Michigan Laws 324.5306 – Intended use plan; preparation and submission; purpose; public participation; contents of plan; notice of approval; notification of municipality; information to be provided; schedule
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.5306
- Assistance: means 1 or more of the following activities to the extent authorized by the federal water pollution control act:
(i) Provision of loans to municipalities for construction of sewage treatment works projects, stormwater management projects, or nonpoint source projects. See Michigan Laws 324.5301Capitalization grant: means the federal grant made to this state by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose of establishing a state water pollution control revolving fund, as provided in title VI of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1381 to 1389. See Michigan Laws 324.5301 Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301 Federal water pollution control act: means 33 USC 1251 to 1389. See Michigan Laws 324.5301 Fund: means the state water pollution control revolving fund established under section 16a of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141. See Michigan Laws 324.5301 Municipality: means a city, village, county, township, authority, or other public body, including either of the following:
(i) An intermunicipal agency of 2 or more municipalities, authorized or created under state law. See Michigan Laws 324.5301Nonpoint source project: means construction activities designed to reduce nonpoint source pollution consistent with the state nonpoint source management plan under section 319 of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1329. See Michigan Laws 324.5301 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301 Priority list: means the annual ranked listing of projects developed by the department in section 5303. See Michigan Laws 324.5301 Project: means a sewage treatment works project, stormwater management project, or nonpoint source project, or a combination of these and may include utilization of more efficient energy and resources as described in any of the following:
(i) The cost-effective governmental energy use act, 2012 PA 625, MCL 18. See Michigan Laws 324.5301state: 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 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The department shall prepare and submit an intended use plan annually to identify proposed annual intended uses of the fund, and to facilitate the negotiation process that the department may conduct with the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the capitalization grant agreement and schedule of payments to be made to this state under the federal water pollution control act.
(2) The department must allow for a public participation process that requires not less than 1 public hearing for the intended use plan by publishing a draft of the intended use plan on the department’s website at least 14 days before a final intended use plan is submitted under subsection (1). The intended use plan must describe and identify all of the following:
(a) Additional subsidization that will be allocated to projects.
(b) The projects that will receive additional subsidization identified under subdivision (a).
(c) The reasons why a project will receive additional subsidization.
(3) Upon notice from the United States Environmental Protection Agency that the intended use plan is approved, the department shall notify each municipality of its inclusion on the intended use plan and shall provide copies of the sewage treatment works projects and stormwater management projects priority list, the nonpoint source project priority list, and the intended use plan to any person that requests that information. Following notification under this subsection, the department shall establish, with the concurrence of the municipality, a schedule for planning document approval, submittal of a completed application for assistance, and approval of plans and specifications.