Senate Bill 1164 Summary

• Adds new subsection (5) allowing county road commissions to request agreements with the Department of Natural Resources to extract nonmetallic minerals (construction sand, gravel, cobbles, boulders, and clay) from state-owned lands for exclusive use on county road projects.

• Requires county road commissions to submit requests on a department form accompanied by a processing fee that covers only the department's reasonable costs for processing the request.

• Mandates the department enter into an agreement within 30 days of receiving a complete request and processing fee, with no royalties, rental fees, or other charges beyond the processing fee.

• Requires agreements to include a reclamation plan proposed by the road commission and may require signage, fencing, and gates to be erected and maintained.

• Maintains existing prohibition on drilling operations for oil or gas beneath Great Lakes bottomlands and connecting waterways, and requires all mineral extraction to comply with applicable local ordinances and state law.