Act No. 58

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

March 9, 2006

Filed with the Secretary of State

March 13, 2006

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 13, 2006

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Reps. Pavlov, Palsrok, Acciavatti, Kahn, Ward, Hoogendyk, Taub, Amos, Vander Veen, Robertson, Hummel, Gosselin, Walker, Stahl, Shaffer, Elsenheimer, Casperson, Huizenga, Proos, Moolenaar, Caswell, Schuitmaker, Booher, Caul, Moore, Jones, Farhat, Hansen, Pearce, Nofs, DavidLaw, Green, Marleau, Mortimer, Emmons, Kooiman, Pastor, Rocca, Ball and Hildenbrand

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5177

AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, assessments, and donations; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending section 11549 (MCL 324.11549).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 11549. (1) A person who violates this part, a rule promulgated under this part, or a condition of a permit, license, or final order issued pursuant to this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each violation and costs of prosecution and, if in default of payment of fine and costs, imprisonment for not more than 6months.

(2) A person who knowingly violates section 11526e is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(3) Each day upon which a violation described in this section occurs is a separate offense.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5176 of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor