June 8, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Pastor, Moore, Garfield, Gosselin, Stakoe, Hansen, Brandenburg, Shaffer, Amos, Marleau, Jones, Stahl, Elsenheimer, Hoogendyk, Palmer, Sheen, Wenke, Booher, Vander Veen, Casperson, Caul, Moolenaar, Acciavatti and Baxter and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment.
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 requested by the permit applicant in
writing, the department shall meet with the applicant and the
applicant's attorneys and consultants to review the permit
application in its entirety.
(2) The department may require that a request under subsection
(1) be accompanied by a fee set by the department. The fee shall
be reasonable and shall not exceed the cost to the department of
attending the meeting. If, after agreeing to the time and place for
a 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.
(3) Any agreement reached at the meeting is binding on the
department.