Michigan Compiled Laws
Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)
451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)

Section 324.60102 - Michigan Geological Survey; Establishment Within Western Michigan University; Duties of Governing Institution; Transfer and Establishment Within Another State University; Conditions; Order; Agreement. - Sec. 60102. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Michigan geological...

Section 324.60103 - Repealed. 2011, Act 167, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 2011. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to establishment of salaries...

Section 324.60104 - Michigan Geological Survey; Scope. - Sec. 60104. The Michigan geological survey shall continue to make...

Section 324.60105 - Michigan Geological Survey; Collection and Conservation of Cores, Samples, and Specimens. - Sec. 60105. The Michigan geological survey shall provide for the...

Section 324.60106 - Annual Report; Contents. - Sec. 60106. The Michigan geological survey shall prepare and submit...

Section 324.60107 - Notes, Compilations, Specimens, Diagrams, and Illustrations as State Property. - Sec. 60107. All notes, memoranda, compilations, collections, specimens, diagrams, and...

Section 324.60108 - Michigan Geological Survey; Receipt of Money and Assets. - Sec. 60108. The Michigan geological survey may receive money or...

451-1994-III-3-1-603 - Part 603 Soil and Economic Survey (324.60301...324.60309)

Section 324.60301 - Soil and Economic Survey; Duty of Department. - Sec. 60301. The department shall conduct a soil and economic...

Section 324.60302 - Soil and Economic Survey; Purpose; Direction and Control; Assistants; Compensation; Reimbursement. - Sec. 60302. The soil and economic survey provided for in...

Section 324.60303 - Soil and Economic Survey; Completion; Report; Copies; Printing. - Sec. 60303. Upon completion of the soil and economic survey...

Section 324.60304 - Soil and Economic Survey; Report; Contents; Maps; Distribution. - Sec. 60304. The report required under section 60303 to be...

Section 324.60305 - Soil and Economic Survey; Payment of Expenses; Claim or Account; Statement of Unexpended Funds. - Sec. 60305. Payments shall be made out of the fund...

Section 324.60306 - Cooperation With Other Agencies; Effect. - Sec. 60306. In implementing the work contemplated in this part,...

Section 324.60307 - Right of Entry on Private Property by Department. - Sec. 60307. For the purposes of performing their respective duties...

Section 324.60308 - Annual Appropriation; Carrying Forward Unexpended Funds; Disposition; Reduction Through Federal Aid. - Sec. 60308. Any portion of the annual appropriation provided for...

Section 324.60309 - Reports to Legislature; Contents. - Sec. 60309. The department shall prepare and submit to each...

451-1994-III-3-1-605 - Part 605 Aerial Photos, Surveys, and Maps (324.60501...324.60503)

Section 324.60501 - Aerial Photographs and Ground Control Surveys for Preparation of Base Maps; Cooperative Agreements. - Sec. 60501. The department, on behalf of the state, may...

Section 324.60502 - Preparation of Base Maps; Authority of Department to Contract With Federal Government; Contents; Right of Entry on Private Lands. - Sec. 60502. The department may, on behalf of the state,...

Section 324.60503 - Preparation of Base Maps; Payment of Expenses. - Sec. 60503. The amounts authorized to be paid under this...

451-1994-III-3-1-607 - Part 607 State Soil Survey (324.60701...324.60704)

Section 324.60701 - Definitions. - Sec. 60701. As used in this part: (a) "Soil survey"...

Section 324.60702 - Inventory of Soil Resources of State; 10-Year Program; Minimum Acres for Soil Surveys; Conducting Soil Surveys on Proportional Basis. - Sec. 60702. (1) The department of agriculture shall provide an...

Section 324.60703 - Authority of Department of Agriculture. - Sec. 60703. The department of agriculture shall implement this part...

Section 324.60704 - Department of Agriculture; Budget Requests; Appropriations. - Sec. 60704. The department of agriculture shall make yearly budget...

451-1994-III-3-1-609 - Part 609 Resource Inventory (324.60901...324.60910)

Section 324.60901 - Definitions. - Sec. 60901. As used in this part: (a) "Classification system"...

Section 324.60902 - Project Design Study; Land Resource and Current Use Inventory; Technical Assistance Program; Recommendations. - Sec. 60902. (1) The department shall make or have made...

Section 324.60903 - Technical Assistance Program; Creation and Purpose; Utilizing Programs of Regional Planning Commissions; Scope of Technical Assistance. - Sec. 60903. (1) The department shall create a technical assistance...

Section 324.60904 - Land Resource Portion of Inventory; Format; Scope of Inventory; Option to Purchase or Exchange Wetland; Exemption From Property Taxes. - Sec. 60904. (1) The land resource portion of the inventory...

Section 324.60905 - Current Use Portion of Inventory; Classification System; Scope. - Sec. 60905. The current use portion of the inventory shall...

Section 324.60906 - Conducting Current Use Portion of Inventory; Preparation and Contents of Criteria; Circulation of Criteria; Notice of Intent to Perform Work; Assistance, Data, and Information. - Sec. 60906. (1) The current use portion of the inventory...

Section 324.60907 - Reimbursement for Preparation of Current Use Portion of Inventory; Certification; Prorating Amount. - Sec. 60907. The state shall reimburse each municipality, county, or...

Section 324.60908 - Review and Updating of Land Resource and Current Use Portions of Inventory. - Sec. 60908. (1) The land resource portion of the inventory...

Section 324.60909 - Fees for Generating Products or Rendering Services. - Sec. 60909. The department may charge fees for generating products...

Section 324.60910 - Controlling or Curtailing Development of Private Property; Prohibitions. - Sec. 60910. (1) This part shall not be construed to...

451-1994-III-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103)

451-1994-III-3-2-610 - Part 610 Unified Surface and Subsurface Oil or Gas Ownership (324.61001...324.61004)

Section 324.61001 - Definitions. - Sec. 61001. As used in this part: (a) "Department" means...

Section 324.61002 - Inventory and Categorization of Land; Contract. - Sec. 61002. (1) Within 4 years after the effective date...

Section 324.61003 - Divestiture of Severed Oil and Gas Rights; Reuniting Oil and Gas Rights With Surface Rights; Deed Restriction; Reversion of Subsurface Rights. - Sec. 61003. (1) The department shall implement procedures in compliance...

Section 324.61004 - Divestiture of Severed Oil and Gas Rights; Basis; Priority; Plan for Attaching Monetary Value; Offer to Sell or Transfer Severed Rights to Surface Owner; Notice; Duration of Designated Price; Petition; Disposition of Money Receive... - Sec. 61004. (1) The department may divest itself of severed...

451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527)

Section 324.61501 - Definitions. - Sec. 61501. Unless the context requires a different meaning, the...

Section 324.61502 - Construction of Part. - Sec. 61502. It has long been the declared policy of...

Section 324.61503 - Supervisor of Wells; Assistants; Commission as Appeal Board; Hearing; Compensation and Expenses; Office. - Sec. 61503. (1) The supervisor of wells shall designate suitable...

Section 324.61503a - Gas Lease; Duties of Lessee; Monthly Revenue Statements and Payments; Initiation; Deferment. - Sec. 61503a. (1) Beginning 12 months after the effective date...

Section 324.61503b - Postproduction Costs. - Sec. 61503b. (1) A person who enters into a gas...

Section 324.61503c - Violation of MCL 324.61503a or MCL 324.61503b; Penalty; Injunction or Damages; Separate Offenses; Recovery of Postproduction Costs and Attorney Fees; Notice. - Sec. 61503c. (1) Notwithstanding section 61522, a person who knowingly...

Section 324.61504 - Waste Prohibited. - Sec. 61504. A person shall not commit waste in the...

Section 324.61505 - Supervisor of Wells; Jurisdiction; Authority; Enforcement of Part. - Sec. 61505. The supervisor has jurisdiction and authority over the...

Section 324.61505a - Drilling Permit for Well Beneath Lake Bottomlands for Exploration or Production of Oil or Gas; Condition. - Sec. 61505a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or...

Section 324.61506 - Supervisor of Wells; Powers and Duties Generally. - Sec. 61506. The supervisor shall prevent the waste prohibited by...

Section 324.61506a - Notice of Violation. - Sec. 61506a. Upon completion of an inspection under this part,...

Section 324.61506b - Conditions Prohibiting Issuance of Permit or Authorization to Drill Oil or Gas Well; Waiver; Exception. - Sec. 61506b. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and...

Section 324.61506c - Toll-Free Telephone Number; Maintenance; Use. - Sec. 61506c. The department shall maintain a toll-free telephone number...

Section 324.61507 - Prevention of Waste; Procedure; Hearing; Rules; Orders. - Sec. 61507. Upon the initiative of the supervisor or upon...

Section 324.61508 - Rules of Order or Procedure in Hearings or Other Proceedings; Entering in Book; Copy of Rule or Order as Evidence; Availability of Writings to Public. - Sec. 61508. (1) The supervisor shall prescribe rules of order...

Section 324.61509 - Hearings; Subpoena; Witnesses and Production of Books; Incriminating Testimony. - Sec. 61509. The supervisor may compel by subpoena the attendance...

Section 324.61510 - Failure to Comply With Subpoena; Refusal to Testify; Attachment; Contempt; Fees and Mileage of Witnesses. - Sec. 61510. (1) If a person fails or refuses to...

Section 324.61511 - False Swearing as Perjury; Penalty. - Sec. 61511. If a person who is required to give...

Section 324.61512 - Allocation or Distribution of Allowable Production in Well, Field, or Pool; Basis. - Sec. 61512. If, to prevent waste, the supervisor limits the...

Section 324.61513 - Proration or Distribution of Allowable Production Among Wells; Basis; Drilling Unit; Unnecessary Wells; Pooling of Properties; Location of Well; Exceptions; Minimum Allowable Production; Allowable Production Pursuant to Rules or O... - Sec. 61513. (1) When, to prevent waste, the total allowable...

Section 324.61513a - Pooling of Properties Not Required. - Sec. 61513a. The supervisor shall not require the pooling of...

Section 324.61514 - Certificates of Clearance or Tenders; Issuance. - Sec. 61514. The supervisor may issue certificates of clearance or...

Section 324.61515 - Handling or Disposition of Illegal Oil or Gas; Penalty. - Sec. 61515. A person shall not sell, purchase, acquire, transport,...

Section 324.61516 - Rule or Order; Public Hearings Required; Emergency Rules or Orders Without Public Hearing; Requirements for Public Hearings Held Pertaining to Pooling of Properties. - Sec. 61516. (1) A rule or order shall not be...

Section 324.61517 - Actions Against Department or Commission; Jurisdiction of Ingham County Circuit Court; Injunction or Restraining Order; Actions Pertaining to Pooling of Properties. - Sec. 61517. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the...

Section 324.61518 - Enforcement of Part And Rules; Representation by Attorney General; Complaint; Proceedings; Powers of Supervisor; Exception. - Sec. 61518. (1) The supervisor may proceed at law or...

Section 324.61519 - Failure of Owner or Operator to Obtain Permit or to Construct, Operate, Maintain, Case, Plug, or Repair Well; Notice of Determination; Liability; Claims. - Sec. 61519. If the supervisor determines that the owner or...

Section 324.61520 - Abandoning Well Without Properly Plugging; Violation of Part or Rule; Penalty; Liability of Owner; “Owner” and “Operator” Defined. - Sec. 61520. (1) A person who abandons a well without...

Section 324.61521 - Unlawful Acts; Penalties. - Sec. 61521. (1) A person who, for the purpose of...

Section 324.61522 - Violations of Part, Rule, or Order; Penalties. - Sec. 61522. (1) Unless a penalty is otherwise provided for...

Section 324.61523 - Confiscation of Illegal Oil or Gas, Oil or Gas Products, Conveyances, and Containers; Notice; Seizure; Sale; Intervention. - Sec. 61523. All illegal oil or gas, products derived from...

Section 324.61524 - Fee for Monitoring, Surveillance, Enforcement, and Administration of Part. - Sec. 61524. (1) For the purposes of monitoring, surveillance, enforcement,...

Section 324.61525 - Permit to Drill Well; Application; Bond; Posting; Fee; Issuance; Disposition of Fees; Availability of Information Pertaining to Applications; Information Provided to City, Village, or Township. - Sec. 61525. (1) A person shall not drill or begin...

Section 324.61525a - Annual Well Regulatory Fee; Report. - Sec. 61525a. The owner or operator of a well used...

Section 324.61525b - Oil and Gas Regulatory Fund; Creation; Disposition of Money or Other Assets; Lapse; Expenditures; Annual Report. - Sec. 61525b. (1) The oil and gas regulatory fund is...

Section 324.61526 - Part Cumulative; Conflicting Provisions Repealed; Exception. - Sec. 61526. This part is cumulative of all existing laws...

Section 324.61527 - Applicability of Part. - Sec. 61527. This part does not apply to drill holes...

451-1994-III-3-2-616 - Part 616 Orphan Well Fund (324.61601...324.61607)

Section 324.61601 - Definitions. - Sec. 61601. As used in this part: (a) "Abandoned oil...

Section 324.61602 - Orphan Well Fund; Creation; Disposition of Assets. - Sec. 61602. (1) The orphan well fund is created within...

Section 324.61603 - Expenditures From Fund; Consultation With Operator. - Sec. 61603. (1) The supervisor shall expend money from the...

Section 324.61604 - List to Be Submitted to Legislature; Annual Appropriation From Fund for Listed Projects. - Sec. 61604. (1) By January 1 of each year, the...

Section 324.61605 - Action by Attorney General Against Well Owner or Operator; Recovery of Money Expended. - Sec. 61605. Following the expenditure of money from the fund...

Section 324.61606 - Sale of Equipment. - Sec. 61606. The supervisor may sell the well pipe and...

Section 324.61607 - Report to Legislature of Expenditures. - Sec. 61607. By December 31 of each year, the supervisor...

451-1994-III-3-2-617 - Part 617 Unitization (324.61701...324.61738)

Section 324.61701 - Definitions. - Sec. 61701. As used in this part, unless the context...

Section 324.61702 - Supervisor of Wells; General Duties; Fees. - Sec. 61702. Subject to the limitations of this part, the...

Section 324.61703 - Petition; Filing; Contents. - Sec. 61703. Any interested lessee may file a verified petition...

Section 324.61704 - Notice to Interested Persons; Contents; Notice of Protest; Order. - Sec. 61704. (1) Upon the filing of a petition as...

Section 324.61705 - Order for Unit Operations; Terms and Conditions; Plan for Operations. - Sec. 61705. The order of the supervisor shall be upon...

Section 324.61706 - Effective Date of Order; Finding. - Sec. 61706. An order of the supervisor providing for unit...

Section 324.61707 - Supplemental Hearings and Orders; Ineffective Order; Time. - Sec. 61707. If a finding is not made as set...

Section 324.61708 - Amendment of Orders; Approval; Limitations. - Sec. 61708. An order providing for unit operations may be...

Section 324.61709 - Signed Writings; Admissible as Evidence. - Sec. 61709. Writings containing signatures that are witnessed and acknowledged...

Section 324.61710 - Unit Area Embracing Previously Established Area. - Sec. 61710. The supervisor by order may provide for the...

Section 324.61711 - Unit Area Less Than Whole Pool. - Sec. 61711. An order may provide for a unit area...

Section 324.61712 - Operations Upon Unit Area Considered Operation on Separate Tracts. - Sec. 61712. All operations, including, but not limited to, the...

Section 324.61713 - Lease Obligations; Effect on Unit Operation. - Sec. 61713. Operations conducted pursuant to an order of the...

Section 324.61714 - Order for Unit Operation Not to Affect Title; Property; Acquisition. - Sec. 61714. Except to the extent that the parties specifically...

Section 324.61715 - Unit; Legal Powers; Operator of Unit; Powers. - Sec. 61715. Each unit created under this part, if the...

Section 324.61716 - Operation of Well Without Authority Prohibited. - Sec. 61716. After the effective date of the order of...

Section 324.61717 - Property Rights as Amended or Modified. - Sec. 61717. Property rights, leases, contracts, and all other rights...

Section 324.61718 - Lien for Costs; Responsibility for Costs; Subrogation. - Sec. 61718. Subject to reasonable limitations as set out in...

Section 324.61719 - Lessee's Obligation; Liability. - Sec. 61719. The obligation or liability of each lessee in...

Section 324.61720 - Allocation of Unit Production. - Sec. 61720. The portion of the unit production allocated to...

Section 324.61721 - Division Order or Contract Not Affected by Unit Order. - Sec. 61721. A division order or other contract relating to...

Section 324.61722 - Unit Production or Proceeds Not Income of Unit; Unit as Administrative Agent Only. - Sec. 61722. The unit production, proceeds from the sale of...

Section 324.61723 - Agreements in Restraint of Trade Prohibited. - Sec. 61723. An agreement between or among lessees or other...

Section 324.61724 - Consent to or Participation in Plan or Program of Unitization by Governmental Subdivision or Agency. - Sec. 61724. The department or other proper board or officer...

Section 324.61725 - Rules, Regulations, or Orders; Public Hearings; Notice. - Sec. 61725. Except as provided in section 61704, rules, regulations,...

Section 324.61726 - Hearings; Jurisdictional Requirements of Notice. - Sec. 61726. Jurisdictional requirements of notice of time, place, and...

Section 324.61727 - Service of Notice; Filing Receipts; Filing Undelivered Notices; Filing Affidavit of Service. - Sec. 61727. (1) Service of the notice described in section...

Section 324.61728 - Compliance With MCL 24.201 to 24.328; Persons Authorized to Conduct Hearings and Other Actions. - Sec. 61728. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this part,...

Section 324.61729 - Appellant to Comply With Order, Rule, or Regulation; Bond. - Sec. 61729. During the pendency of the appeal, the appealing...

Section 324.61730 - Judicial Review. - Sec. 61730. The action of the supervisor shall be final...

Section 324.61731 - Subpoena of Witnesses and Documentary Evidence; Incriminating Evidence; Perjury. - Sec. 61731. The supervisor may compel by subpoena the attendance...

Section 324.61732 - Failure or Refusal to Comply With Subpoena; Refusal to Testify or Answer; Penalty. - Sec. 61732. In case of failure or refusal on the...

Section 324.61733 - Fees and Travel Expense of Witnesses. - Sec. 61733. Any witness summoned by subpoena or by written...

Section 324.61734 - Witnesses; False Swearing or Affidavit; Penalty. - Sec. 61734. If any person of whom an oath is...

Section 324.61735 - Enforcement of Part. - Sec. 61735. The supervisor may bring proceedings for the enforcement...

Section 324.61736 - Violation of Part; Penalty. - Sec. 61736. A person who violates this part or any...

Section 324.61737 - Violation of Part; Aiding or Abetting; Penalty. - Sec. 61737. A person aiding or abetting in the violation...

Section 324.61738 - Orders of Supervisor; Recording; Notice. - Sec. 61738. A certified copy of any order of the...

451-1994-III-3-2-619 - Part 619 Drilling in the Pigeon River State Forest (324.61901...324.61904)

Section 324.61901 - Legislative Findings. - Sec. 61901. (1) The legislature finds that it is in...

Section 324.61902 - Pigeon River Country State Forest as Valuable Public Resource; Production of Oil and Gas in Public Interest; Amended Stipulation and Consent Order as Hydrocarbon Development Plan. - Sec. 61902. The Pigeon river country state forest as dedicated...

Section 324.61903 - Hydrocarbon Activities Not in Violation of Law. - Sec. 61903. The hydrocarbon activities within the Pigeon river country...

Section 324.61904 - Implementation of Hydrocarbon Development Plan. - Sec. 61904. In light of the legislative findings in section...

451-1994-III-3-2-621 - Part 621 Interstate Oil and Gas Compact (324.62101...324.62103)

Section 324.62101 - Interstate Compact for Conservation of Oil and Gas; Extension Agreements; Withdrawal. - Sec. 62101. So that the state of Michigan can cooperate...

Section 324.62102 - Interstate Oil and Gas Compact; Agreement. - Sec. 62102. The interstate compact to conserve oil and gas...

Section 324.62103 - Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission; Governor as Representative of State; Powers and Duties; Assistant Representatives. - Sec. 62103. The governor shall be the official representative of...

451-1994-III-3-3 - Subchapter 3 Mineral Wells (324.62501...324.62518)

451-1994-III-3-3-625 - Part 625 Mineral Wells (324.62501...324.62518)

Section 324.62501 - Definitions. - Sec. 62501. As used in this part: (a) "Artificial brine"...

Section 324.62502 - Waste Prohibited. - Sec. 62502. A person shall not cause surface or underground...

Section 324.62503 - Supervisor of Mineral Wells; Appointment of Assistants; Salaries; Expenses. - Sec. 62503. The supervisor of mineral wells shall appoint, with...

Section 324.62504 - Appeal Board; Persons Entitled to Appeal; Hearing; Right to Be Heard. - Sec. 62504. The commission shall act as an appeal board...

Section 324.62505 - Administration and Enforcement of Part; Jurisdiction of Supervisor. - Sec. 62505. The supervisor of mineral wells shall have jurisdiction...

Section 324.62506 - Prevention of Waste; Rules; Waste; Enforcement. - Sec. 62506. The supervisor of mineral wells shall prevent the...

Section 324.62506a - Definitions; Drilling Multisource Commercial Hazardous Waste Disposal Well; Construction Permit Required; Construction of Section. - Sec. 62506a. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Hazardous...

Section 324.62507 - Emergency Orders; Issuance; Duration. - Sec. 62507. The supervisor of mineral wells, acting directly or...

Section 324.62508 - Supervisor of Mineral Wells; Powers. - Sec. 62508. The supervisor of mineral wells, acting directly or...

Section 324.62509 - Drilling or Conversion Permits; Application; Bond; Permit Not Required; Blanket Permit; Confidentiality of Information, Records, Logs, and Reports; Fees. - Sec. 62509. (1) A person shall not drill or begin...

Section 324.62509a - Mineral Well Regulatory Fee. - Sec. 62509a. (1) The owner or operator of a well...

Section 324.62509b - Mineral Well Regulatory Fund. - Sec. 62509b. (1) The mineral well regulatory fund is created...

Section 324.62510 - Enforcement of Part And Rules; Jurisdiction of Court; Representation by Attorney General. - Sec. 62510. The supervisor of mineral wells may bring proceedings...

Section 324.62511 - Suits Against Supervisor, Commission, Agent or Employee; Jurisdiction of Ingham County Circuit Court. - Sec. 62511. The circuit court of Ingham county has exclusive...

Section 324.62512 - Hearing; Notice of Time, Place, and Issues; Service in Form of Notice by Registered Mail; Responsibility for Publication of Notice and Payment. - Sec. 62512. (1) The jurisdictional requirement of notice of time,...

Section 324.62513 - Persons Authorized to Conduct Hearings and Investigations; Acts by Supervisor's Deputy or Representative; Effect. - Sec. 62513. All hearings and other actions pertaining to these...

Section 324.62514 - Supervisor of Mineral Wells; Power to Summon Witnesses, Administer Oaths, Require Production of Documents; Noncompliance; Contempt. - Sec. 62514. (1) The supervisor of mineral wells may summon...

Section 324.62515 - Failure to Case, Seal, Operate, Repair, or Plug Wells; Notice; Expense of Repair or Correction; Collection. - Sec. 62515. Whenever the supervisor of mineral wells or the...

Section 324.62516 - Prohibited Acts. - Sec. 62516. A person shall not do any of the...

Section 324.62517 - Violations; Penalties. - Sec. 62517. A person who violates this part is subject...

Section 324.62518 - Construction of Part. - Sec. 62518. This part does not apply to wells drilled...

451-1994-III-3-4 - Subchapter 4 Mineral Mining (324.63101...324.63714)

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...

451-1994-III-3-5 - Subchapter 5 Peat Extraction From State Owned Lands (324.64101...324.64111)

451-1994-III-3-5-641 - Part 641 Peat Extraction From State Owned Lands (324.64101...324.64111)

Section 324.64101 - “Peat” Defined. - Sec. 64101. As used in this part, "peat" means a...

Section 324.64102 - Contracts for Taking of Peat From State-Owned Lands. - Sec. 64102. Subject to the requirements of this part, the...

Section 324.64103 - Inventory and Preliminary Evaluation; Classification of Peat Lands; Public Notice; Public Comments; Public Hearings; Reclassification of Lands. - Sec. 64103. (1) Beginning immediately after July 9, 1984, the...

Section 324.64104 - Nomination of Parcel; Fee; Direct Lease Contract. - Sec. 64104. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), contracting...

Section 324.64105 - Public Auction; Exclusive Opportunity to Pursue Contract; Information Required From Highest Bidder. - Sec. 64105. (1) On the basis of the inventory and...

Section 324.64106 - Public Hearing; Determination; Criteria; Statement of Reasons. - Sec. 64106. (1) After the submission of the information required...

Section 324.64107 - Terms of Contract. - Sec. 64107. A contract entered into under this part for...

Section 324.64108 - Peat Resource Conservation and Development Fund; Creation; Deposits. - Sec. 64108. (1) The peat resource conservation and development fund...

Section 324.64109 - Expenditures; Purposes. - Sec. 64109. The department shall expend the money in the...

Section 324.64110 - Applicability of MCL 324.64103 to 324.64106; Responsibility of Meeting Legal Requirements. - Sec. 64110. The requirements of sections 64103 through 64106 do...

Section 324.64111 - Rules. - Sec. 64111. The department may promulgate rules for the implementation...

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