reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-21 - Part 21 General Real Estate Powers (324.2101...324.2165) › 451-1994-I-21-16 - Subpart 16 Certified Copies of Field Notes, Maps, Records, and Papers (324.2160...324.2162) › Section 324.2161 - Prices and Charges; Schedule.

324.2161 Prices and charges; schedule.
Sec. 2161.
The following schedule of prices and charges shall be observed by the department:
(a) For field and meander notes, per survey township, $8.00.
(b) For each official certificate with seal, $1.00.
(c) For township plats showing vacant state lands only, each, 25 cents.
(d) For township plats showing vacant state lands with streams, each, 50 cents.
(e) For copies of all records and papers that the department may be required to furnish by law, for each 100 words, 15 cents.
(f) For tax statements on each description of land, per year, 6 cents.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, 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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-21 - Part 21 General Real Estate Powers (324.2101...324.2165) › 451-1994-I-21-16 - Subpart 16 Certified Copies of Field Notes, Maps, Records, and Papers (324.2160...324.2162) › Section 324.2162 - Disposition of Fees.

324.2162 Disposition of fees.
Sec. 2162.
The fees received for all services under this part shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the general fund.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, 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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-23. - Part 23. Agriculture and the Environment (324.2301...324.2305) › Section 324.2301 - Definitions.

324.2301 Definitions.
Sec. 2301.
As used in this part:
(a) "Department" means the department of environmental quality.
(b) "Director" means the director of the department.
(c) "Roundtable" means the agriculture and rural communities roundtable convened under section 2303.
(d) "Rural county" means a county with a population of less than 70,000.
(e) "Standing committees" means the committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for agriculture.
History:
Add. 2005, Act 47, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2005
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-23. - Part 23. Agriculture and the Environment (324.2301...324.2305) › Section 324.2303 - Agriculture and Rural Communities Roundtable; Participants; Consultation.

324.2303 Agriculture and rural communities roundtable; participants; consultation.
Sec. 2303.
(1) The director shall convene an agriculture and rural communities roundtable to discuss how the laws, rules and policies administered by the department affect farmers, food processors, agribusiness, rural counties, and cities, villages, and townships in rural counties.
(2) The director shall invite at least all of the following to participate in the roundtable:
(a) Two individuals from an association representing farmers.
(b) Two individuals from an association representing food processors.
(c) Two individuals from an association representing agribusiness.
(d) One individual representing a township in a rural county.
(e) One individual representing a city or village in a rural county.
(f) One individual representing a rural county.
(3) Before extending invitations to participate in the roundtable, the director shall consult with the chairpersons of standing committees.
History:
Add. 2005, Act 47, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2005
Compiler's Notes:
For abolishment of the agriculture and rural communities roundtable and transfer of its powers and duties to the department of environmental quality, see E.R.O. No. 2007-9, compiled at MCL 324.99909.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-23. - Part 23. Agriculture and the Environment (324.2301...324.2305) › Section 324.2305 - Meetings.

324.2305 Meetings.
Sec. 2305.
(1) The first meeting of the roundtable shall be convened by the director within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.
(2) The director shall convene the roundtable at least twice each calendar year, except that if the amendatory act that added this section takes effect after September 30, the roundtable shall convene at least once the first calendar year. The roundtable may advise the director on the need for a more frequent meeting schedule.
(3) The meetings of the roundtable shall be open to the general public and shall be held in a place available to the general public.
(4) The department shall provide notice of each meeting of the roundtable by posting on the department website and such other means as the department determines appropriate.
(5) At least 1 meeting of the roundtable each year shall be held in a rural community. At such a meeting, the public shall be provided an opportunity to address the roundtable on issues within its purview.
(6) The department shall prepare a summary of each meeting of the roundtable including a department response to issues raised during the roundtable meeting. The department shall do both of the following:
(a) Post the summary on its website.
(b) Provide a copy of the summary to the members of the roundtable, any member of the public requesting a copy, and to the standing committees.
History:
Add. 2005, Act 47, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2005
Compiler's Notes:
For abolishment of the agriculture and rural communities roundtable and transfer of its powers and duties to the department of environmental quality, see E.R.O. No. 2007-9, compiled at MCL 324.99909.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-25 - Part 25 Environmental Education (324.2501...324.2521) › Section 324.2501 - Purpose of Part.

