Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-1-inland-waters-307 Part 307 Inland Lake Levels (324.30701...324.30723)

• Section 324.30701 Definitions.
  As used in this part: (a) “Commissioner” means the county drain commissioner or the county road commission in counties not having a drain commissioner,...
• Section 324.30702 Determination Of Normal Inland Lake Level; Motion Or Petition To Initiate Action; Delegation Of Powers And Duties By County Board; Maintenance.
  (1) The county board of a county in which an inland lake is located may upon the board's own motion, or shall within 45...
• Section 324.30703 Preliminary Study; Costs; Contents Of Study.
  (1) Before proceeding on a motion made or a petition filed under section 30702, the county board may require that a preliminary study be...
• Section 324.30704 Initiating Proceeding For Determining Normal Inland Lake Level And Establishing Special Assessment District; Required Finding; Multicounty Lake; Joinder Permitted.
  (1) If the county board, based on the preliminary study, finds it expedient to have and resolves to have determined and established the normal...
• Section 324.30705 Special Assessment Bonds; Lake Level Orders; Proceedings; Issuance Of Notes; Full Faith And Credit.
  (1) The special assessment district may issue bonds or lake level orders in anticipation of special assessments. All proceedings relating to the making, levying,...
• Section 324.30706 Initiation Of Proceedings By Director Of Department.
  If the department finds it expedient to have the normal level of an inland lake determined, the department may initiate by civil action on...
• Section 324.30707 Hearing; Notice; Service; Powers And Duties Of Court.
  (1) Upon filing of a civil action under this part, the court shall set a day for a hearing. The prosecuting attorney or other...
• Section 324.30708 Maintenance Of Normal Level; Acquisition By Gift, Grant, Purchase, Or Condemnation; Contract For Operation And Maintenance Of Existing Dam; Dam In Adjoining County; Operation Of Pumps And Wells.
  (1) After the court determines the normal level of an inland lake in a proceeding initiated by the county, the delegated authority of any...
• Section 324.30709 Powers Of Department.
  (1) After the court determines the normal level of an inland lake in a proceeding initiated by the department, the department may provide for...
• Section 324.30710 Condemnation Of Private Property.
  If the department or the delegated authority determines that it is necessary to condemn private property for the purpose of this part, the department...
• Section 324.30711 Defraying Project Costs By Special Assessment; Special Assessment Roll; Reassessment.
  (1) The county board may determine by resolution that the whole or a part of the cost of a project to establish and maintain...
• Section 324.30712 Computation Of Project Costs.
  (1) Computation of the cost of a normal level project shall include the cost of all of the following: (a) The preliminary study. (b)...
• Section 324.30713 Contract With Agency Or Corporation; Provisions.
  The delegated authority of a county in which an inland lake is located may contract with a state or federal government agency or a...
• Section 324.30714 Special Assessment Roll; Public Hearing; Notice; Approval; Appeal.
  (1) A special assessment roll shall describe the parcels of land to be assessed, the name of the owner of each parcel, if known,...
• Section 324.30715 Assessment Payments; Installments; Amount; Interest, Penalty, And Collection; Lien; Preliminary Study Payment Credited.
  (1) The county board may provide that assessments under this part are payable in installments. (2) Assessment payments shall be sufficient to meet bond...
• Section 324.30716 Bonds And Notes; Issuance.
  With approval of the county board and subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, the district may...
• Section 324.30717 Acceptance And Repayment Of Advance.
  The delegated authority may accept the advance of work, material, or money in connection with a normal level project. The obligation to repay an...
• Section 324.30718 Dam Construction Or Maintenance; Plans And Specifications; Approval By Department; Bids; Work Relief Project.
  Plans and specifications for a dam constructed or maintained under this part shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer under the direction of...
• Section 324.30719 Dam Construction; Underspill Device; Fish Ladder.
  (1) The department may require that a new dam that is proposed to be constructed be equipped with an underspill device for the release...
• Section 324.30720 Unauthorized Change Of Level; Penalty.
  A person who is not authorized by a delegated authority or the department to operate a dam or other normal level control facility and...
• Section 324.30721 Establishment Of Normal Inland Lake Level Prohibited In Certain Cases.
  A normal level shall not be established for an inland lake in either of the following cases: (a) The inland lake is used as...
• Section 324.30722 Inspection; Report; Repairs; Penalty; Expenditure.
  (1) The delegated authority of a county shall cause an inspection to be made of each dam on an inland lake within the county...
• Section 324.30723 Other Requirements Not Abrogated.
  This part does not abrogate the requirements of other state statutes. History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act...

Last modified: October 10, 2016