HOUSE BILL No. 6130


     November 9, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Byl and Jellema and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban
Policy.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding part 10.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                         PART 10 PLANNING INCENTIVES

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           SEC. 1001.  AS USED IN THIS PART:

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           (A) "ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT ADMINIS-

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      TERING A PROGRAM UNDER THIS ACT.

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           (B) "PLAN" MEANS EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (i) A REGIONAL PLAN ADOPTED UNDER THE COORDINATED PLANNING

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      ACT.

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           (ii) A MUNICIPAL PLAN, JOINT MUNICIPAL PLAN, OR COUNTY PLAN

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      CONSENTED TO BY ALL REVIEWING ENTITIES AND ADOPTED UNDER THE

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      COORDINATED PLANNING ACT.




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           (C) "REVIEWING" MEANS THAT TERM AS IT IS DEFINED IN THE

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      COORDINATED PLANNING ACT.

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           SEC. 1002.  AN ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT SHALL GRANT A LOCAL

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      UNIT OF GOVERNMENT OR A REGIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY THAT HAS

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      ADOPTED A PLAN AN EXPEDITED REVIEW OF A PERMIT OR LICENSE APPLI-

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      CATION UNDER THIS ACT.

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           SEC. 1003.  IF A GRANT OR LOAN APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY A

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      LOCAL UNIT OF GOVERNMENT OR A REGIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY THAT

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      HAS ADOPTED A PLAN IS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO 1 OR MORE OTHER

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      GRANT OR LOAN APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY AN ADMINISTERING DEPART-

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      MENT FROM LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT OR REGIONAL GOVERNMENTAL

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      ENTITIES THAT HAVE NOT ADOPTED A PLAN, THE ADMINISTERING DEPART-

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      MENT SHALL GIVE PREFERENCE TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE

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      LOCAL UNIT OF GOVERNMENT THAT HAS ADOPTED A PLAN.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. _______ or House Bill No. 6124

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      (request no. 06472'00) of the 90th Legislature is enacted into

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      law.





















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