Michigan Laws 324.31108 – River management board; powers
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A river management board may do any of the following:
(a) Conduct a continuing study of river use requirements and needs for river management within its area of jurisdiction; analyze alternative methods of meeting needs; and develop and adopt a river management program, including plans for constructing, operating, and financing water storage and river control structures and negotiating coordinated policies and programs relating to river use among local units of government within the district.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.31108
- Board: means a river management board created as the governing body of a river management district in accordance with this part. See Michigan Laws 324.31101
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Council: means a watershed council created under this part. See Michigan Laws 324.31101
- 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
- District: means a river management district established under this part. See Michigan Laws 324.31101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- River management: means the control of river flow by the operation of dams, reservoirs, conduits, and other human-made devices in order to improve and expand the uses of the river for those who depend upon it for a variety of private and public benefits. See Michigan Laws 324.31101
- Watershed: means the drainage area of a stream. See Michigan Laws 324.31101
(b) Impound and control the waters of the river system within the district, subject to minimum levels of stream flow established pursuant to section 31112 and 31113, through acquisition, construction, maintenance, and/or operation of water storage reservoirs, dams, or other river control structures as necessary to assure adequate quantity, quality, and stability of river flow to protect the public health, welfare, and safety. A river management district shall not release water in such an amount as to produce or increase flooding or otherwise damage downstream interests.
(c) Contract with or enter into agreement with the federal government or any agency or department of the federal government or with other governmental agencies or with private individuals or corporations that may maintain and operate reservoirs and control structures or that may construct, maintain, and operate new reservoirs and control structures as necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
(d) Perform, with respect to the area within the district, the functions assigned to a watershed council by section 31102 through 31105 whenever a relevant watershed council has not been formed, or if the appropriate watershed council’s failure to act impairs the functions and programs of a district.