HB-4730, As Passed House, December 17, 2003                                 

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                              SUBSTITUTE FOR                                    

                                                                                

                           HOUSE BILL NO. 4730                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

                                                                                

    by amending section 30113 (MCL 324.30113), as amended by 1995 PA            

                                                                                

    171, and by adding part 33; and to repeal acts and parts of                 

                                                                                

    acts.                                                                       

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1                    PART 33 AQUATIC NUISANCE CONTROL                           

                                                                                

2       Sec. 3301.  As used in this part:                                           

                                                                                

3       (a) "Active ingredient" means an ingredient that will                       

                                                                                

4   prevent, destroy, repel, or control target organisms, act as a              

                                                                                

5   plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant, or otherwise alter the            

                                                                                

6   behavior of aquatic nuisance organisms.                                     

                                                                                

7       (b) "Algae" means any of the group of nonvascular aquatic                   

                                                                                

8   plants that do not have stems, flowers, leaves, or roots, and               

                                                                                

9   that are single-celled, colonial, or filamentous forms.                     

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (c) "Applicant" means any of the following:                                 

                                                                                

2                                                                                (i) A person who is the bottomland owner.                                           

                                                                                

3       (ii) A lake board established under section 30902.                           

                                                                                

4       (iii) A state or local governmental entity.                                  

                                                                                

5       (iv) A person who has written authorization to act on behalf                 

                                                                                

6   of a person described in subparagraph (i), (ii), or (iii).                     

                                                                                

7       (d) "Aquatic nuisance" means an organism that lives or                      

                                                                                

8   propagates, or both, within the aquatic environment and that                

                                                                                

9   impairs the use or enjoyment of the waters of the state,                    

                                                                                

10  including the intermediate aquatic hosts for schistosomes that              

                                                                                

11  cause swimmer's itch.                                                       

                                                                                

12      (e) "Aquatic vegetation" means both algae and higher aquatic                

                                                                                

13  plants.                                                                     

                                                                                

14      (f) "Area of impact" means the area or areas within a                       

                                                                                

15  waterbody where pesticides have been directly applied.                      

                                                                                

16      (g) "Certificate of coverage" means written authorization                   

                                                                                

17  from the department to implement a project under a general                  

                                                                                

18  permit.                                                                     

                                                                                

19      (h) "Chemical" means any product designed to control, aid in                

                                                                                

20  the control, eliminate, or restrict the growth of aquatic                   

                                                                                

21  nuisances.                                                                  

                                                                                

22      (i) "Commercial applicator" means a person who is required to               

                                                                                

23  be a registered or certified applicator under part 83, who uses             

                                                                                

24  or supervises the use of a restricted use pesticide, or who holds           

                                                                                

25  himself or herself out to the public as being in the business of            

                                                                                

26  applying pesticides.                                                        

                                                                                

27      Sec. 3302.  As used in this part:                                           


                                                                                

1       (a) "Department" means the department of environmental                      

                                                                                

2   quality.                                                                    

                                                                                

3       (b) "Director" means the director of the department.                        

                                                                                

4       (c) "Emergency notification procedure" means a                              

                                                                                

5   department-approved procedure submitted annually by a commercial            

                                                                                

6   applicator, or state or local governmental entity, which provides           

                                                                                

7   a description of all available means of contact, such as home               

                                                                                

8   telephone number, business telephone number, mobile telephone               

                                                                                

9   number, or pager number.                                                    

                                                                                

10      (d) "EPA" means the United States environmental protection                  

                                                                                

11  agency.                                                                     

                                                                                

12      (e) "FIFRA" means the federal insecticide, fungicide, and                   

                                                                                

13  rodenticide act, 7 USC 136 to 136y.                                         

                                                                                

14      (f) "General permit" means a permit for a category of                       

                                                                                

15  activities that the department determines will not negatively               

                                                                                

16  impact human health and will have no more than minimal short-term           

                                                                                

17  adverse impacts on the natural resources and environment.                   

                                                                                

18      (g) "Higher aquatic plant" means any of a group of                          

                                                                                

19  vascularized plants that have true stems, flowers, leaves, and              

                                                                                

20  roots, that live in water, and that belong to the class                     

                                                                                

21  angiospermae.                                                               

                                                                                

22      Sec. 3303.  As used in this part:                                           

                                                                                

23      (a) "Labeling" means that term as defined in section 8304.                  

                                                                                

24      (b) "Littoral zone" means the area of a waterbody from the                  

                                                                                

25  water's edge to the limit of the depth of light penetration where           

                                                                                

26  rooted aquatic vegetation typically grows.                                  

                                                                                

27      (c) "Outlet" means any natural or artificially created                      


                                                                                

1   watercourse or structure which allows passage of water out of a             

                                                                                

2   waterbody into other surface waters of the state, in a continuous           

                                                                                

3   flow.                                                                       

                                                                                

4       (d) "Pesticide" means a substance or mixture of substances                  

                                                                                

5   intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating               

                                                                                

6   aquatic nuisances.                                                          

                                                                                

7       (e) "Swimmer's itch" means the inflammation of a swimmer's                  

                                                                                

8   skin resulting from an allergic reaction to the penetration of              

                                                                                

9   the skin by the immature stages of blood fluke parasites which              

                                                                                

10  live a part of their life cycle in certain aquatic snails.                  

                                                                                

11      (f) "Unexpected negative impacts" means substantial and                     

                                                                                

12  identifiable negative impacts to the natural resources or the               

                                                                                

13  public trust therein of a type or magnitude not considered by the           

                                                                                

14  EPA or the Michigan department of agriculture in the decision to            

                                                                                

15  register a pesticide under FIFRA or part 83, respectively.                  

                                                                                

16      (g) "Waters of the state" or "waterbody" means groundwaters,                

                                                                                

17  lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and wetlands and all other                   

                                                                                

18  watercourses and waters within the jurisdiction of this state               

                                                                                

19  including the Great Lakes bordering this state.                             

                                                                                

20      Sec. 3304.  (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall                   

                                                                                

21  not chemically treat either of the following for purposes of                

                                                                                

22  aquatic nuisance control unless the person has obtained from the            

                                                                                

23  department an individual permit or a certificate of coverage                

                                                                                

24  under a general permit:                                                     

                                                                                

25      (a) Waters of the state, if water is visibly present or                     

                                                                                

26  contained in the area of impact at the time of chemical                     

                                                                                

27  treatment.                                                                  


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1       (b) The Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair if the area of impact                

                                                                                

2   is exposed bottomland located below the ordinary high-water                 

                                                                                

3   mark.                                                                       

                                                                                

4       (2) A person may chemically treat waters of the state for                   

                                                                                

5   purposes of aquatic nuisance control without obtaining from the             

                                                                                

6   department an individual permit or a certificate of coverage                

                                                                                

7   under a general permit if all of the following criteria are met:            

                                                                                

8       (a) The waterbody does not have an outlet.                                  

                                                                                

9       (b) The department of natural resources does not have                       

                                                                                

10  information on record that the area of impact is utilized by                

                                                                                

11  species on [a list of endangered or threatened species referred to in       

                                                                                

12  section 36505.                                                                                                                       

                                                                                

13                        ]                                                     

                                                                                

14      (c) The waterbody has a surface area of less than 10 acres.                 

                                                                                

15      (d) If the bottomlands of the waterbody are owned by more                   

                                                                                

16  than 1 person, written permission for the proposed chemical                 

                                                                                

17  treatment is obtained from each owner.                                      

                                                                                

18      (3) A person conducting a chemical treatment authorized under               

                                                                                

19  subsection (2) shall maintain any written permissions required              

                                                                                

20  under subsection (2) and records of treatment, including                    

                                                                                

21  treatment date, chemicals applied, amounts applied, and a map               

                                                                                

22  indicating the area of impact, for 1 year from the date of each             

                                                                                

23  chemical treatment.  The records shall be made available to the             

                                                                                

24  department upon request.  Each chemical treatment under                     

                                                                                

25  subsection (1) shall be posted as described in section 3310(d).             

                                                                                

26      Sec. 3305.  (1) A pesticide shall not be used in waters of                  

                                                                                

27  the state for aquatic nuisance control unless it is registered              


                                                                                

1   with the EPA, pursuant to section 3 of the federal insecticide,             

                                                                                

2   fungicide, and rodenticide act, 7 USC 136a, and the Michigan                

                                                                                

3   department of agriculture, pursuant to section 8307, for the                

                                                                                

4   aquatic nuisance control activity for which it is used.                     

                                                                                

5       (2) The department may conduct evaluations of the impacts and               

                                                                                

6   effectiveness for any chemicals that are proposed for use for               

                                                                                

7   aquatic nuisance control in waters of the state.  This may                  

                                                                                

8   include the issuance of permits for field assessments of the                

                                                                                

9   chemicals.                                                                  

                                                                                

10      (3) The director, in consultation with the director of the                  

                                                                                

11  Michigan department of agriculture, may issue an order to                   

                                                                                

12  prohibit or suspend the use of a chemical for aquatic nuisance              

                                                                                

13  control if, based on substantial scientific evidence, use of the            

                                                                                

14  chemical causes unacceptable negative impacts to human health or            

                                                                                

15  the environment.  The department shall not issue permits                    

                                                                                

16  authorizing the use of such chemicals.  In addition, a person               

                                                                                

17  shall cease the use of such chemicals upon notification by the              

                                                                                

18  department.                                                                 

                                                                                

19      Sec. 3306.  (1) An applicant shall file an application for a                

                                                                                

20  permit or a certificate of coverage for chemical treatment for              

                                                                                

21  aquatic nuisance control with the department on a form provided             

                                                                                

22  by the department.  Subject to section 3307, an application shall           

                                                                                

23  include only all of the following information:                              

                                                                                

24      (a) The active ingredient or chemical trade name, and                       

                                                                                

25  proposed application rate for each chemical proposed for use.               

                                                                                

26      (b) A map or maps, to scale, of the waterbody which clearly                 

                                                                                

27  delineate the proposed area of impact for each chemical type.               


                                                                                

1       (c) The name, address or lot number, and telephone number for               

                                                                                

2   all bottomland owners whose property is in the proposed area of             

                                                                                

3   impact, except as follows:                                                  

                                                                                

4                                                                                (i) If the proposed area of impact is to involve the property                       

                                                                                

5   of 5 or more bottomland owners, contact information is required             

                                                                                

6   for 5 persons who will know the date of treatment, the chemicals            

                                                                                

7   used, and the area of impact for each chemical treatment.                   

                                                                                

8       (ii) If an applicant has an emergency notification procedure,                

                                                                                

9   contact information is required for 1 person who will know the              

                                                                                

10  date of treatment, the chemicals used, and the area of impact for           

                                                                                

11  each chemical treatment.                                                    

                                                                                

12      (iii) If an applicant has contracted with a person to provide                

                                                                                

13  chemical treatment of aquatic nuisances and that person has an              

                                                                                

14  emergency notification procedure, the applicant shall identify              

                                                                                

15  the person and provide a copy of the contract.                              

                                                                                

16      (2) Until October 1, 2008, an application for a certificate                 

                                                                                

17  of coverage under a general permit shall be accompanied by a fee            

                                                                                

18  of $75.00.  Until October 1, 2008, subject to subsection (4), an            

                                                                                

19  application for a permit under this section for any other control           

                                                                                

20  work shall be accompanied by the following fee, based on the size           

                                                                                

21  of the area of impact:                                                      

                                                                                

22      (a) Less than 1/2 acre, $75.00.                                             

                                                                                

23      (b) One-half acre or more but less than 5 acres, $200.00.                   

                                                                                

24      (c) Five acres or more but less than 20 acres, $400.00.                     

                                                                                

25      (d) Twenty acres or more but less than 100 acres, $800.00.                  

                                                                                

26      (e) One hundred acres or more, $1,500.00.                                   

                                                                                

27      (3) An applicant may apply for an annual permit or for a                    


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1   5-year permit.  However, if the area of impact is a whole lake,             

                                                                                

2   an applicant may only apply for an annual permit.  The                      

                                                                                

3   application fee for a 5-year permit shall be paid in                        

                                                                                

4   installments.  The first installment shall be submitted with the            

                                                                                

5   application and shall equal the fee for an annual permit.                   

                                                                                

6   Subsequent installments shall each equal 50% of the original                

                                                                                

7   installment and shall be due on the first, second, third, and               

                                                                                

8   fourth anniversaries of the effective date of the permit.  [If an installment is not paid when due, the permit is suspended until the installment is paid. The suspension of the permit does not result in an extension of the 5-year term of the permit.]                                                                        

                                                                                

9       (4) The department shall forward fees collected under this                  

                                                                                

10  section to the state treasurer for deposit in the land and water            

                                                                                

11  management permit fee fund created in section 30113.                        

                                                                                

12      Sec. 3307.  (1) An applicant shall provide a lake management                

                                                                                

13  plan as part of an application for permit, if a whole lake                  

                                                                                

14  treatment is proposed.                                                      

                                                                                

15      (2) The department may require an applicant to provide a lake               

                                                                                

16  management plan as part of an application for a permit for                  

                                                                                

17  treatments evaluating the effectiveness of a new pesticide or for           

                                                                                

18  treatments where threatened or endangered [habitats or species on a list of endangered or threatened species referred to in section 36505,] are             

                                                                                

19  present, or based on the extent of bottomlands owned by public              

                                                                                

20  institutions.  The department shall notify potential applicants             

                                                                                

21  at least 1 year in advance of requiring a lake management plan.             

                                                                                

22  At a minimum, notification shall be posted on the department                

                                                                                

23  internet website and shall be published in pertinent department             

                                                                                

24  publications.                                                               

                                                                                

25      (3) A lake management plan shall be prepared using a form                   

                                                                                

26  supplied by the department and shall include only all of the                

                                                                                

27  following:                                                                  


                                                                                

1       (a) All of the following information concerning the physical                

                                                                                

2   characteristics of the waterbody:                                           

                                                                                

3                                                                                (i) Location.                                                                       

                                                                                

4       (ii) Size.                                                                   

                                                                                

5       (iii) Maximum depth.                                                         

                                                                                

6       (iv) Mean depth.                                                             

                                                                                

7       (v) Size of littoral zone.                                                  

                                                                                

8       (vi) Shoreline length.                                                       

                                                                                

9       (vii) Retention time.                                                        

                                                                                

10      (viii) Location map.                                                          

                                                                                

11      (ix) Bathymetric map, including all of the following:                       

                                                                                

12      (A) Tributaries.                                                            

                                                                                

13      (B) Outlets.                                                                

                                                                                

14      (C) Public and private access sites.                                        

                                                                                

15      (D) Public land.                                                            

                                                                                

16      (E) Critical fish spawning areas and nursery areas.                         

                                                                                

17      (F) Wetlands.                                                               

                                                                                

18      (G) Special habitats.                                                       

                                                                                

19      (H) Parks.                                                                  

                                                                                

20      (I) Water control structures.                                               

                                                                                

21      (b) A description of the water quality limited to                           

                                                                                

22  transparency, as determined by Secchi disk, and, if the applicant           

                                                                                

23  proposes whole lake chemical treatment for the control of                   

                                                                                

24  phytoplankton, total nitrogen and total phosphorus levels.                  

                                                                                

25      (c) All of the following information concerning the                         

                                                                                

26  biological characteristics of the waterbody:                                

                                                                                

27                                                                               (i) Aquatic vegetation maps and data analysis.                                      


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1       (ii) Total higher aquatic plant surface coverage.                            

                                                                                

2       (iii) A description of the fish, wildlife, and plant                         

                                                                                

3   communities, including identification of any [species of special concern    

                                                                                

4   or species on a list of endangered or threatened species referred to in section 36505.]                                                                         

                                                                                

5       (d) Land use activities including a description of the land                 

                                                                                

6   use and a land use map.                                                     

                                                                                

7       (e) History of waterbody management.                                        

                                                                                

8       (f) Documentation of opportunities for involvement in plan                  

                                                                                

9   development by agencies responsible for managing public trust               

                                                                                

10  resources and other interested persons, including a description             

                                                                                

11  of all input obtained.                                                      

                                                                                

12      (g) A vegetation management plan that includes a description                

                                                                                

13  of the aquatic nuisance problem, management goals, management               

                                                                                

14  goal maps, management options, proposed actions necessary to                

                                                                                

15  attain the management goals, a management timeline, and                     

                                                                                

16  monitoring and evaluation processes.                                        

                                                                                

17      (h) A 3-year invasive species management plan.                              

                                                                                

18      (i) The appropriate pesticide application rate based on all                 

                                                                                

19  of the following:                                                           

                                                                                

20                                                                               (i) Management history.                                                             

                                                                                

21      (ii) Plant susceptibility.                                                   

                                                                                

22      (iii) Thermal stratification.                                                

                                                                                

23      (iv) Hydrology.                                                              

                                                                                

24      Sec. 3308.  (1) The department shall either approve or deny                 

                                                                                

25  an application for a certificate of coverage within 15 days after           

                                                                                

26  receipt of the application.  If the department denies an                    

                                                                                

27  application for a certificate of coverage, the department shall             


                                                                                

1   notify the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for the denial             

                                                                                

2   subject to section 3311.                                                    

                                                                                

3       (2) An application for a permit shall be considered to be                   

                                                                                

4   approved if the department fails to deny the application or                 

                                                                                

5   approve the application and issue the permit within 30 days after           

                                                                                

6   the application is received and if all of the following apply:              

                                                                                

7       (a) The proposed chemical treatment is consistent with the                  

                                                                                

8   product labeling.                                                           

                                                                                

9       (b) A permit was issued in the preceding year for chemical                  

                                                                                

10  treatment of the same waterbody and the scope of the proposed               

                                                                                

11  chemical treatment is not greater than that approved in the                 

                                                                                

12  preceding year's permit.                                                    

                                                                                

13      (c) A whole lake treatment is not proposed.                                 

                                                                                

14      (3) If the department denies the application in whole or                    

                                                                                

15  part, the department shall notify the applicant, in writing, of             

                                                                                

16  the reasons for the denial, subject to section 3311, within 30              

                                                                                

17  days after the application is received.                                     

                                                                                

18      (4) An applicant shall obtain authorization to chemically                   

                                                                                

19  treat the proposed area of impact by obtaining written permission           

                                                                                

20  from each person who owns bottomlands in the area of impact.  The           

                                                                                

21  applicant shall maintain the written permission for 1 year from             

                                                                                

22  the expiration date of the permit and shall make the records                

                                                                                

23  available to the department upon request.  Written permission               

                                                                                

24  from each bottomland owner is not required if the applicant is              

                                                                                

25  providing, or has contracted to provide, chemical treatment for             

                                                                                

26  either of the following:                                                    

                                                                                

27      (a) A lake board established under part 309.                                


                                                                                

1       (b) This state or a local unit of government acting under                   

                                                                                

2   authority of state law to conduct lake improvement projects or to           

                                                                                

3   control aquatic vegetation.                                                 

                                                                                

4       Sec. 3309.  (1) A permit for chemical treatment of aquatic                  

                                                                                

5   nuisances shall, at a minimum, including all of the following               

                                                                                

6   information:                                                                

                                                                                

7       (a) The active ingredient or the trade name of each chemical                

                                                                                

8   to be applied.                                                              

                                                                                

9       (b) The application rate of each chemical.                                  

                                                                                

10      (c) The maximum amount of each chemical to be applied per                   

                                                                                

11  treatment.                                                                  

                                                                                

12      (d) Minimum length of time between treatments for each                      

                                                                                

13  chemical.                                                                   

                                                                                

14      (e) A map or maps that clearly delineate the approved area                  

                                                                                

15  of impact.                                                                  

                                                                                

16      (2) The department may impose additional conditions on a                    

                                                                                

17  permit to protect the natural resources or the public health; to            

                                                                                

18  prevent economic loss, recreational damage, and unacceptable                

                                                                                

19  negative impacts to nontarget organisms; and to prevent a failure           

                                                                                

20  to provide control of the aquatic nuisance.                                 

                                                                                

21      (3) The department may issue general permits and                            

                                                                                

22  certificates of coverage under those permits.                               

                                                                                

23      Sec. 3310.  As a condition of a permit, the department may                  

                                                                                

24  require the permittee to do any of the following:                           

                                                                                

25      (a) Notify the department not less than 2 working days in                   

                                                                                

26  advance of chemical treatment.                                              

                                                                                

27      (b) Proceed with chemical treatment only if a department                    


                                                                                

1   representative is present.                                                  

                                                                                

2       (c) Allow the department or its representative to collect a                 

                                                                                

3   sample of the chemical or chemicals used before or during any               

                                                                                

4   chemical treatment.                                                         

                                                                                

5       (d) Post the area of impact before chemical treatment as                    

                                                                                

6   follows:                                                                    

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) Signs shall be of a brilliant color and made of sturdy,                         

                                                                                

8   weather-resistant material.  Minimum sign dimensions shall be 5             

                                                                                

9   inches high by 8 inches wide.                                               

                                                                                

10      (ii) Signs shall be placed in the following locations unless                 

                                                                                

11  prohibited by the property owner or his or her representative:              

                                                                                

12      (A) Signs shall be posted along the shoreline of the area of                

                                                                                

13  impact not more than 100 feet apart.  Signs shall also be posted            

                                                                                

14  in riparian lands adjacent to that portion of the shoreline.                

                                                                                

15      (B) For an area of impact of 2 or more acres, signs shall be                

                                                                                

16  posted at all access sites, boat launching areas, and private and           

                                                                                

17  public parks located on the waterbody in conspicuous locations,             

                                                                                

18  such as at the entrances, boat ramps, and bulletin boards, if               

                                                                                

19  permitted by managers or owners.  If the access sites, launching            

                                                                                

20  areas, and parks are not to be treated or are not adjacent to the           

                                                                                

21  area of impact, then the signs shall clearly indicate the                   

                                                                                

22  location of the area of impact and shall contain the other                  

                                                                                

23  information specified in subparagraph (iii).                                 

                                                                                

24      (iii) At a minimum, posting signs shall include all of the                   

                                                                                

25  following information:                                                      

                                                                                

26      (A) The permit number.                                                      

                                                                                

27      (B) The name of the waterbody.                                              


                                                                                

1       (C) The date of treatment.                                                  

                                                                                

2       (D) The name, address, and telephone number of the person                   

                                                                                

3   conducting the treatment.                                                   

                                                                                

4       (E) The name of the chemical or chemicals used and the                      

                                                                                

5   restrictions on the use of treated water pursuant to the                    

                                                                                

6   EPA-approved product label.                                                 

                                                                                

7       (F) The expiration date of water use restrictions for the                   

                                                                                

8   chemical with the longest restriction.                                      

                                                                                

9       (G) The phrase "do not remove posting signs or maps until all               

                                                                                

10  water use restrictions have expired".                                       

                                                                                

11      (e) Publish a notice in a local newspaper or make an                        

                                                                                

12  announcement on a local radio station regarding the chemical                

                                                                                

13  treatment.  The notice or announcement shall include all of the             

                                                                                

14  following information:                                                      

                                                                                

15                                                                               (i) The permit number.                                                              

                                                                                

16                                                                               (ii The name of the waterbody.                                                      

                                                                                

17      (iii) A list of the chemicals to be used with corresponding                  

                                                                                

18  water use restrictions.                                                     

                                                                                

19      (iv) A description of the area of impact.                                    

                                                                                

20      (v) The proposed treatment dates.                                           

                                                                                

21      (f) Apply chemicals so that swimming restrictions and fish                  

                                                                                

22  consumption restrictions are not imposed on any Saturday, Sunday,           

                                                                                

23  or state-declared holiday.                                                  

                                                                                

24      (g) Take special precautions to avoid or minimize potential                 

                                                                                

25  impacts to human health, the environment, and nontarget                     

                                                                                

26  organisms.                                                                  

                                                                                

27      (h) Notify, in writing, an owner of any waterfront property                 


                                                                                

1   within 100 feet of the area of impact, not less than 7 days, and            

                                                                                

2   not more than 45 days, before the initial chemical treatment.               

                                                                                

3   However, if the owner is not the occupant of the waterfront                 

                                                                                

4   property or the dwelling located on the property, then the owner            

                                                                                

5   is responsible for notifying the occupant.  Written notification            

                                                                                

6   shall include all of the following information:                             

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) Name, address, and telephone number of the permittee.                           

                                                                                

8       (ii) A list of chemicals proposed for use with corresponding                 

                                                                                

9   water use restrictions.                                                     

                                                                                

10      (iii) Approximate treatment dates, without specifying which                  

                                                                                

11  chemical is to be used on each date.                                        

                                                                                

12      (i) Complete and return the treatment report form provided by               

                                                                                

13  the department for each treatment season.                                   

                                                                                

14      (j) Perform lake water residue analysis to verify the                       

                                                                                

15  chemical concentrations in the waterbody according to a                     

                                                                                

16  frequency, timing, and methodology approved by the department.              

                                                                                

17      (k) Perform aquatic vegetation surveys according to a                       

                                                                                

18  frequency, timing, and methodology that has been approved by the            

                                                                                

19  department prior to submittal of a permit application.                      

                                                                                

20                                                                               (l) Use chemical control methods for nuisance aquatic                               

                                                                                

21  vegetation that are consistent with the approved vegetation                 

                                                                                

22  management plan submitted separately or as part of a lake                   

                                                                                

23  management plan.  The department may approve modifications to the           

                                                                                

24  vegetation management plan upon receipt of a written request from           

                                                                                

25  the permittee that includes supporting documentation.                       

                                                                                

26      (m) Perform pretreatment monitoring of the target plant                     

                                                                                

27  population according to a frequency, timing, and methodology that           


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1   has been approved by the department before submittal of a permit            

                                                                                

2   application.                                                                

                                                                                

3       Sec. 3311.  (1) Subject to subsection (3), the department                   

                                                                                

4   shall deny an application for a permit, or a part of a permit               

                                                                                

5   application, only under 1 or more of the following                          

                                                                                

6   circumstances:                                                              

                                                                                

7       (a) The proposed use of a pesticide is inconsistent with its                

                                                                                

8   label pursuant to FIFRA.                                                    

                                                                                

9       (b) The proposed use of a pesticide is not registered by the                

                                                                                

10  Michigan department of agriculture pursuant to part 83 and the              

                                                                                

11  EPA pursuant to FIFRA.                                                      

                                                                                

12      (c) The proposed use of a chemical, though in accordance with               

                                                                                

13  the label and otherwise in compliance with this part, is likely             

                                                                                

14  to result in economic loss, recreational damage, a public health            

                                                                                

15  hazard, or failure to provide control of the aquatic nuisance, as           

                                                                                

16  determined by the department.                                               

                                                                                

17      (d) An application for chemical treatment of higher aquatic                 

                                                                                

18  plants is postmarked after August 15 in the year for which                  

                                                                                

19  treatment is proposed.                                                      

        [(e) The proposed use of a pesticide will adversely affect a species on a list of endangered or threatened species referred to in section 36505.]         

20      (2) Subject to subsection (3), the department shall deny an                 

                                                                                

21  application for a certificate of coverage under a general permit            

                                                                                

22  if the proposed project does not meet the requirements for the              

                                                                                

23  general permit under which the application is made.                         

                                                                                

24      (3) The department shall deny an application for a permit or                

                                                                                

25  certificate of coverage for chemical treatment of a waterbody if            

                                                                                

26  the applicant has been convicted of 2 or more violations of other           

                                                                                

27  permits under this part for that waterbody within 1 calendar                


                                                                                

1   year.                                                                       

                                                                                

2       Sec. 3312.  The department may revoke a permit or                           

                                                                                

3   certificate of coverage for 1 or more of the following reasons:             

                                                                                

4       (a) The department determines, through information not                      

                                                                                

5   available to the department at the time of permit issuance, that            

                                                                                

6   the use of a chemical, although otherwise in accordance with the            

                                                                                

7   label and this part, is likely to result in economic loss,                  

                                                                                

8   recreational damage, a public health hazard, or failure to                  

                                                                                

9   provide control of the aquatic nuisance, as determined by the               

                                                                                

10  department.                                                                 

                                                                                

11      (b) The permittee failed to comply with any condition of a                  

                                                                                

12  permit or with this part.                                                   

                                                                                

13      (c) The permittee obtained a permit or certificate of                       

                                                                                

14  coverage by misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose                  

                                                                                

15  relevant facts.                                                             

                                                                                

16      Sec. 3313.  The department may make minor revisions to a                    

                                                                                

17  permit, based on minimizing the impacts to the natural resources,           

                                                                                

18  public health, and safety, or to improve aquatic nuisance                   

                                                                                

19  control, if the proposed revisions do not involve a change in the           

                                                                                

20  scope of the project, and the permittee requests the revisions in           

                                                                                

21  writing.  The request shall include all of the following                    

                                                                                

22  information:                                                                

                                                                                

23      (a) The proposed changes to the permit.                                     

                                                                                

24      (b) An explanation of the necessity for the proposed                        

                                                                                

25  changes.                                                                    

                                                                                

26      (c) Maps that clearly delineate any proposed changes to the                 

                                                                                

27  area of impact.                                                             


                                                                                

1       (d) Additional information that would help the department                   

                                                                                

2   reach a decision on a permit amendment.                                     

                                                                                

3       Sec. 3314.  The department may promulgate rules to implement                

                                                                                

4   this part.  The rules shall not regulate the use of a specific              

                                                                                

5   chemical or class of chemicals.                                             

                                                                                

6       Sec. 3315.  A person aggrieved by an order issued pursuant                  

                                                                                

7   to this part or section 8329 as it relates to this part, an                 

                                                                                

8   applicant for or holder of a permit or certificate of coverage              

                                                                                

9   aggrieved by the denial or revocation of a permit or certificate            

                                                                                

10  of coverage, or a permittee aggrieved by a condition in a permit            

                                                                                

11  is entitled to a contested case hearing pursuant to the                     

                                                                                

12  administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to           

                                                                                

13  24.328.                                                                     

                                                                                

14      Sec. 3316.  A person who violates this part is subject to                   

                                                                                

15  applicable sanctions under part 83.                                         

                                                                                

16      Sec. 3317.  The commission of agriculture and the director                  

                                                                                

17  of the department of agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of           

                                                                                

18  understanding with the director of the department of                        

                                                                                

19  environmental quality.  The investigation and resolution of                 

                                                                                

20  violations of this part shall be conducted in accordance with the           

                                                                                

21  memorandum of understanding.  The memorandum of understanding               

                                                                                

22  shall provide for both of the following:                                    

                                                                                

23      (a) That the department of environmental quality and the                    

                                                                                

24  department of agriculture shall provide notice to each other of             

                                                                                

25  suspected violations of this part.                                          

                                                                                

26      (b) Any other matters relevant to the investigation and                     

                                                                                

27  resolution of violations of this part that the parties to the               


                                                                                

1   memorandum of understanding consider advisable.                             

                                                                                

2       Sec. 30113.  (1) The land and water management permit fee                   

                                                                                

3   fund is created within the state treasury.                                  

                                                                                

4       (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets                   

                                                                                

5   from any source for deposit into the fund.  The state treasurer             

                                                                                

6   shall direct the investment of the fund.  The state treasurer               

                                                                                

7   shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund                    

                                                                                

8   investments.  The state treasurer shall annually present to the             

                                                                                

9   department an accounting of the amount of money in the fund.                

                                                                                

10      (3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall                 

                                                                                

11  remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.                 

                                                                                

12      (4) The department shall expend money from the fund, upon                   

                                                                                

13  appropriation, only to implement this part and the following:               

                                                                                

14      (a) Sections 3104, 3107, and 3108.                                          

                                                                                

15      (b) Part 325.                                                               

                                                                                

16      (c) Part 303.                                                               

                                                                                

17      (d) Section 12562 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of                 

                                                                                

18  the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.12562 of the Michigan            

                                                                                

19  Compiled Laws.                                                              

                                                                                

20      (b) Part 33.                                                                

                                                                                

21      (c) Part 303.                                                               

                                                                                

22      (d) Part 315.                                                               

                                                                                

23      (e) Part 323.                                                               

                                                                                

24      (f) Part 325.                                                               

                                                                                

25      (g) Part 353.                                                               

                                                                                

26      (h)  (f)  Section 117 of the  subdivision control act of                    

                                                                                

27  1967, Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1967, being                         


                                                                                

1   section 560.117 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  land division act,           

                                                                                

2   1967 PA 288, MCL 560.117.                                                   

                                                                                

3       (g) Part 315.                                                               

                                                                                

4       (h) Part 353.                                                               

                                                                                

5       (5) The department shall process permit applications for                    

                                                                                

6   the  those acts and parts of acts cited in subsection (4) under            

                                                                                

7   which permits are issued within 60 days after receiving a                   

                                                                                

8   completed permit application unless the act or part specifically            

                                                                                

9   provides for permit application processing time limits.                     

                                                                                

10      (6) The department shall annually report to the legislature                 

                                                                                

11  on both of the following:                                                   

                                                                                

12      (a) How money in the fund was expended during the previous                  

                                                                                

13  fiscal year.                                                                

                                                                                

14      (b) For permit programs funded with money in the fund, the                  

                                                                                

15  average length of time for department action on permit                      

                                                                                

16  applications for each class of permits reviewed.                            

                                                                                

17      Enacting section 1.  Sections 12561, 12562, and 12563 of the                

                                                                                

18  public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.12561, 333.12562, and              

                                                                                

19  333.12563, are repealed.                                                    

                                                                                

20      Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

21  effect unless House Bill No. 4729 of the 92nd Legislature is                

                                                                                

22  enacted into law.