(1) Before proceeding on a motion made or a petition filed under section 30702, the county board may require that a preliminary study be conducted by a licensed professional engineer. The county board, by resolution, may require a cash payment from the petitioners sufficient to cover the actual preliminary study costs or of $10,000.00, whichever is less.
  (2) A preliminary study shall include all of the following:

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.30703

  • County board: means the county board of commissioners, and if more than 1 county is involved, the boards of commissioners of each of those counties. See Michigan Laws 324.30701
  • Inland lake: means a natural or artificial lake, pond, impoundment, or a part of 1 of those bodies of water. See Michigan Laws 324.30701
  • Normal level: means the level or levels of the water of an inland lake that provide the most benefit to the public; that best protect the public health, safety, and welfare; that best preserve the natural resources of the state; and that best preserve and protect the value of property around the lake. See Michigan Laws 324.30701
  (a) The feasibility of a project to establish and maintain a normal level of the inland lake.
  (b) The expediency of the normal level project.
  (c) Feasible and prudent alternative methods and designs for controlling the normal level.
  (d) The estimated costs of construction and maintenance of the normal level project.
  (e) A method of financing initial costs.
  (f) The necessity of a special assessment district and the tentative boundaries if a district is necessary.
  (g) Other information that the county board resolves is necessary.
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