Michigan Laws 324.61605 – Action by attorney general against well owner or operator; recovery of money expended
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.61605
- Fund: means the orphan well fund created in section 61602. See Michigan Laws 324.61601
- Operator: means the person authorized by contract or agreement by the owner to drill, operate, maintain, or plug a well. See Michigan Laws 324.61601
- Owner: means the person who has the right to drill a well into a pool, to produce from a pool, and to receive and distribute the value of the production from the pool for himself or herself either individually or in combination with others. See Michigan Laws 324.61601
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
Following the expenditure of money from the fund pursuant to section 61603(1)(a), the attorney general may bring an action against a person who was the owner or operator of the well at the time that the condition arose requiring expenditure of money from the fund, to recover from that owner or operator the amount of money expended from the fund for which the owner or operator is liable. Money recovered under this section shall be deposited into the fund.