Michigan Laws 324.32602 – Submerged logs; reservation of ownership rights

state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
Unpatented lands: means all bottomlands except patented lands. See Michigan Laws 324.32601

This state reserves to itself title and ownership of all submerged logs lying on or over, embedded in, or buried under unpatented lands.