Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-1-inland-waters-311 Part 311 Local River Management (324.31101...324.31119)

• Section 324.31101 Definitions.
  As used in this part: (a) “Board” means a river management board created as the governing body of a river management district in accordance...
• Section 324.31102 Watershed Council; Petition; Contents; Organizational Meeting; Notice.
  (1) To promote cooperation among local units of government in river management, a watershed council shall be established by the department upon a petition...
• Section 324.31103 Watershed Council; Membership; Voting Rights; Term; River Management Board.
  (1) The watershed council shall be composed of representatives of local units of government within the watershed who are appointed to and maintain membership...
• Section 324.31104 Watershed Council; Duties.
  In carrying out its authorized functions, the council shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt bylaws that govern its operations. (b) Prepare an...
• Section 324.31105 Watershed Council; Powers.
  A watershed council may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, studies of the water resources of...
• Section 324.31106 River Management District; Establishment; Powers; Consolidation; Coordination.
  (1) The governing bodies of 2 or more local units of government may petition the department to establish a river management district in order...
• Section 324.31107 River Management District; Organizational Meeting; Notice; Date; Board; Membership; Term; Voting Rights.
  (1) Within 60 days after establishing a district, the department shall schedule an organizational meeting of the district board and shall provide notice of...
• Section 324.31108 River Management Board; Powers.
  A river management board may do any of the following: (a) Conduct a continuing study of river use requirements and needs for river management...
• Section 324.31109 River Management District; Body Corporate; Powers; Taxing Power.
  A district formed under this part is a body corporate with powers to contract; to sue and be sued; to exercise the right of...
• Section 324.31110 River Management Board; Duties.
  A river management board shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt bylaws to govern its operations. (b) Prepare an annual operating budget and...
• Section 324.31111 Executive Secretary; Additional Staff.
  The executive secretary of a watershed council may serve as executive secretary to the river management board. If a relevant watershed council does not...
• Section 324.31112 Minimum Level Of Stream Flow; Industrial Use Of Water.
  Upon request of a council or a board, the department shall determine, within the watershed subject to the council, the minimum level of stream...
• Section 324.31113 Minimum Level Of Stream Flow; Order Of Determination; Notice; Publication; Review.
  In carrying out its authority to determine minimum levels of stream flow, the department, after public hearing, shall issue an order of determination setting...
• Section 324.31114 Minimum Level Of Stream Flow; Determination By Watershed Council Or Department; Request.
  A river management board may request a watershed council to seek a determination of minimum levels of stream flow in accordance with sections 31112...
• Section 324.31115 Measurement Of Stream Flow, Lake Levels, And Water Quality; Gauges And Sampling Devices; Entering Public Property.
  The department may maintain gauges and sampling devices to measure stream flow, lake levels, and water quality as necessary to implement this part, and...
• Section 324.31116 Preparation Of River Management Plan; Advice, Assistance, And Supervision By Department.
  The department may cooperate and negotiate with any person in establishing and maintaining gauges and sampling devices to measure stream flow, lake levels, or...
• Section 324.31117 Rules.
  The department shall promulgate rules to implement this part. History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name:
• Section 324.31118 Authority Of Department Not Affected By Part.
  This part does not abridge the authority vested in the department by part 31. Permits granted by the department in accordance with part 35...
• Section 324.31119 Director Of Public Health; Powers Unaffected.
  The functions, powers, and duties of the director of public health as provided for by Act No. 98 of the Public Acts of 1913,...

Last modified: October 10, 2016