Sec. 301. Except as otherwise defined in this act, as used in this act:

(a) "Commission" means the commission of natural resources.

(b) "Department" means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her the director's designee to whom the

director delegates a power or duty by written instrument.

(d) "Detroit Consumer Price Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

(e) (d) "Director" means the director of the department of natural resources.

(f) (e) "Local unit of government" or "local unit" means a municipality or county.

(g) (f) "Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund" means the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund established in section 40 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 and provided for in section 2002.

(h) (g) "Municipality" means a city, village, or township.

(i) (h) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

(j) (i) "Public domain" means all land owned by this state or land deeded to this state under state law.

(k) (j) "Rule" means a rule promulgated pursuant to under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

Sec. 3101. As used in this part:

(a) "Aquatic nuisance species" means a nonindigenous species that threatens the diversity or abundance of native species or the ecological stability of infested waters, or commercial, agricultural, aquacultural, or recreational activities dependent on

such waters.

(b) "Ballast water" means water and associated solids taken on board a vessel to control or maintain trim, draft, stability, or stresses on the vessel, without regard to the manner in which it is carried.

(c) "Ballast water treatment method" means a method of treating ballast water and sediments to remove or destroy living biological organisms through 1 or more of the following:

(i) Filtration.

(ii) The application of biocides or ultraviolet light.

(iii) Thermal methods.

(iv) Other treatment techniques approved by the department.

(d) "Department" means the department of environmental quality.environment, Great Lakes, and energy.

(e) "Detroit consumer price index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit area from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(e) (f) "Emergency management coordinator" means that term as defined in section 2 of the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.402.

(f) (g) "Great Lakes" means the Great Lakes and their connecting waters, including Lake St. Clair.

(g) (h) "Group 1 facility" means a facility whose discharge is described by R 323.2218 of the Michigan administrative code.Administrative Code.

(h) (i) "Group 2 facility" means a facility whose discharge is described by R 323.2210(y), R 323.2215, or R 323.2216 of the Michigan administrative code. Administrative Code. Group 2 facility

does not include a Group 2a facility.

(i) (j) "Group 2a facility" means a facility whose discharge is described by R 323.2210(y) or R 323.2215 of the Michigan administrative code Administrative Code and that meets 1 or more of the following:

(i) The facility's discharge is from a coin-operated laundromat.

(ii) The facility's discharge is from a car wash or vehicle wash open to the public.

(iii) The facility's discharge is a subsurface sanitary discharge of fewer than 10,000 gallons per day that does not meet the terms for authorization under R 323.2211(a) of the Michigan administrative code.Administrative Code.

(iv) The facility's discharge is a seasonal sanitary discharge from a public park, public or private recreational vehicle park or campground, or recreational or vacation camp.

(j) (k) "Group 3 facility" means a facility whose discharge is described by R 323.2211 or R 323.2213 of the Michigan administrative code.Administrative Code.

(k) (l) "Local health department" means that term as defined in section 1105 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1105.

(l) (m) "Local unit" means a county, city, village, or township or an agency or instrumentality of any of these entities.

(m) (n) "Municipality" means this state, a county, city, village, or township, or an agency or instrumentality of any of these entities.

(n) (o) "National response center" means the National Communications Center established under the clean water act, federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1251 to 1387, 1389,

located in Washington, DC, that receives and relays notice of oil discharge or releases of hazardous substances to appropriate federal officials.

(o) (p) "Nonoceangoing vessel" means a vessel that is not an oceangoing vessel.

(p) (q) "Oceangoing vessel" means a vessel that operates on the Great Lakes or the St. Lawrence waterway after operating in waters outside of the Great Lakes or the St. Lawrence waterway.

(q) (r) "Open water disposal of contaminated dredge materials" means the placement of dredge materials contaminated with toxic substances as defined in R 323.1205 of the Michigan administrative code Administrative Code into the open waters of the waters of the state but does not include the siting or use of a confined disposal facility designated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers or beach nourishment activities utilizing uncontaminated materials.

(r) (s) "Primary public safety answering point" means that term as defined in section 102 of the emergency telephone 9-1-1 service enabling act, 1986 PA 32, MCL 484.1102.

(s) (t) "Sediments" means any matter settled out of ballast water within a vessel.

(t) (u) "Sewage sludge" means sewage sludge generated in the treatment of domestic sewage, other than only septage or industrial waste.

(u) (v) "Sewage sludge derivative" means a product for land application derived from sewage sludge that does not include solid waste or other waste regulated under this act.

(v) (w) "Sewage sludge generator" means a person who that generates sewage sludge that is applied to land.

(w) (x) "Sewage sludge distributor" means a person who that

applies, markets, or distributes, except at retail, a sewage sludge derivative.

(x) (y) "St. Lawrence waterway" means the St. Lawrence River, the St. Lawrence Seaway, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

(y) (z) "Threshold reporting quantity" means that term as defined in R 324.2002 of the Michigan administrative code.Administrative Code.

(z) (aa) "Waters of the state" means groundwaters, lakes, rivers, and streams and all other watercourses and waters, including the Great Lakes, within the jurisdiction of this state.

Sec. 3104. (1) The department is designated the state agency to cooperate and negotiate with other governments, governmental units, and governmental agencies in matters concerning the water resources of this state, including, but not limited to, flood control, beach erosion control, water quality control planning, development, and management, and the control of aquatic nuisance species. The department shall have control over the alterations of natural or present watercourses of all rivers and streams in this state to ensure that the channels and the portions of the floodplains that are the floodways are not inhabited and are kept free and clear of interference or obstruction that will cause any undue restriction of the capacity of the floodway. The department may take steps as may be necessary to take advantage of any act of congress that may be of assistance in carrying out the purposes of this part, including the water resources planning act, 42 USC 1962 to 1962d-3, and the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1251 to 1388.1389.

(2) To address discharges of aquatic nuisance species from oceangoing vessels that damage water quality, aquatic habitat, or

fish or wildlife, the department shall facilitate the formation of a Great Lakes aquatic nuisance species coalition. The Great Lakes aquatic nuisance species coalition must be formed through an agreement entered into with other states in the Great Lakes basin to implement on a basin-wide basis water pollution laws that prohibit the discharge of aquatic nuisance species into the Great Lakes from oceangoing vessels. Upon entering into the agreement, the department shall notify the Canadian Great Lakes provinces of the terms of the agreement. The department shall seek funding from the Great Lakes protection fund authorized under part 331 to implement the Great Lakes aquatic nuisance species coalition.

(3) The department shall report to the governor and the legislature at least annually on any plans or projects being implemented or considered for implementation. The report must include requests for legislation needed to implement any proposed projects or agreements made necessary as a result of a plan or project, together with any requests for appropriations. The department may make recommendations to the governor on the designation of areawide water quality planning regions and organizations relative to the governor's responsibilities under the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1251 to 1388.1389.

(4) A person shall not alter a floodplain except as authorized by a floodplain permit issued by the department under part 13. An application for a floodplain permit must include information required by the department to assess the proposed alteration's impact on the floodplain. If an alteration includes activities at multiple locations in a floodplain, 1 application may be filed for combined activities.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in this section, until

October 1, 2025, an application for a floodplain permit must be accompanied by a fee of $500.00. Until October 1, 2025, if If the department determines that engineering computations are required to assess the impact of a proposed floodplain alteration on flood stage or discharge characteristics, the department shall assess the applicant an additional $1,500.00 to cover the department's cost of review.

(6) After providing notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, the department shall establish minor project categories of activities within floodplains and floodplain projects that are similar in nature, have minimal potential for causing harmful interference when performed separately, and will have only minimal cumulative adverse effects on the environment. All other provisions of this part, except provisions applicable only to floodplain general permits, are applicable to a minor project. A minor project category must not be valid for more than 5 years, but may be re-established. Until October 1, 2025, an An application for a floodplain permit for a minor project category must be accompanied by a fee of $100.00.

(7) The department, after notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, shall issue general permits on a statewide basis or within a local unit of government for floodplain projects that are similar in nature, have minimal potential for causing harmful interference when performed separately, and will have only minimal cumulative adverse effects on the environment. A general permit category must not be valid for more than 5 years, but may be re-established. Until October 1, 2025, an An application for a floodplain permit for a general permit category must be accompanied by a fee of $50.00.

(8) By December 31, 2019, the department shall propose new minor project and general project categories as authorized under subsections (6) and (7).

(9) The department may issue, deny, or impose conditions on project activities authorized under a floodplain permit for a minor project category or a general permit category if the conditions are designed to remove an impairment to a river and its floodplain, or to mitigate the effects of the project. The department may also establish a reasonable time when the proposed project is to be completed or terminated.

(10) If the department determines that activity in a proposed project, although within a floodplain minor project category or a floodplain general permit category, is likely to cause more than minimal adverse environmental effects, the department may require that the application be processed according to subsection (5).

(11) If work has been done in violation of a permit requirement under this part and restoration is not ordered by the department, the department may accept an application for a permit for that work if the application is accompanied by a fee equal to 2 times the permit fee otherwise required under this section.

(12) The department shall forward fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the land and water management permit fee fund created in section 30113.

(13) A project that requires review and approval under this part and 1 or more of the following is subject to only the single highest permit fee required under this part or the following:

(a) Part 301.

(b) Part 303.

(d) Part 325.

(e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.117.

(14) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fees described in this section by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 3110. (1) Each industrial or commercial entity, other than a concentrated animal feed operation, that discharges liquid wastes into any surface water or groundwater or underground or on the ground other than through a public sanitary sewer shall have waste treatment or control facilities under the specific supervision and control of individuals who are certified by the department as properly qualified to operate the facilities. The department shall examine all supervisory personnel having supervision and control of the facilities, other than a concentrated animal feed operation, and certify that the individuals are properly qualified to operate or supervise the facilities.

(2) The department may conduct a program for training individuals seeking who seek to be certified as operators or supervisors under subsection (1), section 4104, or section 9 of the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1009. Until October 1, 2025, the The department may charge a fee based on the costs to the department of operating this training program. The fees must be deposited into the operator training and certification fund created in section 3134.

(3) The department shall administer certification operator

programs for individuals seeking who seek to be certified as operators or supervisors under subsection (1), section 4104, or section 9 of the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1009. An individual that who wishes to become certified as an operator or a supervisor shall submit an application to the department that contains the information required by the department. Information submitted as part of the application must be considered part of the examination for certification. Until October 1, 2025, the The department may charge a certification examination fee and a certification renewal fee in accordance with the following fee schedule:

(a) For certification examinations under subsection (1), the following fees apply:

(i) Industrial wastewater certification level 1 or 2 examination as described under subrule (2) of R 323.1253 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $35.00.

(ii) Industrial wastewater certification level 3 examination as described under subrule (2) of R 323.1253 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $40.00.

(iii) Industrial wastewater special classification A-1a examination or noncontact cooling water A-1h examination as described under subrule (2) of R 323.1253 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $30.00.

(iv) Stormwater industrial certification A-1i examination as described under subrule (2) of R 323.1253 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $30.00.

(b) For certification examinations under section 4104, the following fees apply:

(i) Municipal wastewater certification level A, B, C, or D

examination as described under subrule (1) of R 299.2911 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $70.00.

(ii) Municipal wastewater certification level L2 examination as described under subrule (3)(a) of R 299.2911 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $45.00.

(iii) Municipal wastewater certification level L1 examination as described under subrule (3)(b) of R 299.2911 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $45.00.

(iv) Municipal wastewater certification level SC examination as described under subrule (4) of R 299.2911 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $45.00.

(c) For certification examinations under section 9 of the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1009, for operators of the following systems, the following fees apply:

(i) Drinking water complete treatment system classes F-1, F-2, F-3, or F-4 as described under subrule (1) of R 325.11901 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $70.00.

(ii) Drinking water limited treatment system classes D-1, D-2, D-3, or D-4 as described under subrule (2) of R 325.11901 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $70.00.

(iii) Drinking water distribution system classes S-1, S-2, S-3, or S-4 as described under R 325.11902 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $70.00.

(iv) Drinking water complete treatment system class F-5 as described under subrule (1) of R 325.11901 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $45.00.

(v) Drinking water limited treatment system class D-5 as described under subrule (2) of R 325.11901 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $45.00.

(vi) Drinking water distribution system class S-5 as described under R 325.11902 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $45.00.

(d) For certification renewals under subsection (1), the following fees apply:

(i) Stormwater industrial certification A-1i as described under subrule (2) of R 323.1253 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $95.00.

(ii) Stormwater construction certification A-1j as described under subrule (2) of R 323.1253 of the Michigan Administrative Code, $95.00.

(iii) All other industrial wastewater certification levels 1, 2, or 3 as described under subrule (2) of R 323.1253 of the Michigan Administrative Code and issued on a single certificate, $95.00.

(e) For certification renewals under section 4104 for all municipal wastewater certification levels as described under R 299.2911 of the Michigan Administrative Code and issued on a single certificate, $95.00.

(f) For certification renewals under section 9 of the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1009, for all drinking water certification levels as described under R 325.11901 or R 325.11902 of the Michigan Administrative Code and issued on a single certificate, $95.00.

(4) The failure to pay a required certification examination fee within 90 days after taking an examination is considered failure of the examination. The department shall not allow an individual to take a future examination within the failed examination program unless he or she the individual pays the prior fee in full.

(5) The department shall conduct a program for persons or

organizations seeking to offer approved continuing education courses to be used by certified operators and supervisors when renewing their certifications under subsection (1), section 4104, and section 9 of the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1009. The department may charge continuing education providers a course application fee and course renewal fee as provided in the following fee schedule:

(a) An application for approval of a training course, $75.00 for each course.

(b) An application for renewal of an approved training course, $50.00 for each course.

(6) All fees collected under this section must be deposited in the operator training and certification fund created in section 3134.

(7) An individual certified as required by subsection (1) shall file monthly, or at longer intervals as the department may designate, on forms provided by the department, reports showing the effectiveness of the treatment or control facility operation and the quantity and quality of discharged liquid wastes. If an individual knowingly makes a false statement in a report, the department may revoke his or her the individual's certificate as an approved treatment facility operator.

(8) This section does not apply to water, gas, or other material that is injected into a well to facilitate production of oil or gas or to water derived in association with oil or gas production and disposed of in a well, if the well is used either to facilitate production or for disposal purposes and is under permit by the state supervisor of wells.

(9) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1

thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fees described in this section by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 3118. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, until October 1, 2025, the department shall collect the following stormwater discharge fees from persons that apply for or have been issued stormwater discharge permits:

(a) A 1-time fee of $400.00 for a permit related solely to a site of construction activity for each permitted site. The fee must be submitted with the application for an individual permit or for a certificate of coverage under a general permit. For a permit by rule, the fee must be submitted by the construction site permittee with the notice of coverage. A person needing that needs more than 1 permit may submit a single payment for more than 1 permit and receive appropriate credit. Payment of the fee under this subdivision or verification of prepayment is a necessary part of a valid permit application or notice of coverage under a permit by rule.

(b) An annual fee of $260.00 for a permit related solely to a stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity or from a commercial site for which the department determines a permit is needed.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), (e), or (f), an annual fee of $500.00 for a permit for a municipal separate storm sewer system.

(d) For a permit for a municipal separate storm sewer system issued to a city, village, or township, an annual fee determined by its population in an urbanized area as defined by the United States

Bureau of the Census Bureau and, except as provided in subsection (11), based on the latest available decennial census, as follows:

(i) For a population of 1,000 people or fewer, $500.00.

(ii) For a population of more than 1,000 people, but fewer than 3,001 people, $1,000.00.

(iii) For a population of more than 3,000 people, but fewer than 10,001 people, $2,000.00.

(iv) For a population of more than 10,000 people, but fewer than 30,001 people, $3,000.00.

(v) For a population of more than 30,000 people, but fewer than 50,001 people, $4,000.00.

(vi) For a population of more than 50,000 people, but fewer than 75,001 people, $5,000.00.

(vii) For a population of more than 75,000 people, but fewer than 100,001 people, $6,000.00.

(viii) For a population of more than 100,000 people, $7,000.00.

(e) An annual fee of $3,000.00 for a permit for a municipal separate storm sewer system issued to a county.

(f) For a single municipal separate storm sewer systems permit authorizing a state or federal agency to operate municipal separate storm sewer systems in multiple locations statewide, an annual fee determined pursuant to in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between that state or federal agency and the department and based on the projected costs of the department to administer the permit.

(2) A stormwater discharge permit is not required for a municipality that does not own or operate a separate storm sewer system. The department shall not collect stormwater discharge fees under this section from a municipality that does not own or operate

a separate storm sewer system.

(3) Permit fees required under this section are nonrefundable.

(4) A person possessing that possesses a permit not related solely to a site of construction activity as of January 1 shall be assessed a fee. The department shall notify those persons of their the fee assessments by February 1. Payment must be postmarked no later than March 15. Failure by the department to send a person a fee assessment notification by the deadline, or failure of a person to receive a fee assessment notification, does not relieve that person of the obligation to pay the fee. If the department does not meet the February deadline for sending the fee assessment, the fee assessment is due not later than 45 days after the permittee receives a fee notification.

(5) If a stormwater permit is issued for a drainage district, the drainage district is responsible for the applicable fee under this section.

(6) The department shall assess interest on all fee payments submitted under this section after the due date. The permittee shall pay an additional amount equal to 0.75% of the payment due for each month or portion of a month the payment remains past due.

(7) The department shall forward fees and interest payments collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund.

(8) The department shall require the payment of the fee assessed under this section as a condition of issuance or reissuance of a permit not related solely to a site of construction activity.

(9) In addition to any other penalty provided in this part, if a person fails to pay the fee required under this section by its

the due date, the person is in violation of this part and the department may undertake enforcement actions as authorized under this part.

(10) The attorney general may bring an action to collect overdue fees and interest payments imposed under this section.

(11) If the permit is for a municipal separate storm sewer system and the population served by that system is different than that determined by the latest decennial census, the permittee may appeal the annual fee determination and submit written verification of actual population served by the municipal separate storm sewer system.

(12) A person that wishes to appeal either a fee or a penalty assessed under this section is limited to an administrative appeal under section 631 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.631. The appeal must be filed within not later than 30 days after the department's fee notification under subsection (4).

(13) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fees described in this section by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(14) (13) As used in this section and section 3119:

(a) "Certificate of coverage" means a document issued by the department that authorizes a discharge under a general permit.

(b) "Clean water act" means the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1251 to 1388.1389.

(c) "Construction activity" means a human-made earth change or disturbance in the existing cover or topography of land that is 5 acres or more in size, for which a national permit is required

pursuant to under 40 CFR 122.26(a), and which is described as a construction activity in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14)(x). Construction activity includes clearing, grading, and excavating activities. Construction activity does not include the practice of clearing, plowing, tilling soil, and harvesting for the purpose of crop production.

(d) "Fee" means a stormwater discharge fee authorized under this section.

(e) "Fund" means the stormwater storm water fund created in section 3119.

(f) "General permit" means a permit issued authorizing a category of similar discharges.

(g) "Individual permit" means a site-specific permit.

(h) "Municipal separate storm sewer system" means all separate storm sewers that are owned or operated by the United States or a state, city, village, township, county, district, association, or other public body created by or pursuant to under state law, having jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes, including special districts under state law, such as a sewer district, flood control district, or drainage district or similar entity, or a designated or approved management agency under section 208 of the clean water act, 33 USC 1288, that discharges to waters of the state. Municipal separate storm sewer system includes systems similar to separate storm sewer systems in municipalities, such as systems at military bases, large hospital or prison complexes, and highways and other thoroughfares. Municipal separate storm sewer system does not include separate storm sewers in very discrete areas, such as individual buildings.

(i) "Notice of coverage" means a notice that a person engaging

in construction activity agrees to comply with a permit by rule for that activity. A notice of coverage is not required to include a copy of an individual permit issued under part 91 if the notice of coverage includes a copy of a permit for the construction activity issued under part 615, 625, 631, 632, or 634, along with any forms or diagrams pertaining to soil erosion and sedimentation control that were part of the application for that permit.

(j) "Permit", unless the context implies otherwise, or "stormwater discharge permit" means a permit authorizing the discharge of wastewater or any other substance to surface waters of the state under the national pollutant discharge elimination system, pursuant to the clean water act or this part and the regulations or rules promulgated under that the clean water act or this part.

(k) "Public body" means the United States, this state, a city, village, township, county, school district, public college or university, or single purpose governmental agency, or any other body that is created by federal or state law.

(l) "Separate storm sewer system" means a system of drainage, including, but not limited to, roads, catch basins, curbs, gutters, parking lots, ditches, conduits, pumping devices, or man-made channels, that has the following characteristics:

(i) The system is not a combined sewer where stormwater mixes with sanitary wastes.

(ii) The system is not part of a publicly owned treatment works.

(m) "Stormwater" means stormwater runoff, snowmelt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage.

(n) "Stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity"

means a point source discharge of stormwater from a facility that is considered to be engaging in industrial activity under 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14)(i) to (ix) and (xi).

Sec. 3120. (1) Until October 1, 2025, an An application for a new permit, a reissuance of a permit, or a modification of an existing permit under this part authorizing a discharge into surface water, other than a storm water discharge, must be accompanied by an application fee as follows:

(a) For an EPA major facility permit, $750.00.

(b) For an EPA minor facility individual permit, a CSO permit, or a wastewater stabilization lagoon individual permit, $400.00.

(2) Within Not later than 180 days after receipt of a complete application for a new or increased use permit, the department shall either grant or deny the permit, unless the applicant and the department agree to extend this time period.

(3) By September 30 of the year following the submittal of a complete application for reissuance of a permit, the department shall either grant or deny the permit, unless the applicant and the department agree to extend this time period.

(4) If the department fails to make a decision on an application within the applicable time period under subsection (2) or (3), all of the following apply:

(a) The department shall return to the applicant the application fee submitted under subsection (1).

(b) The applicant is not subject to an application fee.

(c) The applicant shall receive a 15% annual discount on an annual permit fee required for a permit issued based on that application.

(5) Until October 1, 2025, a A person who that receives a permit under this part authorizing a discharge into surface water, other than a stormwater discharge, is subject to an annual permit fee as follows:

(a) For an industrial or commercial facility that is an EPA major facility, $8,700.00.

(b) For an industrial or commercial facility that is an EPA minor facility, the following amount:

(i) For a general permit for a low-flow facility, $150.00.

(ii) For a general permit for a high-flow facility, $400.00.

(iii) For an individual permit for a low-flow facility, $1,650.00.

(iv) For an individual permit for a high-flow facility, $3,650.00.

(i) For an individual permit for a facility discharging 500 MGD or more, $213,000.00.

(ii) For an individual permit for a facility discharging 50 MGD or more but less than 500 MGD, $20,000.00.

(iii) For an individual permit for a facility discharging 10 MGD or more but less than 50 MGD, $13,000.00.

(iv) For an individual permit for a facility discharging less than 10 MGD, $5,500.00.

(d) For a municipal facility that is an EPA minor facility, the following amount:

(i) For an individual permit for a facility discharging 10 MGD or more, $3,775.00.

(ii) For an individual permit for a facility discharging 1 MGD

or more but less than 10 MGD, $3,000.00.

(iii) For an individual permit for a facility discharging less than 1 MGD, $1,950.00.

(iv) For a general permit for a high-flow facility, $600.00.

(v) For a general permit for a low-flow facility, $400.00.

(e) For a municipal facility that is a CSO facility, $6,000.00.

(f) For an individual permit for a wastewater stabilization lagoon, $1,525.00.

(g) For an individual or general permit for an agricultural purpose, $600.00, unless either of the following applies:

(i) The facility is an EPA minor facility and would qualify for a general permit for a low-flow facility, in which case the fee is $150.00.

(ii) The facility is an EPA major facility that is not a farmers' cooperative corporation, in which case the fee is $8,700.00.

(h) For a facility that holds a permit issued under this part but has no discharge and is connected to and is authorized to discharge only to a municipal wastewater treatment system, an annual permit maintenance fee of $100.00. However, if a facility does have a discharge or at some time is no longer connected to a municipal wastewater treatment system, the annual permit fee must be the appropriate fee as otherwise provided in this subsection.

(6) If the person required to pay an application fee under subsection (1) or an annual permit fee under subsection (5) is a municipality, the municipality may pass on the application fee or the annual permit fee, or both, to each user of the municipal facility.

(7) The department shall send invoices for annual permit fees under subsection (5) to all permit holders by December 1 of each year. A fee must be based on the status of the facility as of October 1 of that year. A person subject to an annual permit fee shall pay the fee not later than January 15 of each year. Failure by the department to send a person an invoice by December 1, or failure of a person to receive an invoice, does not relieve that person of the obligation to pay the annual permit fee. If the department does not send invoices by December 1, the annual permit fee is due not later than 45 days after the permittee receives an invoice. The department shall forward annual permit fees received under this section to the state treasurer for deposit into the national pollutant discharge elimination system fund created in section 3121.

(8) The department shall assess a penalty on all annual permit fee payments submitted under this section after the due date. The penalty is 0.75% of the payment due for each month or portion of a month the payment remains past due.

(9) Following payment of an annual permit fee, if a permittee wishes to challenge its annual permit fee under this section, the owner or operator shall submit the challenge in writing to the department. The department shall not process the challenge unless it is received by the department by March 1 of the year the payment is due. A challenge must identify the facility and state the grounds upon on which the challenge is based. Within Not later than 30 calendar days after receipt of the challenge, the department shall determine the validity of the challenge and provide the permittee with notification of a revised annual permit fee and a refund, if appropriate, or a statement setting forth the reason or

reasons why the annual permit fee was not revised. If the owner or operator of a facility desires to further challenge its annual permit fee, the owner or operator of the facility has an opportunity for a contested case hearing as provided for under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(10) The attorney general may bring an action for the collection of the annual permit fee imposed under this section.

(11) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fees described in this section by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(12) (11) As used in this section:

(a) "Agricultural purpose" means the agricultural production or processing of those plants and animals useful to human beings produced by agriculture and includes, but is not limited to, forages and sod crops, grains and feed crops, field crops, dairy animals and dairy products, poultry and poultry products, cervidae, livestock, including breeding and grazing, equine, fish and other aquacultural products, bees and bee products, berries, herbs, fruits, vegetables, flowers, seeds, grasses, nursery stock, trees and tree products, mushrooms, and other similar products, or any other product, as determined by the commission of agriculture and rural development, that incorporates the use of food, feed, fiber, or fur. Agricultural purpose includes an operation or facility that produces wine.

(b) "Combined sewer overflow" means a discharge from a combined sewer system that occurs when the flow capacity of the

combined sewer system is exceeded at a point before the headworks of a publicly owned treatment works during wet weather conditions.

(c) "Combined sewer system" means a sewer designed and used to convey both storm water runoff and sanitary sewage, and that contains lawfully installed regulators and control devices that allow for delivery of sanitary flow to treatment during dry weather periods and divert stormwater and sanitary sewage to surface waters during storm flow periods.

(d) "CSO facility" means a facility whose discharge is solely a combined sewer overflow.

(e) "EPA major facility" means a major facility as that term is defined in 40 CFR 122.2.

(f) "EPA minor facility" means a facility that is not an EPA major facility.

(g) "Farmers' cooperative corporation" means a farmers' cooperative corporation organized within the limitations of section 98 of 1931 PA 327, MCL 450.98.

(h) "General permit" means a permit suitable for use at facilities meeting eligibility criteria as specified in the permit. With a general permit, the discharge from a specific facility is acknowledged through a certificate of coverage issued to the facility.

(i) "High-flow facility" means a facility that discharges 1 MGD or more.

(j) "Individual permit" means a permit developed for a particular facility, taking into account that facility's specific characteristics.

(k) "Industrial or commercial facility" means a facility that is not a municipal facility.

(l) "Low-flow facility" means a facility that discharges less than 1 MGD.

(m) "MGD" means 1,000,000 gallons per day.

(n) "Municipal facility" means a facility that is designed to collect or treat sanitary wastewater, is either publicly or privately owned, and serves a residential area or a group of municipalities.

(o) "Wastewater stabilization lagoon" means a treatment system constructed of ponds or basins designed to receive, hold, and treat sanitary wastewater for a predetermined amount of time through a combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes.

Sec. 3122. (1) Until October 1, 2027, the The department may levy and collect an annual groundwater discharge permit fee from facilities or municipalities that discharge wastewater to the ground or groundwater of this state under section 3112. The fee is as follows:

(a) For a group 1 facility, $7,500.00.

(b) For a group 2 facility or a municipality of 1,000 or fewer residents, $1,800.00.

(d) For a group 3 facility, $240.00.

(2) Within Not later than 180 days after receipt of a complete application for a permit to discharge wastewater to the ground or to groundwater, the department shall grant or deny a permit, unless the applicant and the department agree to extend this time period. If the department fails to make a decision on an application within the time period specified or agreed to under this subsection, an applicant subject to an annual groundwater discharge permit fee shall receive a 15% annual discount on the annual groundwater

discharge permit fee.

(3) If the person required to pay the annual groundwater discharge permit fee under subsection (1) is a municipality, the municipality may pass on the annual groundwater discharge permit fee to each user of the municipal facility.

(4) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fee described in subsection (1) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(5) (4) As used in this section, "group 1 facility", "group 2 facility", "group 2a facility", and "group 3 facility" do not include a municipality with a population of 1,000 or fewer residents.

Sec. 3132. (1) Beginning in state fiscal year 1998, an annual sewage sludge land application fee is imposed upon on sewage sludge generators and sewage sludge distributors. The sewage sludge land application fee shall must be in an amount equal to the sum of an administrative fee and a generation fee. The administrative fee shall be is $400.00 and the department shall set the generation fee as provided by subsection (2). The department shall set the generation fee so that the annual cumulative total of the sewage sludge land application fee to be paid in a state fiscal year is, as nearly as possible, $650,000.00 minus the amount in the fund created under subsection (5) carried forward from the prior state fiscal year. Starting with fees to be paid in state fiscal year 1999, the $650,000.00 amount shall must be annually adjusted for inflation using the Detroit consumer price index.Consumer Price Index. Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter,

the department shall adjust the amount of the administrative fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(2) Each sewage sludge generator and sewage sludge distributor shall annually report to the department for each state fiscal year, beginning with the 1997 state fiscal year, the number of dry tons of sewage sludge it generated or the number of dry tons of sewage sludge in sewage sludge derivatives it distributed that were applied to land in that state fiscal year. The report is due 30 days after the end of the state fiscal year. By December 15 of each state fiscal year, the department shall determine the generation fee on a per dry ton basis by dividing the cumulative generation fee by the number of dry tons of sewage sludge applied to land or in sewage sludge derivatives applied to land in the immediately preceding state fiscal year. The department shall notify each sewage sludge generator and sewage sludge distributor of the generation fee on a per dry ton basis. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for the 1998 state fiscal year, the generation fee shall must not exceed $4.00 per dry ton.

(3) By January 31 of each state fiscal year, each sewage sludge generator or sewage sludge distributor shall pay its sewage sludge land application fee. The sewage sludge generator or sewage sludge distributor shall determine the amount of its sewage sludge land application fee by multiplying the number of dry tons of sewage sludge that it reported under subsection (2) by the generation fee and adding the administrative fee.

(4) The department of environmental quality environment, Great Lakes, and energy shall assess interest on all fee payments

submitted under this section after the due date. The permittee shall pay an additional amount equal to 0.75% of the payment due for each month or portion of a month the payment remains past due. The failure by a person to timely pay a fee imposed by this section is a violation of this part.

(5) The sewage sludge land application fund is created in the state treasury. The department of environmental quality environment, Great Lakes, and energy shall forward all fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments. An unexpended balance within the fund at the close of the state fiscal year shall be carried forward to the following state fiscal year. The fund shall be allocated solely for the administration of this section and sections 3131 and 3133, including, but not limited to, education of the farmers, sewage sludge generators, sewage sludge distributors, and the general public about land application of sewage sludge and sewage sludge derivatives and the requirements of this section and sections 3131 and 3133. The director of the department of environmental quality environment, Great Lakes, and energy may contract with a nonprofit educational organization to administer the educational components of this section. Ten percent of the fund shall must be allocated to the department of agriculture to provide persons involved in or affected by land application of sewage sludge or sewage sludge derivatives with education and technical assistance relating to land application of sewage sludge or sewage sludge derivatives.

(6) A local unit may enact, maintain, and enforce an ordinance that prohibits the land application of sewage sludge or a sewage sludge derivative if monitoring indicates a pollutant concentration in excess of that provided in table 1 of 40 C.F.R. CFR 503.13 until subsequent monitoring indicates that pollutant concentrations do not exceed those provided in table 1 of 40 C.F.R. CFR 503.13.

Sec. 3306. (1) Until October 1, 2014, an application for a certificate of coverage under this part shall must be accompanied by a fee of $75.00. Subject to subsection (2), an application for an individual permit under this part shall must be accompanied by the following fee, based on the size of the area of impact:

(a) Less than 1/2 acre, $75.00.

(b) 1/2 acre or more but less than 5 acres, $200.00.

(d) 20 acres or more but less than 100 acres, $800.00.

(e) 100 acres or more, $1,500.00.

(2) For the 2014-2015 state fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year, the department shall proportionately adjust the certificate of coverage and permit application fees under subsection (1) by category to achieve a target in fee revenue under subsection (1) and shall post the adjusted fees on its the department's website by November 1. The department shall set the target so that the annual cumulative total of the target amount plus all of the following equals, as nearly as possible, $900,000.00:

(a) The total amount of annual fees to be collected under section 3309 in the state fiscal year.

(b) The amount of general funds appropriated to the program under this part.

(c) The amount in the aquatic nuisance control fund created under subsection (4) in excess of $100,000.00 carried forward from the prior state fiscal year.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, fees as adjusted under subsection (2) shall must be proportional to and shall must not exceed the amounts set forth in subsection (1). For each state fiscal year beginning with the 2015-2016 state fiscal year, the state treasurer shall adjust the $900,000.00 figure in subsection (2) by an amount determined by the state treasurer at the end of the preceding fiscal year to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the consumer price index. As used in this subsection, "consumer price index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for this state from the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor.Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(4) The aquatic nuisance control fund is created in the state treasury. The department shall forward all fees collected under this section, section 3309, and section 3311 to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any other source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund. The department shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes. The department shall expend money from the fund, upon on appropriation, only for the administration of this part, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Issuance of certificates of coverage and permits.

(b) Technology and reasonable laboratory costs to operate the program under this part.

(d) Education of aquatic herbicide applicators, local and state government agencies, lake boards, lakefront property owners, and the general public about aquatic nuisance control and the requirements of this part. The director may contract with a nonprofit educational organization to administer an educational program as described in this subdivision.

(5) A fee under this section, section 3309, or section 3311 may be paid by credit or debit card or electronic fund transfer. The department shall determine which major credit and debit cards may be used to pay a fee. If a fee is paid by credit or debit card, the department may collect a service assessment from the user of the credit or debit card. The service assessment shall must not exceed the actual cost to the department of the credit or debit card transaction.

(6) The department shall not charge a fee for an amendment to an application for a certificate of coverage or permit, including an amendment to an application after that application has been resubmitted under section 3307(7).

Sec. 4104. (1) The department may promulgate and enforce rules that the department considers necessary governing to govern and providing provide for a method of conducting and operating all or a part of sewerage systems including sewage treatment works. The department shall classify sewage treatment works with regard to size, type, location, and other physical conditions affecting those works and according to the skill, knowledge, experience, and

character that the individual who is in charge of the active operation of the sewage treatment works must possess to successfully operate the works and prevent the discharge of deleterious matter capable of being injurious to the public health or other public interests. The department shall examine or provide for the examination of individuals as to their the qualifications to operate sewage treatment works. The department shall promulgate rules regarding the classification of sewage treatment works, the examinations for certification of operators for those works, and the issuance and revocation of certificates, and shall issue and revoke certificates as provided in those by the rules. Every sewage treatment works subject to this part must be under the supervision of a properly certified operator, except that this section does not require the employment of a certified operator in a waste treatment works that receives only wastes that are not potentially prejudicial to the public health.

(2) As provided in section 3110, the department may conduct a program for training individuals seeking who seek to be certified as operators under subsection (1) and shall administer operator certification programs for individuals seeking who seek to be certified as operators under subsection (1). Until October 1, 2025, the The department may charge fees for these programs as provided in section 3110. The department shall transmit fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit into the operator training and certification fund created in section 3134.

Sec. 4112. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the following projects are eligible for expedited review:

(a) A conventional gravity sewer extension of 10,000 feet or less of sewer line.

(b) A simple pumping station and force main.

(2) An expedited review must not be conducted for a project that is being funded by the state water pollution control revolving fund created in section 16a of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1066a.

(3) To obtain an expedited review, a person shall do all of the following: before October 1, 2027:

(a) At least 10 business days before submitting an application under subdivision (b), notify the department electronically, in accordance with instructions provided on the department's website, of the person's intent to request expedited review. The department may waive this 10-day notification requirement.

(b) Submit electronically a complete application for a construction permit including a request for expedited review and credit card payment of the appropriate fee under subsection (4).

(c) Provide a written copy of the construction plans and specifications for the project that is prepared, signed, and sealed by a licensed professional engineer to the department postmarked not later than the date that the application is submitted electronically.

(d) For nongovernmental entities, provide certification to the department that all necessary contractual service agreements and financial plans are in place.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (6), the fee for an expedited review is as follows:

(a) For a conventional gravity sewer extension less than 2,000 feet, $1,000.00.

(b) For a conventional gravity sewer extension equal to or greater than 2,000 feet but less than 4,000 feet of sewer line, $1,500.00, and for each incremental increase of up to 2,000 feet of sewer line, an additional $500.00.

(d) For a small diameter pressure sewer and grinder pumping station consisting of not more than 2,000 feet of sewer line and not more than 10 grinder pumping stations, $2,000.00.

(e) For small diameter pressure sewer and grinder pumping station projects not covered by subdivision (d) and consisting of not more than 5,000 feet of sewer line and not more than 25 grinder pumping stations, $4,000.00.

(5) Except as provided in subsection (7), if an applicant does not comply with subsection (3), the department shall not conduct an expedited review and any submitted fee shall must not be refunded. Within Not later than 10 business days after receipt of the application, the department shall notify the applicant of the reasons why the department's review of the application will not be expedited. On receipt of this notification, a person may correct the deficiencies and resubmit an application and request for an expedited review with the appropriate fee specified under subsection (6). The department shall not reject a resubmitted application and request for expedited review solely because of deficiencies that the department failed to fully identify in the original application.

(6) For a second submission of an application that originally failed to meet the requirements specified in subsection (3), the applicant shall instead include a fee equal to 10% of the fee specified in subsection (4). However, if the deficiency included

failure to pay the appropriate fee, the second submission must include the balance of the appropriate fee plus either 10% of the appropriate fee or, if the applicant makes additional changes other than those items identified by the department as being deficient, an additional fee equal to the fee specified in subsection (4). For the third and each subsequent submittal of an application that failed to meet the requirements specified in subsection (3), the applicant shall include an additional fee equal to the fee specified in subsection (4).

(7) If an applicant fails to sign the application, submits construction plans and specifications that have not been prepared, signed, and sealed by a licensed professional engineer, or does not submit the required fee, the department shall notify the applicant of the deficiency within not later than 5 business days after receiving the application. The application must not be processed until the deficient items are addressed. If the applicant does not provide the deficient items within 5 business days after notification by the department, the application must be handled as provided in subsection (5).

(8) The department shall review and make a decision on complete applications submitted with a request for expedited review within not later than 10 business days after receipt by the department of a complete application. However, if the department waives the notification requirement of subsection (3)(a), the department shall review and make a decision on the application within not later than 20 business days after receipt of a complete application.

(9) If the department fails to meet the deadline specified in subsection (8), both of the following apply:

(a) The department shall continue to expedite the application review process for the application.

(b) The fee required under this section for an expedited review must be refunded.

(10) The department shall transmit fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund.

(12) (11) As used in this section, "complete application" means a department-provided application form that is completed, for which all requested information has been provided, and that can be processed without additional information.

Sec. 5519. (1) The department shall establish a program to implement the National Emission Standard for Asbestos, 40 CFR part 61, subpart M.

(2) Each year, the department shall complete inspections for compliance with 40 CFR part 61, subpart M, of at least the following applicable percentage of asbestos renovations and demolitions for which original notice of intention was received under 40 CFR 61.145:

(a) 15% for 2025 and 2026.

(b) 20% for 2027 and 2028.

(3) An owner or operator that submits a notice of intention of asbestos removal or demolition is responsible for payment of a notification fee of $100.00. In addition, the owner or operator is

responsible for payment of a $10.00 modification fee each time the submitted notice is modified. Fees under this subsection shall must be paid electronically in the manner provided for by the department. A public entity may pass through the cost for the notice fee and any modification fee to the asbestos abatement contractor, unless the pass through would violate the terms of a contract entered into before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section. April 2, 2025. The department shall assess and collect the fees and shall transmit fee revenue to the state treasurer for deposit in the asbestos inspection fund created in section 5519a. Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fees described in this subsection by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(4) As used in this section, "asbestos abatement contractor" means that term as defined in section 103 of the asbestos abatement contractors licensing act, 1986 PA 135, MCL 338.3103.

Sec. 11108. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each owner or operator of a landfill shall pay to the department a fee assessed on hazardous waste disposed of in the landfill. The fee shall must be based on the quantity of hazardous waste specified on the manifest or monthly operating report and shall be is $10.00 per ton, $10.00 per cubic yard, or 1/2 cent per pound depending on the unit of measure used by the owner or operator to calculate the fee. The fee for fractional quantities of hazardous waste shall must be proportional. If the hazardous waste is required to be listed on a manifest and the owner or operator of the landfill determines that the hazardous waste quantity on the

manifest is not accurate, the owner or operator shall correct the hazardous waste quantity on all manifest copies accompanying the shipment, note the reason for the change in the discrepancy indication space on the manifest, and assess the fee in accordance with the corrected hazardous waste quantity. Payment shall must be made within not later than 30 days after the close of each quarter. The landfill owner or operator shall assess off-site generators the fee. The fee for hazardous waste that is generated and disposed of on the site of a landfill owner or operator shall must be paid by that owner or operator.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each owner or operator of a solidification facility licensed pursuant to under section 11123 shall pay to the department a fee assessed on hazardous waste received at the solidification facility. The fee shall must be based on the quantity of hazardous waste specified on the manifest or monthly operating report and shall be is $10.00 per ton, $10.00 per cubic yard, 4 cents per gallon, or 1/2 cent per pound depending on the unit of measure used by the owner or operator to calculate the fee. The fee for fractional quantities of hazardous waste shall must be proportional. If the hazardous waste is required to be listed on a manifest and the owner or operator of the solidification facility determines that the hazardous waste quantity on the manifest is not accurate, the owner or operator shall correct the hazardous waste quantity on all manifest copies accompanying the shipment, note the reason for the change in the discrepancy indication space on the manifest, and assess the fee in accordance with the corrected hazardous waste quantity. Payment shall must be made within not later than 30 days after the close of each quarter. The solidification facility owner or operator shall

assess off-site generators the fee. The fee for hazardous waste that is generated and solidified on the site of a solidification owner or operator shall must be paid by that owner or operator.

(3) The following hazardous waste is exempt from the fees provided for in this section:

(a) Ash that results from the incineration of hazardous waste or the incineration of solid waste as defined in part 115.

(b) Hazardous waste exempted by rule because of its character or the treatment it has received.

(c) Hazardous waste that is removed as part of a site cleanup activity at the expense of this state or the federal government.

(d) Solidified hazardous waste produced by a solidification facility licensed pursuant to under section 11123 and destined for land disposal.

(e) Hazardous waste generated pursuant to in accordance with a 1-time closure or site cleanup activity in this state if the closure or cleanup activity has been authorized in writing by the department. Hazardous waste resulting from the cleanup of inadvertent releases which that occur after March 30, 1988 is not exempt from the fees.

(f) Primary and secondary wastewater treatment solids from a wastewater treatment plant that includes an aggressive biological treatment facility as that term is defined in 42 USC 6925.

(g) Emission control dust or sludge from the primary production of steel in electric furnaces.

(4) An owner or operator of a landfill or solidification facility shall assess or pay the fee described in this section unless the generator provides a signed written certification indicating that the hazardous waste is exempt from the fee. If the

hazardous waste that is exempt from the fee is required to be listed on a manifest, the certification shall must contain the manifest number of the shipment and the specific fee exemption for which the hazardous waste qualifies. If the hazardous waste that is exempt from the fee is not required to be listed on a manifest, the certification shall must provide the volume of exempt hazardous waste, the waste code or waste codes of the exempt waste, the date of disposal or solidification, and the specific fee exemption for which the hazardous waste qualifies. The owner or operator of the landfill or solidification facility shall retain this certification for 4 years from after the date of receipt.

(5) The department or a health department certified pursuant to under section 11145 shall evaluate the accuracy of generator fee exemption certifications and shall take enforcement action against a generator who that files a false certification. In addition, the department shall take enforcement action to collect fees that are not paid as required by this section.

(6) The landfill owner or operator and the solidification facility owner or operator shall forward to the department the fee revenue due under this section with a completed form that is provided or approved by the department. The owner or operator shall certify that all information provided in the form is accurate. The form shall must include the following information:

(a) The volume of hazardous waste subject to a fee.

(b) The name of each generator who that was assessed a fee, the generator's identification number, manifest numbers, hazardous waste volumes, and the amount of the fee assessed.

(7) A generator is eligible for a refund from this state of fees paid under this section if the generator documents to the

department, on a form provided by the department, a reduction in the amount of hazardous waste generated as a result of a process change, or a reduction in the amount of hazardous waste disposed of in a landfill, either directly or following solidification at a solidification facility, as a result of a process change or the generator's increased use of source separation, input substitution, process reformulation, recycling, treatment, or an exchange of hazardous waste that results in a utilization of that hazardous waste. The refund shall must be in the amount of $10.00 per ton, $10.00 per cubic yard, 4 cents per gallon, or 1/2 cent per pound of reduction in the amount of hazardous waste generated or disposed of in a landfill. A generator is not eligible to receive a refund for that portion of a reduction in the amount of hazardous waste generated that is attributable to a decrease in the generator's level of production of the products that resulted in the generation of the hazardous waste.

(8) A generator seeking that seeks a refund under subsection (7) shall calculate the refund due by comparing hazardous waste generation, treatment, and disposal activity in the calendar year immediately preceding the date of filing with hazardous waste generation, treatment, and disposal activity in the calendar year 2 years prior to before the date of filing. To be eligible for a refund, a generator shall file a request with the department by not later than June 30 of the year following the year for which the refund is being claimed. A refund shall must not exceed the total fees paid by the generator to the landfill operator or owner and the solidification facility operator or owner. A form submitted by the generator as provided for in subsection (7) shall must be certified by the generator or the generator's authorized agent.

(9) The department shall maintain information regarding the landfill disposal fees received and refunds provided under this section.

(10) The fees collected under this section shall must be forwarded to the state treasurer and deposited in the environmental pollution prevention fund created in section 11130. Any balance in the waste reduction fund on October 1, 2013 shall not lapse to the general fund but shall be transferred to the environmental pollution prevention fund and the waste reduction fund shall be closed. Money from in the environmental pollution prevention fund shall must be expended, upon on appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:

(a) To pay refunds to generators under this section.

(b) To fund programs created under this part, part 143, part 145, or the hazardous materials transportation act, 1998 PA 138, MCL 29.471 to 29.480.

(d) To fund the permit to install program established under section 5505.

Sec. 11109. (1) The owner or operator of a landfill shall pay to the department a fee assessed on TENORM disposed of in the landfill. The fee is $5.00 per ton, based on the quantity of TENORM specified on the monthly operating report. The fee for fractional tons of TENORM shall must be proportional. The fee shall must be

paid within not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar year quarter.

(2) The department shall take enforcement action to collect fees that are not paid as required by this section.

(3) The landfill owner or operator shall forward to the department the fee revenue due under this section with a completed form that is provided or approved by the department. The owner or operator shall certify that all information provided in the form is accurate. The form shall must specify the volume of TENORM disposed of at the landfill during the preceding calendar quarter and the amount of fee revenue being forwarded to the department.

(4) The department shall maintain information regarding the fees collected under this section.

(5) The TENORM account is created within the environmental pollution prevention fund created in section 11130. The department shall forward fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the TENORM account. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any other source for deposit into the account. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the account. The state treasurer shall credit to the account interest and earnings from account investments. Money remaining that remains in the account at the close of the fiscal year shall does not lapse to the general fund.

(6) Money from the TENORM account shall must be expended, upon on appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:

(a) To pay refunds to generators under this section.

(b) To fund the department's regulation and oversight of the disposal of TENORM in this state.

landfill operators to obtain equipment to monitor TENORM radiation.

(7) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fee described in this section by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 11123. (1) Unless a person is complying with subsection (8) or a rule promulgated under section 11127(4), a person shall not establish, construct, conduct, manage, maintain, or operate a treatment, storage, or disposal facility within this state without an operating license from the department.

(2) An application for an operating license for a proposed treatment, storage, or disposal facility or the expansion, enlargement, or alteration of a treatment, storage, or disposal facility beyond its original authorized design capacity or beyond the area specified in an existing operating license, original construction permit, or other authorization shall must be submitted on a form provided by the department and contain all of the following:

(a) The name and residence of the applicant.

(b) The location of the proposed treatment, storage, or disposal facility project.

(c) A copy of an actual published notice that the applicant published at least 30 days before submittal of the application in a newspaper having major circulation in the municipality and the immediate vicinity of the proposed treatment, storage, or disposal facility project. The notice shall must contain a map indicating that indicates the location of the proposed treatment, storage, or disposal facility project and information on the nature and size of

the proposed facility. In addition, as provided by the department, the notice shall must contain a description of the application review process, the location where the complete application may be reviewed, and an explanation of how copies of the complete application may be obtained.

(d) A written summary of the comments received at the public preapplication meeting required by rule and the applicant's response to the comments, including any revisions to the application.

(e) A determination of existing hydrogeological characteristics specified in a hydrogeological report and monitoring program consistent with rules promulgated under this part.

(f) An environmental assessment. The environmental assessment shall must include, at a minimum, an evaluation of the proposed facility's impact on the air, water, and other natural resources of this state , and also shall contain an environmental failure mode assessment.

(g) The procedures for closure and postclosure monitoring.

(h) An engineering plan.

(i) Other information specified by rule or by federal regulation issued under the solid waste disposal act.

(j) An application fee. The application fee shall must be deposited in the environmental pollution prevention fund created in section 11130. Pursuant to In accordance with procedures established by rule, the application fee shall be is $25,000.00 plus all of the following, as applicable:

(i)

For a landfill, surface impoundment, land treatment, or waste pile facility

9,000.00

(ii)	For an incinerator or treatment facility other than a treatment facility described in subparagraph (i)	$	7,200.00
(iii)	For a storage facility, other than storage that is associated with treatment or disposal activities that may be regulated under a single license	$	500.00

(k) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a disclosure statement that includes all of the following:

(i) The full name and business address of all of the following:

(A) The applicant.

(B) The 5 persons holding the largest shares of the equity in or debt liability of the proposed facility. The department may waive all or any portion of this requirement for an applicant that is a corporation with publicly traded stock.

(C) The operator. If a waiver is obtained under sub-subparagraph (B), detailed information regarding the proposed operator shall must be included in the disclosure statement.

(D) If known, the 3 employees of the operator who will have the most responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the facility, including their any previous experience with other hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities.

(E) Any other partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity if any person required to be listed under sub-subparagraphs (A) to (D) has at any time had 25% or more of the equity in or debt liability of that legal entity. The department may waive all or any portion of this requirement for an applicant that is a corporation with publicly traded stock.

(ii) For each person required to be listed under this

subdivision, a list of all convictions for criminal violations of any statute enacted by a federal, state, Canadian, or Canadian provincial agency if the statute is an environmental statute, if the violation was a misdemeanor committed in furtherance of obtaining an operating license under this part not more than 5 years before the application is filed, or if the violation was a felony committed in furtherance of obtaining an operating license under this part not more than 10 years before the application is filed. If debt liability is held by a chartered lending institution, information required in this subparagraph and subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) is not required from that institution. The department shall submit to the legislature a report on the 2014 act that amended this subparagraph, including PA 254 that includes the number of permits denied as a result of that act changes made under 2014 PA 254 and whether this subparagraph should be further amended. The report shall must cover the 5-year period after the effective date of that act June 30, 2014 and shall must be submitted within not later than 60 days after the expiration of that 5-year period. The report may be submitted electronically.

(iii) A list of all environmental permits or licenses issued by a federal, state, local, Canadian, or Canadian provincial agency held by each person required to be listed under this subdivision that were permanently revoked because of noncompliance.

(iv) A list of all activities at property owned or operated by each person required to be listed under this subdivision that resulted in a threat or potential threat to the environment and for which public funds were used to finance an activity to mitigate the threat or potential threat to the environment, except if the public funds expended to facilitate the mitigation of environmental

contamination were voluntarily and expeditiously recovered from the applicant or other listed person without litigation.

(l) A demonstration that the applicant has considered each of the following:

(i) The risk and impact of accident during the transportation of hazardous waste to the treatment, storage, or disposal facility.

(ii) The risk and impact of fires or explosions from improper treatment, storage, and disposal methods at the treatment, storage, or disposal facility.

(iii) The impact on the municipality where the proposed treatment, storage, or disposal facility is to be located in terms of health, safety, cost, and consistency with local planning and existing development, including proximity to housing, schools, and public facilities.

(iv) The nature of the probable environmental impact, including the specification of the predictable adverse effects on each of the following:

(A) The natural environment and ecology.

(B) Public health and safety.

(D) Water and air quality and wildlife.

(m) A summary of measures evaluated to mitigate the impacts identified in subdivision (l) and a detailed description of the measures to be implemented by the applicant.

(n) A schedule for submittal of all of the following postconstruction documentation:

(i) Any changes in, or additions to, the previously submitted disclosure information, or a certification that the disclosure listings previously submitted continue to be correct, following

completion of construction of the treatment, storage, or disposal facility.

(ii) A certification under the seal of a licensed professional engineer verifying that the construction of the treatment, storage, or disposal facility has proceeded according to the plans approved by the department and, if applicable, the approved construction permit, including as-built plans.

(iii) A certification of the treatment, storage, or disposal facility's capability of treating, storing, or disposing of hazardous waste in compliance with this part.

(iv) Proof of financial assurance as required by rule.

(3) If any information required to be included in the disclosure statement under subsection (2)(k) changes or is supplemented after the filing of the statement, the applicant or licensee shall provide that information to the department in writing not later than 30 days after the change or addition.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may deny an application for an operating license if there are any listings pursuant to under subsection (2)(k)(ii), (iii), or (iv) as originally disclosed or as supplemented.

(5) The application for an operating license for a proposed limited storage facility , which that is subject to the requirements pertaining to storage facilities , shall must be submitted on a form provided by the department and contain all of the following:

(a) The name and residence of the applicant.

(b) The location of the proposed facility.

monitoring program consistent with rules promulgated under this part.

(d) An environmental assessment. The environmental assessment shall must include, at a minimum, an evaluation of the proposed facility's impact on the air, water, and other natural resources of this state , and also shall contain an environmental failure mode assessment.

(e) The procedures for closure.

(f) An engineering plan.

(g) Proof of financial responsibility.

(h) A resolution or other formal determination of the governing body of each municipality in which the proposed limited storage facility would be located indicating that the limited storage facility is compatible with the zoning ordinance of that municipality, if any. However, in the absence of a resolution or other formal determination, the application shall must include a copy of a registered letter sent to the municipality at least 60 days before the application submittal, indicating the intent to construct a limited storage facility, and requesting a formal determination on whether the proposed facility is compatible with the zoning ordinance of that municipality, if any, in effect on the date the letter is received, and indicating that failure to pass a resolution or make a formal determination within 60 days of after receipt of the letter means that the proposed facility is to be considered compatible with any applicable zoning ordinance. If, within 60 days of after receiving a registered letter, a municipality does not make a formal determination concerning whether a proposed limited storage facility is compatible with a zoning ordinance of that municipality as in effect on the date the

letter is received, the limited storage facility is considered compatible with any zoning ordinance of that municipality, and incompatibility with a zoning ordinance of that municipality is not a basis for the department to deny the license.

(i) An application fee of $500.00. The application fee shall must be deposited in the environmental pollution prevention fund created in section 11130.

(j) Other information specified by rule or by federal regulation issued under the solid waste disposal act.

(6) The application for an operating license for a treatment, storage, or disposal facility other than a facility identified in subsection (2) or (5) shall must be made on a form provided by the department and include all of the following:

(a) The name and residence of the applicant.

(b) The location of the existing treatment, storage, or disposal facility.

(c) Other information considered necessary by the department or specified in this section, by rule, or by federal regulation issued under the solid waste disposal act.

(d) Proof of financial responsibility. An applicant for an operating license for a treatment, storage, or disposal facility that is a surface impoundment, landfill, or land treatment facility shall demonstrate financial responsibility for claims arising from nonsudden and accidental occurrences relating to the operation of the facility that cause injury to persons or property.

(e) A fee of $500.00. The fee shall must be deposited in the environmental pollution prevention fund created in section 11130.

(7) The department shall establish a schedule for requiring each person subject to subsection (8) to submit an operating

license application. The department may adjust this schedule as necessary. Each person subject to subsection (8) shall submit a complete operating license application within not later than 180 days of after the date requested to do so by the department.

(8) A person who that owns or operates a treatment, storage, or disposal facility that is in existence on the effective date of an amendment of this part or of a rule promulgated under this part that renders all or portions of the facility subject to the operating license requirements of this section may continue to operate the facility or portions of the facility that are subject to the operating license requirements until an operating license application is approved or denied if all of the following conditions have been met:

(a) A complete operating license application is submitted within not later than 180 days of after the date requested by the department under subsection (7).

(b) The person is in compliance with all rules promulgated under this part and with all other state laws.

(c) The person qualifies for interim status as defined in the solid waste disposal act, is in compliance with interim status standards established by federal regulation under subtitle C of the solid waste disposal act, 42 USC 6921 to 6939e, 6939g, and has not had interim status terminated.

(9) A person may request to be placed on a department-organized mailing list to be kept informed of any rules, plans, operating license applications, contested case hearings, public hearings, or other information or procedures relating that relate to the administration of this part. The department may charge a fee to cover the cost of the materials.

(10) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fees described in this section by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 11153. (1) A generator, transporter, or treatment, storage, or disposal facility shall obtain and utilize a site identification number assigned by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the department. Until October 1, 2025, the The department shall assess a site identification number user charge of $50.00 for each site identification number it the department issues. The department shall not issue a site identification number under this subsection unless the site identification number user charge and the tax identification number for the person applying for the site identification number have been are received by the department.

(2) Until October 1, 2025, the The department shall annually assess hazardous waste management program user charges as follows:

(a) A generator shall pay a handler user charge that is the highest of the following applicable fees:

(i) A generator that generates more than 100 kilograms but less than 1,000 kilograms of hazardous waste in any month during the calendar year shall pay to the department an annual handler user charge of $100.00.

(ii) A generator that generates 1,000 kilograms or more of hazardous waste in any month during the calendar year and that generates less than 900,000 kilograms during the calendar year shall pay to the department an annual handler user charge of $400.00.

(iii) A generator that generates 1,000 kilograms or more of hazardous waste in any month during the calendar year and that generates 900,000 kilograms or more of hazardous waste during the calendar year shall pay to the department an annual handler user charge of $1,000.00.

(b) An owner or operator of a treatment, storage, or disposal facility for which an operating license is required under section 11123 or for which an operating license is issued under section 11125 shall pay to the department an annual handler user charge of $2,000.00.

(c) A used oil processor or rerefiner, a used oil burner, or a used oil fuel marketer as defined in the rules promulgated under this part shall pay to the department an annual handler user charge of $100.00.

(3) A handler shall pay the handler user charge specified in subsection (2)(a) to (c) (2) for each of the activities conducted during the previous calendar year.

(4) Handler user charges must be paid using a form provided by the department. The handler shall certify that the information on the form is accurate. The department shall send forms to the handlers by not later than March 30 of each year. A handler shall return the completed forms and the appropriate payment to the department by not later than April 30 of each year.

(5) A handler that fails to provide timely and accurate information, a complete form, or the appropriate handler user charge is in violation of this part and is subject to both of the following:

(a) Payment of the handler user charge and an administrative fine of 5% of the amount owed for each month that the payment is

delinquent. Any payments received after the fifteenth of the month after the due date are delinquent for that month. However, the administrative fine must not exceed 25% of the total amount owed.

(b) Beginning 5 months after the date payment of the handler user charge is due, if the amount owed under subdivision (a) is not paid in full, at the request of the department, an action by the attorney general for the collection of the amount owed under subdivision (a) and the actual cost to the department in attempting to collect the amount owed under subdivision (a).

(6) The department shall maintain information regarding the site identification number user charges and the handler user charges collected under this section as necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements of subsection (8).

(7) The site identification number user charges and the handler user charges collected under this section and any amounts collected under subsection (5) for a violation of this section must be forwarded to the state treasurer and deposited in the environmental pollution prevention fund created in section 11130.

(8) The department shall evaluate the effectiveness and adequacy of the site identification number user charges and the handler user charges collected under this section relative to the overall revenue needs of the hazardous waste management program administered under this part. Not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit to the legislature a report summarizing the department's findings under this subsection.

(9) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the charges described in subsections (1) and (2) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change

in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(10) (9) As used in this section:

(a) "Handler" means the person required to pay the handler user charge.

(b) "Handler user charge" means an annual hazardous waste management program user charge provided for in subsection (2).

Sec. 11509. (1) This section and sections 11510 to 11512 apply to disposal areas other than the following:

(a) A solid waste processing and transfer facility described in section 11513(1) or (2).

(b) An incinerator that does not comply with the construction permit and operating license requirements of this subpart, as allowed under section 11540.

(2) A person shall not establish a disposal area except as authorized by a construction permit issued by the department pursuant to under part 13. A person proposing the establishment of a disposal area shall submit the application for a construction permit to the appropriate local health officer. However, if the disposal area is located in a county or city that does not have a certified health department, the application shall must be submitted directly to the department. An application for a construction permit shall must be accompanied by engineering plans.

(3) An application for a construction permit for a landfill shall must be accompanied by an application fee in the following amount:

(a) For a new landfill, the following:

(i) For a type II landfill, $3,000.00.

(ii) Except as provided in subparagraph (iii), for an industrial waste landfill, $2,000.00.

(iii) For a type III landfill limited to low hazard industrial waste, $1,500.00.

(b) For a lateral expansion of a landfill, the following:

(i) For a type II landfill, $2,000.00.

(ii) Except as provided in subparagraph (iii), for an industrial waste landfill, $1,500.00.

(iii) For a type III landfill limited to low hazard industrial waste, construction and demolition waste, or other nonindustrial waste, $1,000.00.

(i) For a type II landfill, $1,500.00.

(ii) Except as provided in subparagraph (iii), for an industrial waste landfill, $1,000.00.

(iii) For an industrial waste landfill limited to low hazard industrial waste, construction and demolition waste, or other nonindustrial waste, $500.00.

(d) For a new coal ash impoundment, $1,000.00.

(e) For a lateral or vertical expansion of a coal ash impoundment, $750.00.

(4) An application for a construction permit for a disposal area that is not a landfill shall must be accompanied by an application fee in the following amount:

(a) For a new disposal area for municipal solid waste, or a combination of municipal solid waste and waste listed in subdivision (b), $2,000.00.

(b) For a new disposal area for industrial waste, or construction and demolition waste, $1,000.00.

type of waste, $500.00.

(5) If an application is returned to the applicant as administratively incomplete, the applicant may, within not later than 1 year after the application is returned, resubmit the application, together with the additional information as needed to address the reasons for being incomplete, without paying an additional application fee. If a permit is denied or an application is withdrawn, an applicant for a construction permit, within not later than 1 year after the permit denial or application withdrawal, may resubmit the application, together with the additional information as needed to address the reasons for denial or withdrawal, without paying an additional application fee.

(6) Subject to section 11510(2)(d), an application for a modification to a construction permit or for renewal of a construction permit that has expired shall must be accompanied by a fee of $500.00.

(7) A person may apply for a single permit to construct more than 1 type of disposal area at the same facility. A person who that applies to permit more than 1 type of disposal area at the same facility shall pay a fee equal to the sum of the applicable fees listed in this section for each type of disposal area.

(8) The department shall deposit permit application fees collected under this section in the solid waste staff account of the solid waste management fund.

(9) The department shall not approve an application for a construction permit for a new type II landfill that is not contiguous to an already permitted type II landfill or for a new municipal solid waste incinerator unless the approval is requested by the county board of commissioners and the department determines

that the landfill or incinerator is needed for the planning area. The county board of commissioners' request shall must include a demonstration that materials utilization options have been exhausted. The department's determination of need shall must be based on public health, solid waste disposal capacity, and economic issues that would arise without the new site.

(11) (10) As used in this section, "contiguous" means either of the following:

(a) On the same property. The property may be divided by either of the following:

(i) The boundary of a local unit of government.

(ii) A public or private right-of-way if access to and from the right-of-way for each piece of the property is opposite the access for the other piece of the property so that movement between the 2 pieces of the property is by crossing the right-of-way.

(b) On 2 or more properties owned by the same person if the properties are connected by a right-of-way that the owner controls and to which the public does not have access.

Sec. 11512. (1) This section applies to disposal areas as provided in section 11509(1).

(2) A person shall not dispose of solid waste at a disposal area unless the disposal area is licensed under this section. However, a person authorized by state law or rules promulgated by the department to do so may dispose of the solid waste at the site

of generation. Waste placement in existing landfill units shall must be consistent with past operating practices or modified practices to ensure good management.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not conduct, manage, maintain, or operate a disposal area except as authorized by an operating license issued by the department pursuant to under part 13. The owner or operator of the disposal area shall submit a license application to the department through a certified health department. Existing coal ash impoundments are exempt from the licensing requirements of this part through December 28, 2020. If the disposal area is located in a county or city that does not have a certified health department, the application shall must be made directly to the department. A person authorized by part 115 to operate more than 1 type of disposal area at the same facility may apply for a single license.

(4) An applicant for a license for a type II or type III landfill shall submit evidence of financial assurance that meets the requirements of section 11523a, the maximum waste slope in the active portion, an estimate of remaining permitted capacity, and documentation of the amount of waste received at the disposal area during the previous license period or expected to be received, whichever is greater.

(5) An application for a license for a disposal area other than an existing coal ash impoundment shall must include a certification under the seal of a licensed professional engineer verifying that the construction of the disposal area has proceeded according to the approved plans. An applicant for a license for an existing coal ash impoundment shall submit with the application documentation in the applicant's possession or control regarding

the construction of the impoundment. If construction of a portion of a landfill is not complete, the owner or operator shall submit additional construction certification of that portion of the landfill under section 11516(3).

(6) An applicant for an operating license, within not later than 6 months after a license denial, may resubmit the application, together with additional information or corrections as are necessary to address the reason for denial, without being required to pay an additional application fee.

(7) To conduct tests and assess operational capabilities, the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste incinerator that is designed to burn at a temperature in excess of 2500 degrees Fahrenheit may operate the incinerator without an operating license, upon notice to the department, for a period not to exceed 60 days.

(8) The application for a type II landfill operating license shall must be accompanied by the following fee for the 5-year term of the operating license, subject to subsection (9):

(a) Landfills receiving less than 100 tons per day, $500.00.

(b) Landfills receiving 100 tons per day or more, but less than 250 tons per day, $1,500.00.

(d) Landfills receiving 500 tons per day or more, but less than 1,000 tons per day, $6,500.00.

(e) Landfills receiving 1,000 tons per day or more, but less than 1,500 tons per day, $12,500.00.

(f) Landfills receiving 1,500 tons per day or more, but less than 3,000 tons per day, $22,500.00.

(g) Landfills receiving more than 3,000 tons per day, $33,000.00.

(9) Type II landfill application fees shall must be based on the average amount of waste in tons projected to be received daily during the license period. Application fees for license renewals shall must be based on the average amount of waste received daily in the previous calendar year based on a 365-day calendar year. Application fees shall must be adjusted in the following circumstances:

(a) If a landfill accepts more than the amount of waste on which the application fee was based, a supplemental fee equal to the difference shall must be submitted with the next license application.

(b) If a landfill accepts less than the amount of waste on which the application fee was based, the department shall credit the applicant an amount equal to the difference with the next license application.

(c) A landfill used exclusively for municipal solid waste incinerator ash that measures waste by volume rather than weight shall pay a fee based on 1 cubic yard per ton.

(10) The operating license application for a type III landfill shall must be accompanied by a fee of $5,000.00.

(11) An application for an operating license for a coal ash landfill shall must be accompanied by a fee of $13,000.00. By the anniversary of the issuance of the operating license, while the operating license remains in effect, the coal ash landfill owner or operator shall pay the department a fee of $13,000.00. If the anniversary of the issuance of the operating license falls on a legal holiday, the annual fee shall must be paid by the next

business day.

(12) An application for an operating license by a coal ash impoundment shall must be accompanied by a fee of $13,000.00. On the anniversary of the issuance of the operating license, while the operating license remains in effect, the coal ash impoundment owner or operator shall pay the department a fee of $13,000.00. If the anniversary of the issuance of the operating license falls on a legal holiday, the annual fee shall must be paid on the next business day.

(13) The department shall deposit the fees collected under subsections (11) and (12) in the coal ash care fund created in section 11550.

(14) Upon receipt of a license application for either a coal ash impoundment or a coal ash landfill, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Immediately send notice to the clerk of the municipality where the disposal area is located and the designated regional solid waste management planning agency.

(b) Publish a notice in a newspaper having major circulation in the vicinity of the disposal area.

(15) The notices under subsection (14) shall must meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Include a map indicating the location of the disposal area and a description of the disposal area.

(b) Specify the location where the complete application package may be reviewed and where copies may be obtained.

(d) Indicate that the department shall hold a public meeting

in the area of the disposal area if, within not later than 15 days after the date of publication of the notice, any of the following occur:

(i) A written request for a public meeting is submitted to the department by the applicant or a municipality.

(ii) The department determines that there is a significant public interest in or known public controversy over the application or that for any other reason a public meeting is appropriate.

(16) A public meeting referred to in subsection (15)(d) shall must be held after the department makes a preliminary review of the application and all pertinent data and before an operating license is issued or denied. During its review, the department shall consider input provided at the public meeting.

(17) If an application is returned to the applicant as administratively incomplete, the department shall refund the entire fee. An applicant for a license, within not later than 12 months after a license denial or withdrawal of a license application, may resubmit the application with the additional information as needed to address the reasons for denial, without being required to pay an additional application fee.

(18) The operating license application for a solid waste processing and transfer facility that manages more than 200 cubic yards at any time, or other disposal area that is not a landfill or surface impoundment shall must be accompanied by a fee of $1,000.00.

(19) Except as provided in subsection (13), the department shall deposit operating license application fees collected under this section in the perpetual care account of the solid waste management fund.

(20) A person who that applies for an operating license for more than 1 type of disposal area at the same facility shall pay a fee equal to the sum of the applicable application fees listed in this section.

(21) The department shall not license a landfill or coal ash impoundment unless the landfill or coal ash impoundment has an approved hydrogeologic monitoring program and the owner or operator has provided the department with the monitoring results. The department shall use this information in conjunction with other information required by part 115 to determine a course of action regarding licensing of the facility consistent with section 4005 of subtitle D of the solid waste disposal act, 42 USC 6945, and with part 115. In deciding a course of action, the department shall consider, at a minimum, the environment, natural resources, the public health, safety, and welfare, and other public or private alternatives. If a landfill or coal ash impoundment violates part 115, the department may do any of the following:

(a) Revoke the landfill's or coal ash impoundment's license.

(b) If the disposal area is a coal ash impoundment that has not been previously licensed under this part, deny a license.

(c) Issue a timetable or schedule of corrective action, including a sequence of actions or operations, that leads to compliance with part 115 within a reasonable time period but not more than 1 year.

(22) A type II landfill does not require a separate solid waste processing and transfer facility permit or license to solidify industrial waste sludges on-site if that activity meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Occurs in containers or tanks as specified in part 121.

(b) Complies with part 55.

(23) An existing industrial waste landfill may accept any of the following:

(a) Industrial waste.

(b) Solid waste that originates from an industrial site and is not a hazardous waste regulated under part 111.

(24) The owner or operator of a landfill shall annually submit a report to the department and the county and municipality in which the landfill is located that specifies the tonnage and type of solid waste received by the landfill during the year itemized, to the extent possible, by county, state, or country of origin and the amount of remaining disposal capacity at the landfill. Remaining disposal capacity shall must be calculated as the permitted capacity less waste in place for any area that has been constructed and is not yet closed plus the permitted capacity for each area that has a permit for construction under part 115 but has not yet been constructed. The report shall must be submitted within not later than 45 days after the end of each state fiscal year. By January 31 of each year, the department shall submit to the legislature a report summarizing the information obtained under this subsection.

(25) The owner or operator of a licensed processing and transfer facility, within not later than 45 days after the end of each state fiscal year, shall submit to the department on a form and in a medium provided by the department, a report on the amount of materials managed at the facility during that state fiscal year.

(26) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1

Sec. 11525a. (1) The owner or operator of a landfill or coal ash impoundment shall pay a surcharge as follows:

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), for a landfill or coal ash impoundment that is not a captive facility, 36 cents for each ton or portion of a ton of solid waste or municipal solid waste incinerator ash that is disposed of in the landfill or coal ash impoundment. before October 1, 2027.

(b) For a landfill or coal ash impoundment that is not a captive facility, 12 cents per ton or portion of a ton of foundry sand, slag from metal melting, baghouse dust, furnace refractory brick, pulp and paper mill material, paper mill ash, wood ash, coal bottom ash, mixed wood ash, fly ash, flue gas desulfurization sludge, contaminated soil, cement kiln dust, lime kiln dust, and other industrial waste that weighs at least 1 ton per cubic yard, as determined by the generator.

(c) For a type III landfill or coal ash impoundment that is a captive facility and annually receives the following amount of waste, the following annual corresponding surcharge for each state fiscal year, based on the amount of waste received during that fiscal year:

(i) 100,000 or more tons of waste, $3,000.00.

(ii) 75,000 or more but less than 100,000 tons of waste, $2,500.00.

(iii) 50,000 or more but less than 75,000 tons of waste, $2,000.00.

(iv) 25,000 or more but less than 50,000 tons of waste, $1,000.00.

(v) Less than 25,000 tons of waste, $500.00.

(2) Within Not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter of a state fiscal year, the owner or operator of a landfill or coal ash impoundment that is not a captive facility shall pay the surcharge under subsection (1)(a) for waste received during that quarter of the state fiscal year. Within Not later than 30 days after the end of a state fiscal year, the owner or operator of a type III landfill or coal ash impoundment that is a captive facility shall pay the surcharge under subsection (1)(b) for waste received during that state fiscal year.

(3) If the owner or operator of a landfill or coal ash impoundment is required to pay the surcharge under subsection (1), the owner or operator shall pass through and collect the surcharge from any person that generated the solid waste or arranged for its delivery to the hauler or solid waste processing and transfer facility, notwithstanding the provisions of any agreement to the contrary or the absence of any agreement.

(4) Surcharges collected under this section must be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the solid waste staff account of the solid waste management fund.

(5) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the surcharges described in this section by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 11717b. (1) The cost of administering this part shall must be recovered by collecting fees from persons engaged in

servicing. Fee categories and, subject to subsection (2), rates are as follows:

(a) The fee for a septage waste servicing license is $200.00 per year.

(b) The fee for a septage waste vehicle license is as follows:

(i) If none of the vehicles owned by the person applying for the septage waste vehicle license will be used at any time during the license period for disposal of septage waste by land application, $350.00 per year for each septage waste vehicle.

(ii) If any of the vehicles owned by the person applying for the septage waste vehicle license will be used at any time during the license period for disposal of septage waste by land application, $480.00 per year for each septage waste vehicle.

(c) The fee to replace an existing septage waste vehicle under a septage waste vehicle license with a different septage waste vehicle under the same ownership, if the annual fee for that year has been paid under subdivision (b), is as follows:

(i) $200.00 if the septage waste vehicle being replaced has been inspected for that year under section 11706.

(ii) $150.00 if the vehicle being replaced has not been inspected for that year.

(d) The fee for a site permit is $500.00. However, a person shall not be charged a fee to renew a site permit.

(2) If a fee under subsection (1) is paid for a license, permit, or approval but the application for the license or permit or the request for the approval is denied, the department shall promptly refund the fee.

(3) For each state fiscal year, a person possessing a septage waste servicing license and septage waste vehicle license as of

January 1 of that fiscal year shall be assessed a septage waste servicing license fee and septage waste vehicle license fee as specified in this section. The department shall notify those persons of their the fee assessments by February 1 of that fiscal year. Payment shall must be postmarked by March 15 of that fiscal year.

(4) The department shall assess interest on all fee payments received after the due date. The amount of interest shall must equal 0.75% of the payment due, for each month or portion of a month the payment remains past due. The failure by a person to timely pay a fee imposed by this section is a violation of this part.

(5) If a person fails to pay a fee required under this section in full, plus any interest accrued, by October 1 of the year following the date of notification of the fee assessment, the department may issue an order that revokes the license or permit held by that person for which the fee was to be paid.

(6) Fees and interest collected under this section shall must be deposited in the fund.

(7) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fees described in this section by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 12109. (1) A liquid industrial by-product transporter shall provide the generator confirmation of acceptance of by-product for transportation and shall deliver the liquid industrial by-product only to the designated facility specified by the generator.

(2) The liquid industrial by-product transporter shall retain all records required under this part for at least 3 years, and shall make those records readily available for review and inspection by the department or a peace officer. The retention period required in this subsection is automatically extended during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding an activity regulated under this part or as required by the department. Records required under this part may be retained in electronic format.

(3) The department may authorize, for certain liquid industrial by-product streams, the use of a consolidated shipping document as authorized under section 12103(1)(d). If a consolidated shipping document is authorized by the department and utilized by a generator, the transporter shall give to the generator a receipt documenting the transporter's company name, the driver's signature, the date of pickup, the type and quantity of by-product removed, the consolidated shipping document number, and the designated facility.

(4) A transporter shall obtain a site identification number assigned by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the department. Until October 1, 2021, the The department shall assess a site identification number user charge of $50.00 for each site identification number it the department issues. The department shall not issue a site identification number under this subsection unless the site identification number user charge and the tax identification number for the person applying for the site identification number have been are received. Money collected under this subsection shall must be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the environmental pollution prevention fund created in

section 11130.

(5) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the site identification number user charge described in subsection (4) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 12112. (1) The owner or operator of a facility that accepts liquid industrial by-product shall accept delivery of by-product at the designated facility only if the facility is the destination indicated on the shipping document. The facility owner or operator shall do all of the following:

(a) Obtain a site identification number assigned by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the department. Until October 1, 2021, the The department shall assess a site identification number user charge of $50.00 for each site identification number it the department issues. The department shall not issue a site identification number under this subdivision unless the site identification number user charge and the tax identification number for the person applying for the site identification number have been are received. Money collected under this subdivision shall must be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the environmental pollution prevention fund created in section 11130.

(b) Provide the generator or the generator's authorized representative confirmation of the receipt of the liquid industrial by-product.

(c) Maintain records of the characterization of the liquid industrial by-product. Characterization shall must be in accordance with the requirements of this act.

(2) All storage, treatment, and reclamation of liquid industrial by-product at the designated facility shall must be in either containers or tanks or as otherwise specified in section 12113(5). Storage, treatment, or reclamation regulated under part 615 or the rules, orders, or instructions promulgated under that part 615, or regulated under part C of title XIV of the public health service act, 42 USC 300h to 300h-8, or the regulations promulgated under that part are exempt from this subsection.

(3) The owner or operator of a designated facility shall not store liquid industrial by-product for longer than 1 year unless the by-product is being stored for purposes of reclamation and not less than 75% of the cumulative amount, by weight or volume, of each type of by-product that is stored on site each calendar year is reclaimed or transferred to a different site for reclamation during that calendar year. The owner or operator of a designated facility shall maintain documentation that demonstrates compliance with this subsection.

(4) The owner or operator of a designated facility shall do all of the following:

(a) Retain all records required pursuant to under this part for a period of at least 3 years and shall make those records readily available for review and inspection by the department or a peace officer. The retention period required by this subdivision is automatically extended during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding the regulated activity or as required by the department. Records required under this part may be retained in electronic format.

(b) Maintain a plan designed to respond to and minimize hazards to human health and the environment from unplanned releases

of liquid industrial by-product to air, soil, and surface water.

(c) Document that all employees who have a responsibility to manage liquid industrial by-product are trained in the proper handling and emergency procedures appropriate for their the employees' job duties.

(5) Except as provided in subsection (6), a designated facility shall must submit to the department by April 30 each year a report describing its activities for the previous calendar year. The department shall provide for a method of electronic reporting. The report, at a minimum, shall must include the following information:

(a) The name and address of the facility.

(b) The calendar year covered by the report.

(c) The types and quantities of liquid industrial by-product accepted and a description of the manner in which the liquid industrial by-product was processed or managed.

(6) A designated facility is not subject to the reporting requirements of subsection (5) for a calendar year if, during that calendar year, the designated facility received liquid industrial by-products only from 1 generator and was owned, operated, or legally controlled by that generator.

(7) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the site identification number user charge described in subsection (1)(a) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 16904. (1) By January 31 of each year, the owner or operator of a collection site or portable shredding operation shall

submit an application for registration to the department. If a person who that owns or operates a collection site is also a portable shredding operation, the person may submit a single application covering both. The application shall must be on a form provided by the department and shall must contain the information required by the department. The application for registration of a collection site shall must include all of the following:

(a) Documentation that the collection site is bonded for the registration period as required by section 16903(4), if applicable.

(b) The signature of the applicant and, if the applicant is not the owner of the real property, the signature of the owner.

(2) The department shall not register a collection site unless the collection site is in compliance with the storage requirements.

(3) A $200.00 registration fee shall must accompany each annual application for registration under this section. The department shall deposit money collected under this subsection into the state treasury to be credited to the fund.

(4) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the registration fee described in subsection (3) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 17303. (1) Within Not later than 30 days after the end of each state fiscal year, a manufacturer that sells or offers for sale to any person in this state a new covered electronic device shall register with the department on a form provided by the department. A registration expires 30 days after the end of the state fiscal year in which the registration is required to be filed. A manufacturer that has not already filed a registration

under this part shall submit a registration within not later than 10 business days after the manufacturer begins to sell or offer for sale new covered electronic devices in this state.

(2) A registration under subsection (1) must include all of the following:

(a) The manufacturer's name, address, and telephone number.

(b) Each brand name under which the manufacturer sells or offers for sale covered electronic devices in this state.

(i) Information provided to consumers on how and where to return covered electronic devices labeled with the manufacturer's name or brand label.

(ii) The means by which information described in subparagraph (i) is disseminated to consumers, including the relevant website address if the internet is used.

(iii) Beginning with the first registration submitted after the implementation of the takeback program, a report on the implementation of the takeback program during the prior state fiscal year, including all of the following:

(A) The total weight of the covered electronic devices received by the takeback program from consumers during the prior state fiscal year.

(B) The processes and methods used to recycle or reuse the covered electronic devices received from consumers.

(C) The identity of any collector or recycler with whom the manufacturer contracts for the collection or recycling of covered electronic devices received from consumers. The identity of a recycler shall must include the addresses of that recycler's

recycling facilities in this state, if any. The identity of a collector or recycler reported under this subparagraph is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, and must not be disclosed by the department unless required by court order.

(3) A registration is effective on receipt by the department if the registration is administratively complete.

(4) If a manufacturer's registration does not meet the requirements of this section and any rules promulgated under this part, the department shall notify the manufacturer of the deficiency. If the manufacturer fails to correct the deficiency within not later than 60 days after notice is sent by the department, the department may deny or revoke the manufacturer's registration, after providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(5) A manufacturer of covered electronic devices shall update its registration within not later than 10 business days after a change in the brands of covered electronic devices from that manufacturer sold or offered for sale in this state.

(6) Until October 1, 2027, a A manufacturer's registration must be accompanied by an annual fee of $3,000.00. However, if the amount of money in the fund on December 31 of any year is greater than $600,000.00, the department shall not collect manufacturers' registration fees for the following state fiscal year. Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the annual fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(7) Revenue from manufacturers' registration fees collected under this section must be deposited in the electronic waste recycling fund created in section 17327.

(8) The department shall maintain on its the department's website a list of registered manufacturers of computers and a list of registered manufacturers of video display devices and the website addresses at which they the manufacturers provide information on recycling covered electronic devices.

(9) Not later than October 1, 2011 and every 2 years after that date, the department shall submit a report to the secretary of the senate and to the clerk of the house of representatives that assesses the adequacy of the fees under this section and any departmental recommendation to modify those fees.

Sec. 17317. (1) Within Not later than 30 days after the end of each state fiscal year, a person that engages in the business of recycling covered electronic devices shall register with the department on a form provided by the department. A registration expires 30 days after the end of the state fiscal year in which the registration is required to be filed. A recycler that has not already filed a registration under this part shall submit a registration within not later than 10 business days after the recycler begins to recycle covered electronic devices.

(2) A registration under subsection (1) must include all of the following:

(a) The name, address, telephone number, and location of all recycling facilities that are under the direct control of the recycler, are located in this state, and may receive covered electronic devices.

(b) A certification by the recycler that the recycler

substantially meets the requirements of section 17315.

(3) A recycler of covered electronic devices shall report the total weight of covered electronic devices recycled during the previous state fiscal year. The recycler shall keep a written log that records the weight of covered video display devices and the total weight of covered computers delivered to the recycler and identified as such on receipt. The total weight reported in the registration must be based on this log.

(4) A recycler's registration is effective on receipt by the department if the registration is administratively complete.

(5) If a recycler's registration does not meet the requirements of this section and any rules promulgated under this part, the department shall notify the recycler of the deficiency. If the recycler fails to correct the deficiency within 60 days after notice is sent by the department, the department may deny or revoke the recycler's registration, after providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(6) Until October 1, 2027, a A recycler's registration under subsection (1) must be accompanied by an annual fee of $2,000.00. Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the annual fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(7) Revenue from recyclers' registration fees collected under this section must be deposited in the electronic waste recycling fund created in section 17327.

(8) Submitting a false registration under subsection (1) is a violation of this part.

Sec. 30104. (1) A person shall not undertake a project subject to this part except as authorized by a permit issued by the department pursuant to under part 13. An application for a permit must include any information that may be required by the department. If a project includes activities at multiple locations, 1 application may be filed for the combined activities.

(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), until October 1, 2025, an application for a permit must be accompanied by an application fee based on an administrative cost in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) For an initial permit for a seasonal drawdown or associated reflooding, or both, of a dam or impoundment for the purpose of weed control that is issued for the first time after October 9, 1995, a fee of $500.00, but for subsequent permits for the same purpose a fee of $50.00.

(b) For activities included in a minor project category established under section 30105(7), a fee of $100.00.

(d) For construction or expansion of a marina, a fee as follows:

(i) $50.00 for an expansion of 1-10 marina slips to an existing permitted marina.

(ii) $100.00 for a new marina with 1-10 proposed marina slips.

(iii) $250.00 for an expansion of 11-50 marina slips to an existing permitted marina, plus $10.00 for each marina slip over 50.

(iv) $500.00 for a new marina with 11-50 proposed marina slips, plus $10.00 for each marina slip over 50.

(v) $1,500.00 if an existing permitted marina proposes maintenance dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more, unless the dredge material is determined through testing to be 90% or more sand, or the addition of seawalls, bulkheads, or revetments of 500 feet or more.

(e) For major projects other than a project described in subdivision (d)(v), involving any of the following, a fee of $2,000.00:

(i) Dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more, unless the dredge material is determined through testing to be 90% or more sand.

(ii) Filling of 10,000 cubic yards or more.

(iii) Seawalls, bulkheads, or revetments of 500 feet or more.

(iv) Filling or draining of 1 acre or more of wetland contiguous to a lake or stream.

(v) New dredging or upland boat basin excavation in areas of suspected contamination.

(vi) Shore projections, such as groins and underwater stabilizers, that extend 150 feet or more into a lake or stream.

(vii) New commercial docks or wharves of 300 feet or more in length.

(viii) Stream enclosures 100 feet or more in length.

(ix) Stream relocations 500 feet or more in length.

(x) New golf courses.

(xi) Subdivisions.

(xii) Condominiums.

(f) For the removal of submerged logs from bottomland of an inland lake, a $500.00 fee.

(g) For all other projects not listed in subdivisions (a) to (f), a fee of $500.00.

(3) A project that requires review and approval under this part and 1 or more of the following acts or parts of acts is subject to only the single highest fee required under this part or the following acts or parts of acts:

(a) Section 3104.

(b) Part 303.

(d) Part 325.

(e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.117.

(4) If work has been done in violation of a permit requirement under this part and restoration is not ordered by the department, the department may accept an application for a permit if the application is accompanied by a fee equal to 2 times the permit fee required under this section.

(5) If the department denies an application for a permit under this part, the department shall promptly refund the application fee paid under this section.

(6) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fees described in this section by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 30109. Upon the written request of a riparian owner and upon payment of a service fee, the department may enter into a written agreement with the riparian owner establishing the location of the ordinary high-water mark for his or her the riparian owner's property. In the absence of substantially changed conditions, the agreement is conclusive proof of the location in all matters between this state and the riparian owner and his or her the riparian owner's successors in interest. Until October 1, 2025, the The service fee provided for in this section is $500.00. The department shall forward service fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund. Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the service fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 31509. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part or as authorized by a permit issued by the department pursuant to under part 13, a person shall not undertake any of the following activities:

(a) Construction of a new dam.

(b) Enlargement of a dam or an impoundment.

(d) Alteration of a dam.

(e) Removal of a dam.

(f) Abandonment of a dam.

(g) Reconstruction of a failed dam.

(2) An application for a permit shall must include information that the department determines is necessary for the administration of this part. If a project includes activities at multiple

locations, 1 application may be filed for the combined activities.

(3) An application for a permit for construction of a new dam, reconstruction of a failed dam, or enlargement of a dam shall must be accompanied by the following fees:

(a) For a dam with a height of 6 feet or more but less than 10 feet, $500.00.

(b) For a dam with a height of 10 feet or more but less than 20 feet, $1,000.00.

(4) An application for a permit for the repair, alteration, removal, or abandonment of a dam shall must be accompanied by a fee of $200.00, and an application for a permit for a minor project pursuant to under section 31513(1) shall must be accompanied by a fee of $100.00.

(5) The department shall waive the fees under this section for applications from state agencies, department sponsored projects located on public lands, and organizations of the type described in section 31508(2)(a) through to (c).

(6) The department shall forward fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the land and water management permit fee fund created in section 30113.

Sec. 32312. (1) To regulate the uses and development of high-risk areas, flood risk areas, and environmental areas and to implement the purposes of this part, the department shall

promulgate rules in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. If permits are required under rules promulgated under this part, the permits must be issued pursuant to in accordance with the rules and part 13. Except as provided under subsection (2), until October 1, 2025, if permits are required pursuant to under the rules promulgated under this part, an application for a permit must be accompanied by a fee as follows:

(a) For a commercial or multifamily residential project, $500.00.

(b) For a single-family home construction, $100.00.

(c) For an addition to an existing single-family home or for a project that has a minor impact on fish and wildlife resources in environmental areas as determined by the department, $50.00.

(2) A project that requires review and approval under this part and under 1 or more of the following is subject to only the single highest permit fee required under this part or the following:

(a) Part 301.

(b) Part 303.

(d) Section 3104.

(e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.117.

(3) The department shall forward fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the land and water management permit fee fund created in section 30113.

(4) A circuit court, upon petition and a showing by the department that a rule promulgated under subsection (1) has been

violated, shall issue any necessary order to the defendant to correct the violation or to restrain the defendant from further violation of the rule.

(5) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fees described in this section by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 32513. (1) To obtain a permit for any activity specified in section 32512, a person shall file an application with the department on a form provided by the department. The application must include all of the following:

(a) The name and address of the applicant.

(b) The legal description of the lands included in the project.

(d) A map or diagram showing the proposal on an adequate scale with contours and cross-section profiles of any waterway to be constructed.

(e) Other information required by the department.

(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), until October 1, 2025, an application for a permit under this section must be accompanied by the following fee, as applicable:

(a) For a project in a category of activities for which a general permit is issued under section 32512a(2), a fee of $50.00.

(b) For activities included in a minor project category established under section 32512a(1), a fee of $100.00.

(i) $50.00 for an expansion of 1-10 marina slips to an existing

permitted marina.

(ii) $100.00 for a new marina with 1-10 proposed marina slips.

(iii) $250.00 for an expansion of 11-50 marina slips to an existing permitted marina, plus $10.00 for each marina slip over 50.

(iv) $500.00 for a new marina with 11-50 proposed marina slips, plus $10.00 for each marina slip over 50.

(d) For major projects other than a project described in subdivision (c)(v), involving any of the following, a fee of $2,000.00:

(i) Dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more, unless the dredge material is determined through testing to be 90% or more sand.

(ii) Filling of 10,000 cubic yards or more.

(iii) Seawalls, bulkheads, or revetment of 500 feet or more.

(iv) Filling or draining of 1 acre or more of coastal wetland.

(v) New dredging or upland boat basin excavation in areas of suspected contamination.

(vi) New breakwater or channel jetty.

(vii) Shore protection, such as groins and underwater stabilizers, that extend 150 feet or more on Great Lakes bottomlands.

(viii) New commercial dock or wharf of 300 feet or more in length.

(e) For all other projects not listed in subdivisions (a) to (d), $500.00.

(3) A project that requires review and approval under this part and 1 or more of the following is subject to only the single highest permit fee required under this part or the following:

(a) Section 3104.

(b) Part 301.

(d) Part 323.

(e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.117.

(4) If work is done in violation of a permit requirement under this part and restoration is not ordered by the department, the department may accept an application for a permit if the application is accompanied by a fee equal to 2 times the permit fee otherwise required under this section.

(5) The department shall forward fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit into the land and water management permit fee fund created in section 30113.

(6) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fees described in subsection (2) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 32707. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a person who is required to register under section 32705 or holds a permit under section 32723 shall file a report annually with the department on a form provided by the department. Reports shall must be submitted by April 1 of each year. Except as provided in

subsection (8), reports shall must include the following information:

(a) The amount and rate of water withdrawn on an annual and monthly basis.

(b) The source or sources of the water supply.

(d) The amount of consumptive use of water withdrawn.

(e) If the source of the water withdrawn is groundwater, the location of the well or wells in latitude and longitude, with the accuracy of the reported location data to within 25 feet.

(f) If the source of water withdrawn is groundwater, the static water level of the aquifer or aquifers, if practicable.

(g) Other information specified by rule of the department.

(h) At the discretion of the registrant or permit holder, the baseline capacity of the withdrawal and, if applicable, a description of the system capacity.

(i) At the discretion of the registrant or permit holder, the amount of water returned to the source watershed.

(j) Beginning in 2010, an acknowledgment that the registrant has reviewed applicable environmentally sound and economically feasible water conservation measures prepared under section 32708a.

(2) If a person reports the information required by this section to the department in conjunction with a permit or for any other purpose, that reporting, upon approval of the department, satisfies the reporting requirements of this section.

(3) The owner of a farm who reports water use under section 32708 is not required to report under subsection (1).

(4) The department may, upon request from a person required to report under this section, accept a formula or model that provides

to the department's satisfaction the information required in subsection (1).

(5) The department shall develop forms for reporting under this section that minimize paperwork and allow for a notification to the department instead of a report if the annual amount of water withdrawn by a person required to report under this section is within 4% of the amount last reported and the other information required in subsection (1) has not changed since the last year in which a report was filed.

(6) Information described in section 32701(d)(i)(B) that is provided to the department under subsection (1)(h) is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, and shall must not be disclosed unless the department determines that the withdrawal is causing an adverse resource impact.

(7) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person who that files an annual report or notification under this section shall annually remit a water use reporting fee of $200.00 to the department. Water use reporting fees shall must be remitted to the department in conjunction with the annual report or notification submitted under this section. The department shall transmit water use reporting fees collected under this section to the state treasurer to be credited to the water use protection fund created in section 32714. A water use reporting fee is not required for a report or notification related to a farm that reports withdrawals under section 32708 or for a report under subsection (8). Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the water use reporting fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual

percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(8) A person who that withdraws less than 1,500,000 gallons of water in any year shall indicate this fact on the reporting form and is not required to provide information under subsection (1)(a) or (d). A person who that withdraws less than 1,500,000 gallons of water in any year is not required to pay the water use reporting fee under subsection (7).

Sec. 32723. (1) Except as provided in subsection (13), the following persons shall obtain a water withdrawal permit prior to before making the withdrawal:

(a) A person who that proposes to develop withdrawal capacity to make a new withdrawal of more than 2,000,000 gallons of water per day from the waters of the state to supply a common distribution system.

(b) A person who that proposes to develop increased withdrawal capacity beyond baseline capacity of more than 2,000,000 gallons of water per day from the waters of the state to supply a common distribution system.

(c) A person who that proposes to develop withdrawal capacity to make a new or increased large quantity withdrawal of more than 1,000,000 gallons of water per day from the waters of the state to supply a common distribution system that a site-specific review has determined is a zone C withdrawal.

(d) A person who that proposes to develop a new or increased withdrawal capacity that will result in an intrabasin transfer of more than 100,000 gallons per day average over any 90-day period.

(2) A person shall apply for a water withdrawal permit under this section by submitting an application to the department containing that contains the information described in section

32706c(1)(a) to (e) 32706c(1) and an evaluation of existing hydrological and hydrogeological conditions. If the applicant proposes to undertake a preventative measure along with the withdrawal, the property owner applicant shall provide the department with a detailed description of the preventative measure and relevant information as to how the preventative measure will be implemented. In addition, the applicant shall submit an application fee in the amount of $2,000.00. The department shall transmit application fees collected under this section to the state treasurer to be credited to the water use protection fund created in section 32714. Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the application fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(3) An application submitted under subsection (2) is considered to be administratively complete effective 30 days after it the application is received by the department unless the department notifies the applicant, in writing, during this 30-day period that the application is not administratively complete or that the fee required to be accompanied with the application has not been paid. If the department determines that the application is not administratively complete, the notification shall must specify the information necessary to make the application administratively complete. If the department notifies the applicant as provided in this subsection, the 30-day period is tolled until the applicant submits to the department the specified information or fee.

(4) The department shall provide public notification of its the department's receipt of applications under this section and

shall provide a public comment period of not less than 45 days before applications are acted upon on under subsection (5).

(5) The department shall make a decision whether to grant or deny a water withdrawal permit under this section within not later than 120 days of after receipt of an administratively complete application.

(6) The department shall issue a water withdrawal permit under subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c) if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) All water withdrawn, less any consumptive use, is returned, either naturally or after use, to the source watershed.

(b) The withdrawal will be implemented so as to ensure that the proposal will result in no individual or cumulative adverse resource impacts. Cumulative adverse resource impacts under this subdivision shall must be evaluated by the department based upon on available information gathered by the department.

(c) Subject to section 32726, the withdrawal will be implemented so as to ensure that it the withdrawal is in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws as well as all legally binding regional interstate and international agreements, including the boundary waters treaty of 1909.

(d) The proposed use is reasonable under common law principles of water law in Michigan.this state.

(e) For permit applications received on or after January 1, 2009, the applicant has self-certified that he or she the applicant is in compliance with environmentally sound and economically feasible water conservation measures developed by the applicable water user's sector under section 32708a or has self-certified that he or she the applicant is in compliance with environmentally sound

and economically feasible water conservation measures developed for the water use associated with that specific withdrawal.

(f) The department determines that the proposed withdrawal will not violate public or private rights and limitations imposed by Michigan water law laws or other Michigan common law duties applicable in this state.

(7) The department shall issue a water withdrawal permit under subsection (1)(d) if the transfer complies with section 4.9 of the compact.

(8) In reviewing a proposed preventative measure, the department shall consider the effect of the preventative measure on preventing an adverse resource impact by diminishing the effect of the withdrawal on stream or river flow or the temperature regime of the stream or river. If the department approves a preventative measure in conjunction with a water withdrawal permit under this section, the department shall enter into a legally enforceable implementation schedule for completion of the preventative measure.

(9) A proposed use for which a water withdrawal permit is issued under this section shall must be considered to satisfy the requirements of section 4.11 of the compact.

(10) A permit issued under part 31 pursuant to in accordance with 33 USC 1326(b) shall be is considered sufficient to demonstrate that there will not be an adverse resource impact under section 32721 and satisfies the conditions for a water withdrawal permit under this section. Upon receipt of an application under this section and evidence that the applicant holds a part 31 permit described in this subsection, the department shall grant the applicant a water withdrawal permit under this subsection.

(11) The department may revoke a water withdrawal permit

issued under this section if the department determines following a hearing, based upon on clear and convincing scientific evidence, that the withdrawal is causing an adverse resource impact.

(12) A person who that is aggrieved by a determination of the department under this section related to a water withdrawal permit may file a sworn petition with the department setting forth the grounds and reasons for the complaint and asking for a contested case hearing on the matter pursuant to in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. A petition filed more than 60 days after action on the water withdrawal permit may be rejected by the department as being untimely. The department shall issue a final decision on a petition for a contested case hearing within not later than 6 months after receiving the petition. A determination, action, or inaction by the department following a contested case hearing is subject to judicial review as provided in the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(13) The following withdrawals are not required to obtain a water withdrawal permit under this section:

(a) A withdrawal by a community supply that holds a permit under the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023.

(b) Seasonal withdrawals of not more than 2,000,000 gallons of water per day average in any consecutive 90-day period to supply a common distribution system unless the withdrawals result in a diversion.

(c) A withdrawal for the production of bottled drinking water approved by the department under a water source review conducted under section 17 of the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL

325.1017.

Sec. 33911. (1) Upon application of a person that holds a lease from this state of any portion or portions of the real property described in this part, the department may execute and deliver to the applicant a deed conveying all of the right, title, and interest of this state in and to that real property, subject to the paramount rights of hunting, fishing, and navigation, which remain in the general public and in the government as recognized by law. The deeds shall must contain the same provisions as to use and occupancy now set forth in all the leases previously granted under former 1913 PA 326 or under this part. The department shall not grant a deed under this part unless the lessee of the subject property agrees to cancel the lease and relinquishes all rights under the lease.

(2) The department shall not grant a deed under this part for a lot that contains a structure unless the structure and the lot subject to the deed, including seawalls where present, comply with the applicable township building code and county and state sanitation codes and part 325, and the structure is located on a parcel of land that is adequately protected from erosion.

(3) A deed granted under this part shall must not include a portion of the original lease that is submerged or lies below the elevation of 575.3 International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD 1985). The department of environmental quality environment, Great Lakes, and energy shall perform a site inspection and set stakes, if necessary, to identify the boundaries of the area of the leased lot to be deeded. The applicant shall provide a boundary survey, completed by a professional surveyor, that delineates the area of the real property to be deeded. The state shall retain proprietary

ownership in trust over the portion of the leased lot below the ordinary high-water mark of Lake St. Clair at the time of the conveyance.

(4) A deed shall must not be granted under this part at less than the estimated land value of the real property as determined by the township in which the real property is located. Appraisal procedures and practices may include utilizing independent fee appraisal contractors. The appraisal shall must not include improvements such as buildings, seawalls, and docks. Credit shall must not be granted to the lessee for the years remaining on an unexpired lease when determining the sale value to the state. The applicant shall remit the full consideration within not later than 1 year after being notified in writing of the selling price by the department. If the applicant does not remit the full consideration for the deed within 1 year, the department shall close the file and a new application must be submitted.

(5) If the applicant is not satisfied with the fair market value determined by the department under subsection (4), the applicant, within not later than 30 days after receiving the determination, may submit a petition in writing to the circuit court in the thirty-first judicial circuit, and the court shall appoint an appraiser or appraisers from the department's approved listing to conduct an appraisal of the parcel. The decision of the court is final. The applicant shall pay all costs associated with this additional appraisal.

(6) A request for a deed shall must be on a form provided by the department of environmental quality environment, Great Lakes, and energy and shall must be accompanied by an application fee of $500.00. Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1

thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the application fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 33929. (1) Each sale or transfer of a lease shall must contain a specific statement of the purpose for which the property leased is to be used by the purchaser or assignee. A sale or transfer of a lease for other than club or residence purposes is not valid unless and until the sale or transfer is approved by the department of environmental quality.environment, Great Lakes, and energy.

(2) Before selling or transferring a property that is subject to a lease under this part, the parties involved shall apply to the department of environmental quality environment, Great Lakes, and energy for approval of the transfer of the lease to the purchaser. The application shall must be made on a form provided by the department of environmental quality environment, Great Lakes, and energy and shall must be accompanied by a fee of $250.00. Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the application fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index. Upon approval by the department of environmental quality, environment, Great Lakes, and energy, an assignment of lease form shall must be recorded with the county register of deeds.

Sec. 61525. (1) A person shall not drill or begin the drilling of any well for oil or gas, for secondary recovery, or a well for the disposal of salt water, or brine produced in association with oil or gas operations or other oil field wastes, or wells for the

development of reservoirs for the storage of liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons, except as authorized by a permit to drill and operate the well issued by the supervisor of wells pursuant to under part 13 and unless the person files with the supervisor a bond as provided in section 61506. The permittee shall post the permit in a conspicuous place at the location of the well as provided in the rules and requirements or orders issued or promulgated by the supervisor. An application for a permit shall must be accompanied by a fee of $300.00. A permit to drill and operate shall must not be issued to an owner or his or her authorized representative of an owner who does not comply with the rules and requirements or orders issued or promulgated by the supervisor. A permit shall must not be issued to an owner or his or her authorized representative of an owner who has not complied with or is in violation of this part or any of the rules, requirements, or orders issued or promulgated by the supervisor or the department.

(2) The supervisor shall forward all fees received under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund.

(3) The supervisor shall make available to any person, upon request, not less often than weekly, the following information pertaining to applications for permits to drill and operate:

(a) Name and address of the applicant.

(b) Location of proposed well.

(d) Proposed depth of the well.

(e) Proposed formation.

(f) Surface owner.

(g) Whether hydrogen sulfide gas is expected.

(4) The supervisor shall provide the information under

subsection (3) to the county in which an oil or gas well is proposed to be located and to the city, village, or township in which the oil or gas well is proposed to be located if that city, village, or township has a population of 70,000 or more. A city, village, township, or county in which an oil or gas well is proposed to be located may provide written comments and recommendations to the supervisor pertaining to applications for permits to drill and operate. The supervisor shall consider all such comments and recommendations in reviewing the application.

(5) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the application fee described in subsection (1) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 61525a. (1) The owner or operator of a well used for injection, withdrawal, or observation related to the storage of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas that has been used for its permitted purpose at any time during the calendar year immediately prior to before the time the fee is due is subject to a $20.00 annual well regulatory fee. The owner or operator of a well described in this section subsection shall file an annual report by January 31 of each year stating the number of wells used for injection, withdrawal, or observation related to the storage of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas that has been utilized for its permitted purpose during the previous calendar year. The report shall must include a list of wells identified by permit number, permit name, and gas storage field name on a form provided by the supervisor, or such other form which that may be acceptable to the supervisor. The annual well regulatory fee described in this

section subsection is due not more than 30 days after the supervisor sends notice to the owner or operator of the amount due.

(2) The supervisor shall forward all fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund.

(3) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the annual well regulatory fee described in subsection (1) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 62509. (1) A person shall not drill or begin the drilling of any brine, storage, or waste disposal well, or convert any well for these uses, and except as authorized by a permit issued by the supervisor of mineral wells pursuant to under part 13 and rules promulgated by the supervisor of mineral wells, and unless the person files with the supervisor of mineral wells an approved surety or security bond. The application shall must be accompanied by a survey of the well site. The department shall conduct an investigation and inspection before the supervisor of mineral wells issues a permit. A permit shall must not be issued to any owner or his or her authorized representative of an owner who does not comply with the rules of the supervisor of mineral wells or who is in violation of this part or any rule of the supervisor of mineral wells. Upon completion of the drilling or converting of a well for storage or waste disposal and after necessary testing by the owner to determine that the well can be used for these purposes and in a manner that will not cause surface or underground waste, the supervisor of mineral wells, upon receipt of appropriate evidence, shall approve and regulate the use of the well for storage or waste disposal. These operations shall must be pursuant to under part 31.

The supervisor of mineral wells may schedule a public hearing to consider the need or advisability of permitting the drilling or operating of a storage or waste disposal well, or converting a well for these uses, if the public safety or other interests are involved.

(2) A person shall not drill a test well 50 feet or greater in depth into the bedrock or below the deepest freshwater strata, except as provided in section 62508(c), except as authorized by a permit issued by the supervisor of mineral wells pursuant to under part 13 and rules promulgated by the supervisor of mineral wells, and unless the person files with the supervisor of mineral wells an approved surety or security bond. The application shall must be accompanied by the fee provided in subsection (6). The department shall conduct an investigation and inspection before the supervisor of mineral wells issues a permit. A permit shall must not be issued to any owner or his or her authorized representative of an owner who does not comply with the rules of the supervisor of mineral wells or who is in violation of this part or any rule of the supervisor of mineral wells. A test well that penetrates below the deepest freshwater stratum or is greater than 250 feet in depth is subject to an individual test well permit. A test well that does not penetrate below the deepest freshwater stratum and is 250 feet or less in depth is subject to a blanket test well permit. This subsection does not apply to a test well regulated under part 111 or part 115, or a water well regulated under part 127 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.12701 to 333.12771.

(3) A permit is not required to drill a test well in those areas of the this state where rocks of Precambrian age directly underlie unconsolidated surface deposits or in those areas that

have been designated pursuant to under section 62508(c). However, within not later than 2 years after completion of the drilling of the well, the owner shall advise the supervisor of mineral wells of the location of the well and file with the supervisor of mineral wells the log required under section 62508(d). The provisions of this part pertaining to the prevention and correction of surface and underground waste have the same application to these test wells as to other wells defined in this part.

(4) Upon request, the supervisor of mineral wells may issue to qualified persons a blanket permit to drill within a county test wells which that will not penetrate below the deepest freshwater stratum and are 250 feet or less in depth.

(5) All information and records pertaining to the application for and issuance of permits for wells subject to this part shall must be held confidential in the same manner as provided for logs and reports on these wells.

