SB-1451, As Passed Senate, September 16, 2010

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1451

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

by amending section 30306b (MCL 324.30306b), as amended by 2009 PA

120; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

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, both of the following apply:

(a) 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.

(b) There is no fee for a preapplication meeting for cranberry

production activities, whether at the district office or project

site. This subdivision does not apply on or after October 1, 2012.

(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 after the first scheduled meeting date.

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