Michigan Laws 324.32604 – Application for submerged log removal permit; submission; form; information; time period for submission; disposition of fees
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.32604
- Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.32601
- Fund: means the submerged log recovery fund created in section 32610. See Michigan Laws 324.32601
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- 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
- Submerged log: means a portion of the trunk of a felled tree that has not been further processed for any end use and is located on, in, over, or under bottomlands. See Michigan Laws 324.32601
(1) Applications for submerged log removal permits shall be submitted before February 1 of each calendar year.
(2) An application for a submerged log removal permit shall be submitted in writing on a form provided by the department and shall include all of the following:
(a) A description of the proposed bottomland log removal area with boundaries delineated by the use of current technology such as a digital global positioning system or other technology approved by the department. The proposed bottomland log removal area shall be a contiguous area of not more than 320 acres. The area proposed shall be square or rectangular in shape, and the length shall not exceed the width by more than a factor of 6.
(b) A description of the methods to be used to raise the submerged logs, the time of year during which submerged logs will be raised, and the procedures to be used for transferring logs to the shore.
(c) Identification of any adverse environmental impacts associated with the proposed submerged log removal method.
(d) Identification of the steps proposed to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts caused by the proposed submerged log removal operation.
(e) Other information that the department considers necessary in evaluating a submerged log removal permit application.
(f) A $500.00 application fee.
(3) An application for a submerged log removal permit is not complete until all information requested on the application form and any other information requested by the department are received. Within 30 days of its receipt of an application, the department shall notify the applicant in writing if the application is deficient. The applicant shall submit the requested information to the department within 30 days after the date the notice is provided. If the applicant fails to respond within the 30-day period, the department shall deny the submerged log removal permit unless the applicant requests and the department approves an extension of time based upon the applicant’s reasonable justification for the extension.
(4) Application fees received under this section shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund.