MI SB0228

Requires zoning ordinances regulating high-risk areas, flood risk areas, or environmental areas to be submitted to and approved by the Department of Natural Resources before becoming effective.

Prohibits the Department from disapproving ordinances solely because they do not require permits for dredging, placing spoils, using equipment temporarily, or constructing shoreline stabilization structures located landward of the ordinary high-water mark.

Exempts from permit requirements activities including dredging, placing spoils, temporarily using equipment, and constructing seawalls or revetments if located landward of the ordinary high-water mark.

Exempts boat wells and slips facilitating private, noncommercial recreational boat use not exceeding 50 feet in length from permit requirements if spoil is not disposed of below the ordinary high-water mark.

Maintains existing permit fee structure through October 1, 2023, with fees ranging from $50 to $500 depending on project type, and allows only the highest single permit fee when a project requires multiple regulatory approvals.