MI HB4314

Allows removal of debris, including free-floating or washed-up vegetation, between the ordinary high-water mark and water's edge without a permit from the Department of Natural Resources

Permits use of mechanical or manual means for debris removal, specifying that such removal using devices or machines that don't impact the lakebed is not considered dredging

Removes the previous exemption exclusion for St. Clair Flats (delta of St. Clair River in Clay Township, St. Clair County), meaning the debris removal exemptions now apply there as well

Clarifies existing permit exemptions for beach maintenance activities such as leveling sand, removing vegetation, grooming soil, and mowing vegetation in the shoreline zone