324.2501 Purpose of part.
Sec. 2501.
The purpose of this part is to facilitate an understanding by citizens of this state of the natural environment including an understanding of basic sciences, ecological sciences, and of the connection between human beings, air, land, water, and other living things, as well as how these systems relate to the global environment, thus making it possible for human beings to make informed decisions regarding protection and conservation of the environment and utilization of the natural resources in a wise and prudent fashion.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, 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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-25 - Part 25 Environmental Education (324.2501...324.2521) › Section 324.2502 - Definitions.

324.2502 Definitions.
Sec. 2502.
As used in this part:
(a) "Coordinator" means the coordinator of environmental education provided for in section 2503.
(b) "Environmental education" means the teaching of factual information regarding the natural environment, including basic sciences, ecological sciences, agricultural sciences, and other relevant subject matter, and the interdisciplinary process of developing a citizenry that is knowledgeable about the total environment and has the capacity and the commitment to engage in inquiry, problem solving, decision making, and action that will assure environmental quality.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, 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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-25 - Part 25 Environmental Education (324.2501...324.2521) › Section 324.2503 - Coordinator of Environmental Education; Appointment; Responsibilities.

324.2503 Coordinator of environmental education; appointment; responsibilities.
Sec. 2503.
The department shall appoint a coordinator of environmental education within the department of natural resources. The coordinator's primary responsibilities shall be to do the following:
(a) Coordinate the efforts of the department related to environmental education.
(b) Work with the department of education and with local education institutions, not-for-profit educational and environmental organizations, broadcasting entities, and private sector interests to support development of curricula, special projects, and other activities to increase understanding of the basic sciences and of natural resources and the environment.
(c) Provide technical assistance to school districts, schools, and educators wishing to undertake projects including, but not limited to, water quality, air quality monitoring, or habitat protection.
(d) If an environmental education advisory committee is established pursuant to section 2504, coordinate with the department in staffing the advisory committee.
(e) Provide assistance to the commission in implementing statewide environmental education strategies developed by the department and the department of education.
(f) Assist in identifying grants or other sources of funding for innovative educators and students of environmental education.
(g) Recommend the appropriate mechanism for establishment of a clearinghouse of environmental education materials, which would make environmental education materials available to educators throughout the state.
(h) Provide or support existing training and professional development programs for educators.
(i) Assist in the incorporation of environmental education into curriculum objectives for the state's elementary and secondary schools and develop appropriate assessment mechanisms.
(j) Promote awareness of section 1171a of the school code of 1976, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 380.1171a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, 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 I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-25 - Part 25 Environmental Education (324.2501...324.2521) › Section 324.2504 - Repealed. 2008, Act 397, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2009.

324.2504 Repealed. 2008, Act 397, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2009.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to establishment of environmental education advisory committee.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-25 - Part 25 Environmental Education (324.2501...324.2521) › Section 324.2505 - Environmental Education Fund; Creation; Disposition of Assets; Appropriation of Civil Fines to Fund; Money to Remain in Fund; Administrator of Fund for Auditing Purposes; Establishment and Operation of Clearinghouse of Environmental Education Materials.

324.2505 Environmental education fund; creation; disposition of assets; appropriation of civil fines to fund; money to remain in fund; administrator of fund for auditing purposes; establishment and operation of clearinghouse of environmental education materials.
Sec. 2505.
(1) The environmental education fund is created within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. Interest and earnings from fund investments shall be credited to the fund.
(3) Twenty-five percent of the civil fines collected annually under the following parts or their predecessor acts, but not more than $250,000.00 in any fiscal year, shall be appropriated to the fund:
(a) Part 31.
(b) Part 111.
(c) Part 115.
(4) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(5) The department shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.
(6) Money in the fund shall be used to implement this part and may be used for the establishment and operation of a clearinghouse of environmental education materials, which would make environmental education materials available to educators throughout the state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 397, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2009
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-25 - Part 25 Environmental Education (324.2501...324.2521) › Section 324.2521 - Repealed. 2018, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 25, 2018.

324.2521 Repealed. 2018, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 25, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to a status and assessment report.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-26. - Part 26. Environmental Science Advisory Board (324.2601...324.2611) › Section 324.2601 - "Board" Defined.

324.2601 "Board" defined.
Sec. 2601.
As used in this part, "board" means the environmental science board created in section 2603.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 269, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-26. - Part 26. Environmental Science Advisory Board (324.2601...324.2611) › Section 324.2603 - Environmental Science Advisory Board; Creation; Membership; Eligibility.

324.2603 Environmental science advisory board; creation; membership; eligibility.
Sec. 2603.
(1) The environmental science advisory board is created in the department of technology, management, and budget.
(2) The board shall consist of 9 individuals appointed by the governor who have expertise in 1 or more of the following areas:
(a) Engineering.
(b) Environmental science.
(c) Economics.
(d) Chemistry.
(e) Geology.
(f) Physics.
(g) Biology.
(h) Human medicine.
(i) Statistics.
(j) Risk assessment.
(k) Other disciplines that the governor considers appropriate.
(3) A current legislator or a current employee of any office, department, or agency of this state or of the federal government is not eligible to serve as a member of the board.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 269, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018
Compiler's Notes:
For a type III transfer of the environmental science advisory board from the department of technology, management, and budget to the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy, and abolishment of the environmental science advisory board, see E.R.O. 2019-1, compiled at 324.99923.
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Act 451
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-26. - Part 26. Environmental Science Advisory Board (324.2601...324.2611) › Section 324.2605 - Terms of Members; Removal; Vacancies; Compensation; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Availability of Writings to Public; Expenses.

324.2605 Terms of members; removal; vacancies; compensation; conducting business at public meeting; availability of writings to public; expenses.
Sec. 2605.
(1) A member of the board shall serve for a term of 3 years, except that of the members first appointed, 3 shall serve for a term of 2 years and 3 shall serve for a term of 1 year.
(2) A member of the board serves at the pleasure of the governor. The governor may remove a member at any time, with or without cause, and with or without prior notice. The governor shall fill any vacancies on the board.
(3) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the governor shall make an appointment for the unexpired term.
(4) The governor shall appoint a member of the board as chairperson. The governor may appoint other members of the board to other board offices. Officers of the board serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(5) Members of the board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed by this state for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members.
(6) A majority of the members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the board. A majority of the members of the board present and serving are required for official action of the board.
(7) The business that the board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board, respectively, held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(8) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(9) The board may adopt operating procedures that are consistent with this part.
(10) The board may incur expenses necessary to carry out its duties under this part.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 269, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-26. - Part 26. Environmental Science Advisory Board (324.2601...324.2611) › Section 324.2607 - Administrative, Technical, or Legal Staff.

324.2607 Administrative, technical, or legal staff.
Sec. 2607.
If requested by the board, a department, agency, or office of state government may provide administrative, technical, or legal staff to assist the board in the performance of its duties.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 269, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-26. - Part 26. Environmental Science Advisory Board (324.2601...324.2611) › Section 324.2609 - Board Duties and Responsibilities; Advice to Governor.

324.2609 Board duties and responsibilities; advice to governor.
Sec. 2609.
(1) The board shall advise the governor and any state office, agency, or department specified by the governor on issues affecting the protection of the environment or the management of natural resources of this state. The board's duty to provide advice is limited to the specific advice requested from time to time by the governor. Any advice provided by the board is not legally binding on or enforceable against any individual, governmental entity, private entity, or other person.
(2) The board shall not review or advise on any application, recommendation, or decision regarding a permit, license, or environmental impact statement.
(3) Advice provided by the board shall be based on the following factors:
(a) Objective reasoning.
(b) Sound science.
(c) All of the following factors to the extent the governor specifies in the request under section 2611 that these factors are relevant to the decision for which the board's advice is sought:
(i) Relative and realistic risk to human health and the environment.
(ii) Analogous practices used or positions taken by the federal government and regulatory bodies in other states.
(iii) Economic reasonableness.
(d) Other relevant factors as specified by the governor in the request.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 269, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-26. - Part 26. Environmental Science Advisory Board (324.2601...324.2611) › Section 324.2611 - Request From Governor; Written Advice; Deliberations.

324.2611 Request from governor; written advice; deliberations.
Sec. 2611.
(1) Upon receipt of a request from the governor to provide advice on a particular issue, the chairperson of the board shall convene a committee of the board consisting of members with relevant expertise. The committee shall develop a plan for formulating recommendations and make recommendations on the issue to the board.
(2) The board shall deliberate on the recommendations made under subsection (1) and provide written advice to the governor regarding the governor's request.
(3) The board or any committee of the board may make inquiries, develop studies, hold hearings, receive comments from the public, and call upon experts who are not members of the board to assist the board in its deliberations under this part.
(4) All departments, agencies, offices, officers, employees, or contractors of this state, or any political subdivision of this state, may cooperate with the board or any committee of the board, including, but not limited to, the following as requested by the board or a committee of the board:
(a) Participating in meetings.
(b) Participating in inquiries or hearings.
(c) Providing any information.
(d) Providing access to documents, books, records, databases, or other information.
(e) Any other assistance reasonably necessary and related to the board's deliberations and duties under this part.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 269, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-27 - Part 27 Program Review (324.2701...324.2707) › Section 324.2701 - Definitions.

324.2701 Definitions.
Sec. 2701.
As used in this part:
(a) "Department" means the department of environmental quality.
(b) "Program" means a permit program or regulatory program administered by the department under this act.
History:
Add. 2011, Act 248, Imd. Eff. Dec. 8, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-27 - Part 27 Program Review (324.2701...324.2707) › Section 324.2703 - Process Improvement.

324.2703 Process improvement.
Sec. 2703.
(1) The department shall complete process improvement of 1 major program by February 1, 2012 and 2 major programs each year thereafter until the department has completed process improvement for all major programs. This subsection does not require the department to repeat process improvement for a program if process improvement for that program was completed before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.
(2) Process improvement under subsection (1) shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Utilize process mapping.
(b) Be conducted by a team that includes at least all of the following:
(i) Two certified facilitators, who shall administer the process improvement.
(ii) A representative of persons regulated by the program.
(iii) A representative of members of the general public affected by the program.
(3) The department shall consider using peer reviews by other EPA region 5 states and benchmark analyses as part of process improvement under subsection (1).
(4) The department shall post on its website a description of the process improvements made for each major program.
History:
Add. 2011, Act 248, Imd. Eff. Dec. 8, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-27 - Part 27 Program Review (324.2701...324.2707) › Section 324.2705 - Metrics.

324.2705 Metrics.
Sec. 2705.
(1) The department shall develop metrics for all of the following:
(a) Environmental impacts.
(b) Process performance. For a permit program, process performance shall include all of the following:
(i) A calculation of the department's per-permit cost to administer the program.
(ii) A review of the timeliness of the permit process from receipt to approval or denial of a permit application.
(c) A review of service practices affecting regulated persons and the general public.
(2) The department shall post on its website the metrics developed for the purposes of subsection (1).
History:
Add. 2011, Act 248, Imd. Eff. Dec. 8, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article I - General Provisions (324.101...324.2707) › 451-1994-I-27 - Part 27 Program Review (324.2701...324.2707) › Section 324.2707 - Survey.

324.2707 Survey.
Sec. 2707.
For each division of the department, the department shall survey persons regulated by that division and the general public concerning the division's service practices. By February 1, 2012, the department shall complete the surveys and post aggregate survey results for each division on the department's website. The department shall not post on its website information identifying a survey respondent.
History:
Add. 2011, Act 248, Imd. Eff. Dec. 8, 2011
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3102 - Implementation of Part.

324.3102 Implementation of part.
Sec. 3102.
The director shall implement this part.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For creation of the office of administrative hearings within the department of natural resources and transfer of authority to make decisions regarding administrative appeals of surface water discharge permit applications from the commission of natural resources to the office of administrative hearings, see E.R.O. No. 1995-3, compiled at MCL 299.911 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Surface Water Quality Division 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 transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Waste Management Division 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 transfer of the Office of Administrative Hearings, including but not limited to 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.
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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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3105 - Entering Property for Inspections and Investigations; Assistance.

324.3105 Entering property for inspections and investigations; assistance.
Sec. 3105.
The department may enter at all reasonable times in or upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the pollution of any waters of the state and the obstruction of the floodways of the rivers and streams of this state. The department may call upon any officer, board, department, school, university, or other state institution and the officers or employees thereof for any assistance considered necessary to implement this part.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3106 - Establishment of Pollution Standards; Permits; Determination of Volume of Water and High and Low Water Marks; Rules; Orders; Pollution Prevention.

324.3106 Establishment of pollution standards; permits; determination of volume of water and high and low water marks; rules; orders; pollution prevention.
Sec. 3106.
The department shall establish pollution standards for lakes, rivers, streams, and other waters of the state in relation to the public use to which they are or may be put, as it considers necessary. The department shall issue permits that will assure compliance with state standards to regulate municipal, industrial, and commercial discharges or storage of any substance that may affect the quality of the waters of the state. The department may set permit restrictions that will assure compliance with applicable federal law and regulations. The department may ascertain and determine for record and in making its order what volume of water actually flows in all streams, and the high and low water marks of lakes and other waters of the state, affected by the waste disposal or pollution of any persons. The department may promulgate rules and issue orders restricting the polluting content of any waste material or polluting substance discharged or sought to be discharged into any lake, river, stream, or other waters of the state. The department shall take all appropriate steps to prevent any pollution the department considers to be unreasonable and against public interest in view of the existing conditions in any lake, river, stream, or other waters of the state.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Admin Rule:
R 323.1001 et seq. and R 323.2101 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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3106a - Satisfaction of Remedial Obligations.

324.3106a Satisfaction of remedial obligations.
Sec. 3106a.
Corrective action measures conducted pursuant to part 213 satisfy remedial obligations under this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3107 - Harmful Interference With Streams; Rules; Orders; Determinations for Record.

324.3107 Harmful interference with streams; rules; orders; determinations for record.
Sec. 3107.
The department may promulgate rules and issue orders for the prevention of harmful interference with the discharge and stage characteristics of streams. The department may ascertain and determine for record and in making its order the location and extent of floodplains, stream beds, and channels and the discharge and stage characteristics of streams at various times and circumstances.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Admin Rule:
R 323.1001 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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3109a - Mixing Zones for Discharges of Venting Groundwater; Conditions Not Requiring Permit; Definitions.

324.3109a Mixing zones for discharges of venting groundwater; conditions not requiring permit; definitions.
Sec. 3109a.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, or rules promulgated under this part, the department shall allow for a mixing zone for discharges of venting groundwater in the same manner as the department provides for a mixing zone for point source discharges. Mixing zones for discharges of venting groundwater shall not be less protective of public health or the environment than the level of protection provided for mixing zones from point source discharges.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, if a discharge of venting groundwater is in compliance with the water quality standards provided for in this part and the rules promulgated under this part, a permit is not required under this part for the discharge if the discharge is provided for in either or both of the following:
(a) A remedial action plan that is approved by the department under part 201.
(b) A corrective action plan that is submitted to the department under part 213 that includes a mixing zone determination made by the department and that has been noticed in the department calendar.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Mixing zone" means that portion of a water body where a point source discharge or venting groundwater is mixed with receiving water.
(b) "Venting groundwater" means groundwater that is entering a surface water of the state from a facility, as defined in section 20101.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 106, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1999
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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3109b - Satisfaction of Remedial Obligations.

324.3109b Satisfaction of remedial obligations.
Sec. 3109b.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, remedial actions that satisfy the requirements of part 201 satisfy a person's remedial obligations under this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 5, 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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3109c - Open Water Disposal of Dredge Materials Contaminated With Toxic Substances; Prohibition.

324.3109c Open water disposal of dredge materials contaminated with toxic substances; prohibition.
Sec. 3109c.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or the rules promulgated under this part, the open water disposal of dredge materials that are contaminated with toxic substances as defined in R 323.1205 of the Michigan administrative code is prohibited.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 97, Imd. Eff. Apr. 4, 2006 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2013
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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3109e - Sodium or Chloride in Groundwater Discharge Permit; Limitation; Discharge of Sodium or Chloride Causing Groundwater Concentration Exceeding Certain Levels; Duties of Permittee; Response Activities.

