Michigan Laws 324.63704 – Sand dune mining; permit; requirements
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(1) A person shall not engage in sand dune mining within Great Lakes sand dune areas except as authorized by a permit issued by the department pursuant to part 13.
(2) Prior to receiving a permit from the department, a person shall submit all of the following:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.63704
- Cell-unit: means a subunit of the total sand dune mining project as determined in size and location by the operator. See Michigan Laws 324.63701
- 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
- Great Lakes: means any of the Great Lakes that have a shoreline within this state. See Michigan Laws 324.63701
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Sand dune mining: means the removal of sand from sand dune areas for commercial or industrial purposes, or both. See Michigan Laws 324.63701
(a) A permit application on a form provided by the department.
(b) An environmental impact statement of the proposed mining activity as prescribed by section 63705.
(c) A progressive cell-unit mining and reclamation plan for the proposed mining activity as prescribed by section 63706.
(d) A 15-year mining plan as prescribed by section 63707.