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451-1994-III-3-4-631 - Part 631 Ferrous Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63110)
Section 324.63101 - Definitions. - Sec. 63101. As used in this part: (a) "Department" means...
Section 324.63102 - Repealed. 2011, Act 214, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2011. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to a study and...
Section 324.63103 - Mining Operations; Rules. - Sec. 63103. The department may promulgate rules pertaining to mining...
Section 324.63103a - Mining of Ferrous Minerals; Permit Required. - Sec. 63103a. A ferrous mineral operator shall not engage in...
Section 324.63103b - Mining and Reclamation Plan. - Sec. 63103b. The mining and reclamation plan submitted under section...
Section 324.63103c - Ferrous Mineral Mining Permit. - Sec. 63103c. (1) A ferrous mineral mining permit issued by...
Section 324.63103d - Ferrous Mineral Surveillance Fee; Annual Report of Production. - Sec. 63103d. (1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and...
Section 324.63103e - Ferrous Mineral Surveillance Fund. - Sec. 63103e. (1) The ferrous mineral surveillance fund is created...
Section 324.63104 - Mining Operations; Variance or Modification From Rules. - Sec. 63104. The supervisor of reclamation, on application by the...
Section 324.63105 - Supervisor of Reclamation; Administration of Part And Rules; Powers. - Sec. 63105. The supervisor of reclamation shall administer and enforce...
Section 324.63106 - Plan Maps; Filing by Operator; Form; Annual Changes; Long-Range Plans. - Sec. 63106. For the purpose of information and to assist...
Section 324.63107 - Performance Bond, Security, or Assurance of Operator. - Sec. 63107. The supervisor of reclamation, if he or she...
Section 324.63108 - Injunctive Relief to Prevent Violation of Rules. - Sec. 63108. At the request of the supervisor of reclamation,...
Section 324.63110 - Scope of Part. - Sec. 63110. This part does not apply to activities subject...
451-1994-III-3-4-632 - Part 632 Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining (324.63201...324.63223)
Section 324.63201 - Definitions. - Sec. 63201. As used in this part: (a) "Administratively complete"...
Section 324.63202 - Legislative Findings. - Sec. 63202. The legislature finds that: (a) It is the...
Section 324.63203 - Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Mining; Administration and Enforcement; Rules; Regulation or Control by Local Units of Government. - Sec. 63203. (1) The department shall administer and enforce this...
Section 324.63205 - Mining Permit; Application Procedure. - Sec. 63205. (1) A person shall not engage in the...
Section 324.63207 - Mining Permit; Duration; Termination; Revocation; Transfer; Amendment; Exceptions. - Sec. 63207. (1) A mining permit issued by the department...
Section 324.63209 - Duties of Permittee. - Sec. 63209. (1) A permittee shall comply with all other...
Section 324.63211 - Financial Assurance. - Sec. 63211. (1) An operator shall maintain financial assurance during...
Section 324.63213 - Mining and Reclamation Report. - Sec. 63213. (1) A permittee shall file with the department...
Section 324.63215 - Surveillance Fee. - Sec. 63215. (1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and...
Section 324.63217 - Nonferrous Metallic Mineral Surveillance Fund. - Sec. 63217. (1) The nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fund is...
Section 324.63219 - Contested Case Hearing. - Sec. 63219. (1) A person who is aggrieved by an...
Section 324.63221 - Violations. - Sec. 63221. (1) If the department determines that an operator...
Section 324.63223 - Civil Action; Commencement; Jurisdiction; Relief; Fine; Violation as Felony; Penalties; Lien. - Sec. 63223. (1) The department may request the attorney general...
451-1994-III-3-4-633 - Part 633 Mining Authorization, Multiple Owners (324.63301...324.63306)
Section 324.63301 - Definitions. - Sec. 63301. The following words and terms as used in...
Section 324.63302 - Exploration of Certain Lands for Mining Purposes. - Sec. 63302. Whenever lands or mineral rights in lands in...
