Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.64110

  • 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
  • peat: means a deposit of unconsolidated, naturally occurring soil material consisting of decomposed and partially decomposed mosses, sedges, trees, and other wetland plants, having 12% or greater organic carbon content on a dry weight basis. See Michigan Laws 324.64101
  • 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
     The requirements of section 64103 through 64106 do not apply to proposals for the taking of peat from state owned lands that have been the subject of department action prior to July 9, 1984. This provision does not relieve the department or any of the entities listed in section 64102 from the responsibility of meeting legal requirements applicable to the leasing of state lands for peat development that might otherwise be imposed by law.