Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.19609

  • Chief executive officer: means the mayor of a city, the village manager of a village, the township supervisor of a township, or the county executive of a county or, if the county does not have an elected county executive, the chairperson of the county board of commissioners. See Michigan Laws 324.19601
  • Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.19601
  • Fund: means the clean Michigan initiative bond fund created in section 19606. See Michigan Laws 324.19601
  • local unit: means a municipality or county. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • project: means the entire project to be undertaken, including, but not limited to, the actual site remediation and its resulting economic development. See Michigan Laws 324.19601
  • 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
  (1) An application for a grant or a loan from the fund shall be made on a form or in a format prescribed by the administering state department. The administering state department may require the applicant to provide any information reasonably necessary to allow the administering state department to make a determination required by this part.
  (2) Of the funds to be used to provide grants and loans under section 19608(1)(a)(iv), the following apply:
  (a) The department shall accept, and consider for approval, applications for grants and loans throughout the year.
  (b) The department shall make final application decisions within 90 days after receipt of a complete grant or loan application.
  (c) A complete application includes all of the following:
  (i) A description of the proposed eligible activities and the reasons they should be funded.
  (ii) An itemized budget for the proposed eligible activities.
  (iii) A schedule for the completion of the proposed eligible activities.
  (iv) The location of the property.
  (v) The current ownership and ownership history of the property.
  (vi) The relevant history of the use of the property.
  (vii) The current use of the property.
  (viii) The existing and proposed future zoning of the property.
  (ix) If the property is not owned by the applicant, a draft of an enforceable agreement between the property owner and the applicant that commits the property owner to cooperate with the applicant, including a commitment to allow access to the property to complete, at a minimum, the proposed eligible activities.
  (x) A description of the property’s economic redevelopment potential.
  (xi) For loans, a resolution from the governing body of the applicant committing to repayment of the loan.
  (xii) A letter from the chief executive officer or highest ranking appointed official indicating that the local unit of government supports the brownfield project and that the brownfield project complies with all local zoning and planning ordinances.
  (xiii) Any other relevant information the department requires.