HOUSE BILL NO. 4777

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

by amending sections 1301 and 1305 (MCL 324.1301 and 324.1305), section 1301 as amended by 2018 PA 451 and section 1305 as amended by 2011 PA 246, by designating sections 1301 to 1319 as subpart 1 of part 13, and by adding subpart 2 to part 13.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

SUBPART 1

PERMIT PROCESSING GENERALLY

Sec. 1301. As used in this part:

(a) "Application period" means the period beginning when an application for a permit is received by the state and ending when the application is considered to be administratively complete under section 1305 and any applicable fee has been paid.

(b) "Department" means the department, agency, or officer authorized by this act to approve or deny an application for a particular permit. As used in sections 1315 to 1317, 1341, "department" means the department of environmental quality.environment, Great Lakes, and energy.

(c) "Director" means the director of the state department authorized under this act to approve or deny an application for a particular permit or the director's designee. As used in sections 1313 to 1317, "director" means the director of the department of environmental quality.environment, Great Lakes, and energy.

(d) "Environmental permit review commission" or "commission" means the environmental permit review commission established under section 1313(1).

(e) "Environmental permit panel" or "panel" means a panel of the environmental permit review commission, appointed under section 1315(2).

(f) "Permit", except as provided in subdivision (g) and section 1331, means a permit, operating license, or registration required by any of the following sections or by rules promulgated thereunder, or, in the case of section 9112, by an ordinance referred to in that section:

(i) Section 3104, floodplain alteration permit.

(ii) Section 3503, permit for use of water in mining iron ore.

(iii) Section 4105, sewerage system construction permit.

(iv) Section 6516, vehicle testing license.

(v) Section 6521, motor vehicle fleet testing permit.

(vi) Section 8310, restricted use pesticide dealer license.

(vii) Section 8310a, agricultural pesticide dealer license.

(viii) Section 8504, license to manufacture or distribute fertilizer.

(ix) Section 9112, local soil erosion and sedimentation control permit.

(x) Section 11509, solid waste disposal area construction permit.

(xi) Section 11512, solid waste disposal area operating license.

(xii) Section 11542, municipal solid waste incinerator ash landfill operating license amendment.

(xiii) Section 11702, septage waste servicing license or septage waste vehicle license.

(xiv) Section 11709, septage waste site permit.

(xv) Section 30104, inland lakes and streams project permit.

(xvi) Section 30304, state permit for dredging, filling, or other activity in wetland. Permit includes an authorization for a specific project to proceed under a general permit issued under section 30312.

(xvii) Section 31509, dam construction, repair, or removal permit.

(xviii) Section 32312, flood risk, high risk, or environmental area permit.

(xix) Section 32512, permit for dredging and filling bottomland.

(xx) Section 32603, permit for submerged log removal from Great Lakes bottomlands.

(xxi) Section 35304, department permit for critical dune area use.

(xxii) Section 36505, endangered species permit.

(xxiii) Section 41329, nonnative aquatic species sales registration.

(xxiv) Section 41702, game bird hunting preserve license.

(xxv) Section 42101, dog training area permit.

(xxvi) Section 42501, fur dealer's license.

(xxvii) Section 42702, game dealer's license.

(xxviii) Section 44513, charter boat operating permit under reciprocal agreement.

(xxix) Section 44516, boat livery operating permit.

(xxx) Section 45