Section 324.63303 - Decree of Court to Lease Land; Complaint. - Sec. 63303. The owner or owners of not less than...
Section 324.63304 - Decree of Court; Distribution of Proceeds. - Sec. 63304. If the court finds that the material assertions...
Section 324.63305 - Deposit With Clerk of Court When Defendant Is Unknown. - Sec. 63305. If the whereabouts of any of the defendants...
Section 324.63306 - Suits by Lessees. - Sec. 63306. If a person or persons holding not less...
451-1994-III-3-4-634 - Part 634 Small Native Copper Mines (324.63401...324.63418)
Section 324.63401 - Definitions. - Sec. 63401. As used in this part: (a) "Administratively complete"...
Section 324.63403 - Enforcement and Administration of Part; Rules; Inspection and Investigation by Department; Regulation by Local Governmental Unit; Restrictions. - Sec. 63403. (1) The department shall administer and enforce this...
Section 324.63405 - Mining Permit; Application. - Sec. 63405. (1) A person shall not engage in mining...
Section 324.63407 - Mining Permit; Validity; Revocation; Termination; Transfer; Amendment. - Sec. 63407. (1) A mining permit is valid for the...
Section 324.63409 - Conformance Bond; Amount; Duration; Violation. - Sec. 63409. (1) For each mine, an operator shall maintain...
Section 324.63411 - Mine Operator; Compliance With Applicable Requirements; Duties Upon Suspension of Mining Activities; Beginning and Completing Final Reclamation of Mining Area; Time Period; Extension; Compliance With Other Applicable State or Fede... - Sec. 63411. (1) An operator shall comply with all other...
Section 324.63413 - Fees and Penalties. - Sec. 63413. (1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and...
Section 324.63415 - Small Native Copper Mine Surveillance Fund; Creation; Deposit of Money or Other Assets; Investment; Interest and Earnings; Money Remaining at Close of Fiscal Year; Expenditures. - Sec. 63415. (1) The small native copper mine surveillance fund...
Section 324.63417 - Failing or Neglecting to Perform Reclamation in Conformance With Part or Rules; Notice of Determination; Service; Reclamation to Be Conducted by Department; Liability for Expenses of Department; Claim; Order to Immediately Suspend... - Sec. 63417. (1) If the department determines that an operator...
Section 324.63418 - Mining of Earth Material Having Significant Acid-Forming or Leachable Characteristics; Exception. - Sec. 63418. Mining of earth material that has significant acid-forming...
451-1994-III-3-4-635 - Part 635 Surface and Underground Coal Mine Reclamation (324.63501...324.63549)
451-1994-III-3-4-635-1 - Subpart 1 General Provisions (324.63501...324.63508)
Section 324.63501 - Meanings of Words and Phrases Defined in MCL 324.63502 and 324.63503. - Sec. 63501. For the purposes of this part, the words...
Section 324.63502 - Definitions; a to O. - Sec. 63502. (1) "Agricultural land" includes any of the following...
Section 324.63503 - Definitions; P to U. - Sec. 63503. (1) "Permit" means a permit issued by the...
Section 324.63504 - Assumption by State of Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations in State; Purpose of Part. - Sec. 63504. Pursuant to the authority granted in section 503...
Section 324.63505 - Exclusive Jurisdiction of Department Over Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations in State; Construction of Part. - Sec. 63505. The department has exclusive jurisdiction over all surface...
Section 324.63506 - Powers of Department. - Sec. 63506. To implement this part, the department has the...
Section 324.63507 - Rules. - Sec. 63507. (1) The department shall promulgate rules pertaining to...
Section 324.63508 - Information Submitted to Department, Other State Agency, or Local Unit of Government as Public Record; Confidential Information; Rules. - Sec. 63508. Except when confidentiality is provided in this part,...
451-1994-III-3-4-635-2 - Subpart 2 Abandoned Mine Reclamation (324.63509...324.63513)
Section 324.63509 - Participation in Abandoned Mines Reclamation Fund Established by Title IV of Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; Authorization; Action; Procedures. - Sec. 63509. The department is authorized to take all action...
Section 324.63510 - State Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; Creation; Administration; Investment of Money; Use of Interest and Earnings; Money Deposited in Fund; Carrying Over Remaining Money; Expenditures. - Sec. 63510. (1) The state abandoned mine reclamation fund is...
Section 324.63511 - Entry on Private Property by Department; Purposes; Conditions; Notice; Money Expended and Benefits Accruing to Property Chargeable Against Land; Mitigating or Offsetting Claim in Action by Owner for Damages; Acquisition by Departm... - Sec. 63511. (1) The department may, in the manner provided...
Section 324.63512 - Itemizing Money Expended to Complete Project; Filing Statement of Account and Appraisal With County Clerk; Filing of Lis Pendens With Statement of Account and Appraisal as Lien on Land; Priority; Amount; Lien Not to Be Filed Again... - Sec. 63512. (1) Within 6 months after the completion of...
Section 324.63513 - Expenditures From State Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for Emergency Restoration, Reclamation, Abatement, Control, or Prevention of Adverse Effects; Conditions; Entry on Land Where Emergency Exists as Exercise of Police Power; Wa... - Sec. 63513. (1) The department may expend money from the...
451-1994-III-3-4-635-3 - Subpart 3 Permits (324.63514...324.63526)
Section 324.63514 - Conduct of Surface Coal Mining Operation Without Permit. - Sec. 63514. A person shall not conduct a surface coal...
Section 324.63515 - Term of Permits; Continuation of Plan by Successor in Interest; Termination of Permit; Extensions of Time to Commence Operations; Conditions. - Sec. 63515. (1) Permits issued pursuant to this part are...
Section 324.63516 - Permit Application; Contents; Submission of Certificate of Public Liability Insurance Policy to Department; Policy Provisions; Maintenance of Policy in Full Force and Effect. - Sec. 63516. (1) The permit application shall be submitted to...
Section 324.63517 - Renewal of Permit. - Sec. 63517. (1) A permit issued pursuant to this part...
Section 324.63518 - Reclamation Plan; Contents. - Sec. 63518. The reclamation plan required to be submitted pursuant...
Section 324.63519 - Blasting Plan; Submission by Permit Applicant. - Sec. 63519. Each applicant for a surface coal mining and...
Section 324.63520 - Filing Copy of Application With County and Township Clerks; Exception; Information Obtained by Department Available to Public With County Clerk; Confidentiality. - Sec. 63520. (1) An applicant for a surface coal mining...
Section 324.63521 - Application Fee. - Sec. 63521. An application for a surface coal mining and...
Section 324.63522 - Determination of Probable Hydrologic Consequences and Statement of Boring or Sampling Results; Performance; Cost. - Sec. 63522. If the department finds that the probable total...
Section 324.63523 - Application for Permit or Renewal; Advertisement of Ownership, Location, and Boundaries of Land Affected; Notification of Local Units of Government; Written Comments; Notice to Department of History, Arts, and Libraries; Determina... - Sec. 63523. (1) When an application for a surface coal...
Section 324.63524 - Application for Permit or Revision of Permit; Notice; Burden; Requirements for Approval; Filing Schedule Listing Notices of Violations; Issuance of Permit; Mining on Agricultural Land; Consultation; Finding. - Sec. 63524. (1) The applicant for a permit or revision...
Section 324.63525 - Application for Revision of Permit; Standards; Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Rights; Review of Outstanding Permits; Revision or Modification of Permit Provisions; Conducting Action Regarding Permit Pursuant to MCL 24.271 to 24.... - Sec. 63525. (1) During the term of a permit, the...
Section 324.63526 - Construction of Subpart. - Sec. 63526. This subpart does not exempt a permittee from...
451-1994-III-3-4-635-4 - Subpart 4 Environmental Performance Standards (324.63527...324.63527)
Section 324.63527 - Performance Standards. - Sec. 63527. (1) A permit issued under this part to...
451-1994-III-3-4-635-5 - Subpart 5 Bonding (324.63528...324.63531)
Section 324.63528 - Certificate of Public Liability Insurance; Maintenance of Policy in Full Force and Effect; Rules. - Sec. 63528. (1) An applicant for a permit shall submit...
Section 324.63529 - Performance Bond; Form, Coverage, and Amount; Liability; Execution by Applicant and Corporate Surety; Election to Deposit Cash or Assets as Security; Acceptance of Bond Without Separate Surety; Adjustment of Bond or Deposit Amount... - Sec. 63529. (1) After a surface coal mining and reclamation...
Section 324.63530 - Total or Partial Release of Performance Bond or Deposit; Application; Notice; Publication; Contents; Inspection and Evaluation of Reclamation Work; Notification of Decision; Reclamation Schedule; Disapproval of Application; Notify... - Sec. 63530. (1) The permittee may file a request with...
Section 324.63531 - Coal Exploration Operations; Rules; Notice of Intent to Explore; Violation of Section or Rules; Penalties; Maximum Amount of Coal Removable Pursuant to Exploration Permit. - Sec. 63531. (1) Coal exploration operations that significantly disturb the...
451-1994-III-3-4-635-6 - Subpart 6 Underground Mining (324.63532...324.63533)
Section 324.63532 - Surface Effects of Underground Mining; Rules. - Sec. 63532. The department shall promulgate rules applicable to the...
Section 324.63533 - Permit Requirements; Suspension of Underground Coal Mining; Imminent Danger; Applicability of Subparts 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 to Surface Operations and Surface Impacts Incident to Underground Coal Mine; Modifications; Rules. - Sec. 63533. (1) A permit issued pursuant to this part...
451-1994-III-3-4-635-7 - Subpart 7 Inspections and Monitoring (324.63534...324.63536)
Section 324.63534 - Conducting Inspections and Requiring Monitoring and Reporting of Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations; Taking Necessary Actions to Administer Part And Meet Program Requirements; Right of Entry and Access to Records; Noti... - Sec. 63534. (1) The department shall conduct inspections and require...
Section 324.63535 - Sign. - Sec. 63535. Each permittee shall conspicuously maintain at the entrances...
Section 324.63536 - Information Obtained Under Article Available to Public With County Clerk. - Sec. 63536. Copies of any records, reports, inspection materials, or...
451-1994-III-3-4-635-8 - Subpart 8 Fines and Penalties (324.63537...324.63541)
Section 324.63537 - Fines and Imprisonment. - Sec. 63537. (1) The department may impose an administrative fine...
Section 324.63538 - Commencement of Civil Action; Notice of Intent to Commence Civil Action; Rule; Notice of Violation; Effect of Action by State; Intervention by Department or Federal Regulatory Agency; Costs of Litigation; Filing of Security if Tem... - Sec. 63538. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and...
Section 324.63539 - Notices and Orders; Application for Review; Investigation; Public Hearing; Findings of Fact; Written Decision; Temporary Relief From Notice or Order; Conditions; Requirements; Suspension or Revocation of Permit; Order to Show Caus... - Sec. 63539. (1) If the department determines, on the basis...
Section 324.63540 - Financial Interest of Department Employee in Coal Mining Operation Prohibited; Violation; Penalty. - Sec. 63540. An employee of the department performing any function...
Section 324.63541 - Prohibited Acts; Violation; Penalty. - Sec. 63541. Except as permitted by a law of this...
451-1994-III-3-4-635-9 - Subpart 9 Inspection and Reclamation Fee (324.63542...324.63544)
Section 324.63542 - Inspection and Reclamation Fee; Amount; Rule; Quarterly Reports; Contents; Notice of Fee Due; Payment and Disposition of Fees. - Sec. 63542. (1) For the purposes of inspections and monitoring,...
Section 324.63543 - Failure to Submit Quarterly Report as Grounds for Revocation of Permit; Penalty; Unpaid Fee and Penalty as Debt; Confidentiality of Fee and Reports; Disclosure. - Sec. 63543. (1) Failure to submit a quarterly report constitutes...
Section 324.63544 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty. - Sec. 63544. Any person, corporate officer, agent, or director, on...
451-1994-III-3-4-635-10 - Subpart 10 Miscellaneous Provisions (324.63545...324.63549)
Section 324.63545 - Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining; Rules; Determination; Petition by Interested Person; Public Hearing; Written Decision; Statement; Certain Surface Coal Mining Operation Prohibited; Consultation. - Sec. 63545. (1) The department shall promulgate rules establishing a...
Section 324.63546 - Government Agency, Unit, or Instrumentality Proposed to Engage in Surface Coal Mining Operations; Compliance With Part. - Sec. 63546. An agency, unit, or instrumentality of federal, state,...
Section 324.63547 - Part Inapplicable to Certain Activities. - Sec. 63547. This part does not apply to any of...
Section 324.63548 - Departures From Environmental Protection Performance Standards; Authorization. - Sec. 63548. To encourage advances in mining and reclamation practices...
Section 324.63549 - Right to Enforce or Protect Interest in Natural Resource Affected by Operation; Replacement of Water Supply. - Sec. 63549. (1) This part shall not be construed as...
451-1994-III-3-4-637 - Part 637 Sand Dune Mining (324.63701...324.63714)
Section 324.63701 - Definitions. - Sec. 63701. As used in this part: (a) "Active cell-unit"...
Section 324.63702 - Sand Dune Mining Permit Within Critical Dune Area; “Adjacent” Defined. - Sec. 63702. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part,...
Section 324.63703 - Great Lakes Sand Dune Areas; Comprehensive Study and Inventory. - Sec. 63703. The department, by July 1, 1977, shall make...
Section 324.63704 - Sand Dune Mining; Permit; Requirements. - Sec. 63704. (1) A person shall not engage in sand...
Section 324.63705 - Environmental Impact Statement. - Sec. 63705. The environmental impact statement submitted to the department...
Section 324.63706 - Progressive Cell-Unit Mining and Reclamation Plan; Sand Dune Mining Permit; Requirements. - Sec. 63706. (1) The progressive cell-unit mining and reclamation plan,...
Section 324.63707 - Fifteen-Year Mining Plan; Submission of Duplicate Copy of Cell-Unit Mining and Reclamation Plan. - Sec. 63707. (1) The 15-year mining plan shall include the...
Section 324.63708 - Sand Dune Mining Permit; Duration; Renewal; Contents; Reasons for Permitting Removal of Barrier Dune; List of Pending Applications. - Sec. 63708. (1) A sand dune mining permit issued by...
Section 324.63709 - Denial of Sand Dune Mining Permit. - Sec. 63709. The department shall deny a sand dune mining...
Section 324.63710 - Extraction of Sand or Other Minerals by State. - Sec. 63710. The state or an instrumentality of the state...
Section 324.63711 - Assessment of Fee for Surveillance, Monitoring, Administration, and Enforcement of Part; Disposition of Unexpended Fees; Annual Report of Operator; Confidentiality; Failure to Submit Annual Report; Penalty for Unpaid Fee; Records;... - Sec. 63711. (1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and...
Section 324.63712 - Conformance Bond; Reclassification of Active Cell-Unit to Interim Cell-Unit; Notice of Completion or Acceptance of Reclamation Activity; Compliance or Approval Required for Mining or Extraction; Violation as Grounds for Revocation... - Sec. 63712. (1) Prior to the initiation of a disturbance...
Section 324.63713 - Rules. - Sec. 63713. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and...
Section 324.63714 - Suspension or Revocation of Permit; Restraining Order, Injunction, or Other Appropriate Remedy; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 63714. (1) If the department finds that an operator...