(6) A permit application submitted under this section shall must be accompanied by the following permit application fee:

(a) Disposal well for disposal of waste
products other than processed brine	$	2,500.00.
(b) Disposal well for disposal of
processed brine	$	500.00.
(c) Storage well	$	500.00.
(d) Natural brine production well	$	500.00.
(e) Artificial brine production well	$	500.00.
(f) Individual test well under
subsection (2)	$	500.00.
(g) Blanket permit for test wells drilled pursuant to
subsection (4):

(i) 1 to 24 wells	$	75.00.
(ii) 25 to 49 wells	$	150.00.
(iii) 50 to 75 wells	$	300.00.
(iv) 75 to 200 wells	$	600.00.

(7) The supervisor of mineral wells shall deposit all permit application fees collected under this section into the fund.

(8) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the permit application fees described in subsection (6) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 62509a. (1) The owner or operator of a well regulated under this part is subject to the following annual mineral well regulatory fee. The fee shall apply applies to any mineral well that is usable for its permitted purpose, or has not been properly plugged in accordance with the requirements of this part and rules promulgated under this part, at the time the fee is due:

(a)	For a disposal well for disposal of waste products other than processed brine	$	2,500.00
(b)	For a disposal well for disposal or of processed brine	$	500.00
(c)	For a storage well	$	500.00
(d)	For a natural brine production well	$	500.00
(e)	For an artificial brine production well	$	500.00
(f)	For an individual test well	$	500.00
(g)	For a blanket permit for test wells:
(i)	1 to 24 wells	$	75.00
(ii)	25 to 49 wells	$	150.00
(iii)	50 to 75 wells	$	300.00

(iv)

75 to 200 wells

600.00

(2) Mineral well regulatory fees shall must be submitted to the department in the manner required by the department along with any documentation required by the department.

(3) The department shall forward all mineral well regulatory fees collected under this section to the state treasury for deposit in the fund.

(4) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the mineral well regulatory fees described in subsection (1) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 63103d. (1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part, a ferrous mineral operator shall must be assessed a ferrous mineral surveillance fee on the ferrous product produced for the calendar year reported as described in subsection (2). The fee shall must be assessed upon on ferrous product and shall not be more than 1 cent per metric ton. Funds collected by the assessment of the ferrous mineral surveillance fee shall must not exceed the actual costs to the department of implementing the sections of this part that pertain to ferrous mineral mining. Surveillance fees collected under this section shall must be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the ferrous mineral surveillance fund created in section 63103e. Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the ferrous mineral surveillance fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(2) A ferrous mineral operator shall file an annual report of production on or before February 15 of each year. The report shall must contain the annual production of ferrous product from each ferrous mineral mine.

(3) The ferrous mineral surveillance fee described in subsection (1) is due 30 days after the department sends written notice to the ferrous mineral operator of the amount due.

(4) Failure to submit an annual report of production in compliance with rules promulgated by the department constitutes grounds for revocation of a permit.

(5) A penalty equal to 10% of the amount due, or $1,000.00, whichever is greater, shall must be assessed against the ferrous mineral operator for a fee that is not paid when due. An unpaid fee and penalty constitute a debt and the basis of a judgment against the operator. Penalties paid pursuant to under this section shall must be used for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this part.

(6) Records upon on which the annual report of production is based shall must be preserved for 3 years and are subject to audit by the department.

Sec. 63205. (1) A person shall not engage in the mining of nonferrous metallic minerals except as authorized in a mining permit issued by the department.

(2) An application for a mining permit shall must be submitted to the department in a format to be developed by the department. The application shall must be accompanied by all of the following:

(a) A permit application fee of $5,000.00. The department shall forward all permit application fees received under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund. Beginning

January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the permit application fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(b) An environmental impact assessment for the proposed mining operation that describes the natural and human-made features, including, but not limited to, flora, fauna, hydrology, geology, and geochemistry, and baseline conditions in the proposed mining area and the affected area that may be impacted by the mining, and the potential impacts on those features from the proposed mining operation. The environmental impact assessment shall must define the affected area and shall must address feasible and prudent alternatives.

(c) A mining, reclamation, and environmental protection plan for the proposed mining operation, including beneficiation operations, that will reasonably minimize the actual and potential adverse impacts on natural resources, the environment, and public health and safety within the mining area and the affected area. The plan shall must address the unique issues associated with nonferrous metallic mining and shall must include all of the following:

(i) A description of materials, methods, and techniques that will be utilized.

(ii) Information that demonstrates that all methods, materials, and techniques proposed to be utilized are capable of accomplishing their the stated objectives in protecting the environment and public health, except that such the information may not be required for methods, materials, and techniques that are widely used in mining or other industries and are generally accepted as effective.

The required information may consist of results of actual testing, modeling, documentation by credible independent testing and certification organizations, or documented applications in similar uses and settings.

(iii) Plans and schedules for interim and final reclamation of the mining area following cessation of mining operations.

(iv) A description of the geochemistry of the ore, waste rock, overburden, peripheral rock, and tailings, including characterization of leachability and reactivity.

(v) Provisions for the prevention, control, and monitoring of acid-forming waste products and other waste products from the mining process so as to prevent leaching into groundwater or runoff into surface water.

(d) A contingency plan that includes an assessment of the risk to the environment or public health and safety associated with potential significant incidents or failures and describes the operator's notification and response plans. When the application is submitted to the department, the applicant shall provide a copy of the contingency plan to each emergency management coordinator having jurisdiction over the affected area.

(e) Financial assurance as described in section 63211.

(f) A list of other state and federal permits that are anticipated to be required.

(3) The applicant has the burden of establishing that the terms and conditions set forth in the permit application; mining, reclamation, and environmental protection plan; and environmental impact assessment will result in a mining operation that reasonably minimizes actual or potential adverse impacts on air, water, and other natural resources and meets the requirements of this act.

(4) Effective 14 days after the department receives an application for a mining permit, the application shall be is considered to be administratively complete unless the department proceeds as provided under subsection (5).

(5) If, before the expiration of the 14-day period under subsection (4), the department notifies the applicant that the application is not administratively complete, specifying the information necessary to make the application administratively complete, or notifies the applicant that the fee required to accompany the application has not been paid, specifying the amount due, the running of the 14-day period under subsection (4) is tolled until the applicant submits to the department the specified information or fee amount due. The notice shall must be given in writing or electronically.

(6) Within Not later than 42 days after an application for a mining permit is determined to be administratively complete, the department shall hold a public meeting on the application. The department shall give notice of the public meeting not less than 14 or more than 28 days before the date of the public meeting. The notice shall must specify the time and place of the public meeting, which shall must be held in the county where the proposed mining operation is located, and shall must include information on how to review a copy of the application. The notice shall must be given in writing to the city, village, or township and the county where the proposed mining operation is to be located and to all affected federally recognized Indian tribes in this state. The notice shall must also be given by publication in a newspaper of local distribution in the area where the proposed mining operation is to be located.

(7) The department shall accept written public comment on the permit application for 28 days following the public meeting under subsection (6). Within Not later than 28 days after the expiration of the public comment period, the department shall reach a proposed decision to grant or deny a mining permit and shall establish a time and place for a public hearing on the proposed decision. The department shall give notice of the public hearing not less than 14 or more than 28 days before the date of the public hearing. The notice shall must be given in writing to the city, village, or township and the county where the proposed mining operation is to be located and to all affected federally recognized Indian tribes in this state. The notice shall must also be given by publication in a newspaper of local distribution in the area where the proposed mining operation is to be located. The notice shall must contain all of the following:

(a) A summary of the permit application.

(b) Information on how to review a complete copy of the application. The application shall must be made available at a public location in the area.

(c) A listing of other permits and hearings that are pending or anticipated under this act with respect to the proposed mining operation.

(d) The time and place of the public hearing, which shall must be held in the area where the proposed mining operation is located.

(8) The department shall accept written public comment on the proposed decision to grant or deny a mining permit for 28 days following the public hearing. At the expiration of the public comment period, the department shall issue a report summarizing all comments received and providing the department's response to the

comments.

(9) Within Not later than 28 days after the expiration of the public comment period under subsection (8), the department shall grant or deny the mining permit application in writing. A determination that an application is administratively complete does not preclude the department from requiring additional information from the applicant. The 28-day period under this subsection shall must be tolled until such time as the applicant submits the requested information. If a mining permit is denied, the reasons shall must be stated in a written report to the applicant.

(10) A mining permit shall must not be issued or transferred to a person if the department has determined that person to be in violation of this part, rules promulgated under this part, the permit, or an order of the department under this part, unless the person has corrected the violation or the person has agreed in writing to correct the violation pursuant to in accordance with a compliance schedule approved by the department.

(11) Subject to subsection (10), the department shall approve a mining permit if it determines both of the following:

(a) The permit application meets the requirements of this part.

(b) The proposed mining operation will not pollute, impair, or destroy the air, water, or other natural resources or the public trust in those resources, in accordance with part 17. of this act. In making this determination, the department shall take into account the extent to which other permit determinations afford protection to natural resources. For the purposes of this subsection, excavation and removal of nonferrous metallic minerals and of associated overburden and waste rock, in and of itself, does

not constitute pollution, impairment, or destruction of those natural resources.

(12) The department shall deny a mining permit if it the department determines the requirements of subsection (11) have not been met.

(13) Terms and conditions that are set forth in the permit application and the mining, reclamation, and environmental protection plan and that are approved by the department shall must be incorporated in and become a part of the mining permit.

(14) A mining permit is not effective until all other permits required under this act for the proposed mining operation are obtained.

(15) If a person submits an application for a mining permit and 1 or more other permits under this act with respect to a particular mining operation, the department may process the applications in a coordinated fashion to the extent feasible given procedural requirements applicable to individual permits. The coordinated permit process may include consolidating public hearings under this part with public hearings required under other parts of this act. Any notice of a consolidated public hearing shall must state clearly which permits are to be considered at the public hearing. An applicant may waive any required timelines under subsections (4) to (9) to facilitate the coordination.

Sec. 63215. (1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part, the department shall assess a permittee a nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fee of not more than 5 cents per ton of material mined from the mining area as reported under section 63213(1)(d), but not less than $5,000.00, for each calendar year the mine is in operation and

during the postclosure monitoring period. Surveillance fees collected under this section shall must be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fund created in section 63217. The surveillance fee rate shall must be calculated each year as follows:

(a) The department shall determine the total tons of material mined from mining areas in this state in the prior calendar year.

(b) The department shall calculate the adjusted appropriation by deducting any unexpended money in the fund at the close of the prior fiscal year from the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year for surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part.

(c) The fee rate shall must be the ratio, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, of the adjusted appropriation to the total tons of material mined.

(2) The nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fee described in subsection (1) is due by 30 days after the department sends written notice to the permittee of the amount due.

(3) A penalty equal to 10% of the amount due, or $1,000.00, whichever is greater, shall must be assessed against the permittee for a metallic mineral surveillance fee that is not paid when due. The department may file an action in the Ingham County circuit court for Ingham county to collect the unpaid fee and penalty. The unpaid fee and penalty shall constitute a debt and become the basis of a judgment against the permittee.

(4) Penalties paid pursuant to under this section shall must be used for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this part.

(5) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1

thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fee described in subsection (1) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 63405. (1) A person shall not engage in mining activities except as authorized by a mining permit issued by the department. A separate mining permit is required for each mine.

(2) An application for a mining permit shall must be submitted by the operator to the department on a form prescribed by the department. The application shall must include all of the following:

(a) A permit application fee of $5,000.00. The department shall forward the permit application fee to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund. Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the permit application fee by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

(b) Provisions for a conformance bond as described in section 63409.

(c) A mining and reclamation plan as described in subsection (3) that addresses mining activities proposed in the application.

(3) The mining and reclamation plan required in subsection (2) shall must include all of the following:

(a) A map or maps showing the locations and dimensions of the following:

(i) Proposed adits, shafts, underground mine workings, and surface pits.

(ii) Proposed overburden, waste rock, and ore stockpiles.

(iii) Any crushing, grinding, or separation equipment that will be utilized.

(b) A description of the mining methods that will be utilized.

(d) A map and description of fencing or other techniques to minimize public safety hazards.

(e) Plans and schedules for reclamation of the mining area following cessation of mining activities. The plans and schedules shall must address mining activities proposed in the application and provide for grading, revegetation, and stabilization that will do all of the following:

(i) Minimize soil erosion and sedimentation.

(ii) Protect public safety.

(iii) Establish conditions that promote future beneficial use and do not require perpetual care.

(f) Plans and schedules for baseline water quality sampling, which must be conducted before mining commences. Samples shall must be collected from the existing water supply wells available for sampling and located within 1,320 feet of the proposed mining area. However, samples are not required from more than 3 such water supply wells. In addition, samples shall must be collected from the nearest surface water body located within 1,320 feet of the proposed mining area, if any. The samples shall must be analyzed for pH, copper, and nitrate using laboratory methods approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(4) Within Not later than 7 days after receiving an application for a mining permit, the department shall give notice

in writing to the county and municipality where the mine is proposed to be located of the specific location of the proposed mine. Within Not later than 14 days after receiving an application for a mining permit, the department shall publish notice of the application in a newspaper of local distribution in the area of the proposed mine and shall post a copy of the application on its the department's website.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), effective 14 days after the department receives an application for a mining permit, the application shall be is considered to be administratively complete.

(6) If, before the date indicated by subsection (5), the department notifies the applicant that the application is not administratively complete, specifying the information or fee necessary to make the application administratively complete, the running of the 14-day period under subsection (5) is tolled until the applicant submits to the department the specified information or fee.

(7) Subject to subsection (8), the department shall grant or deny a mining permit within not later than 45 days after an application is considered or determined to be administratively complete under subsection (5) or (6). If a mining permit is denied, the reasons shall must be stated in a written report to the applicant.

(8) If the department determines that information in the application is insufficient to determine whether a permit may be granted, the department may request additional information or clarification from the applicant. The 45-day period under subsection (7) is tolled until the applicant submits the requested information.

Sec. 63413. (1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part, an operator shall pay the department by February 15 of each year an operating fee of $5,000.00 for each mine where mining activities were ongoing as of December 31 of the previous year. The fee is due each year until the mining activities cease and the department has released the conformance bond.

(2) The department shall assess a penalty equal to 2% of the amount due against the operator for each month or part of a month during which an operating fee has not been paid after the due date.

(3) The department shall forward all annual operating fees and penalties collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund.

(4) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the operating fee described in subsection (1) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.

Sec. 63711. (1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part, an operator is assessed a fee of not more than 10 cents per ton of sand mined from a sand dune area for the calendar year reported as described in subsection (2). Funds collected by the assessment of the fee shall must not exceed the actual costs to the department of implementing the sections of this part that pertain to sand dune mining. Any fees collected under this subsection that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall must be credited to a separate fund of the department, carried over to the succeeding fiscal year, and deducted from the amount appropriated for that year for

surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part for purposes of computing the fee to be assessed for that year.

(2) An operator shall file an annual report on or before January 31 of each year. The report shall must show the areas mined and describe the progress of restoration and reclamation activities of the operator for the preceding calendar year. The report shall must contain both of the following:

(a) The number of tons of sand mined from a sand dune area.

(b) Location of the sand dune area.

(3) The fee described in subsection (1) shall be is due not more than 30 days after the department sends written notice to the operator of the amount due.

(4) The surveillance fee and annual report required by this section is confidential and shall must not be available for public inspection without the written consent of the person filing the fee and report, except in accordance with judicial order.

(5) Failure to submit an annual report in compliance with rules promulgated by the department constitutes grounds for revocation of a permit.

(6) A penalty equal to 10% of the amount due, or $1,000.00, whichever is greater, shall must be assessed against the operator for a fee that is not paid when due. An unpaid fee and penalty shall constitute a debt and become the basis of a judgment against the operator. Penalties paid pursuant to under this section shall must be used for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this part.

(7) Records upon on which the annual report is based shall must be preserved for 3 years and are subject to audit by the

department.

(8) The department shall annually prepare and submit to the house of representatives and senate standing committees with jurisdiction over subject areas related to natural resources and the environment a report on the sand mining surveillance activities undertaken by the department for the immediately preceding year and the cost of those activities.

(9) Beginning January 1, 2026, and by each January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the fee described in subsection (1) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index.