Michigan Laws 324.63705 – Environmental impact statement
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The environmental impact statement submitted to the department shall comply with the requirements of the department and shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) The compatibility of the proposed sand dune mining activity with adjacent existing land uses or land use plans.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.63705
- 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
- Environmental elements: means the biological, physical, and chemical characteristics of the environment, including but not limited to the following:
(i) Watersheds. See Michigan Laws 324.63701Sand dune mining: means the removal of sand from sand dune areas for commercial or industrial purposes, or both. See Michigan Laws 324.63701
(b) The impact of the proposed sand dune mining activity on flora, fauna, or wildlife habitats.
(c) The economic impact of the proposed sand dune mining activity on the surrounding area.
(d) The effects of the proposed sand dune mining activity on groundwater supply, level, quality, and flow on site and within 1,000 feet of the proposed sand dune mining activity.
(e) The effects of the proposed sand dune mining activity on adjacent surface resources.
(f) The effect of the proposed sand dune mining activity on air quality within 1,000 feet of the proposed sand dune mining activity.
(g) Whether the proposed sand dune mining activity is located within any of the following:
(i) 1,000 feet of a residence.
(ii) 2,000 feet of a school.
(iii) 500 feet of a commercial development.
(h) Alternatives, if any, to the location of the proposed sand dune mining activity and the reasons for the choice of the location of the proposed sand dune mining activity over those alternatives.
(i) A description of the environment as it exists prior to commencement of sand dune mining activity of area of the proposed sand dune mining activity. The environmental impact statement shall provide the greatest detail of the areas and the environmental elements that receive the major impacts from the proposed activity, but also shall include areas that may be impacted as an indirect result of the project.
(j) An inventory of the physical environmental elements of the proposed site. The inventory shall be conducted at a time or at different times of the year that will provide the most complete information regarding the existing conditions of the area that will be impacted directly or indirectly by the proposed activity.