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MI SB0515

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

9/2/2009

Primary Sponsor

Jason Allen

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Origin

Senate

95th Legislature

AI Summary

SB-0515 Summary

  • Transfers responsibilities of the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries to the Department of State regarding oversight of surface coal mining permits, historic resources, and underwater archaeological activities on state-owned lands.

  • Modifies the process for reviewing surface coal mining and reclamation permit applications by replacing references to "Department of History, Arts, and Libraries" with "Department of State" throughout the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.

  • Applies changes to sections governing historic resource determinations, aboriginal antiquities on state lands, underwater salvage permits, Great Lakes bottomlands preserves, and administration of these programs.

  • Makes the bill's effectiveness contingent upon Senate Bill No. 503 of the 95th Legislature being enacted into law.

Legislative Description

Natural resources; other; department of history, arts, and libraries; abolish, and transfer responsibilities to department of state. Amends secs. 63523, 63524, 63545, 72113, 76102, 76103, 76104, 76105, 76107, 76108, 76109, 76110, 76111, 76112, 76113, 76114 & 76118 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.63523 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0503'09

State agencies (existing), state

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Judiciary

9/2/2009

Committee Referrals

Judiciary9/2/2009
Commerce & Tourism4/30/2009

Full Bill Text

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