Michigan Laws 324.79505 – Grant application; review by department and commission
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Upon receipt of a grant application under section 79504, the department shall forward a copy of the application to the commission. The department and the commission shall jointly review the grant applications. In reviewing grant applications, the department and the commission shall consider all of the following:
(a) Whether the project proposed to be funded is authorized by this part.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.79505
- Commission: means the Michigan jobs commission. See Michigan Laws 324.79501
- Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.79501
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- 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 planning area: means the geographic area included within a waterfront redevelopment plan. 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) Whether the grant application submitted complies with this part.
(c) Whether the project is consistent with the waterfront redevelopment plan for the area in which the project is located.
(d) Whether the project provides significant public access to the waterfront or provides recreational opportunities for the public.
(e) Whether the project will significantly contribute to the local unit of government’s economic and community redevelopment or the revitalization of adjacent neighborhoods.
(f) Whether there is evidence of adverse economic and socioeconomic conditions within the waterfront planning area.
(g) The viability of the waterfront redevelopment plan.
(h) Whether the project is innovative in comparison to other grant applications.
(i) The level of public and private commitment and other resources available for the project.
(j) The level of public and private commitment to other aspects of the waterfront redevelopment plan.
(k) How the project relates to a broader economic and community development plan for the local unit of government as a whole.
(l) The level of demonstrated commitment from other governmental agencies.
(m) The level of public and private commitment to improving abandoned real property within the waterfront planning area in which the project is located.
(n) Other criteria that the department and the commission consider relevant.