Powers of department to convey lands; dedication of unleased lands for recreational uses.
Sec. 33902.
The department shall not deed or convey the lands described in section 33901 except as provided in sections 33903 to 33911. The department may dedicate unleased lands of the character described in section 33901 for public hunting, fishing, and other recreational uses.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
Popular Name:
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33903 - Conveyance of Certain Leased Lands by Department; Rights Reserved.

324.33903 Conveyance of certain leased lands by department; rights reserved.
Sec. 33903.
The department, upon application of any person who, on the effective date of the 2006 amendatory act that amended this section, holds a lease of any portion or portions of land from this state pursuant to former 1913 PA 326, or this part, or upon application by that person's heirs or assigns, shall execute and deliver to the applicant or his or her heirs or assigns a deed conveying to him or her all of the right, title, and interest of this state in and to the lands described in this section, subject to the paramount rights of navigation, hunting, and fishing that remain in the general public and in the government as now existing and recognized by law. The deeds shall contain the provisions as to residency and club use and occupancy as now set forth in all leases previously granted under former 1913 PA 326. An application under this section must be filed at least 1 year before the date on which the lease expires.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33904 - Deeds; Prerequisites to Granting.

324.33904 Deeds; prerequisites to granting.
Sec. 33904.
Before the department grants a deed, there shall be presented evidence that the applicant requesting the deed is the lessee of the land, that the land is part of the lands described in section 33903, and that all taxes on the land are paid. All property deeded under this part is thereafter subject to the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.157, and the recording laws of this state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33905 - Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.

324.33905 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to sale of leased lands in St. Clair Flats.
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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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33906 - St. Clair Flats Lands; Conflicting Claims; Determination; Appeal.

324.33906 St. Clair Flats lands; conflicting claims; determination; appeal.
Sec. 33906.
In all cases where there is a contest or conflict between applicants for a deed to the same piece or parcel of land growing out of errors of description, overlapping descriptions, prior leases, or otherwise, the conflicting claims shall be determined by the department at a meeting scheduled by the department after notice to each of the claimants of the time and place of hearing, and in such cases depositions may be taken by any claimant in the manner provided for in taking depositions in the circuit courts of this state. Any party considering himself or herself aggrieved by any decision of the department refusing to grant him or her a deed under this part, whether in case of conflict, contest, or otherwise, shall have a right of appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the land is situated, and the proceedings to take the appeal and the trial of the appeal in any of the courts shall be in accordance with the statutes providing for appeals from district courts of this state, or to take such other action at law or in equity as provided by the statutes and laws of the state of Michigan.
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33907 - St. Clair Flats Area; Rules.

324.33907 St. Clair Flats area; rules.
Sec. 33907.
The department may promulgate and enforce rules as it considers necessary for the preservation and use of the paramount right of navigation, hunting, and fishing covering the entire St. Clair Flats 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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33908 - Receipts; Credit of Consideration and Fees to Land and Water Management Permit Fee Fund.

324.33908 Receipts; credit of consideration and fees to land and water management permit fee fund.
Sec. 33908.
The consideration received for the execution and delivery of deeds under this part and all fees collected under this part shall be forwarded to the state treasurer and credited to the land and water management permit fee fund created in section 30113.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33909 - Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.

324.33909 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to conveyance and sale of lots in St. Clair Flats.
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33910 - Water Highway Lands; Lease; Conveyance to Contiguous Lessees.

324.33910 Water highway lands; lease; conveyance to contiguous lessees.
Sec. 33910.
The department, in its discretion, upon application of a person holding a lease or deed under this part to any lands lying contiguous to a water highway as surveyed under former 1899 PA 175, if it is determined that the water highway is no longer needed for navigation, ingress, and egress to surveyed lots, or for any public use, whether dredged or not, may execute and deliver to the applicant a deed subject to all the applicable conditions and provisions of sections 33902 to 33908, to all of the right, title, and interest of the state in and to 1/2 of the surveyed width of that portion of the water highway as lies contiguous to land held under lease or deed by the applicant.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33912 - Rental Valuation Periods; Determination; Improvements; Maximum Increase; Gross Sum.

324.33912 Rental valuation periods; determination; improvements; maximum increase; gross sum.
Sec. 33912.
Whenever any person is entitled under this part to lease for the period of 99 years, the department shall divide the term of 99 years into 2 periods of 50 and 49 years each, to be known as rental valuation periods, and the consideration or rental to be paid by the lessee for the first period of 50 years is to be determined by the department at the time such lessee is adjudged entitled to the lease. At the expiration of the first period of 50 years, the department shall redetermine the rental value or consideration to be paid by the lessee for the next succeeding rental period of 49 years until the expiration of the full term of the lease. However, the department, in determining the rental value to be paid by the lessee, shall consider the value of the land only and shall not increase the rental value or consideration for any of the rental periods because of the improvements that may have been made on any of the premises by a lessee. In determining the rental value or consideration to be paid by the lessee for the second valuation period of 49 years, the department shall not increase the rental value or consideration to any sum in excess of double the rental value or consideration determined for the first valuation period of 50 years. The consideration so fixed shall, as applied to the claimants coming within the provisions of this section, be a gross sum and not an annual rental.
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33913-324.33915 - Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.

324.33913-324.33915 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to rental valuation periods, applications for leases, and uncontested applications.
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33916 - Former Lease Holder as Trespasser; Recovery of Possession by State.

324.33916 Former lease holder as trespasser; recovery of possession by state.
Sec. 33916.
If a lease under this part expires and a deed is not issued under this part to the former lease holder, the former lease holder shall be considered to be a trespasser, and an action may be brought in the circuit court for the county in which that land is located, in the name of the people of this state, by the attorney general of this state, to recover possession of that land.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33917-324.33920 - Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.

324.33917-324.33920 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to form of lease, fixing rental value, occupants or claimants in possession of lands, and leasing certain lands.
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33921 - Rights of Lessees Subject to Certain Public Rights.

324.33921 Rights of lessees subject to certain public rights.
Sec. 33921.
The rights of lessees under this part shall be subject to the paramount right of navigation, hunting, and fishing, which rights are to remain in the general public and in the government as now existing and recognized by law.
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33922, 324.33923 - Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.

324.33922, 324.33923 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to possessor or occupant of lands, and application or right to lease.
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33924 - Definitions.

324.33924 Definitions.
Sec. 33924.
As used in this part:
(a) "Department" means the department of natural resources unless expressly indicated otherwise.
(b) "Possession", "occupancy", and "improvement" include dredging or ditching, the throwing up of embankments, sheetpiling, filling in, the erection of fences, a boathouse, land made by dredging and filling, or building structures.
(c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other nongovernmental legal entity.
(d) "Well maintained" means that any structure on the land complies with township building codes and current county and state sanitation codes and part 325 and that the land is adequately protected from erosion.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33925 - Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.

324.33925 Repealed. 2006, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to application to lease.
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-339 - Part 339 Control of Certain State Lands (324.33901...324.33939) › Section 324.33926 - Surveys Governing Terms of Part.

324.33926 Surveys governing terms of part.
Sec. 33926.
In describing the lands that may be leased under this part, the department shall be governed by maps, plats, and field notes of surveys made by the United States surveyors or by this state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA