HB-5876, As Passed Senate, August 4, 2004                                   

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

    SUBSTITUTE FOR                                                              

                                                                                

    HOUSE BILL NO. 5876                                                         

                                                                                

    (As amended, August 4, 2004)                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, and assessments; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,"                                                

    by amending sections 3104, 3503, 4105, 6516, 6517, 6521, 8310,              

                                                                                

    8504, 9112, 11509, 11511, 11512, 11516, 11542, 11703, 11704,                

                                                                                

    11709, 30104, 30105, 30113, 30304, 30307, 31509, 31512, 32312,              

                                                                                

    32503, 32515, 35304, 36505, 41702, 41709, 42101, 42501, 42702,              

                                                                                

    44513, 44517, 45503, 45902, 45903, 45906, 61525, 62509, 63103a,             

                                                                                

    63103c, 63514, 63524, 63525, 63704, 63708, 72108, 76105, 76109,             

                                                                                

    76504, and 80159 (MCL 324.3104, 324.3503, 324.4105, 324.6516,               

                                                                                

    324.6517, 324.6521, 324.8310, 324.8504, 324.9112, 324.11509,                

                                                                                

    324.11511, 324.11512, 324.11516, 324.11542, 324.11703, 324.11704,           

                                                                                

    324.11709, 324.30104, 324.30105, 324.30113, 324.30304, 324.30307,           

                                                                                

    324.31509, 324.31512, 324.32312, 324.32503, 324.32515, 324.35304,           

                                                                                

    324.36505, 324.41702, 324.41709, 324.42101, 324.42501, 324.42702,           

                                                                                

    324.44513, 324.44517, 324.45503, 324.45902, 324.45903, 324.45906,           

                                                                                


    House Bill No. 5876 as amended August 4, 2004                               

    324.61525, 324.62509, 324.63103a, 324.63103c, 324.63514,                    

                                                                                

    324.63524, 324.63525, 324.63704, 324.63708, 324.72108, 324.76105,           

                                                                                

    324.76109, 324.76504, and 324.80159), sections 3104, 30104, and             

                                                                                

    32312 as amended by 2003 PA 163, sections 3503, 6521, and 8504 as           

                                                                                

    added by 1995 PA 60, sections 6516 and 6517 as amended by 1996 PA           

                                                                                

    166, section 8310 as amended by 2002 PA 418, section 9112 as                

                                                                                

    amended by 2000 PA 504, sections 11509 and 11511 as amended by              

                                                                                

    1996 PA 358, sections 11512 and 11516 as amended by 2003 PA 153,            

                                                                                

    section 11542 as amended by 1996 PA 359, section 30105 as amended           

                                                                                

    by 1999 PA 106, section 30113 as amended by 2004 PA 246, sections           

                                                                                

    30304, 31509, 31512, 32515, and 35304 as added by 1995 PA 59,               

                                                                                

    section 30307 as amended by 1998 PA 228, section 32503 as amended           

                                                                                

    by 2002 PA 148, section 36505 as amended by 1998 PA 470, section            

                                                                                

    41702 as amended by 2001 PA 23, sections 41709, 42101, 42501,               

                                                                                

    44513, 44517, 45503, 45903, 63514, 63525, 63704, and 63708 as               

                                                                                

    added by 1995 PA 57, section 42702 as amended by 2000 PA 191,               

                                                                                

    section 45902 as amended by 1996 PA 200, section 45906 as amended           

                                                                                

    by 2003 PA 270, section 61525 as amended by 1998 PA 303, section            

                                                                                

    62509 as amended by 1998 PA 467, sections 63103a and 63103c as              

                                                                                

    added by 1997 PA 149, sections 63524 and 76504 as amended by 2001           

                                                                                

    PA 78, sections 72108 and 80159 as added by 1995 PA 58, and                 

                                                                                

    sections 76105 and 76109 as amended by 2001 PA 75, and by adding            

                                                                                

    sections 1301, 1303, 1305, 1307, 1309, and 1311.                            

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1301.  As used in this part:                                           

                                                                                

2       (a) "Application period" means the period beginning when an                 

                                                                                

3   application for a permit is received by the state and ending when           


                                                                                

1   the application is considered to be administratively complete               

                                                                                

2   under section 1305 and any applicable fee has been paid.                    

                                                                                

3       (b) "Department" means the department, agency, or officer                   

                                                                                

4   authorized by this act to approve or deny an application for a              

                                                                                

5   particular permit.                                                          

                                                                                

6       (c) "Director" means the director of the state department                   

                                                                                

7   authorized under this act to approve or deny an application for a           

                                                                                

8   particular permit or the director's designee.                               

                                                                                

9       (d) "Permit" means a permit or operating license required by                

                                                                                

10  any of the following sections or by rules promulgated thereunder,           

                                                                                

11  or, in the case of section 9112, by an ordinance or resolution              

                                                                                

12  adopted thereunder:                                                         

                                                                                

13                                                                               (i) Section 3104, floodplain alteration permit.                                     

                                                                                

14      (ii) Section 3503, permit for use of water in mining iron                    

                                                                                

15  ore.                                                                        

                                                                                

16      (iii) Section 4105, sewerage system construction permit.                     

                                                                                

17      (iv) Section 6516, vehicle testing license.                                  

                                                                                

18      (v) Section 6521, motor vehicle fleet testing permit.                       

                                                                                

19      (vi) Section 8310, restricted use pesticide dealer business                  

                                                                                

20  location license.                                                           

                                                                                

21      (vii) Section 8504, license to manufacture or distribute                     

                                                                                

22  fertilizer.                                                                 

                                                                                

23      (viii) Section 9112, local soil erosion and sedimentation                     

                                                                                

24  control permit.                                                             

                                                                                

25      (ix) Section 11509, solid waste disposal area construction                  

                                                                                

26  permit.                                                                     

                                                                                

27      (x) Section 11512, solid waste disposal area operating                      


                                                                                

1   license.                                                                    

                                                                                

2       (xi) Section 11542, municipal solid waste incinerator ash                   

                                                                                

3   landfill operating license amendment.                                       

                                                                                

4       (xii) Section 11703, septage waste servicing license.                        

                                                                                

5       (xiii) Section 11704, septage waste vehicle license.                          

                                                                                

6       (xiv) Section 11709, septage waste disposal permit.                          

                                                                                

7       (xv) Section 30104, inland lakes and streams project permit.                

                                                                                

8       (xvi) Section 30304, state permit for dredging, filling, or                  

                                                                                

9   other activity in wetland.                                                  

                                                                                

10      (xvii) Section 31509, dam construction, repair, removal                      

                                                                                

11  permit.                                                                     

                                                                                

12      (xviii) Section 32312, flood risk, high risk, or                              

                                                                                

13  environmental area permit.                                                  

                                                                                

14      (xix) Section 32503, permit for dredging and filling                         

                                                                                

15  bottomland.                                                                 

                                                                                

16      (xx) Section 35304, department permit for critical dune area                

                                                                                

17  use.                                                                        

                                                                                

18      (xxi) Section 36505, endangered species permit.                              

                                                                                

19      (xxii) Section 41702, game bird hunting preserve license.                    

                                                                                

20      (xxiii) Section 42101, dog training area permit.                              

                                                                                

21      (xxiv) Section 42501, fur dealer's license.                                  

                                                                                

22      (xxv) Section 42702, game dealer's license.                                 

                                                                                

23      (xxvi) Section 44513, charter boat operating permit under                    

                                                                                

24  reciprocal agreement.                                                       

                                                                                

25      (xxvii) Section 44517, boat livery operating permit.                         

                                                                                

26      (xxviii) Section 45503, permit to take frogs for scientific                   

                                                                                

27  use.                                                                        


                                                                                

1       (xxix) Section 45902, game fish propagation license.                         

                                                                                

2       (xxx) Section 45906, game fish import license.                              

                                                                                

3       (xxxi) Section 61525, oil or gas well drilling permit.                       

                                                                                

4       (xxxii) Section 62509, brine, storage, or waste disposal well                

                                                                                

5   drilling or conversion permit or test well drilling permit.                 

                                                                                

6       (xxxiii) Section 63103a, metallic mineral mining permit.                      

                                                                                

7       (xxxiv) Section 63514 or 63525, surface coal mining and                      

                                                                                

8   reclamation permit or revision of the permit during the term of             

                                                                                

9   the permit, respectively.                                                   

                                                                                

10      (xxxv) Section 63704, sand dune mining permit.                              

                                                                                

11      (xxxvi) Section 72108, use permits for Michigan trailway.                    

                                                                                

12      (xxxvii) Section 76109, sunken aircraft or watercraft                        

                                                                                

13  abandoned property recovery permit.                                         

                                                                                

14      (xxxviii) Section 76504, Mackinac Island motor vehicle and                    

                                                                                

15  land use permits.                                                           

                                                                                

16      (xxxix) Section 80159, buoy or beacon permit.                                

                                                                                

17      (e) "Processing deadline" means the last day of the                         

                                                                                

18  processing period.                                                          

                                                                                

19      (f) "Processing period" means the following time period after               

                                                                                

20  the close of the application period, for the following permit, as           

                                                                                

21  applicable:                                                                 

                                                                                

22                                                                               (i) Thirty days for a permit under section 9112.                                    

                                                                                

23      (ii) Thirty days after the department consults with the                      

                                                                                

24  underwater salvage and preserve committee created under section             

                                                                                

25  76103, for a permit under section 76109.                                    

                                                                                

26      (iii) Sixty days, for a permit under section 30104 for a                     

                                                                                

27  minor project as established by rule under section 30105(6) or              


                                                                                

1   for a permit under section 32312.                                           

                                                                                

2       (iv) Sixty days or, if a hearing is held, 90 days for a                      

                                                                                

3   permit under section 35304.                                                 

                                                                                

4       (v) Sixty days or, if a hearing is held, 120 days for a                     

                                                                                

5   permit under section 30104, other than a permit for a minor                 

                                                                                

6   project as established by rule under section 30105(6), or for a             

                                                                                

7   permit under section 31509.                                                 

                                                                                

8       (vi) Twenty days for a permit under section 61525 or 62509.                  

                                                                                

9       (vii) Ninety days for a permit under section 11512, a                        

                                                                                

10  revision of a surface coal mining and reclamation permit during             

                                                                                

11  the term of the permit under section 63525, or a permit under               

                                                                                

12  section 72108.                                                              

                                                                                

13      (viii) Ninety days or, if a hearing is held, 150 days for a                   

                                                                                

14  permit under section 3104, 30304, or 32503.                                 

                                                                                

15      (ix) One hundred and twenty days for a permit under section                 

                                                                                

16  11509, 11542, 63103a, 63514, or 63704.                                      

                                                                                

17      (x) One hundred fifty days for a permit under section 36505.                

                                                                                

18  However, if a site inspection or federal approval is required,              

                                                                                

19  the 150-day period is tolled pending completion of the inspection           

                                                                                

20  or receipt of the federal approval.                                         

                                                                                

21      (xi) For any other permit, 150 days or, if a hearing is held,               

                                                                                

22  90 days after the hearing, whichever is later.                              

                                                                                

23      Sec. 1303.  (1) An application for a permit shall be                        

                                                                                

24  submitted to the department in a format to be developed by the              

                                                                                

25  department, except as provided in section 30307 with respect to a           

                                                                                

26  state wetland permit.                                                       

                                                                                

27      (2) The department shall, upon request and without charge,                  


                                                                                

1   provide a person a copy of all of the following:                            

                                                                                

2       (a) A blank permit application form.                                        

                                                                                

3       (b) In concise form, any instructions necessary to complete                 

                                                                                

4   the application.                                                            

                                                                                

5       (c) A complete, yet concise, explanation of the permit review               

                                                                                

6   process.                                                                    

                                                                                

7       (3) The department shall post the documents described in                    

                                                                                

8   subsection (2) on its website.                                              

                                                                                

9       Sec. 1305.  (1) Effective 30 days after the state receives                  

                                                                                

10  an application for a permit, the application shall be considered            

                                                                                

11  to be administratively complete unless the department proceeds as           

                                                                                

12  provided under subsection (2).                                              

                                                                                

13      (2) If, before the expiration of the 30-day period under                    

                                                                                

14  subsection (1), the department notifies the applicant that the              

                                                                                

15  application is not administratively complete, specifying the                

                                                                                

16  information necessary to make the application administratively              

                                                                                

17  complete, or notifies the applicant that a fee required to                  

                                                                                

18  accompany the application has not been paid, specifying the                 

                                                                                

19  amount due, the running of the 30-day period under subsection (1)           

                                                                                

20  is tolled until the applicant submits to the department the                 

                                                                                

21  specified information or fee amount due.  The notice shall be               

                                                                                

22  given in writing or by electronic notification.                             

                                                                                

23      Sec. 1307.  (1) By the processing deadline, the department                  

                                                                                

24  shall approve or deny an application for a permit.  If requested            

                                                                                

25  by the permit applicant, the department may extend the processing           

                                                                                

26  period for a permit by not more than 20%.  Approval of an                   

                                                                                

27  application for a permit may be granted with conditions or                  


                                                                                

1   modifications necessary to achieve compliance with the part or              

                                                                                

2   parts of this act under which the permit is issued.                         

                                                                                

3       (2) A denial of an application for a permit shall include an                

                                                                                

4   explanation of the reasons for denial and make specific reference           

                                                                                

5   to provisions of this act or rules promulgated under this act               

                                                                                

6   providing the basis for denial.                                             

                                                                                

7       (3) Except for permits described in subsection (4), if the                  

                                                                                

8   department fails to satisfy the requirements of subsection (1)              

                                                                                

9   with respect to an application for a permit, the department shall           

                                                                                

10  pay the applicant an amount equal to 15% of the greater of the              

                                                                                

11  following, as applicable:                                                   

                                                                                

12      (a) The amount of the application fee for that permit.                      

                                                                                

13      (b) If an assessment or other fee is charged on an annual or                

                                                                                

14  other periodic basis by the department to a person holding the              

                                                                                

15  permit for which the application was submitted, the amount of the           

                                                                                

16  first periodic charge of that assessment or other fee for that              

                                                                                

17  permit.                                                                     

                                                                                

18      (4) If the department fails to satisfy the requirements of                  

                                                                                

19  subsection (1) with respect to a permit under section 11509,                

                                                                                

20  11512, or 30307, the application shall be considered to be                  

                                                                                

21  approved and the department shall be considered to have made any            

                                                                                

22  determination required for approval.                                        

                                                                                

23      (5) The failure of the department to satisfy the requirements               

                                                                                

24  of subsection (1) or the fact that the department is required to            

                                                                                

25  make a payment under subsection (3) or is considered to have                

                                                                                

26  approved a permit under subsection (4) shall not be used by the             

                                                                                

27  department as the basis for discriminating against the                      


                                                                                

1   applicant.  If the department is required to make a payment under           

                                                                                

2   subsection (3), the application shall be processed in sequence              

                                                                                

3   with other applications for the same type of permit, based on the           

                                                                                

4   date on which the processing period began, unless the director              

                                                                                

5   determines on an application-by-application basis that the public           

                                                                                

6   interest is best served by processing in a different order.                 

                                                                                

7       (6) If the department fails to satisfy the requirements of                  

                                                                                

8   subsection (1), the director shall notify the appropriations                

                                                                                

9   committees of the senate and house of representatives of the                

                                                                                

10  failure.  The notification shall be in writing and shall include            

                                                                                

11  both of the following:                                                      

                                                                                

12      (a) An explanation of the reason for the failure.                           

                                                                                

13      (b) A statement of the amount the department was required to                

                                                                                

14  pay the applicant under subsection (3) or a statement that the              

                                                                                

15  department was required to consider the application to be                   

                                                                                

16  approved under subsection (4), as applicable.                               

                                                                                

17      Sec. 1309.  If a person submits applications for more than 1                

                                                                                

18  type of permit for a particular development or project, the                 

                                                                                

19  department or departments shall process the applications in a               

                                                                                

20  coordinated fashion to the extent feasible given procedural                 

                                                                                

21  requirements applicable to individual permits and, at the request           

                                                                                

22  of an applicant, appoint a primary contact person to assist in              

                                                                                

23  communications with the department or departments.                          

                                                                                

24      Sec. 1311.  The director of the department shall submit a                   

                                                                                

25  report by December 1, 2005 and each year thereafter to the                  

                                                                                

26  standing committees and appropriations subcommittees of the                 

                                                                                

27  senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility             


                                                                                

1   for issues under the jurisdiction of that department.  The                  

                                                                                

2   department shall post the current report on its website.  The               

                                                                                

3   report shall include all of the following information for each              

                                                                                

4   type of permit for the preceding fiscal year:                               

                                                                                

5       (a) The number of applications for permits the department                   

                                                                                

6   received.                                                                   

                                                                                

7       (b) The number of applications approved, the number of                      

                                                                                

8   applications approved by the processing deadline, the number of             

                                                                                

9   applications approved after the processing deadline, and the                

                                                                                

10  average time for the department to determine administrative                 

                                                                                

11  completeness and to approve or disapprove applications.                     

                                                                                

12      (c) The number of applications denied, the number of                        

                                                                                

13  applications denied by the processing deadline, and the number of           

                                                                                

14  applications denied after the processing deadline.                          

                                                                                

15      (d) The number of applications approved or denied after the                 

                                                                                

16  processing deadline that, based on the director's determination             

                                                                                

17  of the public interest, were not processed in sequence as                   

                                                                                

18  otherwise required by section 1307(5).                                      

                                                                                

19      (e) The number of applications that were not administratively               

                                                                                

20  complete when received.                                                     

                                                                                

21      (f) The amount of money refunded and discounts granted under                

                                                                                

22  section 1307.                                                               

                                                                                

23      (g) The number of applications processed as provided in                     

                                                                                

24  section 1309.                                                               

                                                                                

25      Sec. 3104.  (1) The department is designated the state                      

                                                                                

26  agency to cooperate and negotiate with other governments,                   

                                                                                

27  governmental units, and governmental agencies in matters                    


                                                                                

1   concerning the water resources of the state, including, but not             

                                                                                

2   limited to, flood control, beach erosion control, and water                 

                                                                                

3   quality control planning, development, and management.  The                 

                                                                                

4   department shall have control over the alterations of natural or            

                                                                                

5   present watercourses of all rivers and streams in the state to              

                                                                                

6   assure that the channels and the portions of the floodplains that           

                                                                                

7   are the floodways are not inhabited and are kept free and clear             

                                                                                

8   of interference or obstruction that will cause any undue                    

                                                                                

9   restriction of the capacity of the floodway.  The department may            

                                                                                

10  take steps as may be necessary to take advantage of any act of              

                                                                                

11  congress that may be of assistance in carrying out the purposes             

                                                                                

12  of this part, including the water resources planning act,  Public           

                                                                                

13  Law 89-80, 42 U.S.C. 1962 to 1962-1 and 1962a  42 USC 1962 to               

                                                                                

14  1962d-3, and the federal water pollution control act,  chapter              

                                                                                

15  758, 86 Stat. 816, 33 U.S.C. 1251 to 1252, 1253 to 1254, 1255 to            

                                                                                

16  1257, 1258 to 1263, 1265 to 1270, 1273 to 1274, 1281, 1282 to               

                                                                                

17  1293, 1294 to 1301, 1311 to 1313, 1314 to 1330, 1341 to 1346,               

                                                                                

18  1361 to 1375, 1376 to 1377, and 1381  33 USC 1251 to 1387.                  

                                                                                

19      (2) The department shall report to the governor and to the                  

                                                                                

20  legislature at least annually on any plans or projects being                

                                                                                

21  implemented or considered for implementation.  and shall include            

                                                                                

22  in the  The report shall include requests for any legislation               

                                                                                

23  needed to implement any proposed projects or agreements made                

                                                                                

24  necessary as a result of a plan or project, together with any               

                                                                                

25  requests for appropriations.  The department may make                       

                                                                                

26  recommendations to the governor on the designation of areawide              

                                                                                

27  water quality planning regions and organizations relative to the            


                                                                                

1   governor's responsibilities under the federal water pollution               

                                                                                

2   control act, 33 USC 1251 to 1387.                                           

                                                                                

3       (3) A person shall  submit an application for a permit to                   

                                                                                

4   alter a floodplain on a form approved by the department and  not            

                                                                                

5   alter a floodplain except as authorized by a floodplain permit              

                                                                                

6   issued by the department pursuant to part 13.  An application for           

                                                                                

7   a permit shall include information that may be required by the              

                                                                                

8   department to assess the proposed alteration's impact on the                

                                                                                

9   floodplain.  If an alteration includes activities at multiple               

                                                                                

10  locations in a floodplain, 1 application may be filed for                   

                                                                                

11  combined activities.                                                        

                                                                                

12      (4) Except as provided in subsections (5), (6), and (8),                    

                                                                                

13  until October 1, 2008, an application for a floodplain permit               

                                                                                

14  shall be accompanied by a fee of $500.00.  Until October 1, 2008,           

                                                                                

15  if the department determines that engineering computations are              

                                                                                

16  required to assess the impact of a proposed floodplain alteration           

                                                                                

17  on flood stage or discharge characteristics, the department shall           

                                                                                

18  assess the applicant an additional $1,500.00 to cover the                   

                                                                                

19  department's cost of review.                                                

                                                                                

20      (5) Until October 1, 2008, an application for a floodplain                  

                                                                                

21  permit for a minor project category shall be accompanied by a fee           

                                                                                

22  of $100.00.  Minor project categories shall be established by               

                                                                                

23  rule and shall include activities and projects that are similar             

                                                                                

24  in nature and have minimal potential for causing harmful                    

                                                                                

25  interference.                                                               

                                                                                

26      (6) If work has been done in violation of a permit                          

                                                                                

27  requirement under this part and restoration is not ordered by the           


                                                                                

1   department, the department may accept an application for a permit           

                                                                                

2   for that work if the application is accompanied by a fee equal to           

                                                                                

3   2 times the permit fee required under subsection (4) or (5).                

                                                                                

4       (7) The department shall forward fees collected under this                  

                                                                                

5   section to the state treasurer for deposit in the land and water            

                                                                                

6   management permit fee fund created in section 30113.                        

                                                                                

7       (8) A project that requires review and approval under this                  

                                                                                

8   part and 1 or more of the following is subject to only the single           

                                                                                

9   highest permit fee required under this part or the following:               

                                                                                

10      (a) Part 301.                                                               

                                                                                

11      (b) Part 303.                                                               

                                                                                

12      (c) Part 323.                                                               

                                                                                

13      (d) Part 325.                                                               

                                                                                

14      (e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL                  

                                                                                

15  560.117.                                                                    

                                                                                

16      Sec. 3503.   The department may grant permits for the                       

                                                                                

17  drainage, diversion  A person shall not drain, divert, control,             

                                                                                

18  or use  of water when necessary  water for the operation of a               

                                                                                

19  low-grade iron ore mining property  .  The operator of the                  

                                                                                

20  low-grade iron ore mining property may make application for the             

                                                                                

21  permit to the department in the form prescribed by the                      

                                                                                

22  department.  The application shall contain  except as authorized            

                                                                                

23  by a permit issued by the department pursuant to part 13.  An               

                                                                                

24  application for a permit shall include information and data as              

                                                                                

25  may be prescribed by the department in its rules and                        

                                                                                

26  regulations.  Not later than 60 days following receipt of an                

                                                                                

27  application, the department shall fix the time and place for a              


                                                                                

1   public hearing on the application and shall publish notice of the           

                                                                                

2   hearing.  The notice shall be published twice in each county                

                                                                                

3   involved in at least 1 newspaper of general circulation in the              

                                                                                

4   county.  At the hearing, the applicant and any other interested             

                                                                                

5   party may appear, present witnesses, and submit evidence.                   

                                                                                

6   Following the hearing, the department may grant the permit and              

                                                                                

7   publish notice of the granting of the permit, in the manner                 

                                                                                

8   provided for publication of notice of hearing, upon finding the             

                                                                                

9   following conditions:                                                       

                                                                                

10      (a) That the proposed drainage, diversion, control, or use of               

                                                                                

11  waters is necessary for the mining of substantial deposits of               

                                                                                

12  low-grade iron ore, and that other feasible and economical                  

                                                                                

13  methods of obtaining a continuing supply of water for that                  

                                                                                

14  purpose are not available to the applicant.                                 

                                                                                

15      (b) That the proposed drainage, diversion, control, or use of               

                                                                                

16  waters will not unreasonably impair the interests of the public             

                                                                                

17  or of riparians in lands or waters or the beneficial public use             

                                                                                

18  of lands, and will not endanger the public health or safety.                

                                                                                

19      Sec. 4105.  (1) The mayor of each city, the president of                    

                                                                                

20  each village, the township supervisor of each township, the                 

                                                                                

21  responsible executive officer of a governmental agency, and all             

                                                                                

22  other persons operating sewerage systems in this state shall file           

                                                                                

23  with the department a true copy of the plans and specifications             

                                                                                

24  of the entire sewerage system owned or operated by that person,             

                                                                                

25  including any filtration or other purification plant or treatment           

                                                                                

26  works as may be operated in connection with the sewerage system,            

                                                                                

27  and also plans and specifications of all alterations, additions,            


                                                                                

1   or improvements to the systems that may be made.  The plans and             

                                                                                

2   specifications shall, in addition to all other  things                      

                                                                                

3   requirements, show all the sources through or from which water is           

                                                                                

4   or may be at any time pumped or otherwise permitted to enter into           

                                                                                

5   the sewerage system, and the drain, watercourse, river, or lake             

                                                                                

6   into which sewage is to be discharged.  The plans and                       

                                                                                

7   specifications shall be certified by the mayor  and city engineer           

                                                                                

8   of a city, by the president and engineer if employed for a                  

                                                                                

9   village, by the proper officer and the engineer employed by any             

                                                                                

10  other governmental agency, association, or private corporation              

                                                                                

11  for the governmental agency, association, or private corporation,           

                                                                                

12  and by an individual member of a partnership, or by the                     

                                                                                

13  individual owner of a sewerage system owned and operated by a               

                                                                                

14  partnership or 1 or more individuals, including the engineer                

                                                                                

15  employed, if any.  Before constructing a sewerage system,                   

                                                                                

16  filtration or other purification plant, or treatment works or any           

                                                                                

17  alteration, addition, or improvement to the system or plant, the            

                                                                                

18  mayor of each city, the president of each village, and the                  

                                                                                

19  responsible official of all other governmental agencies,                    

                                                                                

20  associations, private corporations, and partnerships or                     

                                                                                

21  individuals shall submit the plans and specifications to the                

                                                                                

22  department and secure from the department a permit for                      

                                                                                

23  construction.  of a city, the president of a village, a                     

                                                                                

24  responsible member of a partnership, an individual owner, or the            

                                                                                

25  proper officer of any other person that operates a sewerage                 

                                                                                

26  system, as well as by the engineer, if any are employed by any              

                                                                                

27  such operator. The department may promulgate and enforce rules              


                                                                                

1   regarding the preparation and submission of plans and                       

                                                                                

2   specifications and for the issuance and period of validity of               

                                                                                

3   construction permits for the work.   A contractor, builder,                 

                                                                                

4   governmental agency, corporation, association, partnership, or              

                                                                                

5   individual shall not engage in or commence the construction of a            

                                                                                

6   sewerage system, filtration or other purification plant, or                 

                                                                                

7   treatment works or an alteration, addition, or improvement until            

                                                                                

8   a valid permit for the construction is secured from the                     

                                                                                

9   department.  An official of the governmental agency, corporation,           

                                                                                

10  association, partnership, or individual shall not issue a voucher           

                                                                                

11  or check, or in any other way expend the money of the                       

                                                                                

12  governmental agency, corporation, association, partnership, or              

                                                                                

13  individual, for the construction unless a valid permit issued by            

                                                                                

14  the department is in effect.                                                

                                                                                

15      (2) A person shall not construct a sewerage system or any                   

                                                                                

16  filtration or other purification plant or treatment works in                

                                                                                

17  connection with a sewerage system except as authorized by a                 

                                                                                

18  construction permit issued by the department pursuant to part               

                                                                                

19  13.  A person shall not issue a voucher or check or otherwise               

                                                                                

20  expend money for such construction unless such a permit has been            

                                                                                

21  issued.  An application for a permit shall be submitted by the              

                                                                                

22  mayor of a city, the president of a village, a responsible member           

                                                                                

23  of a partnership, an individual owner, or the proper officer of             

                                                                                

24  any other person proposing the construction.  An application for            

                                                                                

25  a permit shall include plans and specifications as described in             

                                                                                

26  subsection (1).                                                             

                                                                                

27      (3)  (2)  A municipal officer or an officer or agent of a                   


                                                                                

1   governmental agency, corporation, association, partnership, or              

                                                                                

2   individual who permits or allows construction to proceed on a               

                                                                                

3   sewerage works without a valid permit, or in a manner not in                

                                                                                

4   accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the                

                                                                                

5   department, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of              

                                                                                

6   not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days,            

                                                                                

7   or both.                                                                    

                                                                                

8       Sec. 6516.  (1) A person shall not engage in the business of                

                                                                                

9   inspecting motor vehicles under this part  unless the person has            

                                                                                

10  received  except as authorized by a license to operate a testing            

                                                                                

11  station  from the department  issued by the department pursuant             

                                                                                

12  to part 13.                                                                 

                                                                                

13      (2) A person shall not be licensed to operate a testing                     

                                                                                

14  station unless the person has an established place of business              

                                                                                

15  where inspections are to be performed during regular business               

                                                                                

16  hours, where records required by this part and the rules                    

                                                                                

17  promulgated under this part are to be maintained, and that is               

                                                                                

18  equipped with an instrument or instruments of a type that comply            

                                                                                

19  with and are capable of performing inspections of motor vehicles            

                                                                                

20  under this part.                                                            

                                                                                

21      (3) A person licensed as a testing station shall perform                    

                                                                                

22  inspections under this part at the established place of business            

                                                                                

23  for which the person is licensed.  A person shall inform the                

                                                                                

24  department immediately of a change in the address of an                     

                                                                                

25  established place of business at which the person is licensed as            

                                                                                

26  a testing station.                                                          

                                                                                

27      (4) A person shall obtain a separate license and pay a                      


                                                                                

1   separate fee for each established place of business at which a              

                                                                                

2   testing station is to be operated.                                          

                                                                                

3       (5) A testing station may establish and operate mobile or                   

                                                                                

4   temporary testing station locations if they meet all of the                 

                                                                                

5   following conditions:                                                       

                                                                                

6       (a) The instrument used at the mobile or temporary location                 

                                                                                

7   is capable of meeting the performance specifications for                    

                                                                                

8   instruments set forth in rules promulgated under this part while            

                                                                                

9   operating in the mobile or temporary station environment.                   

                                                                                

10      (b) The owner of a motor vehicle inspected at the mobile or                 

                                                                                

11  temporary location shall be provided with a free reinspection of            

                                                                                

12  the motor vehicle, at the established place of business of the              

                                                                                

13  testing station or at any mobile or temporary testing station               

                                                                                

14  location operated by the testing station.                                   

                                                                                

15      (c) Personnel at the licensed established place of business                 

                                                                                

16  location shall, at all times, know the location and hours of                

                                                                                

17  operation of the mobile or temporary testing station or                     

                                                                                

18  stations.                                                                   

                                                                                

19      (d) The records required by this part and the rules                         

                                                                                

20  promulgated under this part relating to inspections performed and           

                                                                                

21  the instrument or instruments used at a mobile or temporary                 

                                                                                

22  testing station shall be maintained at a single established place           

                                                                                

23  of business that is licensed as a testing station.                          

                                                                                

24      (e) The documents printed as required by the rules                          

                                                                                

25  promulgated under this part by an instrument used at a mobile or            

                                                                                

26  temporary testing station location shall contain the testing                

                                                                                

27  station number and the name, address, and telephone number of the           


                                                                                

1   testing station's established place of business.                            

                                                                                

2       (6) A testing station may use remote sensing devices as a                   

                                                                                

3   complement to testing otherwise required by this part.                      

                                                                                

4       (7) A testing station shall not cause or permit an inspection               

                                                                                

5   of a motor vehicle to be performed by a person other than an                

                                                                                

6   emission inspector using an instrument of a type that complies              

                                                                                

7   with the rules promulgated under this part.                                 

                                                                                

8       (8) A testing station shall display a valid testing station                 

                                                                                

9   license issued by the department in a place and manner                      

                                                                                

10  conspicuous to its customers.                                               

                                                                                

11      Sec. 6517.   (1) Application for original and replacement                   

                                                                                

12  testing station licenses shall be submitted on forms provided by            

                                                                                

13  the department.                                                             

                                                                                

14      (1)  (2)  An  applicant  application for a testing station                  

                                                                                

15  license shall  submit to the department  include a description of           

                                                                                

16  the business to be licensed.  , which  The description shall                

                                                                                

17  include, in addition to other information required by this part             

                                                                                

18  and the rules promulgated under this part, all of the following:            

                                                                                

19      (a) The repair facility registration number issued to the                   

                                                                                

20  applicant if the applicant is licensed under the motor vehicle              

                                                                                

21  service and repair act,  Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1974,            

                                                                                

22  being sections 257.1301 to 257.1340 of the Michigan Compiled                

                                                                                

23  Laws  1974 PA 300, MCL 257.1301 to 257.1340.                                

                                                                                

24      (b) The name of the business and the address of the business                

                                                                                

25  location for which a testing station license is being sought.               

                                                                                

26      (c) The name and address of each owner of the business in the               

                                                                                

27  case of a sole proprietorship or a partnership and, in the case             


                                                                                

1   of a corporation, the name and address of each officer and                  

                                                                                

2   director and of each owner of 25% or more of the corporation.               

                                                                                

3       (d) The name of and identification number issued by the                     

                                                                                

4   department  of  for each emission inspector employed by the                 

                                                                                

5   applicant.                                                                  

                                                                                

6       (e) A description, including the model and serial number, of                

                                                                                

7   each instrument to be used by the applicant to perform                      

                                                                                

8   inspections or reinspections under this part and the rules                  

                                                                                

9   promulgated under this part and the date the instrument was                 

                                                                                

10  purchased by the applicant.                                                 

                                                                                

11      (f) The estimated capacity of the applicant to perform                      

                                                                                

12  inspections.                                                                

                                                                                

13      (2)  (3)  The fee for a testing station license is $50.00 and               

                                                                                

14  shall accompany the application for a license submitted to the              

                                                                                

15  department.                                                                 

                                                                                

16      (3)  (4)  A testing station license shall take effect on the                

                                                                                

17  date it is approved by the department and shall remain in effect            

                                                                                

18  until this part expires, the license is surrendered by the                  

                                                                                

19  station, revoked or suspended by the department, or until the               

                                                                                

20  motor vehicle repair facility registration of the business has              

                                                                                

21  been revoked or suspended by the department of state, surrendered           

                                                                                

22  by the facility, or has expired without timely renewal.                     

                                                                                

23      (4)  (5)  If a testing station license has expired by reason                

                                                                                

24  of surrender, revocation, or expiration of repair facility                  

                                                                                

25  registration, the business shall not resume operation as a                  

                                                                                

26  testing station until the repair facility registration has been             

                                                                                

27  reinstated and a new, original application for a testing station            


                                                                                

1   license has been received and approved by the department and a              

                                                                                

2   new license fee paid.                                                       

                                                                                

3       (5)  (6)  When the repair facility registration has been                    

                                                                                

4   suspended, the testing station may resume operation without a new           

                                                                                

5   application when the repair facility registration suspension has            

                                                                                

6   ended.                                                                      

                                                                                

7       Sec. 6521.  (1) A fleet owner or lessee shall not perform                   

                                                                                

8   inspections under this part or the rules promulgated under this             

                                                                                

9   part  unless the fleet owner or lessee has received from the                

                                                                                

10  department  except as authorized under a permit to operate a                

                                                                                

11  fleet testing station issued by the department pursuant to part             

                                                                                

12  13.                                                                         

                                                                                

13      (2) A person shall not receive a permit to operate a fleet                  

                                                                                

14  testing station unless the person has an established location               

                                                                                

15  where inspections are to be performed, where records required by            

                                                                                

16  this part and the rules promulgated under this part are to be               

                                                                                

17  maintained, that is equipped with an instrument or instruments of           

                                                                                

18  a type that comply with this part or the rules promulgated under            

                                                                                

19  this part, and that is capable of performing inspections of motor           

                                                                                

20  vehicles under this part and the rules promulgated under this               

                                                                                

21  part.                                                                       

                                                                                

22      (3) A person with a permit to operate a fleet testing station               

                                                                                

23  shall perform inspections under this part and the rules                     

                                                                                

24  promulgated under this part only at the established location for            

                                                                                

25  which the person has the permit.  A person shall inform the                 

                                                                                

26  department immediately of a change in the address of the                    

                                                                                

27  established location for which the person has a permit to operate           


                                                                                

1   a fleet testing station.                                                    

                                                                                

2       (4) A fleet testing station shall not cause or permit an                    

                                                                                

3   inspection of a motor vehicle to be performed by a person other             

                                                                                

4   than an emission inspector using an instrument of a type that               

                                                                                

5   complies with the rules promulgated under this part.                        

                                                                                

6       (5) Applications for original and replacement fleet testing                 

                                                                                

7   station permits shall be submitted on forms provided by the                 

                                                                                

8   department.                                                                 

                                                                                

9       (5)  (6)  An  applicant  application for a fleet testing                    

                                                                                

10  station shall  submit to the department  include a description of           

                                                                                

11  the operation to be licensed.  , which  The description shall               

                                                                                

12  include, in addition to other information required by this part             

                                                                                

13  and the rules promulgated under this part, all of the following:            

                                                                                

14      (a) The name of the business and the address of the location                

                                                                                

15  for which a fleet testing station permit is being sought.                   

                                                                                

16      (b) The name and address of each owner of the business in the               

                                                                                

17  case of a sole proprietorship or a partnership and, in the case             

                                                                                

18  of a corporation, the name and address of each officer and                  

                                                                                

19  director and of each owner of 25% or more of the corporation.               

                                                                                

20      (c) The name of and identification number issued by the                     

                                                                                

21  department  of  for each emission inspector employed by the                 

                                                                                

22  applicant.                                                                  

                                                                                

23      (d) A description, including the model and serial number of                 

                                                                                

24  each instrument to be used by the applicant to perform                      

                                                                                

25  inspections or reinspections under this part and the rules                  

                                                                                

26  promulgated under this part, and the date the equipment was                 

                                                                                

27  purchased by the applicant.                                                 


                                                                                

1       (e) A description of the fleet to be inspected, including the               

                                                                                

2   number and types of motor vehicles.                                         

                                                                                

3       (f) A statement signed by the applicant certifying that the                 

                                                                                

4   applicant maintains and repairs, on a regular basis, the fleet              

                                                                                

5   vehicles owned by the applicant.                                            

                                                                                

6       (6)  (7)  A fleet testing station permit shall take effect on               

                                                                                

7   the date it is approved by the department and shall expire 1 year           

                                                                                

8   from that date.  A fleet testing station permit shall be renewed            

                                                                                

9   automatically, unless the fleet testing station informs the                 

                                                                                

10  department not to renew it or unless the department has revoked             

                                                                                

11  the permit.                                                                 

                                                                                

12      (7)  (8)  A person shall obtain a separate permit for each                  

                                                                                

13  location at which fleet inspections are performed.                          

                                                                                

14      (8)  (9)  By the fifteenth day of each month, each fleet                    

                                                                                

15  testing station shall remit $1.00 for each vehicle inspected                

                                                                                

16  during the preceding month to the department of treasury for                

                                                                                

17  deposit in the motor vehicle emissions testing program fund.                

                                                                                

18      Sec. 8310.  (1) A  restricted use pesticide dealer shall                    

                                                                                

19  obtain  person shall not engage in distributing, selling, or                

                                                                                

20  offering for sale restricted use pesticides to the ultimate user            

                                                                                

21  except as authorized under an annual license for each place of              

                                                                                

22  business issued by the department pursuant to part 13.                      

                                                                                

23      (2) The applicant for a license under subsection (1) shall be               

                                                                                

24  the person in charge of each business location.  The applicant              

                                                                                

25  shall demonstrate by written examination his or her knowledge of            

                                                                                

26  laws and rules governing the use and sale of restricted use                 

                                                                                

27  pesticides.                                                                 


                                                                                

1       (3) A restricted use pesticide dealer shall forward to the                  

                                                                                

2   director a record of all sales of restricted use pesticides on              

                                                                                

3   forms provided by the director as required by rule.  Restricted             

                                                                                

4   use pesticide dealers shall keep copies of the records on file              

                                                                                

5   for 2 years.  These records are subject to inspection by an                 

                                                                                

6   authorized agent of the director.  The records shall, upon                  

                                                                                

7   request, be supplied in summary form to other state agencies.               

                                                                                

8   The summary shall include the name and address of the restricted            

                                                                                

9   use pesticide dealer, the name and address of the purchaser, the            

                                                                                

10  name of the pesticide sold, and, in an emergency, the quantity              

                                                                                

11  sold.  Information may not be made available to the public if, in           

                                                                                

12  the discretion of the director, release of that information could           

                                                                                

13  have a significant adverse effect on the competitive position of            

                                                                                

14  the dealer, distributor, or manufacturer.                                   

                                                                                

15      (4) A restricted use pesticide dealer shall sell or                         

                                                                                

16  distribute restricted use pesticides for use only by applicators            

                                                                                

17  certified under this part.                                                  

                                                                                

18      (5) The director may deny, suspend, or revoke a restricted                  

                                                                                

19  use pesticide dealer's license for any violation of this part               

                                                                                

20  committed by the dealer or the dealer's officer, agent, or                  

                                                                                

21  employee.                                                                   

                                                                                

22      (6) A restricted use pesticide dealer shall maintain and                    

                                                                                

23  submit to the department records of all restricted use pesticide            

                                                                                

24  sales to private applicators and the intended county of                     

                                                                                

25  application for those pesticides.                                           

                                                                                

26      (7) Information collected in subsection (6) is confidential                 

                                                                                

27  business information and is not subject to the freedom of                   


                                                                                

1   information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.                         

                                                                                

2       Sec. 8504.  (1) A person shall not manufacture or distribute                

                                                                                

3   fertilizer in this state, except specialty fertilizer and soil              

                                                                                

4   conditioners, until the appropriate groundwater protection fee              

                                                                                

5   provided in section 8715 has been submitted, and except as                  

                                                                                

6   authorized by a license to manufacture or distribute  has been              

                                                                                

7   obtained by the manufacturer or distributor from the department             

                                                                                

8   upon  issued by the department pursuant to part 13.  An                     

                                                                                

9   application for a license shall be accompanied by a payment of a            

                                                                                

10  fee of $100.00 for each of the following:                                   

                                                                                

11      (a)  For each  Each fixed location at which fertilizer is                   

                                                                                

12  manufactured in this state.                                                 

                                                                                

13      (b)  For each  Each mobile unit used to manufacture                         

                                                                                

14  fertilizer in this state.                                                   

                                                                                

15      (c)  For each  Each location out of the state that applies                  

                                                                                

16  labeling showing out-of-state origin of fertilizer distributed in           

                                                                                

17  this state to nonlicensees.                                                 

                                                                                

18      (2) An application for a license to manufacture or distribute               

                                                                                

19  fertilizer shall include:                                                   

                                                                                

20      (a) The name and address of the applicant.                                  

                                                                                

21      (b) The name and address of each bulk distribution point in                 

                                                                                

22  the state not licensed for fertilizer manufacture or                        

                                                                                

23  distribution.  The name and address shown on the license shall be           

                                                                                

24  shown on all labels, pertinent invoices, and bulk storage for               

                                                                                

25  fertilizers distributed by the licensee in this state.                      

                                                                                

26      (3) The licensee shall inform the director in writing of                    

                                                                                

27  additional distribution points established during the period of             


                                                                                

1   the license.                                                                

                                                                                

2       (4) A distributor  shall not be  is not required to obtain a                

                                                                                

3   license if the distributor is selling fertilizer of a distributor           

                                                                                

4   or a manufacturer licensed under this part.                                 

                                                                                

5       (5) All licenses to manufacture or distribute fertilizer                    

                                                                                

6   expire on December 31 of each year.                                         

                                                                                

7       Sec. 9112.  (1) A person shall not maintain or undertake an                 

                                                                                

8   earth change governed by this part, the rules promulgated under             

                                                                                

9   this part, or an applicable local ordinance, except in accordance           

                                                                                

10  with this part and the rules promulgated under this part or with            

                                                                                

11  the applicable local ordinance, and  pursuant to a permit                   

                                                                                

12  approved  except as authorized by a permit issued by the                    

                                                                                

13  appropriate county enforcing agency or municipal enforcing agency           

                                                                                

14  pursuant to part 13 A county enforcing agency or municipal               

                                                                                

15  enforcing agency shall approve or deny an application for a                 

                                                                                

16  permit within 30 days after the filing of a complete application            

                                                                                

17  for a permit.                                                               

                                                                                

18      (2) If in the opinion of the department a person, including                 

                                                                                

19  an authorized public agency, violates this part, the rules                  

                                                                                

20  promulgated under this part, or an applicable local ordinance, or           

                                                                                

21  a county enforcing agency or municipal enforcing agency fails to            

                                                                                

22  enforce this part, the rules promulgated under this part, or an             

                                                                                

23  applicable local ordinance, the department may notify the alleged           

                                                                                

24  offender in writing of its determination.  If the department                

                                                                                

25  places a county on probation under section 9105, a municipality             

                                                                                

26  is not approved under section 9106, or a state agency or agency             

                                                                                

27  of a local unit of government is not approved under section 9110,           


                                                                                

1   or if the department determines that a municipal enforcing agency           

                                                                                

2   or authorized public agency is not satisfactorily administering             

                                                                                

3   and enforcing this part and rules promulgated under this part,              

                                                                                

4   the department shall notify the county, municipality, state                 

                                                                                

5   agency, or agency of a local unit of government in writing of its           

                                                                                

6   determination or action.  The notice shall contain, in addition             

                                                                                

7   to a statement of the specific violation or failure that the                

                                                                                

8   department believes to exist, a proposed order, stipulation for             

                                                                                

9   agreement, or other action that the department considers                    

                                                                                

10  appropriate to assure timely correction of the violation or                 

                                                                                

11  failure.  The notice shall set a date for a hearing not less than           

                                                                                

12  4 nor more than 8 weeks from the date of the notice of                      

                                                                                

13  determination.  Extensions of the date of the hearing may be                

                                                                                

14  granted by the department or on request.  At the hearing, any               

                                                                                

15  interested party may appear, present witnesses, and submit                  

                                                                                

16  evidence.  A person who has been served with a notice of                    

                                                                                

17  determination may file a written answer to the notice of                    

                                                                                

18  determination before the date set for hearing or at the hearing             

                                                                                

19  may appear and present oral or written testimony and evidence on            

                                                                                

20  the charges and proposed requirements of the department to assure           

                                                                                

21  correction of the violation or failure.  If a person served with            

                                                                                

22  the notice of determination agrees with the proposed requirements           

                                                                                

23  of the department and notifies the department of that agreement             

                                                                                

24  before the date set for the hearing, disposition of the case may            

                                                                                

25  be made with the approval of the department by stipulation or               

                                                                                

26  consent agreement without further hearing.  The final order of              

                                                                                

27  determination following the hearing, or the stipulation or                  


                                                                                

1   consent order as authorized by this section and approved by the             

                                                                                

2   department, is conclusive unless reviewed in accordance with the            

                                                                                

3   administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to           

                                                                                

4   24.328, in the circuit court of Ingham county, or of the county             

                                                                                

5   in which the violation occurred, upon petition filed within 15              

                                                                                

6   days after the service upon the person of the final order of                

                                                                                

7   determination.                                                              

                                                                                

8       Sec. 11509.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in section                    

                                                                                

9   11529, a person  otherwise allowed under this part to own or                

                                                                                

10  operate a solid waste disposal area  shall not establish a                  

                                                                                

11  disposal area  without a construction permit from the                       

                                                                                

12  department,  except as authorized by a construction permit issued           

                                                                                

13  by the department pursuant to part 13.  In addition, a person               

                                                                                

14  shall not establish a disposal area contrary to an approved solid           

                                                                                

15  waste management plan, or contrary to a permit, license, or final           

                                                                                

16  order issued pursuant to this part.  A person proposing the                 

                                                                                

17  establishment of a disposal area shall apply for a construction             

                                                                                

18  permit to the department through the health officer.  on a form             

                                                                                

19  provided by the department.  If the disposal area is located in a           

                                                                                

20  county or city that does not have a certified health department,            

                                                                                

21  the application shall be made directly to the department.                   

                                                                                

22      (2) The application for a construction permit shall contain                 

                                                                                

23  the name and residence of the applicant, the location of the                

                                                                                

24  proposed disposal area, the design capacity of the disposal area,           

                                                                                

25  and other information specified by rule.  A person may apply to             

                                                                                

26  construct more than 1 type of disposal area at the same facility            

                                                                                

27  under a single permit.  The application shall be accompanied by             


                                                                                

1   an engineering plan and a construction permit application fee.  A           

                                                                                

2   construction  application  permit application for a landfill                

                                                                                

3   shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount that is the sum of all           

                                                                                

4   of the  applicable fees in this subsection  following fees, as              

                                                                                

5   applicable:                                                                 

                                                                                

6       (a) For a new sanitary landfill, a fee equal to the following               

                                                                                

7   amount:                                                                     

                                                                                

8                                                                                (i) For a municipal solid waste landfill, $1,500.00.                                

                                                                                

9       (ii) For an industrial waste landfill, $1,000.00.                            

                                                                                

10      (iii) For a type III landfill limited to low hazard                          

                                                                                

11  industrial waste, $750.00.                                                  

                                                                                

12      (b) For a lateral expansion of a sanitary landfill, a fee                   

                                                                                

13  equal to the following amount:                                              

                                                                                

14                                                                               (i) For a municipal solid waste landfill, $1,000.00.                                

                                                                                

15      (ii) For an industrial waste landfill, $750.00.                              

                                                                                

16      (iii) For a type III landfill limited to low hazard                          

                                                                                

17  industrial waste, construction and demolition waste, or other               

                                                                                

18  nonindustrial waste, $500.00.                                               

                                                                                

19      (c) For a vertical expansion of an existing sanitary                        

                                                                                

20  landfill, a fee equal to the following amount:                              

                                                                                

21                                                                               (i) For a municipal solid waste landfill, $750.00.                                  

                                                                                

22      (ii) For an industrial waste landfill, $500.00.                              

                                                                                

23      (iii) For an industrial waste landfill limited to low hazard                 

                                                                                

24  industrial waste, construction and demolition waste, or other               

                                                                                

25  nonindustrial waste, $250.00.                                               

                                                                                

26      (3) The application for a construction permit for a solid                   

                                                                                

27  waste transfer facility, a solid waste processing plant, other              


                                                                                

1   disposal area, or a combination of these, shall be accompanied by           

                                                                                

2   a fee in the following amount:                                              

                                                                                

3       (a) For a new facility for municipal solid waste, or a                      

                                                                                

4   combination of municipal solid waste and waste listed in                    

                                                                                

5   subdivision (b), $1,000.00.                                                 

                                                                                

6       (b) For a new facility for industrial waste, or construction                

                                                                                

7   and demolition waste, $500.00.                                              

                                                                                

8       (c) For the expansion of an existing facility for any type of               

                                                                                

9   waste, $250.00.                                                             

                                                                                

10      (4) If an application is returned to the applicant as                       

                                                                                

11  administratively incomplete, the department shall refund the                

                                                                                

12  entire fee.  If a permit is denied or an application is                     

                                                                                

13  withdrawn, the department shall refund 1/2 the amount specified             

                                                                                

14  in subsection (3) to the applicant.  An applicant for a                     

                                                                                

15  construction permit, within 12 months after a permit denial or              

                                                                                

16  withdrawal, may resubmit the application and the refunded portion           

                                                                                

17  of the fee, together with the additional information as needed to           

                                                                                

18  address the reasons for denial, without being required to pay an            

                                                                                

19  additional application fee.                                                 

                                                                                

20      (5) An application for a modification to a construction                     

                                                                                

21  permit or for renewal of a construction permit which has expired            

                                                                                

22  shall be accompanied by a fee of $250.00.  Increases in final               

                                                                                

23  elevations that do not result in an increase in design capacity             

                                                                                

24  or a change in the solid waste boundary shall be considered a               

                                                                                

25  modification and not a vertical expansion.                                  

                                                                                

26      (6) A person who applies to permit more than 1 type of                      

                                                                                

27  disposal area at the same facility shall pay a fee equal to the             


                                                                                

1   sum of the applicable fees listed in this section.                          

                                                                                

2       (7) The department shall deposit permit application fees                    

                                                                                

3   collected under this section in the solid waste staff account of            

                                                                                

4   the solid waste management fund established in section 11550.               

                                                                                

5       Sec. 11511.  (1)  The department shall make a final decision                

                                                                                

6   as to whether to issue a construction permit within 120 days                

                                                                                

7   after the department receives an administratively complete                  

                                                                                

8   application.  The decision of the department and the reasons for            

                                                                                

9   the decision shall be in writing with specific reference to this            

                                                                                

10  part or rules promulgated under this part for any substantiation            

                                                                                

11  of denial of the permit application and shall be sent by                    

                                                                                

12  first-class mail to  The department shall notify the clerk of the           

                                                                                

13  municipality in which the disposal area is proposed to be located           

                                                                                

14  and  to  the applicant of its approval or denial of an                      

                                                                                

15  application for a construction permit within 10 days after the              

                                                                                

16  final decision is made.   If the department fails to make a final           

                                                                                

17  decision within 120 days, the permit shall be considered issued.            

                                                                                

18      (2) A construction permit shall expire 1 year after the date                

                                                                                

19  of issuance, unless development under the construction permit is            

                                                                                

20  initiated within that year.  A construction permit that has                 

                                                                                

21  expired may be renewed upon payment of a permit renewal fee and             

                                                                                

22  submission of any additional information the department may                 

                                                                                

23  require.                                                                    

                                                                                

24      (3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the                    

                                                                                

25  department shall not issue a construction permit for a disposal             

                                                                                

26  area within a planning area unless a solid waste management plan            

                                                                                

27  for that planning area has been approved pursuant to sections               


                                                                                

1   11536 and 11537 and unless the disposal area complies with and is           

                                                                                

2   consistent with the approved solid waste management plan.  The              

                                                                                

3   department may issue a construction permit for a disposal area              

                                                                                

4   designed to receive ashes produced in connection with the                   

                                                                                

5   combustion of fossil fuels for electrical power generation in the           

                                                                                

6   absence of an approved county solid waste management plan, upon             

                                                                                

7   receipt of a letter of approval from whichever county or                    

                                                                                

8   counties, group of municipalities, or regional planning agency              

                                                                                

9   has prepared or is preparing the county solid waste management              

                                                                                

10  plan for that planning area under section 11533 and from the                

                                                                                

11  municipality in which the disposal area is to be located.                   

                                                                                

12      Sec. 11512.  (1) A person shall dispose of solid waste at a                 

                                                                                

13  disposal area licensed under this part unless a person is                   

                                                                                

14  permitted by state law or rules promulgated by the department to            

                                                                                

15  dispose of the solid waste at the site of generation.                       

                                                                                

16      (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section or in                      

                                                                                

17  section 11529, a person shall not conduct, manage, maintain, or             

                                                                                

18  operate a disposal area within this state  without a license from           

                                                                                

19  the department,  except as authorized by an operating license               

                                                                                

20  issued by the department pursuant to part 13.  In addition, a               

                                                                                

21  person shall not conduct, manage, maintain, or operate a disposal           

                                                                                

22  area contrary to an approved solid waste management plan, or                

                                                                                

23  contrary to a permit, license, or final order issued under this             

                                                                                

24  part.  A person who intends to conduct, manage, maintain, or                

                                                                                

25  operate a disposal area shall submit a license application to the           

                                                                                

26  department through a certified health department.  on a form                

                                                                                

27  provided by the department.  If the disposal area is located in a           


                                                                                

1   county or city that does not have a certified health department,            

                                                                                

2   the application shall be made directly to the department.  A                

                                                                                

3   person authorized by this part to operate more than 1 type of               

                                                                                

4   disposal area at the same facility may apply for a single                   

                                                                                

5   license.                                                                    

                                                                                

6       (3) The application for a license shall contain the name and                

                                                                                

7   residence of the applicant, the location of the proposed or                 

                                                                                

8   existing disposal area, the type or types of disposal area                  

                                                                                

9   proposed, evidence of bonding, and other information required by            

                                                                                

10  rule.  In addition, an applicant for a type II landfill shall               

                                                                                

11  submit evidence of financial assurance adequate to meet the                 

                                                                                

12  requirements of section 11523a, the maximum waste slope in the              

                                                                                

13  active portion, an estimate of remaining permitted capacity, and            

                                                                                

14  documentation on the amount of waste received at the disposal               

                                                                                

15  area during the previous license period or expected to be                   

                                                                                

16  received, whichever is greater.  The application shall be                   

                                                                                

17  accompanied by a fee as specified in subsections (7), (9), and              

                                                                                

18  (10).                                                                       

                                                                                

19      (4) At the time of application for a license for a disposal                 

                                                                                

20  area, the applicant shall submit to a health officer or the                 

                                                                                

21  department a certification under the seal of a licensed                     

                                                                                

22  professional engineer verifying that the construction of the                

                                                                                

23  disposal area has proceeded according to the approved plans.  If            

                                                                                

24  construction of the disposal area or a portion of the disposal              

                                                                                

25  area is not complete, the department shall require additional               

                                                                                

26  construction certification of that portion of the disposal area             

                                                                                

27  during intermediate progression of the operation, as specified in           


                                                                                

1   section 11516(5).                                                           

                                                                                

2       (5) An applicant for an operating license, within 6 months                  

                                                                                

3   after a license denial, may resubmit the application, together              

                                                                                

4   with additional information or corrections as are necessary to              

                                                                                

5   address the reason for denial, without being required to pay an             

                                                                                

6   additional application fee.                                                 

                                                                                

7       (6) In order to conduct tests and assess operational                        

                                                                                

8   capabilities, the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste              

                                                                                

9   incinerator that is designed to burn at a temperature in excess             

                                                                                

10  of 2500 degrees Fahrenheit may operate the incinerator without an           

                                                                                

11  operating license, upon notice to the department, for a period              

                                                                                

12  not to exceed 60 days.                                                      

                                                                                

13      (7) The application for a type II landfill operating license                

                                                                                

14  shall be accompanied by the following fee for the 5-year term of            

                                                                                

15  the operating license, calculated in accordance with subsection             

                                                                                

16  (8):                                                                        

                                                                                

17      (a) Landfills receiving less than 100 tons per day, $250.00.                

                                                                                

18      (b) Landfills receiving 100 tons per day or more, but less                  

                                                                                

19  than 250 tons per day, $1,000.00.                                           

                                                                                

20      (c) Landfills receiving 250 tons per day or more, but less                  

                                                                                

21  than 500 tons per day, $2,500.00.                                           

                                                                                

22      (d) Landfills receiving 500 tons per day or more, but less                  

                                                                                

23  than 1,000 tons per day, $5,000.00.                                         

                                                                                

24      (e) Landfills receiving 1,000 tons per day or more, but less                

                                                                                

25  than 1,500 tons per day, $10,000.00.                                        

                                                                                

26      (f) Landfills receiving 1,500 tons per day or more, but less                

                                                                                

27  than 3,000 tons per day, $20,000.00.                                        


                                                                                

1       (g) Landfills receiving greater than 3,000 tons per day,                    

                                                                                

2   $30,000.00.                                                                 

                                                                                

3       (8) Type II landfill application fees shall be based on the                 

                                                                                

4   average amount of waste projected to be received daily during the           

                                                                                

5   license period.  Application fees for license renewals shall be             

                                                                                

6   based on the average amount of waste received in the previous               

                                                                                

7   calendar year.  Application fees shall be adjusted in the                   

                                                                                

8   following circumstances:                                                    

                                                                                

9       (a) If a landfill accepts more waste than projected, a                      

                                                                                

10  supplemental fee equal to the difference shall be submitted with            

                                                                                

11  the next license application.                                               

                                                                                

12      (b) If a landfill accepts less waste than projected, the                    

                                                                                

13  department shall credit the applicant an amount equal to the                

                                                                                

14  difference with the next license application.                               

                                                                                

15      (c) A type II landfill that measures waste by volume rather                 

                                                                                

16  than weight shall pay a fee based on 3 cubic yards per ton.                 

                                                                                

17      (d) A landfill used exclusively for municipal solid waste                   

                                                                                

18  incinerator ash that measures waste by volume rather than weight            

                                                                                

19  shall pay a fee based on 1 cubic yard per ton.                              

                                                                                

20      (e) If an application is submitted to renew a license more                  

                                                                                

21  than 1 year prior to license expiration, the department shall               

                                                                                

22  credit the applicant an amount equal to 1/2 the application fee.            

                                                                                

23      (f) If an application is submitted to renew a license more                  

                                                                                

24  than 6 months but less than 1 year prior to license expiration,             

                                                                                

25  the department shall credit the applicant an amount equal to 1/4            

                                                                                

26  the application fee.                                                        

                                                                                

27      (9) The operating license application for a type III landfill               


                                                                                

1   shall be accompanied by a fee equal to $2,500.00.                           

                                                                                

2       (10) The operating license application for a solid waste                    

                                                                                

3   processing plant, solid waste transfer facility, other disposal             

                                                                                

4   area, or combination of these entities shall be accompanied by a            

                                                                                

5   fee equal to $500.00.                                                       

                                                                                

6       (11) The department shall deposit operating license                         

                                                                                

7   application fees collected under this section in the perpetual              

                                                                                

8   care account of the solid waste management fund established in              

                                                                                

9   section 11550.                                                              

                                                                                

10      (12) A person who applies for an operating license for more                 

                                                                                

11  than 1 type of disposal area at the same facility shall pay a fee           

                                                                                

12  equal to the sum of the applicable application fees listed in               

                                                                                

13  this section.                                                               

                                                                                

14      Sec. 11516.  (1)  Subject to subsection (4), the  The                       

                                                                                

15  department shall conduct a consistency review  and make  before             

                                                                                

16  making a final decision on a license application.  within 90 days           

                                                                                

17  after the department receives an administratively complete                  

                                                                                

18  application.  The decision of the department and the reasons for            

                                                                                

19  the decision shall be documented in writing with specific                   

                                                                                

20  reference to this part or rules promulgated under this part and             

                                                                                

21  shall be sent by first-class mail to  The department shall notify           

                                                                                

22  the clerk of the municipality in which the disposal area is                 

                                                                                

23  located and  to  the applicant of its approval or denial of a               

                                                                                

24  license application within 10 days after the final decision is              

                                                                                

25  made.   If the department fails to make a final decision within             

                                                                                

26  90 days, the license is considered issued.                                  

                                                                                

27      (2) An operating license shall expire 5 years after the date                


                                                                                

1   of issuance.  An operating license may be renewed before                    

                                                                                

2   expiration upon payment of a renewal application fee specified in           

                                                                                

3   section 11512(8) if the licensee is in compliance with this part            

                                                                                

4   and the rules promulgated under this part.                                  

                                                                                

5       (3) The issuance of the operating license under this part                   

                                                                                

6   empowers the department or a health officer or an authorized                

                                                                                

7   representative of a health officer to enter at any reasonable               

                                                                                

8   time, pursuant to law, in or upon private or public property                

                                                                                

9   licensed under this part for the purpose of inspecting or                   

                                                                                

10  investigating conditions relating to the storage, processing, or            

                                                                                

11  disposal of any material.                                                   

                                                                                

12      (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the                    

                                                                                

13  department shall not issue an operating license for a new                   

                                                                                

14  disposal area within a planning area unless a solid waste                   

                                                                                

15  management plan for that planning area has been approved pursuant           

                                                                                

16  to sections 11536 and 11537 and unless the disposal area complies           

                                                                                

17  with and is consistent with the approved solid waste management             

                                                                                

18  plan.  The department may issue an operating license for a                  

                                                                                

19  disposal area designed to receive ashes produced in connection              

                                                                                

20  with the combustion of fossil fuels for electrical power                    

                                                                                

21  generation in the absence of an approved county solid waste                 

                                                                                

22  management plan, upon receipt of a letter of approval from                  

                                                                                

23  whichever county or counties, group of municipalities, or                   

                                                                                

24  regional planning agency has prepared or is preparing the county            

                                                                                

25  solid waste management plan for that planning area under section            

                                                                                

26  11533 and from the municipality in which the disposal area is to            

                                                                                

27  be located.                                                                 


                                                                                

1       (5) Issuance of an operating license by the department                      

                                                                                

2   authorizes the licensee to accept waste for disposal in certified           

                                                                                

3   portions of the disposal area for which a bond was established              

                                                                                

4   under section 11523 and, for type II landfills, for which                   

                                                                                

5   financial assurance was demonstrated under section 11523a.  If              

                                                                                

6   the construction of a portion of a landfill licensed under this             

                                                                                

7   section is not complete at the time of license application, the             

                                                                                

8   owner or operator of the landfill shall submit a certification              

                                                                                

9   under the seal of a licensed professional engineer verifying that           

                                                                                

10  the construction of that portion of the landfill has proceeded              

                                                                                

11  according to the approved plans at least 60 days prior to the               

                                                                                

12  anticipated date of waste disposal in that portion of the                   

                                                                                

13  landfill.  If the department does not deny the certification                

                                                                                

14  within 60 days of receipt, the owner or operator may accept waste           

                                                                                

15  for disposal in the certified portion.  In the case of a denial,            

                                                                                

16  the department shall issue a written statement stating the                  

                                                                                

17  reasons why the construction or certification is not consistent             

                                                                                

18  with this part or rules promulgated under this part or the                  

                                                                                

19  approved plans.                                                             

                                                                                

20      Sec. 11542.  (1) Except as provided in subsection  (9)  (5),                

                                                                                

21  municipal solid waste incinerator ash shall be disposed of in 1             

                                                                                

22  of the following:                                                           

                                                                                

23      (a) A landfill that meets all of the following requirements:                

                                                                                

24                                                                               (i) The landfill is in compliance with this part and the                            

                                                                                

25  rules promulgated under this part.                                          

                                                                                

26      (ii) The landfill is used exclusively for the disposal of                    

                                                                                

27  municipal solid waste incinerator ash.                                      


                                                                                

1       (iii) The landfill design includes all of the following in                   

                                                                                

2   descending order according to their placement in the landfill:              

                                                                                

3       (A) A leachate collection system.                                           

                                                                                

4       (B) A synthetic liner at least 60 mils thick.                               

                                                                                

5       (C) A compacted clay liner of 5 feet or more with a maximum                 

                                                                                

6   hydraulic conductivity of 1 x 10-7 centimeters per second.                  

                                                                                

7       (D) A leak detection and leachate collection system.                        

                                                                                

8       (E) A compacted clay liner at least 3 feet thick with a                     

                                                                                

9   maximum hydraulic conductivity of 1 x 10-7 centimeters per                  

                                                                                

10  second or a synthetic liner at least 40 mils thick.                         

                                                                                

11      (b) A landfill that meets all of the following requirements:                

                                                                                

12                                                                               (i) The landfill is in compliance with this part and the                            

                                                                                

13  rules promulgated under this part.                                          

                                                                                

14      (ii) The landfill is used exclusively for the disposal of                    

                                                                                

15  municipal solid waste incinerator ash.                                      

                                                                                

16      (iii) The landfill design includes all of the following in                   

                                                                                

17  descending order according to their placement in the landfill:              

                                                                                

18      (A) A leachate collection system.                                           

                                                                                

19      (B) A composite liner, as defined in R 299.4102 of the                      

                                                                                

20  Michigan administrative code.                                               

                                                                                

21      (C) A leak detection and leachate collection system.                        

                                                                                

22      (D) A second composite liner.                                               

                                                                                

23      (iv) If contaminants that may threaten the public health,                    

                                                                                

24  safety, or welfare, or the environment are found in the leachate            

                                                                                

25  collection system described in subparagraph (iii)(C), the owner              

                                                                                

26  or operator of the landfill shall determine the source and nature           

                                                                                

27  of the contaminants and make repairs, to the extent practicable,            


                                                                                

1   that will prevent the contaminants from entering the leachate               

                                                                                

2   collection system.  If the department determines that the source            

                                                                                

3   of the contaminants is caused by a design failure of the                    

                                                                                

4   landfill, the department, notwithstanding an approved                       

                                                                                

5   construction permit or operating license, may require landfill              

                                                                                

6   cells at that landfill that will be used for the disposal of                

                                                                                

7   municipal solid waste incinerator ash, which are under                      

                                                                                

8   construction or will be constructed in the future at the                    

                                                                                

9   landfill, to be constructed in conformance with improved design             

                                                                                

10  standards approved by the department.  However, this subparagraph           

                                                                                

11  does not require the removal of liners or leak detection and                

                                                                                

12  leachate collection systems that are already in place in a                  

                                                                                

13  landfill cell under construction.                                           

                                                                                

14      (c) A landfill that is a monitorable unit, as defined in                    

                                                                                

15  R 299.4104 of the Michigan administrative code, and that meets              

                                                                                

16  all of the following requirements:                                          

                                                                                

17                                                                               (i) The landfill is in compliance with this part and the                            

                                                                                

18  rules promulgated under this part.                                          

                                                                                

19      (ii) The landfill is used exclusively for the disposal of                    

                                                                                

20  municipal solid waste incinerator ash.                                      

                                                                                

21      (iii) The landfill design includes all of the following in                   

                                                                                

22  descending order according to their placement in the landfill:              

                                                                                

23      (A) A leachate collection system.                                           

                                                                                

24      (B) A synthetic liner at least 60 mils thick.                               

                                                                                

25      (C) Immediately below the synthetic liner, either 2 feet of                 

                                                                                

26  compacted clay with a maximum hydraulic conductivity of 1 x 10-7            

                                                                                

27  centimeters per second or a bentonite geocomposite liner, as                


                                                                                

1   specified in R 299.4914 of the Michigan administrative code.                

                                                                                

2       (D) At least 10 feet of either natural or compacted clay with               

                                                                                

3   a maximum hydraulic conductivity of 1 x 10-7 centimeters per                

                                                                                

4   second, or equivalent.                                                      

                                                                                

5       (d) A landfill with a design approved by the department that                

                                                                                

6   will prevent the migration of any hazardous constituent into the            

                                                                                

7   groundwater or surface water at least as effectively as the                 

                                                                                

8   design requirements of subdivisions (a) to (c).                             

                                                                                

9       (e) A type II landfill, as defined in R 299.4105 of the                     

                                                                                

10  Michigan administrative code, if both of the following conditions           

                                                                                

11  apply:                                                                      

                                                                                

12                                                                               (i) The ash was generated by a municipal solid waste                                

                                                                                

13  incinerator that is designed to burn at a temperature in excess             

                                                                                

14  of 2500 degrees Fahrenheit.                                                 

                                                                                

15      (ii) The ash from any individual municipal solid waste                       

                                                                                

16  incinerator is disposed of pursuant to this subdivision for a               

                                                                                

17  period not to exceed 60 days.                                               

                                                                                

18      (2)  (3)  Except as provided in subsection  (4)  (3), a                     

                                                                                

19  landfill that is constructed pursuant to the design described in            

                                                                                

20  subsection (1) shall be capped following its closure by all of              

                                                                                

21  the following in descending order:                                          

                                                                                

22      (a) Six inches of top soil with a vegetative cover.                         

                                                                                

23      (b) Two feet of soil to protect against animal burrowing,                   

                                                                                

24  temperature, erosion, and rooted vegetation.                                

                                                                                

25      (c) An infiltration collection system.                                      

                                                                                

26      (d) A synthetic liner at least 30 mils thick.                               

                                                                                

27      (e) Two feet of compacted clay with a maximum hydraulic                     


                                                                                

1   conductivity of 1 x 10-7 centimeters per second.                            

                                                                                

2       (3)  (4)  A landfill that receives municipal solid waste                    

                                                                                

3   incinerator ash under this section may be capped with a design              

                                                                                

4   approved by the department that will prevent the migration of any           

                                                                                

5   hazardous constituent into the groundwater or surface water at              

                                                                                

6   least as effectively as the design requirements of subsection               

                                                                                

7   (3)  (2).                                                                  

                                                                                

8       (4)  (5)  If leachate is collected from a landfill under this               

                                                                                

9   section, the leachate shall be monitored and tested in accordance           

                                                                                

10  with this part and the rules promulgated under this part.                   

                                                                                

11      (5)  (6)  As an alternative to disposal described in                        

                                                                                

12  subsection (1), the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste            

                                                                                

13  incinerator may process municipal solid waste incinerator ash               

                                                                                

14  through mechanical or chemical methods, or both, to substantially           

                                                                                

15  diminish the toxicity of the ash or its constituents or limit the           

                                                                                

16  leachability of the ash or its constituents to minimize threats             

                                                                                

17  to human health and the environment, if processing is performed             

                                                                                

18  on the site of the municipal solid waste incinerator or at the              

                                                                                

19  site of a landfill described in subsection (1), if the process              

                                                                                

20  has been approved by the department as provided by rule, and if             

                                                                                

21  the ash is tested after processing in accordance with a protocol            

                                                                                

22  approved by the department as provided by rule.  The department             

                                                                                

23  shall approve the process and testing protocol under this                   

                                                                                

24  subsection only if the process and testing protocol will protect            

                                                                                

25  human health and the environment.  In making this determination,            

                                                                                

26  the department shall consider all potential pathways of human and           

                                                                                

27  environmental exposure, including both short-term and long-term,            


                                                                                

1   to constituents of the ash that may be released during the reuse            

                                                                                

2   or recycling of the ash.  The department shall consider requiring           

                                                                                

3   methods to determine the leaching, total chemical analysis,                 

                                                                                

4   respirability, and toxicity of reused or recycled ash.  A                   

                                                                                

5   leaching procedure shall include testing under both acidic and              

                                                                                

6   native conditions.  If municipal solid waste incinerator ash is             

                                                                                

7   processed in accordance with the requirements of this subsection            

                                                                                

8   and the processed ash satisfies the testing protocol approved by            

                                                                                

9   the department as provided by rule, the ash may be disposed of in           

                                                                                

10  a municipal solid waste landfill, as defined by R 299.4104 of the           

                                                                                

11  Michigan administrative code, licensed under this part or may be            

                                                                                

12  used in any manner approved by the department.  If municipal                

                                                                                

13  solid waste incinerator ash is processed as provided in this                

                                                                                

14  subsection, but does not satisfy the testing protocol approved by           

                                                                                

15  the department as provided by rule, the ash shall be disposed of            

                                                                                

16  in accordance with subsection (1).                                          

                                                                                

17      (6)  (7)  The disposal of municipal solid waste incinerator                 

                                                                                

18  ash within a landfill that is in compliance with subsection (1)             

                                                                                

19  does not constitute a new proposal for which a new construction             

                                                                                

20  permit is required under section 11510, if a construction permit            

                                                                                

21  has previously been issued under section 11509 for the landfill             

                                                                                

22  and the owner or operator of the landfill submits 6 copies of an            

                                                                                

23  operating license amendment application to the department for               

                                                                                

24  approval pursuant to part 13.  The operating license amendment              

                                                                                

25  application shall include revised plans and specifications for              

                                                                                

26  all facility modifications including a leachate disposal plan, an           

                                                                                

27  erosion control plan, and a dust control plan which shall be part           


                                                                                

1   of the operating license amendment.  The dust control plan shall            

                                                                                

2   contain sufficient detail to ensure that dust emissions are                 

                                                                                

3   controlled by available control technologies that reduce dust               

                                                                                

4   emissions by a reasonably achievable amount to the extent                   

                                                                                

5   necessary to protect human health and the environment.  The dust            

                                                                                

6   control plan shall provide for the ash to be wet during all times           

                                                                                

7   that the ash is exposed to the atmosphere at the landfill or                

                                                                                

8   otherwise to be covered by daily cover material; for dust                   

                                                                                

9   emissions to be controlled during dumping, grading, loading, and            

                                                                                

10  bulk transporting of the ash at the landfill; and for dust                  

                                                                                

11  emissions from access roads within the landfill to be                       

                                                                                

12  controlled.  With the exception of a landfill that is in                    

                                                                                

13  existence on June 12, 1989 that the department determines is                

                                                                                

14  otherwise in compliance with this section, the owner or operator            

                                                                                

15  of the landfill shall obtain the operating license amendment                

                                                                                

16  prior to initiating construction.  Prior to operation, the owner            

                                                                                

17  or operator of a landfill shall submit to the department                    

                                                                                

18  certification from a licensed professional engineer that the                

                                                                                

19  landfill has been constructed in accordance with the approved               

                                                                                

20  plan and specifications.  At the time the copies are submitted to           

                                                                                

21  the department, the owner or operator of the landfill shall send            

                                                                                

22  a copy of the operating license amendment application to the                

                                                                                

23  municipality where the landfill is located.  At least 30 days               

                                                                                

24  prior to making a final decision on the operating license                   

                                                                                

25  amendment, the department shall hold at least 1 public meeting in           

                                                                                

26  the vicinity of the landfill to receive public comments.  Prior             

                                                                                

27  to a public meeting, the department shall publish notice of the             


                                                                                

1   meeting in a newspaper serving the local area.   The department             

                                                                                

2   shall issue a final decision on an operating license amendment              

                                                                                

3   application within 120 days after the department receives an                

                                                                                

4   administratively complete application.                                      

                                                                                

5       (7)  (8)  The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste                  

                                                                                

6   incinerator or a disposal area that receives municipal solid                

                                                                                

7   waste incinerator ash shall allow the department access to the              

                                                                                

8   facility for the purpose of supervising the collection of samples           

                                                                                

9   or obtaining samples of ash to test or to monitor air quality at            

                                                                                

10  the facility.                                                               

                                                                                

11      (8)  (9)  As used in subsection (1), "landfill" means a                     

                                                                                

12  landfill or a specific portion of a landfill.                               

                                                                                

13      Sec. 11703.  (1) A person  engaged  shall not engage in the                 

                                                                                

14  business of servicing  shall apply for  except as authorized by a           

                                                                                

15  septage waste servicing license  on an application form provided            

                                                                                

16  by the department  issued by the department pursuant to part 13.            

                                                                                

17  The department shall provide an application form that includes              

                                                                                

18  all of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

19      (a) The applicant's name and mailing address.                               

                                                                                

20      (b) The location or locations where the business is                         

                                                                                

21  operated.                                                                   

                                                                                

22      (c) Additional information pertinent to this part as required               

                                                                                

23  by the department.                                                          

                                                                                

24      (2) A person who submits a completed application form under                 

                                                                                

25  subsection (1) shall submit to the department with the                      

                                                                                

26  application all of the following:                                           

                                                                                

27      (a) An application fee of $300.00 that will be refunded by                  


                                                                                

1   the department if a septage waste servicing license is not                  

                                                                                

2   issued.                                                                     

                                                                                

3       (b) A $100.00 fee to accompany an initial license application               

                                                                                

4   to be credited to the septage waste site contingency fund as                

                                                                                

5   provided in section 11717.                                                  

                                                                                

6       (c) Written approval from all public septage waste treatment                

                                                                                

7   facilities where the applicant plans to dispose of septage waste            

                                                                                

8   and the  locations  sites where the applicant plans to dispose of           

                                                                                

9   septage waste upon receiving the department's approval, and, for            

                                                                                

10  each proposed disposal site, either proof of ownership of the               

                                                                                

11  proposed disposal  location  site or written approval from the              

                                                                                

12  site owner.                                                                 

                                                                                

13      (3) A person who holds a septage waste servicing license                    

                                                                                

14  shall maintain at all times at his or her place of business a               

                                                                                

15  complete record of the amount of septage waste that the person              

                                                                                

16  has transported and disposed of and the location at which the               

                                                                                

17  disposal of septage waste has occurred.  The person shall display           

                                                                                

18  these records upon the request of the director, a peace officer,            

                                                                                

19  or an official of a certified health department.                            

                                                                                

20      Sec. 11704.  (1) A person who is required to be licensed                    

                                                                                

21  pursuant to section 11703  is required to have  shall not use a             

                                                                                

22  motor vehicle to transport septage waste except as authorized by            

                                                                                

23  a septage waste motor vehicle license issued by the department              

                                                                                

24  pursuant to part 13 for each vehicle that is used to transport              

                                                                                

25  septage waste.  A septage waste motor vehicle license application           

                                                                                

26  form shall be provided by the department and shall be  submitted           

                                                                                

27  to the department  with  shall be accompanied by a license fee of           


                                                                                

1   $75.00 for each vehicle required to be licensed under this part.            

                                                                                

2   A motor vehicle license application  is to  shall include all of            

                                                                                

3   the following information:                                                  

                                                                                

4       (a) The model and year of the motor vehicle.                                

                                                                                

5       (b) The capacity of any tank used to remove or transport the                

                                                                                

6   septage waste.                                                              

                                                                                

7       (c) The name of the motor vehicle's insurance carrier.                      

                                                                                

8       (d) Additional information pertinent to this part as required               

                                                                                

9   by the department.                                                          

                                                                                

10      (2) A person who is issued a septage waste motor vehicle                    

                                                                                

11  license  issued pursuant to this section  shall carry that                  

                                                                                

12  license at all times in the motor vehicle that is described in              

                                                                                

13  that license and display the license upon the request of the                

                                                                                

14  department, a peace officer, or an official of a certified health           

                                                                                

15  department.                                                                 

                                                                                

16      (3) Without the express permission of the department, a                     

                                                                                

17  person shall not use a vehicle used to transport septage waste to           

                                                                                

18  transport hazardous waste regulated under part 111 or liquid                

                                                                                

19  industrial waste regulated under part 121.                                  

                                                                                

20      Sec. 11709.  (1) Subject to the limitations contained in                    

                                                                                

21  sections 11710 and 11711, septage waste that is picked up at a              

                                                                                

22  location that is further than 15 road miles from a public septage           

                                                                                

23  waste treatment facility  , or where a public waste treatment               

                                                                                

24  facility is not available,  may be disposed of on land if the               

                                                                                

25  person holding licenses issued pursuant to sections 11703 and               

                                                                                

26  11704  applies to the department for a permit  obtains a permit             

                                                                                

27  issued by the department pursuant to part 13 authorizing the                


                                                                                

1   disposal of septage waste on land, supplies any additional                  

                                                                                

2   information pertinent to this part as required by the department,           

                                                                                

3   and sends notice to property owners as provided in                          

                                                                                

4   subsection (2).                                                             

                                                                                

5       (2) An applicant for a permit under subsection (1) shall send               

                                                                                

6   a notice to each land owner who owns property located within 800            

                                                                                

7   feet of the proposed disposal location on a form approved by the            

                                                                                

8   department.  Service of the notice shall be made by first-class             

                                                                                

9   mail.  The notification shall include the nature of the proposed            

                                                                                

10  land use, the location of the proposed disposal area, and whom to           

                                                                                

11  contact if there is an objection to the proposed land use.  A               

                                                                                

12  copy of the notice that is mailed to each property owner shall be           

                                                                                

13  sent to the certified health department having jurisdiction.  If            

                                                                                

14  no substantiated objections as determined by the department are             

                                                                                

15  received within 10 business days following the mailing of the               

                                                                                

16  notification, the department may issue a permit as provided in              

                                                                                

17  this section.  If the department finds that the applicant is                

                                                                                

18  unable to provide notice as required in this subsection, the                

                                                                                

19  department may waive the notice requirement or allow the                    

                                                                                

20  applicant to use a substitute means of providing notice.                    

                                                                                

21      (3) A permit issued under this section shall expire at the                  

                                                                                

22  same time as a septage waste servicing license issued pursuant to           

                                                                                

23  section 11703, but is subject to renewal at that time.  A permit            

                                                                                

24  issued under this section may be revoked by the department if               

                                                                                

25  septage waste disposal or site management is in violation of this           

                                                                                

26  part or the rules promulgated under this part.                              

                                                                                

27      Sec. 30104.  (1)  Before a project that is subject to this                  


                                                                                

1   part is undertaken, a person shall file an application and                  

                                                                                

2   receive a permit from the department.  The application shall be             

                                                                                

3   on a form prescribed by the department and  A person shall not              

                                                                                

4   undertake a project subject to this part except as authorized by            

                                                                                

5   a permit issued by the department pursuant to part 13.  An                  

                                                                                

6   application for a permit shall include any information that may             

                                                                                

7   be required by the department.  If a project includes activities            

                                                                                

8   at multiple locations, 1 application may be filed for the                   

                                                                                

9   combined activities.                                                        

                                                                                

10      (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), until                    

                                                                                

11  October 1, 2008, an application for a permit shall be accompanied           

                                                                                

12  by a fee based on an administrative cost in accordance with the             

                                                                                

13  following schedule:                                                         

                                                                                

14      (a) For a minor project listed in R 281.816 of the Michigan                 

                                                                                

15  administrative code, or a seasonal drawdown or the associated               

                                                                                

16  reflooding, or both, of a dam or impoundment for the purpose of             

                                                                                

17  weed control, a fee of $50.00.  However, for a permit for a                 

                                                                                

18  seasonal drawdown or associated reflooding, or both, of a dam or            

                                                                                

19  impoundment for the purpose of weed control that is issued for              

                                                                                

20  the first time after October 9, 1995, an initial fee of $500.00             

                                                                                

21  with subsequent permits for the same purpose being assessed a               

                                                                                

22  $50.00 fee.                                                                 

                                                                                

23      (b) For construction or expansion of a marina, a fee of:                    

                                                                                

24                                                                               (i) $50.00 for an expansion of 1-10 slips to an existing                            

                                                                                

25  permitted marina.                                                           

                                                                                

26      (ii) $100.00 for a new marina with 1-10 proposed marina                      

                                                                                

27  slips.                                                                      


                                                                                

1       (iii) $250.00 for an expansion of 11-50 slips to an existing                 

                                                                                

2   permitted marina, plus $10.00 for each slip over 50.                        

                                                                                

3       (iv) $500.00 for a new marina with 11-50 proposed marina                     

                                                                                

4   slips, plus $10.00 for each slip over 50.                                   

                                                                                

5       (v) $1,500.00 if an existing permitted marina proposes                      

                                                                                

6   maintenance dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more or the                   

                                                                                

7   addition of seawalls, bulkheads, or revetments of 500 feet or               

                                                                                

8   more.                                                                       

                                                                                

9       (c) For renewal of a marina operating permit, a fee of                      

                                                                                

10  $50.00.                                                                     

                                                                                

11      (d) For major projects other than a project described in                    

                                                                                

12  subdivision (b)(v), involving any of the following, a fee of                

                                                                                

13  $2,000.00:                                                                  

                                                                                

14                                                                               (i) Dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more.                                         

                                                                                

15      (ii) Filling of 10,000 cubic yards or more.                                  

                                                                                

16      (iii) Seawalls, bulkheads, or  revetment  revetments of 500                  

                                                                                

17  feet or more.                                                               

                                                                                

18      (iv) Filling or draining of 1 acre or more of wetland                        

                                                                                

19  contiguous to a lake or stream.                                             

                                                                                

20      (v) New dredging or upland boat basin excavation in areas of                

                                                                                

21  suspected contamination.                                                    

                                                                                

22      (vi) Shore projections, such as groins and underwater                        

                                                                                

23  stabilizers, that extend 150 feet or more into a lake or stream.            

                                                                                

24      (vii) New commercial docks or wharves of 300 feet or more in                 

                                                                                

25  length.                                                                     

                                                                                

26      (viii) Stream enclosures 100 feet or more in length.                          

                                                                                

27      (ix) Stream relocations 500 feet or more in length.                          


                                                                                

1       (x) New golf courses.                                                       

                                                                                

2       (xi) Subdivisions.                                                           

                                                                                

3       (xii) Condominiums.                                                          

                                                                                

4       (e) For all other projects not listed in subdivisions (a)                   

                                                                                

5   through (d), a fee of $500.00.                                              

                                                                                

6       (3) A project that requires review and approval under this                  

                                                                                

7   part and 1 or more of the following acts or parts of acts is                

                                                                                

8   subject to only the single highest permit fee required under this           

                                                                                

9   part or the following acts or parts of acts:                                

                                                                                

10      (a) Part 303.                                                               

                                                                                

11      (b) Part 323.                                                               

                                                                                

12      (c) Part 325.                                                               

                                                                                

13      (d) Section 3104.                                                           

                                                                                

14      (e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL                  

                                                                                

15  560.117.                                                                    

                                                                                

16      (4) If work has been done in violation of a permit                          

                                                                                

17  requirement under this part and restoration is not ordered by the           

                                                                                

18  department, the department may accept an application for a permit           

                                                                                

19  if the application is accompanied by a fee equal to 2 times the             

                                                                                

20  permit fee required under this section.                                     

                                                                                

21      Sec. 30105.  (1) Until October 1, 2003, a person who desires                

                                                                                

22  notification of pending applications may submit a written request           

                                                                                

23  to the department accompanied by an annual fee of $25.00.  The              

                                                                                

24  department shall forward all annual fees to the state treasurer             

                                                                                

25  for deposit into the fund.  The department shall prepare a                  

                                                                                

26  monthly list of the applications made during the previous month             

                                                                                

27  and shall promptly mail copies of the list for the remainder of             


                                                                                

1   the calendar year to the persons who have so requested notice.              

                                                                                

2   The monthly list shall state the name and address of each                   

                                                                                

3   applicant, the legal description of the lands included in the               

                                                                                

4   applicant's project, and a summary statement of the purpose of              

                                                                                

5   the project.  The department may hold a public hearing on pending           

                                                                                

6   applications.                                                               

                                                                                

7       (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon                      

                                                                                

8   receiving an application, the department shall submit copies for            

                                                                                

9   review to the director of the department of community health or             

                                                                                

10  the local health department designated by the director of the               

                                                                                

11  department of community health, to the city, village, or township           

                                                                                

12  and the county where the project is to be located, to the local             

                                                                                

13  soil  conservation district, to the watershed council organized            

                                                                                

14  under part 311, if any, to the local port commission, if any, and           

                                                                                

15  to the persons required to be included in the application                   

                                                                                

16  pursuant to section 30104(1).  Each copy of the application shall           

                                                                                

17  be accompanied by a statement that unless a written request is              

                                                                                

18  filed with the department within 20 days after the submission for           

                                                                                

19  review, the department may grant the application without a public           

                                                                                

20  hearing where the project is located.  The department may hold a            

                                                                                

21  public hearing upon the written request of the applicant or a               

                                                                                

22  riparian owner or a person or governmental unit that is entitled            

                                                                                

23  to receive a copy of the application pursuant to this                       

                                                                                

24  subsection.                                                                 

                                                                                

25      (3) After completion of a project for which an application is               

                                                                                

26  approved, the department may cause a final inspection to be made            

                                                                                

27  and certify to the applicant that the applicant has complied with           


                                                                                

1   the department's permit requirements.                                       

                                                                                

2       (4) At least 10 days' notice of a hearing to be held under                  

                                                                                

3   this section shall be given by publication in a newspaper                   

                                                                                

4   circulated in the county where the project is to be located and             

                                                                                

5   by mailing copies of the notice to the persons who have requested           

                                                                                

6   the monthly list pursuant to subsection (1), to the person                  

                                                                                

7   requesting the hearing, and to the persons and governmental units           

                                                                                

8   that are entitled to receive a copy of the application pursuant             

                                                                                

9   to subsection (2).                                                          

                                                                                

10      (5)  The department shall grant or deny the permit within 60                

                                                                                

11  days, or within 90 days if a public hearing is held, after the              

                                                                                

12  filing of an application pursuant to section 30104.  If a permit            

                                                                                

13  is denied, the department shall provide to the applicant a                  

                                                                                

14  concise written statement of its reasons for denial of the                  

                                                                                

15  permit, and, if it appears that a minor modification of the                 

                                                                                

16  application would result in the granting of the permit, the                 

                                                                                

17  nature of the modification shall be stated.  In an emergency, the           

                                                                                

18  department may issue a conditional permit before the expiration             

                                                                                

19  of the 20-day period referred to in subsection (2).                         

                                                                                

20      (6) The department, by rule promulgated under section                       

                                                                                

21  30110(1), may establish minor project categories of activities              

                                                                                

22  and projects that are similar in nature and have minimal adverse            

                                                                                

23  environmental impact.  The department may act upon an application           

                                                                                

24  received pursuant to section 30104 for an activity or project               

                                                                                

25  within a minor project category after an on-site inspection of              

                                                                                

26  the land and water involved without providing notices or holding            

                                                                                

27  a public hearing pursuant to subsection (2).  A final inspection            


                                                                                

1   or certification of a project completed under a permit granted              

                                                                                

2   pursuant to this subsection is not required, but all other                  

                                                                                

3   provisions of this part are applicable to a minor project.                  

                                                                                

4       Sec. 30113.  (1) The land and water management permit fee                   

                                                                                

5   fund is created within the state treasury.                                  

                                                                                

6       (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets                   

                                                                                

7   from any source for deposit into the fund.  The state treasurer             

                                                                                

8   shall direct the investment of the fund.  The state treasurer               

                                                                                

9   shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund                    

                                                                                

10  investments.  The state treasurer shall annually present to the             

                                                                                

11  department an accounting of the amount of money in the fund.                

                                                                                

12      (3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall                 

                                                                                

13  remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.                 

                                                                                

14      (4) The department shall expend money from the fund, upon                   

                                                                                

15  appropriation, only to implement this part and the following:               

                                                                                

16      (a) Sections 3104, 3107, and 3108.                                          

                                                                                

17      (b)  Part  Before October 1, 2004, section 12562 of the                     

                                                                                

18  public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.12562, or, on or after             

                                                                                

19  October 1, 2004, part 33.                                                   

                                                                                

20      (c) Part 303.                                                               

                                                                                

21      (d) Part 315.                                                               

                                                                                

22      (e) Part 323.                                                               

                                                                                

23      (f) Part 325.                                                               

                                                                                

24      (g) Part 353.                                                               

                                                                                

25      (h) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288,                      

                                                                                

26  MCL 560.117.                                                                

                                                                                

27      (5) The department shall process permit applications for                    


                                                                                

1   those acts and parts of acts cited in subsection (4) under which            

                                                                                

2   permits are issued within 60 days after receiving a completed               

                                                                                

3   permit application unless the act or part specifically provides             

                                                                                

4   for permit application processing time limits.                              

                                                                                

5       (5)  (6)  The department shall annually report to the                       

                                                                                

6   legislature  on both of the following:  (a) How  how money in the           

                                                                                

7   fund was expended during the previous fiscal year.                          

                                                                                

8       (b) For permit programs funded with money in the fund, the                  

                                                                                

9   average length of time for department action on permit                      

                                                                                

10  applications for each class of permits reviewed.                            

                                                                                

11      Sec. 30304.  Except as otherwise provided  by  in this part                 

                                                                                

12  or by a permit  obtained from  issued by the department under               

                                                                                

13  sections 30306 to 30314 and pursuant to part 13, a person shall             

                                                                                

14  not do any of the following:                                                

                                                                                

15      (a) Deposit or permit the placing of fill material in a                     

                                                                                

16  wetland.                                                                    

                                                                                

17      (b) Dredge, remove, or permit the removal of soil or minerals               

                                                                                

18  from a wetland.                                                             

                                                                                

19      (c) Construct, operate, or maintain any use or development in               

                                                                                

20  a wetland.                                                                  

                                                                                

21      (d) Drain surface water from a wetland.                                     

                                                                                

22      Sec. 30307.  (1) Within 60 days after receipt of the                        

                                                                                

23  completed application and fee, the department may hold a                    

                                                                                

24  hearing.  If a hearing is held, it shall be held in the county              

                                                                                

25  where the wetland to which the permit is to apply is located.               

                                                                                

26  Notice of the hearing shall be made in the same manner as for the           

                                                                                

27  promulgation of rules under the administrative procedures act of            


                                                                                

1   1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.  The department may                

                                                                                

2   approve or disapprove a permit application without a public                 

                                                                                

3   hearing unless a person requests a hearing in writing within 20             

                                                                                

4   days after the mailing of notification of the permit application            

                                                                                

5   as required by subsection (3) or unless the department determines           

                                                                                

6   that the permit application is of significant impact to warrant a           

                                                                                

7   public hearing.                                                             

                                                                                

8       (2)  If a hearing is not held, the department shall approve                 

                                                                                

9   or disapprove the permit application within 90 days after the               

                                                                                

10  completed permit application is filed with the department.  If a            

                                                                                

11  hearing is held, the department shall approve or disapprove the             

                                                                                

12  permit application within 90 days after the conclusion of the               

                                                                                

13  hearing.  The department may approve a permit application,                  

                                                                                

14  request modifications in the application, or deny the permit                

                                                                                

15  application.  If the department approves the permit application,            

                                                                                

16  the department shall prepare and send the permit to the                     

                                                                                

17  applicant.  If the department denies, or requests a modification            

                                                                                

18  of, the permit application, the department shall send notice of             

                                                                                

19  the denial or modification request and the reasons for the denial           

                                                                                

20  or the modifications requested to the applicant.  Department                

                                                                                

21  approval may include the issuance of a permit containing                    

                                                                                

22  conditions necessary for compliance with this part.  If the                 

                                                                                

23  department does not approve or disapprove the permit application            

                                                                                

24  within the time provided by this subsection, the permit                     

                                                                                

25  application shall be considered approved, and the department                

                                                                                

26  shall be considered to have made the determinations required by             

                                                                                

27  section 30311.  The action taken by the department on a permit              


                                                                                

1   application under this part and part 13 may be appealed pursuant            

                                                                                

2   to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL              

                                                                                

3   24.201 to 24.328.  A property owner may, after exhaustion of                

                                                                                

4   administrative remedies, bring appropriate legal action in a                

                                                                                

5   court of competent jurisdiction.                                            

                                                                                

6       (3) A person who desires notification of pending permit                     

                                                                                

7   applications may make a written request to the department                   

                                                                                

8   accompanied by an annual fee of $25.00, which shall be credited             

                                                                                

9   to the general fund of the state.  The department shall prepare a           

                                                                                

10  biweekly list of the applications made during the previous 2                

                                                                                

11  weeks and shall promptly mail copies of the list for the                    

                                                                                

12  remainder of the calendar year to the persons who requested                 

                                                                                

13  notice.  The biweekly list shall state the name and address of              

                                                                                

14  each applicant, the location of the wetland in the proposed use             

                                                                                

15  or development, including the size of both the proposed use or              

                                                                                

16  development and of the wetland affected, and a summary statement            

                                                                                

17  of the purpose of the use or development.                                   

                                                                                

18      (4) A local unit of government may regulate wetland within                  

                                                                                

19  its boundaries, by ordinance, only as provided under this part.             

                                                                                

20  This subsection is supplemental to the existing authority of a              

                                                                                

21  local unit of government.  An ordinance adopted by a local unit             

                                                                                

22  of government pursuant to this subsection shall comply with all             

                                                                                

23  of the following:                                                           

                                                                                

24      (a) The ordinance shall not provide a different definition of               

                                                                                

25  wetland than is provided in this part, except that a wetland                

                                                                                

26  ordinance may regulate wetland of less than 5 acres in size.                

                                                                                

27      (b) If the ordinance regulates wetland that is smaller than 2               


                                                                                

1   acres in size, the ordinance shall comply with section 30309.               

                                                                                

2       (c) The ordinance shall comply with sections 30308 and                      

                                                                                

3   30310.                                                                      

                                                                                

4       (d) The ordinance shall not require a permit for uses that                  

                                                                                

5   are authorized without a permit under section 30305, and shall              

                                                                                

6   otherwise comply with this part.                                            

                                                                                

7       (5) Each local unit of government that adopts an ordinance                  

                                                                                

8   regulating wetlands under subsection (4) shall notify the                   

                                                                                

9   department.                                                                 

                                                                                

10      (6) A local unit of government that adopts an ordinance                     

                                                                                

11  regulating wetlands shall use an application form supplied by the           

                                                                                

12  department, and each person applying for a permit shall make                

                                                                                

13  application directly to the local unit of government.  Upon                 

                                                                                

14  receipt, the local unit of government shall forward a copy of               

                                                                                

15  each application along with any state fees that may have been               

                                                                                

16  submitted under section 30306 to the department.  The department            

                                                                                

17  shall begin reviewing the application as provided in this part.             

                                                                                

18  The local unit of government shall review the application                   

                                                                                

19  pursuant to its ordinance and shall modify, approve, or deny the            

                                                                                

20  application within 90 days after receipt.  If a municipality does           

                                                                                

21  not approve or disapprove the permit application within the time            

                                                                                

22  period provided by this subsection, the permit application shall            

                                                                                

23  be considered approved, and the municipality shall be considered            

                                                                                

24  to have made the determinations as listed in section 30311.  The            

                                                                                

25  denial of a permit shall be accompanied by a written statement of           

                                                                                

26  all reasons for denial.  The failure to supply complete                     

                                                                                

27  information with a permit application may be reason for denial of           


                                                                                

1   a permit.  The department shall inform any interested person                

                                                                                

2   whether or not a local unit of government has an ordinance                  

                                                                                

3   regulating wetlands.  If the department receives an application             

                                                                                

4   with respect to a wetland  which is  located in a local unit of             

                                                                                

5   government  which  that has an ordinance regulating wetlands, the           

                                                                                

6   department immediately shall forward the application to the local           

                                                                                

7   unit of government, which shall modify, deny, or approve the                

                                                                                

8   application under this subsection.  The local unit of government            

                                                                                

9   shall notify the department of its decision.  The department                

                                                                                

10  shall proceed as provided in this part.                                     

                                                                                

11      (7) If a local unit of government does not have an ordinance                

                                                                                

12  regulating wetlands, the department shall promptly send a copy of           

                                                                                

13  the permit application to the local unit of government where the            

                                                                                

14  wetland is located.  The local unit of government may review the            

                                                                                

15  application; may hold a hearing on the application; and may                 

                                                                                

16  recommend approval, modification, or denial of the application to           

                                                                                

17  the department.  The recommendations of the local unit of                   

                                                                                

18  government shall be made and returned to the department within 45           

                                                                                

19  days after the local unit of government's receipt of the permit             

                                                                                

20  application.   The department shall approve, modify, or deny the            

                                                                                

21  application as provided in this part.                                       

                                                                                

22      (8) In addition to the requirements of subsection (7), the                  

                                                                                

23  department shall notify the local unit of government that the               

                                                                                

24  department has issued a permit under this part within the                   

                                                                                

25  jurisdiction of that local unit of government within 15 days of             

                                                                                

26  issuance of the permit.  The department shall enclose a copy of             

                                                                                

27  the permit with the notice.                                                 


                                                                                

1       Sec. 31509.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part                  

                                                                                

2   or as authorized by a permit issued by the department pursuant to           

                                                                                

3   part 13, a person shall not  begin  undertake any of the                    

                                                                                

4   following activities:  unless that person has a valid permit                

                                                                                

5   issued by the department under this part:                                   

                                                                                

6       (a) Construction of a new dam.                                              

                                                                                

7       (b) Enlargement of a dam or an impoundment.                                 

                                                                                

8       (c) Repair of a dam.                                                        

                                                                                

9       (d) Alteration of a dam.                                                    

                                                                                

10      (e) Removal of a dam.                                                       

                                                                                

11      (f) Abandonment of a dam.                                                   

                                                                                

12      (g) Reconstruction of a failed dam.                                         

                                                                                

13      (2)  A person desiring to perform any of the activities                     

                                                                                

14  listed in subsection (1) shall apply to the department on a form            

                                                                                

15  prescribed by the department and shall provide  An application              

                                                                                

16  for a permit shall include information that the department                  

                                                                                

17  determines is necessary for the administration of this part.  If            

                                                                                

18  a project includes activities at multiple locations, 1                      

                                                                                

19  application may be filed for the combined activities.                       

                                                                                

20      (3) An application for a permit for construction of a new                   

                                                                                

21  dam, reconstruction of a failed dam, or enlargement of a dam                

                                                                                

22  shall be accompanied by the following fees:                                 

                                                                                

23      (a) For a dam with a height of 6 feet or more but less than                 

                                                                                

24  10 feet, $500.00.                                                           

                                                                                

25      (b) For a dam with a height of 10 feet or more but less than                

                                                                                

26  20 feet, $1,000.00.                                                         

                                                                                

27      (c) For a dam with a height of 20 feet or more, $3,000.00.                  


                                                                                

1       (4) An application for a permit for the repair, alteration,                 

                                                                                

2   removal, or abandonment of a dam shall be accompanied by a fee of           

                                                                                

3   $200.00, and an application for a permit for a minor project                

                                                                                

4   pursuant to section 31513(1) shall be accompanied by a fee of               

                                                                                

5   $100.00.                                                                    

                                                                                

6       (5) The department shall waive the fees under this section                  

                                                                                

7   for applications from state agencies, department sponsored                  

                                                                                

8   projects located on public lands, and organizations of the type             

                                                                                

9   described in section 31508(2)(a) through (c).                               

                                                                                

10      (6) The department shall forward fees collected under this                  

                                                                                

11  section to the state treasurer for deposit in the land and water            

                                                                                

12  management permit fee fund created in section 30113.                        

                                                                                

13      Sec. 31512.   (1) The department shall grant or deny a                      

                                                                                

14  permit within 60 days after the submission of a complete                    

                                                                                

15  application, or within 120 days after the submission of a                   

                                                                                

16  complete application if a public hearing is held.  If a permit is           

                                                                                

17  denied, the department shall provide to the applicant a concise             

                                                                                

18  written statement of the reasons for the denial of the permit.              

                                                                                

19  If it appears that a minor modification of the application would            

                                                                                

20  result in the granting of the permit, the nature of the                     

                                                                                

21  modification shall be included in the written statement.                    

                                                                                

22      (1)  (2)  When immediate action is necessary to protect the                 

                                                                                

23  structural integrity of a dam, the department may issue a permit            

                                                                                

24  before the expiration of the 20-day period referred to in section           

                                                                                

25  31511(1).  This subsection does not prohibit an owner from taking           

                                                                                

26  action necessary to mitigate emergency conditions if imminent               

                                                                                

27  danger of failure exists.                                                   


                                                                                

1       (2)  (3)  A person applying for a permit to reconstruct a                   

                                                                                

2   failed dam shall file a complete application not less than 1 year           

                                                                                

3   after the date of the failure.  If such an application is filed             

                                                                                

4   more than 1 year after the date of the failure, the department              

                                                                                

5   shall consider the application to be an application to construct            

                                                                                

6   a new dam.                                                                  

                                                                                

7       Sec. 32312.  (1) The department, in order to regulate the                   

                                                                                

8   uses and development of high-risk areas, flood risk areas, and              

                                                                                

9   environmental areas and to implement the purposes of this part,             

                                                                                

10  shall promulgate rules.  If permits are required under rules                

                                                                                

11  promulgated under this part, the permits shall be issued pursuant           

                                                                                

12  to the rules and part 13. Except as provided under subsection               

                                                                                

13  (2), until October 1, 2008, if permits are required pursuant to             

                                                                                

14  rules promulgated under this part,  a fee of $500.00 shall be               

                                                                                

15  submitted to the department with each application for  an                   

                                                                                

16  application for a permit shall be accompanied by a fee as                   

                                                                                

17  follows:                                                                    

                                                                                

18      (a) For a commercial or multi-family residential project,  a                

                                                                                

19  fee of $100.00 shall be submitted with each application for                 

                                                                                

20  $500.00.                                                                    

                                                                                

21      (b) For a single-family home construction,  and a fee of                    

                                                                                

22  $50.00 shall be submitted with each application for  $100.00.               

                                                                                

23      (c) For an addition to an existing single-family home or for                

                                                                                

24  a project that has a minor impact on fish and wildlife resources            

                                                                                

25  in environmental areas as determined by the department, $50.00.             

                                                                                

26      (2) A project that requires review and approval under this                  

                                                                                

27  part and under 1 or more of the following is subject to only the            


                                                                                

1   single highest permit fee required under this part or the                   

                                                                                

2   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

3       (a) Part 301.                                                               

                                                                                

4       (b) Part 303.                                                               

                                                                                

5       (c) Part 325.                                                               

                                                                                

6       (d) Section 3104.                                                           

                                                                                

7       (e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL                  

                                                                                

8   560.117.                                                                    

                                                                                

9       (3) The department shall forward fees collected under this                  

                                                                                

10  section to the state treasurer for deposit in the land and water            

                                                                                

11  management permit fee fund created in section 30113.                        

                                                                                

12      (4) A circuit court, upon petition and a showing by the                     

                                                                                

13  department that a violation of a rule promulgated under                     

                                                                                

14  subsection (1) exists, shall issue any necessary order to the               

                                                                                

15  defendant to correct the violation or to restrain the defendant             

                                                                                

16  from further violation of the rule.                                         

                                                                                

17      Sec. 32503.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this                       

                                                                                

18  section, the department, after finding that the public trust in             

                                                                                

19  the waters will not be impaired or substantially affected, may              

                                                                                

20  enter into agreements pertaining to waters over and the filling             

                                                                                

21  in of submerged patented lands, or to lease or deed unpatented              

                                                                                

22  lands, after approval of the state administrative board.                    

                                                                                

23  Quitclaim deeds, leases, or agreements covering unpatented lands            

                                                                                

24  may be issued or entered into by the department with any person,            

                                                                                

25  and shall contain such terms, conditions, and requirements as the           

                                                                                

26  department determines to be just and equitable and in conformance           

                                                                                

27  with the public trust.  The department shall reserve to the state           


                                                                                

1   all mineral rights, including, but not limited to, coal, oil,               

                                                                                

2   gas, sand, gravel, stone, and other materials or products located           

                                                                                

3   or found in those lands, except where lands are occupied or to be           

                                                                                

4   occupied for residential purposes at the time of conveyance.                

                                                                                

5       (2) A riparian owner shall  obtain a permit from the                        

                                                                                

6   department before dredging or placing  not dredge or place spoil            

                                                                                

7   or other materials on bottomland except as authorized by a permit           

                                                                                

8   issued by the department pursuant to part 13.                               

                                                                                

9       (3) The department shall not enter into a lease or deed that                

                                                                                

10  allows drilling operations beneath unpatented lands for the                 

                                                                                

11  exploration or production of oil or gas.                                    

                                                                                

12      (4) An agreement, lease, or deed entered into under this part               

                                                                                

13  by the department with the United States shall be entered into              

                                                                                

14  and executed pursuant to the property rights acquisition act,               

                                                                                

15  1986 PA 201, MCL 3.251 to 3.262.                                            

                                                                                

16      Sec. 32515.  If the department finds that the project will                  

                                                                                

17  not injure the public trust or interest including fish and game             

                                                                                

18  habitat, that the project conforms to the requirements of law for           

                                                                                

19  sanitation, and that no material injury to the rights of any                

                                                                                

20  riparian owners on any body of water affected will result, the              

                                                                                

21  department shall issue a permit authorizing enlargement of the              

                                                                                

22  waterway affected.  The permit shall provide that the artificial            

                                                                                

23  waterway shall be a public waterway, except intake or discharge             

                                                                                

24  canals or channels on property owned, controlled, and used by a             

                                                                                

25  public utility.   The department may impose further conditions in           

                                                                                

26  the permit that it finds reasonably necessary to protect the                

                                                                                

27  public health, safety, welfare, trust, and interest, and private            


                                                                                

1   rights and property.  The existing and future owners of land                

                                                                                

2   fronting on the artificial waterway are liable for maintenance of           

                                                                                

3   the waterway in accordance with the conditions of the permit.               

                                                                                

4       Sec. 35304.   (1) Beginning on July 5, 1989 and until the                   

                                                                                

5   local unit of government either adopts a zoning ordinance that is           

                                                                                

6   approved by the department or the department issues permits as              

                                                                                

7   provided in subsection (3) or (8), whichever occurs first, the              

                                                                                

8   local unit of government may require the submittal of                       

                                                                                

9   applications for permits for uses in critical dune areas.  The              

                                                                                

10  local unit of government shall evaluate applications for uses and           

                                                                                

11  may issue permits for uses in critical dune areas that are in               

                                                                                

12  conformance with and are at least as environmentally protective             

                                                                                

13  as the model zoning plan.                                                   

                                                                                

14      (2) A local unit of government that elects to issue permits                 

                                                                                

15  during the interim period described in subsection (1) shall                 

                                                                                

16  notify the department of its decision and shall reflect this                

                                                                                

17  decision by passage of a resolution of its governing body or by             

                                                                                

18  providing documentation to the department that an existing                  

                                                                                

19  ordinance meets or exceeds the requirements of the model zoning             

                                                                                

20  plan.  Following the passage of the resolution, a local unit of             

                                                                                

21  government may issue permits during the interim period in accord            

                                                                                

22  with the procedures and criteria established in subsection (4).             

                                                                                

23      (3) If by August 1, 1989 a local unit of government has not                 

                                                                                

24  passed a resolution indicating its intent to issue permits during           

                                                                                

25  the interim period or submitted an existing ordinance that meets            

                                                                                

26  the requirements of this part, the department shall issue permits           

                                                                                

27  in the same manner provided for local units of government in                


                                                                                

1   subsection (4) for uses within that local unit of government                

                                                                                

2   under the model zoning plan until the local unit of government              

                                                                                

3   submits a zoning ordinance to the department and obtains approval           

                                                                                

4   of the ordinance.                                                           

                                                                                

5       (1)  (4)  A local unit of government that issues permits                    

                                                                                

6   during the interim time period provided for in subsection (1),             

                                                                                

7   or the department if it issues permits as provided under                    

                                                                                

8   subsection  (3) or (8),  (5) shall issue the permits  in                    

                                                                                

9   accordance with  subject to all of the following requirements:              

                                                                                

10      (a) A person proposing a use within a critical dune area                    

                                                                                

11  shall file an application with the local unit of government, or             

                                                                                

12  with the department if the department is issuing permits under              

                                                                                

13  the model zoning plan.  The application form shall include                  

                                                                                

14  information that may be necessary to conform with the                       

                                                                                

15  requirements of this part.  If a project proposes the use of more           

                                                                                

16  than 1 critical dune area location within a local unit of                   

                                                                                

17  government, 1 application may be filed for the uses.                        

                                                                                

18      (b) Notice of an application filed under this section shall                 

                                                                                

19  be sent to a person who makes a written request to the local unit           

                                                                                

20  of government for notification of pending applications                      

                                                                                

21  accompanied by an annual fee established by the local unit of               

                                                                                

22  government.  The local unit of government shall prepare a monthly           

                                                                                

23  list of the applications made during the previous month and shall           

                                                                                

24  promptly mail copies of the list for the remainder of the                   

                                                                                

25  calendar year to the persons who have requested notice.  In                 

                                                                                

26  addition, if the department issues permits under this part within           

                                                                                

27  a local unit of government, notice of an application shall be               


                                                                                

1   given to the local  soil  conservation district office, the                 

                                                                                

2   county clerk, the county health department, and the local unit of           

                                                                                

3   government in which the property is located.  The monthly list              

                                                                                

4   shall state the name and address of each applicant, the location            

                                                                                

5   of the applicant's project, and a summary statement of the                  

                                                                                

6   purpose of the use.  The local unit of government may hold a                

                                                                                

7   public hearing on pending applications.                                     

                                                                                

8       (c) The notice shall state that unless a written request is                 

                                                                                

9   filed with the local unit of government within 20 days after the            

                                                                                

10  notice is mailed, the local unit of government may grant the                

                                                                                

11  application without a public hearing.  Upon the written request             

                                                                                

12  of 2 or more persons that own real property within the local unit           

                                                                                

13  of government or an adjacent local unit of government, or that              

                                                                                

14  reside within the local unit of government or an adjacent local             

                                                                                

15  unit of government, the local unit of government shall hold a               

                                                                                

16  public hearing pertaining to a permit application.                          

                                                                                

17      (d) At least 10 days' notice of a hearing to be held pursuant               

                                                                                

18  to this section shall be given by publication in 1 or more                  

                                                                                

19  newspapers of general circulation in the county in which the                

                                                                                

20  proposed use is to be located, and in other publications, if                

                                                                                

21  appropriate, to give notice to persons likely to be affected by             

                                                                                

22  the proposed use, and by mailing copies of the notice to the                

                                                                                

23  persons who have requested notice pursuant to subsection (1) and            

                                                                                

24  to the person requesting the hearing.                                       

                                                                                

25      (e) After the filing of an application, the local unit of                   

                                                                                

26  government shall grant or deny the permit within 60 days, or                

                                                                                

27  within 90 days if a public hearing is held.  When a permit is               


                                                                                

1   denied, the local unit of government shall provide to the                   

                                                                                

2   applicant a concise written statement of its reasons for denial             

                                                                                

3   of the permit, and if it appears that a minor modification of the           

                                                                                

4   application would result in the granting of the permit, the                 

                                                                                

5   nature of the modification shall be stated.  In an emergency, the           

                                                                                

6   local unit of government may issue a conditional permit before              

                                                                                

7   the expiration of the 20-day period referred to in                          

                                                                                

8   subdivision (c).                                                            

                                                                                

9       (f) The local unit of government shall base a decision to                   

                                                                                

10  grant or deny a permit required by this section on the model                

                                                                                

11  zoning plan or on any existing ordinance that is in effect in the           

                                                                                

12  local unit of government that provides the same or a greater                

                                                                                

13  level of protection for critical dune areas and that is approved            

                                                                                

14  by the department.                                                          

                                                                                

15      (2)  (5)  A local unit of government zoning ordinance                       

                                                                                

16  regulating critical dune areas may be more restrictive of                   

                                                                                

17  development and more protective of critical dune areas than the             

                                                                                

18  model zoning plan.                                                          

                                                                                

19      (3)  (6)  As soon as possible following adoption of a zoning                

                                                                                

20  ordinance enacted pursuant to this part, the local unit of                  

                                                                                

21  government shall submit to the department a copy of the ordinance           

                                                                                

22  that it determines meets the requirements of this part.  If the             

                                                                                

23  local unit of government has an existing ordinance that it                  

                                                                                

24  contends is at least as restrictive as the model zoning plan,               

                                                                                

25  that ordinance may be submitted to the department at any time.              

                                                                                

26  The department shall review zoning ordinances submitted under               

                                                                                

27  this section to assure compliance with this part.  If the                   


                                                                                

1   department finds that an ordinance is not in compliance with this           

                                                                                

2   part, the department shall work with the local unit of government           

                                                                                

3   to bring the ordinance into compliance and inform the local unit            

                                                                                

4   of the failure to comply and in what ways the submitted ordinance           

                                                                                

5   is deficient.  Unless a local unit of government receives notice            

                                                                                

6   within 90 days of submittal that the ordinance they submit to the           

                                                                                

7   department under this subsection is not in compliance with this             

                                                                                

8   part, the local unit of government shall be considered to be                

                                                                                

9   approved by the department.                                                 

                                                                                

10      (4)  (7)  A local unit of government may adopt, submit to the               

                                                                                

11  department, and obtain approval of a zoning ordinance based on              

                                                                                

12  the model zoning plan or an equivalent ordinance as provided in             

                                                                                

13  this section by June 30, 1990.  If a local unit does not have an            

                                                                                

14  approved ordinance by June 30, 1990, the department shall                   

                                                                                

15  implement the model zoning plan for that local unit of government           

                                                                                

16  in the same manner and under the same circumstances as provided             

                                                                                

17  in subsection  (4)  (1).  Notwithstanding any other provision of            

                                                                                

18  this part, a local unit of government may adopt a zoning                    

                                                                                

19  ordinance at any time, and upon the approval of the department,             

                                                                                

20  that ordinance shall take the place of the model zoning plan                

                                                                                

21  implemented by the department.                                              

                                                                                

22      (5)  (8)  If a local unit of government in which a proposed                 

                                                                                

23  use is to be located does not elect to issue permits or does not            

                                                                                

24  receive approval of a zoning ordinance that regulates critical              

                                                                                

25  dune areas, the department shall implement the model zoning plan            

                                                                                

26  in the place of the local unit of government and issue special              

                                                                                

27  exceptions in the same circumstances as provided in this part for           


                                                                                

1   the issuance of variances by local units of government, and issue           

                                                                                

2   permits pursuant to subsection (1) and part 13.                             

                                                                                

3       (9) The department shall develop permit application forms to                

                                                                                

4   implement this section.                                                     

                                                                                

5       (6)  (10)  The department shall assist local units of                       

                                                                                

6   government in developing ordinances that meet the requirements of           

                                                                                

7   this part.                                                                  

                                                                                

8       Sec. 36505.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part,                 

                                                                                

9   a person shall not take, possess, transport, import, export,                

                                                                                

10  process, sell, offer for sale, buy, or offer to buy, and a common           

                                                                                

11  or contract carrier shall not transport or receive for shipment,            

                                                                                

12  any species of fish, plants, or wildlife appearing on the                   

                                                                                

13  following lists:                                                            

                                                                                

14      (a) The list of fish, plants, and wildlife indigenous to the                

                                                                                

15  state determined to be endangered or threatened within the state            

                                                                                

16  pursuant to section 36503 or subsection (3).                                

                                                                                

17      (b) The United States list of endangered or threatened native               

                                                                                

18  fish and wildlife.                                                          

                                                                                

19      (c) The United States list of endangered or threatened                      

                                                                                

20  plants.                                                                     

                                                                                

21      (d) The United States list of endangered or threatened                      

                                                                                

22  foreign fish and wildlife.                                                  

                                                                                

23      (2) A species of fish, plant, or wildlife appearing on any of               

                                                                                

24  the lists delineated in subsection (1) which enters the state               

                                                                                

25  from another state or from a point outside the territorial limits           

                                                                                

26  of the United States may enter, be transported, possessed, and              

                                                                                

27  sold in accordance with the terms of a federal permit issued                


                                                                                

1   pursuant to section 10 of the endangered species act of 1973,               

                                                                                

2   Public Law 93-205, 16 U.S.C.  16 USC 1539, or an applicable                

                                                                                

3   permit issued under the laws of another state.                              

                                                                                

4       (3) The department may, by rule, treat any species as an                    

                                                                                

5   endangered species or threatened species even though it is not              

                                                                                

6   listed pursuant to section 36503, if it finds any of the                    

                                                                                

7   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

8       (a) The species so closely resembles in appearance, at the                  

                                                                                

9   point in question, a species which is listed pursuant to section            

                                                                                

10  36503 that enforcement personnel would have substantial                     

                                                                                

11  difficulty in attempting to differentiate between the listed and            

                                                                                

12  unlisted species.                                                           

                                                                                

13      (b) The effect of the substantial difficulty in                             

                                                                                

14  differentiating between a listed and an unlisted species is an              

                                                                                

15  additional threat to an endangered or threatened species.                   

                                                                                

16      (c) The treatment of an unlisted species will substantially                 

                                                                                

17  facilitate the enforcement and further the intent of this part.             

                                                                                

18      (4) The department may permit the taking, possession,                       

                                                                                

19  purchase, sale, transportation, exportation, or shipment of                 

                                                                                

20  species of fish, plants, or wildlife which appear on the state              

                                                                                

21  list of endangered or threatened species compiled pursuant to               

                                                                                

22  section 36503 and subsection (3) for scientific, zoological, or             

                                                                                

23  educational purposes, for propagation in captivity of such fish,            

                                                                                

24  plants, or wildlife to ensure their survival.                               

                                                                                

25      (5) Upon good cause shown and where necessary to alleviate                  

                                                                                

26  damage to property or to protect human health, endangered or                

                                                                                

27  threatened species found on the state list compiled pursuant to             


                                                                                

1   section 36503 and subsection (3) may be removed, captured, or               

                                                                                

2   destroyed, but only  pursuant to  as authorized by a permit                 

                                                                                

3   issued by the department pursuant to part 13.  Carnivorous                  

                                                                                

4   animals found on the state list may be removed, captured, or                

                                                                                

5   destroyed by any person in emergency situations involving an                

                                                                                

6   immediate threat to human life, but the removal, capture, or                

                                                                                

7   destruction shall be reported to the department within 24 hours             

                                                                                

8   of the act.                                                                 

                                                                                

9       (6) This section does not prohibit any of the following:                    

                                                                                

10      (a) The importation of a trophy under a permit issued                       

                                                                                

11  pursuant to section 10 of the endangered species act of 1973,               

                                                                                

12  Public Law 93-205, 16 U.S.C.  16 USC 1539, which is not for                

                                                                                

13  resale and which was lawfully taken in a manner permitted by the            

                                                                                

14  laws of the state, territory, or country where the trophy was               

                                                                                

15  caught, taken, or killed.                                                   

                                                                                

16      (b) The taking of a threatened species when the department                  

                                                                                

17  has determined that the abundance of the species in the state               

                                                                                

18  justifies a controlled harvest not in violation of federal law.             

                                                                                

19      (c) Subject to any permits that may be required by the                      

                                                                                

20  department, the possession, transfer, transportation,                       

                                                                                

21  importation, or exportation or the transport or receipt for                 

                                                                                

22  shipment by a common or contract carrier of a raptor or the                 

                                                                                

23  captive-bred progeny of a raptor, a raptor egg, or raptor semen             

                                                                                

24  acquired in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and           

                                                                                

25  regulations which allow raptors, raptor eggs, or raptor semen to            

                                                                                

26  be used in falconry or in the captive propagation of raptors for            

                                                                                

27  use in falconry.                                                            


                                                                                

1       (d) Subject to any permits that may be required by the                      

                                                                                

2   department, the selling, offering for sale, buying, or offering             

                                                                                

3   to buy a raptor that was captive-bred or semen from a raptor that           

                                                                                

4   was captive-bred in accordance with applicable state and federal            

                                                                                

5   laws and regulations which allow raptors or raptor semen to be              

                                                                                

6   used in falconry or in captive propagation of raptors for use in            

                                                                                

7   falconry.                                                                   

                                                                                

8       Sec. 41702.  The department may issue licenses authorizing                  

                                                                                

9   the establishment and operation of game bird hunting preserves              

                                                                                

10  pursuant to part 13.  The fee for a license is $105.00 for a                

                                                                                

11  preserve of 320 acres or less and $180.00 for a preserve in                 

                                                                                

12  excess of 320 acres.  Unless revoked as provided by law, licenses           

                                                                                

13  issued under this section are valid from the date of issuance               

                                                                                

14  until June 30 of the third license year.  Game bird hunting                 

                                                                                

15  preserves licensed under this section may allow hunting on                  

                                                                                

16  Sundays, notwithstanding the provisions of a local ordinance or             

                                                                                

17  regulation.                                                                 

                                                                                

18      Sec. 41709.   A person applying  An application for a                       

                                                                                

19  license under this part shall  submit an application to the                 

                                                                                

20  department on forms furnished by the department, stating  state             

                                                                                

21  the name and address of the applicant, the legal description of             

                                                                                

22  the premises to be licensed, the kind of birds to be covered by             

                                                                                

23  the license, and other information required by the department.              

                                                                                

24  The department shall prepare and distribute suitable forms                 

                                                                                

25  necessary to implement this part.                                           

                                                                                

26      Sec. 42101.  Upon application of any club or organization                   

                                                                                

27  having 10 or more members who are citizens of this state, or upon           


                                                                                

1   the application of 10 or more citizens of this state, and the               

                                                                                

2   payment of a registration fee of $5.00, the department, pursuant            

                                                                                

3   to part 13, may issue a permit authorizing the establishment and            

                                                                                

4   maintenance by the club, organization, or citizens on land owned            

                                                                                

5   by them, or over which they have legal control, of a special dog            

                                                                                

6   training area where dogs may be trained at any time during the              

                                                                                

7   year.  A dog training area shall not be less than 40 acres or               

                                                                                

8   more than 240 acres, and permits shall not be issued for more               

                                                                                

9   than 6 special dog training areas in any 1 county.  In counties             

                                                                                

10  having a population of 100,000 or more, the department may issue            

                                                                                

11  additional permits as the department considers to be in the                 

                                                                                

12  public interest.                                                            

                                                                                

13      Sec. 42501.  (1) A person shall not engage in the business                  

                                                                                

14  of buying, selling, dealing, or the tanning and dressing of raw             

                                                                                

15  furs, hides, or pelts of beaver, otter, fisher, marten, muskrat,            

                                                                                

16  mink, skunk, raccoon, opossum, wolf, lynx, bobcat, fox, weasel,             

                                                                                

17  coyote, badger, deer, or bear and the plumage, skins, or hides of           

                                                                                

18  protected game birds  and  or game animals  until that person               

                                                                                

19  procures a license to do so from the department.  Fees payable to           

                                                                                

20  the department for such a license are  except as authorized by a            

                                                                                

21  license issued by the department pursuant to part 13.  A license            

                                                                                

22  application shall be accompanied by a fee as follows:                       

                                                                                

23      (a) For any person who engages in the business of buying and                

                                                                                

24  selling raw furs, hides, and pelts of fur-bearing animals  and              

                                                                                

25  or the plumage, skins, or hides of protected game birds  and  or            

                                                                                

26  game animals, the fee is $10.00.                                            

                                                                                

27      (b) Each person in the business of manufacturing furs who                   


                                                                                

1   buys raw pelts is a dealer, and the fee for each  such resident             

                                                                                

2   citizen,  individual or agent who buys furs  ,  is, for a                   

                                                                                

3   resident, $10.00  ,  and, for  each  a nonresident,  the fee is             

                                                                                

4   $50.00.                                                                     

                                                                                

5       (c)  The fee for  For any person who engages in the business                

                                                                                

6   of custom tanning or dressing of raw furs, the fee is $5.00.  ,             

                                                                                

7   but  However, such a license does not authorize that person to              

                                                                                

8   buy or sell raw furs.                                                       

                                                                                

9       (2) Any person holding a fur dealer's license under this part               

                                                                                

10  is entitled to buy furs, hides, pelts, and the plumage, skins, or           

                                                                                

11  hides,  or  and parts thereof, of protected game birds and game             

                                                                                

12  animals that are legally taken.                                             

                                                                                

13      (3) A person holding a fur dealer's license under this part                 

                                                                                

14  is not eligible to secure or hold a license to trap beaver.                 

                                                                                

15      (4) The department may designate the plumage and skin of                    

                                                                                

16  those game birds and game animals that may not be bought or sold            

                                                                                

17  if it determines that such a prohibition will best serve the                

                                                                                

18  public interest.  The plumage and skins, or parts of plumage and            

                                                                                

19  skins, of migratory game and nongame birds may be bought and sold           

                                                                                

20  only in accordance with federal law or rule.                                

                                                                                

21      (5) For the purposes of this part, "plumage" means any part                 

                                                                                

22  of the feathers, head, wings, or tail of any bird.                          

                                                                                

23      Sec. 42702.  The department may, pursuant to part 13, issue                 

                                                                                

24  licenses to authorize the possession for propagation, and for               

                                                                                

25  dealing in and selling game.  A license shall not be granted to             

                                                                                

26  an applicant who is not the owner or lessee of the premises to be           

                                                                                

27  used for the purposes designated by the license.  A license                 


                                                                                

1   issued pursuant to this part is nontransferable and is valid from           

                                                                                

2   July 1 to June 30 of the third license year.                                

                                                                                

3       (2) Section 40111a of the natural resources and environmental               

                                                                                

4   protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.40111a, is repealed                    

                                                                                

5   effective December 31, 2004.                                                

                                                                                

6       Sec. 44513.  (1) The department may enter into reciprocal                   

                                                                                

7   agreements with other states and countries concerning the                   

                                                                                

8   operation and inspection of charter boats from those states and             

                                                                                

9   countries that operate on the waters of this state.  Reciprocity            

                                                                                

10  shall be granted only if a state or country can establish to the            

                                                                                

11  satisfaction of the department that their laws  and standards               

                                                                                

12  concerning charter boats meet or exceed the laws  and rules  of             

                                                                                

13  this state.  A charter boat  that operates  shall not operate on            

                                                                                

14  the waters of this state under a reciprocal agreement pursuant to           

                                                                                

15  this section  shall obtain  except as authorized under an annual            

                                                                                

16  operating permit  from the department for a fee of $100.00 for              

                                                                                

17  each year the charter boat does business on the waters of this              

                                                                                

18  state  issued by the department pursuant to part 13The fee for           

                                                                                

19  an annual operating permit is $100.00. The department shall                 

                                                                                

20  utilize the fees for annual operating permits issued pursuant to            

                                                                                

21  this section to provide funds for the education and enforcement             

                                                                                

22  program provided for in subsection (2).                                     

                                                                                

23      (2) The department shall develop an education and enforcement               

                                                                                

24  program designed to eliminate the operation of charter and livery           

                                                                                

25  boats that have not been inspected as required by this part and             

                                                                                

26  to prepare printed materials to provide the public with                     

                                                                                

27  information regarding the safety features and requirements                  


                                                                                

1   necessary for the lawful operation of charter and livery boats.             

                                                                                

2       Sec. 44517.  (1) Any livery boat more than 20 feet in                       

                                                                                

3   length, except for a class E vessel that is a livery boat, that             

                                                                                

4   is used or to be used on navigable waters without the owner being           

                                                                                

5   either on board or operating the vessel shall pay the inspection            

                                                                                

6   fees established pursuant to section 44511 for each livery boat             

                                                                                

7   to be inspected.  Fees collected pursuant to this section shall             

                                                                                

8   be forwarded to the department.  The department shall utilize the           

                                                                                

9   fees to develop and maintain the education and enforcement                  

                                                                                

10  program provided for in section 44513(2).                                   

                                                                                

11      (2) Upon receipt of the required fee and an application for                 

                                                                                

12  an inspection and a permit, the department shall inspect, or                

                                                                                

13  provide for inspection of by the county sheriff or sheriff's                

                                                                                

14  deputy, all livery boats and their equipment of the boat livery.            

                                                                                

15  Upon completion of the inspection, the department, county                   

                                                                                

16  sheriff, or the sheriff's deputy shall, pursuant to part 13,                

                                                                                

17  approve the issuance of a permit to operate a boat livery,                  

                                                                                

18  provided the requirements of this part are met.  A permit                   

                                                                                

19  furnished by the department shall be prominently displayed on the           

                                                                                

20  site of the boat livery and shall expire on December 31 of each             

                                                                                

21  year in which a permit is issued.                                           

                                                                                

22      Sec. 45503.  The department may,  upon written application                  

                                                                                

23  pursuant to part 13, issue permits to take frogs at any season of           

                                                                                

24  the year if used for scientific or experimental purposes.  These            

                                                                                

25  permits are revocable at the pleasure of the department.                    

                                                                                

26      Sec. 45902.  (1) A person shall not propagate, rear, or have                

                                                                                

27  in possession for the purpose of offering for sale or selling any           


                                                                                

1   kind of game fish  unless he or she has applied for and been                

                                                                                

2   issued a license as provided in this part.  All such licenses are           

                                                                                

3   nontransferable and expire  except as authorized by a license               

                                                                                

4   issued by the department pursuant to part 13.  A license is                 

                                                                                

5   nontransferable and expires on December 31 of the year for which            

                                                                                

6   issued.  A separate license is required for each place of                   

                                                                                

7   business where game fish are propagated, reared, or possessed for           

                                                                                

8   the purpose of sale or offering for sale.                                   

                                                                                

9       (2) This part does not apply to the following:                              

                                                                                

10      (a) The sale, offering for sale, or possession of dead,                     

                                                                                

11  fresh, or frozen brook trout, brown trout, or rainbow trout                 

                                                                                

12  lawfully taken in and exported from another state or country or             

                                                                                

13  that have been procured from a licensed dealer within this                  

                                                                                

14  state.                                                                      

                                                                                

15      (b) The propagation, rearing, possession, or sale of game                   

                                                                                

16  fish pursuant to a registration or permit issued pursuant to the            

                                                                                

17  Michigan aquaculture development act, 1996 PA 199, MCL 286.871 to           

                                                                                

18  286.884.                                                                    

                                                                                

19      Sec. 45903.  Any person owning or having control of private                 

                                                                                

20  waters in this state who desires a license under this part shall            

                                                                                

21  make application for the license to the department,  on a form              

                                                                                

22  provided by the department,  accompanied by a fee of $5.00.  The            

                                                                                

23  application shall state the name and address of the applicant and           

                                                                                

24  include the description of the premises where game fish are to be           

                                                                                

25  propagated, reared, possessed, or offered for sale, together with           

                                                                                

26  additional information as may be required.  Upon receipt of the             

                                                                                

27  application and fee, the department, if satisfied that this part            


                                                                                

1   and the rules promulgated under this part have been complied                

                                                                                

2   with, shall issue a license to the applicant.                               

                                                                                

3       Sec. 45906.  (1) A person shall not import into this state                  

                                                                                

4   any live game fish, including viable eggs of any game fish,                 

                                                                                

5   without a license as provided for in this part  except as                  

                                                                                

6   authorized by a license as provided for in this part issued by              

                                                                                

7   the department pursuant to part 13.  A license under this                   

                                                                                

8   subsection does not apply to a genetically engineered variant of            

                                                                                

9   a live game fish species unless the genetically engineered                  

                                                                                

10  variant is specifically identified in the license.                          

                                                                                

11      (2) The department may promulgate rules under this part to                  

                                                                                

12  prohibit or restrict the importation of any species of game fish            

                                                                                

13  or other fish  when  if the importation of that species would               

                                                                                

14  endanger the public fishery resources of this state.  A                     

                                                                                

15  prohibition or restriction in rules promulgated under this                  

                                                                                

16  subsection applies to a genetically engineered variant of a fish            

                                                                                

17  species identified in the prohibition or restriction unless the             

                                                                                

18  prohibition or restriction specifically provides otherwise.  A              

                                                                                

19  prohibition or restriction in rules promulgated under this                  

                                                                                

20  subsection may be limited to a genetically engineered fish.                 

                                                                                

21      Sec. 61525.  (1) A person shall not drill or begin the                      

                                                                                

22  drilling of any well for oil or gas, for secondary recovery, or a           

                                                                                

23  well for the disposal of salt water, or brine produced in                   

                                                                                

24  association with oil or gas operations or other oil field wastes,           

                                                                                

25  or wells for the development of reservoirs for the storage of               

                                                                                

26  liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons,  until the owner directly or                

                                                                                

27  through his or her authorized representatives applies to drill              


                                                                                

1   and operate any such well,  except as authorized by a permit to             

                                                                                

2   drill and operate the well issued by the supervisor of wells                

                                                                                

3   pursuant to part 13 and unless the person files with the                    

                                                                                

4   supervisor a bond as provided in section 61506.  , and receives             

                                                                                

5   and posts  The permittee shall post the permit in a conspicuous             

                                                                                

6   place at the location of the well  a permit  as provided in the             

                                                                                

7   rules and requirements or orders issued or promulgated by the               

                                                                                

8   supervisor.   A  An application for a permit shall be accompanied           

                                                                                

9   by a fee of $300.00.  shall be charged for a permit to drill and            

                                                                                

10  operate a well subject to this part.  Upon receiving and                    

                                                                                

11  accepting a complete and accurate written application and payment           

                                                                                

12  of the fee required, the supervisor shall within 10 days after              

                                                                                

13  that date issue to an owner or his or her authorized                        

                                                                                

14  representative a permit to drill and operate.  A permit to drill            

                                                                                

15  and operate shall not be issued to an owner or his or her                   

                                                                                

16  authorized representative who does not comply with the rules and            

                                                                                

17  requirements or orders issued or promulgated by the supervisor.             

                                                                                

18  A permit shall not be issued to an owner or his or her authorized           

                                                                                

19  representative who has not complied with or is in violation of              

                                                                                

20  this part or any of the rules, requirements, or orders issued or            

                                                                                

21  promulgated by the supervisor or the department.                            

                                                                                

22      (2) The supervisor shall forward all fees received under this               

                                                                                

23  section to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund.                     

                                                                                

24      (3) The supervisor shall make available to any person, upon                 

                                                                                

25  request, not less often than weekly, the following information              

                                                                                

26  pertaining to applications for permits to drill and operate:                

                                                                                

27      (a) Name and address of the applicant.                                      


                                                                                

1       (b) Location of proposed well.                                              

                                                                                

2       (c) Well name and number.                                                   

                                                                                

3       (d) Proposed depth of the well.                                             

                                                                                

4       (e) Proposed formation.                                                     

                                                                                

5       (f) Surface owner.                                                          

                                                                                

6       (g) Whether hydrogen sulfide gas is expected.                               

                                                                                

7       (4) The supervisor shall provide the information under                      

                                                                                

8   subsection (3) to the county in which an oil or gas well is                 

                                                                                

9   proposed to be located and to the city, village, or township in             

                                                                                

10  which the oil or gas well is proposed to be located if that city,           

                                                                                

11  village, or township has a population of 70,000 or more.  A city,           

                                                                                

12  village, township, or county in which an oil or gas well is                 

                                                                                

13  proposed to be located may provide written comments and                     

                                                                                

14  recommendations to the supervisor pertaining to applications for            

                                                                                

15  permits to drill and operate.  The supervisor shall consider all            

                                                                                

16  such comments and recommendations in reviewing the application.             

                                                                                

17      Sec. 62509.  (1) A person shall not drill or begin the                      

                                                                                

18  drilling of any brine, storage, or waste disposal well, or                  

                                                                                

19  convert any well for these uses,  until the owner directly or               

                                                                                

20  through his or her authorized representative files a written                

                                                                                

21  application for a permit to drill or convert a well, pays the               

                                                                                

22  application fee provided in subsection (6), files  and except as            

                                                                                

23  authorized by a permit issued by the supervisor of mineral wells            

                                                                                

24  pursuant to part 13 and rules promulgated by the supervisor of              

                                                                                

25  mineral wells, and unless the person files with the supervisor of           

                                                                                

26  mineral wells an approved surety or security bond.  The                     

                                                                                

27  application shall be accompanied by a survey of the well site.  ,           


                                                                                

1   files an approved surety or security bond, and receives a permit            

                                                                                

2   pursuant to the rules of the supervisor of mineral wells.  Within           

                                                                                

3   10 days after receiving the prescribed application and fee, and             

                                                                                

4   following investigation, inspection, and approval, the supervisor           

                                                                                

5   of mineral wells shall issue the well permit.  The department               

                                                                                

6   shall conduct an investigation and inspection before the                    

                                                                                

7   supervisor of mineral wells issues a permit. A permit shall not             

                                                                                

8   be issued to any owner or his or her authorized representative              

                                                                                

9   who does not comply with the rules of the supervisor of mineral             

                                                                                

10  wells or who is in violation of this part or any rule of the                

                                                                                

11  supervisor of mineral wells.  Upon completion of the drilling or            

                                                                                

12  converting of a well for storage or waste disposal and after                

                                                                                

13  necessary testing by the owner to determine that the well can be            

                                                                                

14  used for these purposes and in a manner that will not cause                 

                                                                                

15  surface or underground waste, the supervisor of mineral wells,              

                                                                                

16  upon receipt of appropriate evidence, shall approve and regulate            

                                                                                

17  the use of the well for storage or waste disposal.  These                   

                                                                                

18  operations shall be pursuant to part 31.  The supervisor of                 

                                                                                

19  mineral wells may schedule a public hearing to consider the need            

                                                                                

20  or advisability of permitting the drilling or operating of a                

                                                                                

21  storage or waste disposal well, or converting a well for these              

                                                                                

22  uses, if the public safety or other interests are involved.                 

                                                                                

23      (2) A person shall not drill a test well 50 feet or greater                 

                                                                                

24  in depth into the bedrock or below the deepest freshwater strata,           

                                                                                

25  except as provided in section 62508(c),  until the owner directly           

                                                                                

26  or through his or her authorized representative files a written             

                                                                                

27  application for a permit to drill, pays the permit application              


                                                                                

1   except as authorized by a permit issued by the supervisor of                

                                                                                

2   mineral wells pursuant to part 13 and rules promulgated by the              

                                                                                

3   supervisor of mineral wells, and unless the person files with the           

                                                                                

4   supervisor of mineral wells an approved surety or security bond.            

                                                                                

5   The application shall be accompanied by the fee provided in                 

                                                                                

6   subsection (6).  , files an approved surety or security bond, and           

                                                                                

7   receives a permit pursuant to the rules of the supervisor of                

                                                                                

8   mineral wells.  Within 10 days after receiving the prescribed               

                                                                                

9   application and fee, and following necessary investigation,                 

                                                                                

10  inspection, and approval, the supervisor of mineral wells shall             

                                                                                

11  issue the permit.  The department shall conduct an investigation            

                                                                                

12  and inspection before the supervisor of mineral wells issues a              

                                                                                

13  permit. A permit shall not be issued to any owner or his or her             

                                                                                

14  authorized representative who does not comply with the rules of             

                                                                                

15  the supervisor of mineral wells or who is in violation of this              

                                                                                

16  part or any rule of the supervisor of mineral wells.  A test well           

                                                                                

17  that penetrates below the deepest freshwater stratum or is                  

                                                                                

18  greater than 250 feet in depth is subject to an individual test             

                                                                                

19  well permit.  A test well that does not penetrate below the                 

                                                                                

20  deepest freshwater stratum and is 250 feet or less in depth is              

                                                                                

21  subject to a blanket test well permit.  This subsection does not            

                                                                                

22  apply to a test well regulated under part 111 or part 115, or a             

                                                                                

23  water well regulated under part 127 of the public health code,              

                                                                                

24  1978 PA 368, MCL 333.12701 to 333.12771.                                    

                                                                                

25      (3) A permit is not required to drill a test well in those                  

                                                                                

26  areas of the state where rocks of Precambrian age directly                  

                                                                                

27  underlie unconsolidated surface deposits or in those areas that             


                                                                                

1   have been designated pursuant to section 62508(c).  However,                

                                                                                

2   within 2 years after completion of the drilling of the well, the            

                                                                                

3   owner shall advise the supervisor of mineral wells of the                   

                                                                                

4   location of the well and file with the supervisor of mineral                

                                                                                

5   wells the log required under section 62508(d).  The provisions of           

                                                                                

6   this part pertaining to the prevention and correction of surface            

                                                                                

7   and underground waste have the same application to these test               

                                                                                

8   wells as to other wells defined in this part.                               

                                                                                

9       (4) Upon request, the supervisor of mineral wells may issue                 

                                                                                

10  to qualified persons a blanket permit to drill within a county              

                                                                                

11  test wells which will not penetrate below the deepest freshwater            

                                                                                

12  stratum and are 250 feet or less in depth.                                  

                                                                                

13      (5) All information and records pertaining to the application               

                                                                                

14  for and issuance of permits for wells subject to this part shall            

                                                                                

15  be held confidential in the same manner as provided for logs and            

                                                                                

16  reports on these wells.                                                     

                                                                                

17      (6) A permit application submitted under this section shall                 

                                                                                

18  be accompanied by the following permit application fee:                     

                                                                                

19       (a) Disposal well for disposal of waste                                

                                                                                

20  products other than processed brine...............     $2,500.00.           

                                                                                

21       (b) Disposal well for disposal of processed                            

                                                                                

22  brine.............................................       $500.00.           

                                                                                

23       (c) Storage well.............................       $500.00.           

                                                                                

24       (d) Natural brine production well............       $500.00.           

                                                                                

25       (e) Artificial brine production well.........       $500.00.           

                                                                                

26       (f) Individual test well under subsection (2)       $500.00.           

                                                                                

27      (g) Blanket permit for test wells drilled pursuant to                       


                                                                                

1   subsection (4):                                                             

                                                                                

2        (i) 1 to 24 wells............................        $75.00.