Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.5307

  • 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
  • Fundable range: means those projects, taken in descending order on the priority lists, for which sufficient funds are estimated by the department to exist to provide assistance at the beginning of each annual funding cycle. 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 324.5301
  • 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 324.5301
        (1) The department shall review, generally in priority order, any planning documents for projects in the fundable range and either approve or disapprove a planning document within 120 days after notifying the municipality of its inclusion in the intended use plan submitted under section 5306. Upon determination by the department that a project is complex and warrants additional review, the department shall notify the municipality and may extend the review period described in this subsection for not more than 60 days.
        (2) If a planning document is disapproved, the department shall notify the municipality of any deficiencies that need to be corrected. The municipality shall correct any deficiencies and submit an amended planning document to the department within 45 days after receiving notice under this subsection.
        (3) The department shall review subsequent submittals and either approve or disapprove an amended planning document within 90 days after the amended planning document is submitted.
        (4) If an amended planning document is not approved, the department shall notify the municipality of the deficiencies.