SUBMERGED LOG RECOVERY

Senate Bill 1181 as passed by the Senate

Sponsor:  Sen. Patricia L. Birkholz

Senate Committee:  Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

House Committee:  Conservation and Outdoor Recreation

Complete to 11-30-04

A SUMMARY OF SENATE BILL 1181 AS PASSED BY THE SENATE 11-4-04

The bill would amend Part 326 (Great Lakes Submerged Log Recovery) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to provide that each submerged log removal permit would expire on January 1, 2013.  The bill would also require an applicant to notify the Department of Environmental Quality of the date on which the federal government issued its approval for the permit. 

Under current law, permits to remove submerged logs from Great Lakes bottomlands may not be effective for a term of more than five years and the DEQ cannot issue a permit that is effective beyond December 31, 2006. These provisions would be deleted. 

MCL 324.32607

FISCAL IMPACT:

The bill would have no fiscal impact on the state or local governmental units.

                                                                                           Legislative Analyst:   Mark Wolf

                                                                                                  Fiscal Analyst:   Kirk Lindquist

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.