Michigan Laws 324.32513 – Application for permit; contents; fees; disposition of fees
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.32513
- Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.32501
- lands: as used in this part refers to the aforesaid described unpatented lake bottomlands and unpatented made lands and patented lands in the Great Lakes and the bays and harbors of the Great Lakes lying below and lakeward of the natural ordinary high-water mark, but this part does not affect property rights secured by virtue of a swamp land grant or rights acquired by accretions occurring through natural means or reliction. See Michigan Laws 324.32502
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- 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) To obtain a permit for any activity specified in section 32512, a person shall file an application with the department on a form provided by the department. The application must include all of the following:
(a) The name and address of the applicant.
(b) The legal description of the lands included in the project.
(c) A summary statement of the purpose of the project.
(d) A map or diagram showing the proposal on an adequate scale with contours and cross-section profiles of any waterway to be constructed.
(e) Other information required by the department.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), until October 1, 2025, an application for a permit under this section must be accompanied by the following fee, as applicable:
(a) For a project in a category of activities for which a general permit is issued under section 32512a(2), a fee of $50.00.
(b) For activities included in a minor project category established under section 32512a(1), a fee of $100.00.
(c) For construction or expansion of a marina, a fee of:
(i) $50.00 for an expansion of 1-10 marina slips to an existing permitted marina.
(ii) $100.00 for a new marina with 1-10 proposed marina slips.
(iii) $250.00 for an expansion of 11-50 marina slips to an existing permitted marina, plus $10.00 for each marina slip over 50.
(iv) $500.00 for a new marina with 11-50 proposed marina slips, plus $10.00 for each marina slip over 50.
(v) $1,500.00 if an existing permitted marina proposes maintenance dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more, unless the dredge material is determined through testing to be 90% or more sand, or the addition of seawalls, bulkheads, or revetments of 500 feet or more.
(d) For major projects other than a project described in subdivision (c)(v), involving any of the following, a fee of $2,000.00:
(i) Dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more, unless the dredge material is determined through testing to be 90% or more sand.
(ii) Filling of 10,000 cubic yards or more.
(iii) Seawalls, bulkheads, or revetment of 500 feet or more.
(iv) Filling or draining of 1 acre or more of coastal wetland.
(v) New dredging or upland boat basin excavation in areas of suspected contamination.
(vi) New breakwater or channel jetty.
(vii) Shore protection, such as groins and underwater stabilizers, that extend 150 feet or more on Great Lakes bottomlands.
(viii) New commercial dock or wharf of 300 feet or more in length.
(e) For all other projects not listed in subdivisions (a) to (d), $500.00.
(3) A project that requires review and approval under this part and 1 or more of the following is subject to only the single highest permit fee required under this part or the following:
(a) Section 3104.
(b) Part 301.
(c) Part 303.
(d) Part 323.
(e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.117.
(4) If work is done in violation of a permit requirement under this part and restoration is not ordered by the department, the department may accept an application for a permit if the application is accompanied by a fee equal to 2 times the permit fee otherwise required under this section.
(5) The department shall forward fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit into the land and water management permit fee fund created in section 30113.