Sec. 5533.
The department may pay an award of up to $10,000.00 to an individual who provides information resulting in the assessment of a civil fine by a court in an action brought by the attorney general pursuant to section 5530, or leading to the arrest and conviction of a person under section 5531. An officer or employee of the United States, state of Michigan, an authorized representative of the department as defined in section 5526(3), or any other state or local government who furnishes information described in this section in the performance of an official duty is ineligible for payment under this section. In addition, an employee of the department of natural resources, a designee of the department of natural resources, or a person employed by the department of attorney general is ineligible to receive an award under this section regardless of whether the reported information came to his or her attention while functioning in an official capacity or as a private citizen. A person may not receive an award under this section for a violation of this part made by that person alone or in conjunction with others. An award shall not be made under this section until rules are promulgated by the department prescribing the criteria for making awards.
History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)
Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563)
451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539)
451-1994-II-1-AIR-RESOURCES-PROTECTION - Part Air Resources Protection (324.5501...324.6539)
451-1994-II-1-AIR-RESOURCES-PROTECTION-55 - Part 55 Air Pollution Control (324.5501...324.5542)
Section 324.5501 - Definitions.
Section 324.5503 - Powers of Department.
Section 324.5506 - Operating Permit.
Section 324.5510 - Denial or Revocation of Permit; Circumstances.
Section 324.5513 - Car Ferries and Coal-Fueled Trains.
Section 324.5514 - Department of Environmental Quality; Prohibited Acts; "Wood Heater" Defined.
Section 324.5517 - Petition for Relief From Rule.
Section 324.5519, 324.5520 - Repealed. 1998, Act 245, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1998.
Section 324.5521 - Emissions Control Fund.
Section 324.5524 - Fugitive Dust Sources or Emissions.
Section 324.5525 - Definitions.
Section 324.5527 - Emergency; Definition; Affirmative Defense; Burden of Proof.
Section 324.5529 - Administrative Fine; Limitation; Petition for Review of Fine.
Section 324.5531 - Violations as Misdemeanors; Violations as Felonies; Fines; Defenses; Definitions.
Section 324.5532 - Civil or Criminal Fines; Factors to Be Considered in Determining Amount.
Section 324.5533 - Award; Eligibility; Rules.
Section 324.5534 - Repealed. 1999, Act 231, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999.
Section 324.5535 - Suspension of Enforcement; Reasons; Variance.
Section 324.5536 - Variance; Considerations Effecting.
Section 324.5537 - Variance; Granting for Undue Hardship.
Section 324.5538 - Variance; Period Granted; Report; Conditions.
Section 324.5540 - Purpose of Part; Alteration of Existing Rights of Actions or Remedies.
Section 324.5541 - Construction of Part; Evidentiary Effect of Determination by Commission.