Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-1-the-great-lakes-3 Part 325 Great Lakes Submerged Lands (324.32501...324.32516)

• Section 324.32501 Additional Definitions.
  As used in this part: (a) "Department" means the department of environmental quality. (b) "Director" means the director of the department. (c) "Marina purposes"...
• Section 324.32502 Unpatented Lake Bottomlands And Unpatented Made Lands In Great Lakes; Construction Of Part.
  The lands covered and affected by this part are all of the unpatented lake bottomlands and unpatented made lands in the Great Lakes, including...
• Section 324.32503 Agreements Pertaining To Waters Over And Filling In Of Submerged Patented Lands; Lease Or Deed Of Unpatented Lands; Terms, Conditions, And Requirements; Reservation Of Mineral Rights; Exception; Lease Or Deed Allowing Drilling Operations For Exploration Of Oil Or Gas Purposes; Execution Of Agreement, Lease, Or Deed With United States.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department, after finding that the public trust in the waters will not be impaired or...
• Section 324.32504 Unpatented Lake Lands And Unpatented Made Lands; Application For Conveyance; Contents; Qualifications Of Applicant; Consent; Approval; Fee.
  (1) Application for a deed or lease to unpatented lands or agreement for use of water areas over patented lands shall be on forms...
• Section 324.32504a Restoration Or Maintenance Of Lighthouse; Lease Or Agreement For Use Of Lands; “approved Organization” Defined.
  (1) The department may accept an application under this part from an approved organization, whether or not the approved organization is a riparian landowner,...
• Section 324.32505 Unpatented Lake Bottomlands And Unpatented Made Lands; Consideration For Conveyances Or Lease.
  (1) If the department determines that it is in the public interest to grant an applicant a deed or lease to such lands or...
• Section 324.32506 Unpatented Lands And Unpatented Made Lands; Value Determination By Department; Appraisal; Decision Of Court.
  The fair, cash market value of lands approved for sale under this part shall be determined by the department. Consideration paid to the state...
• Section 324.32507 Receipts; Disposition; Accounting; Employees.
  (1) All money received by the department from the sale, lease, or other disposition of land and water areas under this part shall be...
• Section 324.32508 Lands Conveyed; Taxation.
  All lands conveyed or leased under this part are subject to taxation and the general property tax laws and other laws as other real...
• Section 324.32509 Rules.
  The department may promulgate rules, in accordance with the requirements of law, consistent with this part, that may be necessary to implement this part....
• Section 324.32510 Land Filled, Excavated, Or Modified Without Approval; Misdemeanor; Penalty; Issuance Or Service Of Appearance Ticket; “minor Offense” Defined.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who excavates or fills or in any manner alters or modifies any of the land...
• Section 324.32511 Certificate Of Location Of Lakeward Boundary; Application; Riparian Owner; Fee.
  A riparian owner may apply to the department for a certificate suitable for recording indicating the location of his or her lakeward boundary or...
• Section 324.32512 Acts Prohibited; Exceptions; Activities Not Subject To Regulation; Applicability Of Subsection (2) To Certain Lands.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), unless a permit has been granted by the department pursuant to part 13 or authorization has been...
• Section 324.32512a Minor Project Categories; Activities; Conditions; Application; Notice; General Permit.
  (1) After providing notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, the department shall establish minor project categories of activities that are similar in...
• Section 324.32513 Application For Permit; Contents; Fees; Disposition Of Fees.
  (1) To obtain a permit for any work or connection specified in section 32512, a person shall file an application with the department on...
• Section 324.32514 Application For Permit; Copies To Department Of Community Health, Local Units, And Adjacent Riparian Owners; Objections; Public Hearing; Notice; Conditional Permit; Additional Conditions.
  (1) Upon receipt of the application, the department shall mail copies of the application to the department of community health, the clerks of the...
• Section 324.32515 Artificial Waterway; Permit; Issuance; Conditions; Maintenance.
  If the department finds that the project will not injure the public trust or interest including fish and game habitat, that the project conforms...
• Section 324.32515a Dredging Or Placing Dredged Spoils On Bottomland; Permit; Conditions.
  A permit under this part to dredge or place dredged spoil on bottomland is subject to all of the following: (a) The permit shall...
• Section 324.32516 Repealed. 2012, Act 247, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to identification of Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair shoreline where removal of vegetation is allowed.

Last modified: October 10, 2016