324.3109e Sodium or chloride in groundwater discharge permit; limitation; discharge of sodium or chloride causing groundwater concentration exceeding certain levels; duties of permittee; response activities.
Sec. 3109e.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision in this act or the rules promulgated under this act, the department shall not establish or enforce a limitation for sodium or chloride in a groundwater discharge permit that is more restrictive than the following:
(a) 400 milligrams of sodium per liter.
(b) 500 milligrams of chloride per liter.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or the rules promulgated under this act, the department shall not establish or enforce a limitation for sodium or chloride in groundwater that is more restrictive than the following:
(a) 230 milligrams of sodium per liter.
(b) 250 milligrams of chloride per liter.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or rules promulgated under this part, if a permittee discharges sodium or chloride, or both, into groundwater that migrates off of the property on which the discharge was made and that discharge directly causes the groundwater concentration of sodium or chloride, or both, to exceed the levels provided under subsection (2), the permittee shall do all of the following:
(a) Initiate a sampling program approved by the department to monitor downgradient water supply wells for the levels of sodium or chloride, or both, in the water supply.
(b) If the concentration of sodium in a downgradient water supply exceeds the level provided under subsection (2), the permittee shall provide and maintain, for each affected downgradient water supply, free of charge, a point-of-use treatment system approved by the department that will remove sodium from the water supply so as to be in compliance with the level provided under subsection (2).
(c) If the concentration of chloride in a downgradient water supply exceeds the level provided under subsection (2), provide to each affected water supply owner a notice of aesthetic impact with respect to chloride levels.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a permittee subject to the requirements of subsection (3) that complies with the requirements of subsection (3) is not subject to response activities under part 201 with respect to a discharge of sodium or chloride, or both, that is in compliance with the discharge level under subsection (1).
History:
Add. 2013, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 2013
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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3111 - Repealed. 2012, Act 43, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 2012.

324.3111 Repealed. 2012, Act 43, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 2012.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to requirements for filing of report by person doing business with state who discharges wastewater into waters of the state or sewer system.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
Admin Rule:
R 299.9001 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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3112b - Discharge From Combined Sewer System; Issuance or Renewal of Permit; Disconnection of Eaves Troughs and Downspouts as Condition; Exception; “Combined Sewer System” Defined.

324.3112b Discharge from combined sewer system; issuance or renewal of permit; disconnection of eaves troughs and downspouts as condition; exception; “combined sewer system” defined.
Sec. 3112b.
(1) When a permit for a discharge from a combined sewer system is issued or renewed under this part, the department shall require as a condition of the permit that eaves troughs and roof downspouts for the collection of storm water throughout the tributary service area are not directly connected to the sewer system. The department may allow the permittee up to 1 year to comply with this provision for residential property and up to 5 years for commercial and industrial properties.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the permittee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the disconnection of downspouts and eaves troughs is not a cost-effective means of reducing the frequency or duration of combined sewer overflows or of maintaining compliance with discharge requirements.
(3) As used in this section, "combined sewer system" means a sewer designed and used to convey both storm water runoff and sanitary sewage, and which contains lawfully installed regulators and control devices that allow for delivery of sanitary flow to treatment during dry weather periods and divert storm water and sanitary sewage to surface waters during storm flow periods.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1998
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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3112c - Discharges of Untreated or Partially Treated Sewage From Sewer Systems; List of Occurrences; “Partially Treated Sewage” and “Sewer System” Defined.

324.3112c Discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage from sewer systems; list of occurrences; “partially treated sewage” and “sewer system” defined.
Sec. 3112c.
(1) The department shall compile and maintain a list of occurrences of discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage from sewer systems onto land or into the waters of the state that have been reported to the department or are otherwise known to the department. This list shall be made available on the department's website on an ongoing basis. In addition, the department shall annually publish this list and make it available to the general public. The list shall include all of the following:
(a) The entity responsible for the discharge.
(b) The waters or land area, or both, receiving the discharge.
(c) The volume and quality of the discharge.
(d) The time the discharge began and ended.
(e) A description of the actions the department has taken to address the discharge.
(f) Whether the entity responsible for the discharge is subject to a schedule of compliance approved by the department.
(g) Any other information that the department considers relevant.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Partially treated sewage" means any sewage, sewage and storm water, or sewage and wastewater, from domestic or industrial sources that is not treated to national secondary treatment standards for wastewater or that is treated to a level less than that required by a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit.
(b) "Sewer system" means a sewer system designed and used to convey sanitary sewage or storm water, or both.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 287, Imd. Eff. July 10, 2000
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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-31 - Part 31 Water Resources Protection (324.3101...324.3134) › Section 324.3112e - Permit Not Required; "Beneficial Use By-Product" and "Beneficial Use 3" Defined.

324.3112e Permit not required; "beneficial use by-product" and "beneficial use 3" defined.
Sec. 3112e.
(1) Notwithstanding sections 3112 and 3113, a permit is not required under this part for any of the following:
(a) The use of a beneficial use by-product for beneficial use 3 in compliance with part 115.
(b) The storage of a beneficial use by-product in compliance with part 115.
(2) As used in subsection (1), "beneficial use by-product" and "beneficial use 3" mean those terms as defined in section 11502.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 178, Eff. Sept. 16, 2014
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA