HB-6162, As Passed Senate, September 20, 2006

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 6162

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 30306b.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 30306b. (1) If a preapplication meeting is requested in

writing by the landowner or another person who is authorized in

writing by the landowner, the department shall meet with the person

or his or her representatives to review a proposed project or a

proposed permit application in its entirety. The preapplication

meeting shall take place at the department's district office for

the district that includes the project site or at the project site

itself, as specified in the request.

     (2) Except as provided in this subsection, the request shall

be accompanied by a fee. The fee for a preapplication meeting at

the district office is $150.00. The fee for a preapplication

meeting at the project site is $250.00 for the first acre or

portion of an acre of project area, plus $50.00 for each acre or

portion of an acre in excess of the first acre, but not to exceed a

fee of $1,000.00. However, if the location of the project is a

single family residential lot that is less than 1 acre in size,

there is no fee for a preapplication meeting at the district

office, and the fee for a preapplication meeting at the project

site is $100.00.

     (3) If the person withdraws the request at least 24 hours

before the preapplication meeting, the department may agree with

the person to reschedule the meeting or shall promptly refund the

fee and need not meet as provided in this section. Otherwise, if,

after agreeing to the time and place for a preapplication meeting,

the person is not represented at the meeting, the person shall

forfeit the fee for the meeting. If, after agreeing to the time and

place for a preapplication meeting, the department is not

represented at the meeting, the department shall refund the fee and

send a representative to a rescheduled meeting to be held within 10

days of the first scheduled meeting date.

     (4) Any written agreement provided by the department as a

result of the preapplication meeting regarding the need to obtain a

permit is binding on the department for 2 years from the date of

the agreement.