(1) The department shall establish a waterfront redevelopment grants program. A local unit of government may apply to the department for a grant to conduct a project that does any of the following:
  (a) Provides for response activities on waterfront property consistent with a waterfront redevelopment plan.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.79502

  • Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.79501
  • Gaming facility: means a gaming facility regulated under the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, the initiated law of 1996, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 324.79501
  • Grant: means a waterfront redevelopment grant under this part. See Michigan Laws 324.79501
  • local unit: means a municipality or county. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • Waterfront: means land that is contiguous to the Great Lakes or their connecting waterways, a river, or a lake or impoundment that has a surface area of not less than 50 acres. See Michigan Laws 324.79501
  • Waterfront redevelopment plan: means a waterfront redevelopment plan prepared by a local unit of government under section 79503 or a state approved recreation plan that includes waterfront improvements. See Michigan Laws 324.79501
  (b) Provides for the demolition of buildings and other facilities along a waterfront that are inconsistent with a waterfront redevelopment plan.
  (c) Provides for the acquisition of waterfront property or the assembly of waterfront property consistent with a waterfront redevelopment plan.
  (d) Provides public infrastructure and public facility improvements to waterfront property consistent with a waterfront redevelopment plan.
  (2) A grant shall not be provided under this part for a project that is located at any of the following:
  (a) Land sited for use as a gaming facility or as a stadium or arena for use by a professional sports team.
  (b) Land or other facilities owned or operated by a gaming facility or by a stadium or arena for use by a professional sports team.
  (c) Land within a project area described in a project plan pursuant to the economic development corporations act, 1974 PA 338, MCL 125.1601 to 125.1636, for a gaming facility.
  (3) For any grant issued under this part, the department shall require that a local unit of government provide at least 25% of the total project’s cost from other public or private funding sources.
  (4) A project funded pursuant to this part shall provide for waterfront access to the general public.
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