August 11, 2010, Introduced by Senator BIRKHOLZ and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
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
result of the preapplication meeting regarding the need to obtain a
permit is binding on the department for 2 years after the date of
the agreement.
(5) This section is repealed effective October 1, 2014.
Enacting section 1. Enacting section 1 of 2006 PA 592 is
repealed.