MI HB4385

Allows property owners to install soft erosion control structures on Great Lakes shorelines (Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Lake St. Clair) without a permit, provided they file a written notice with the department before installation

Restricts above-grade walls to moveable brick, stone, biodegradable materials, or soft permeable synthetic textiles (polypropylene/polyester with no more than 4% carbon black and no BPA)

Soft erosion control structures must be constructed using sandbags, sand-filled geotubes, or geotextile tubes made from approved materials and installed according to manufacturer recommendations

Structures may remain in place as long as they don't impede shoreline walkability below the ordinary high water mark and remain mostly covered by sand without visible degradation

Property owners with an operational septic system within 100 feet of the wave cut may install a hard wall revetment to replace a soft erosion control structure without applying for a permit

Requires the department to give deference to landowner rights over public access rights when reviewing permit applications under this part