{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30104","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30104","heading":"Application for permit; fees; refund.","body":"Sec. 30104.\n\n(1) A person shall not undertake a project subject to this part except as authorized by a permit issued by the department under part 13. An application for a permit must include any information that may be required by the department. If a project includes activities at multiple locations, 1 application may be filed for the combined activities.\n\n(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), until October 1, 2029, an application for a permit must be accompanied by an application fee based on an administrative cost in accordance with the following schedule:\n\n(a) For an initial permit for a seasonal drawdown or associated reflooding, or both, of a dam or impoundment for the purpose of weed control that is issued for the first time after October 9, 1995, a fee of $500.00, but for subsequent permits for the same purpose a fee of $50.00.\n\n(b) For activities included in a minor project category established under section 30105(7), a fee of $100.00.\n\n(c) For activities included in a general permit category established under section 30105(8), a fee of $50.00.\n\n(d) For construction or expansion of a marina, a fee as follows:\n\n( i ) $50.00 for an expansion of 1-10 marina slips to an existing permitted marina.\n\n( ii ) $100.00 for a new marina with 1-10 proposed marina slips.\n\n( iii ) $250.00 for an expansion of 11-50 marina slips to an existing permitted marina, plus $10.00 for each marina slip over 50.\n\n( iv ) $500.00 for a new marina with 11-50 proposed marina slips, plus $10.00 for each marina slip over 50.\n\n( v ) $1,500.00 if an existing permitted marina proposes maintenance dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more, unless the dredge material is determined through testing to be 90% or more sand, or the addition of seawalls, bulkheads, or revetments of 500 feet or more.\n\n(e) For major projects other than a project described in subdivision (d)( v ), involving any of the following, a fee of $2,000.00:\n\n( i ) Dredging of 10,000 cubic yards or more, unless the dredge material is determined through testing to be 90% or more sand.\n\n( ii ) Filling of 10,000 cubic yards or more.\n\n( iii ) Seawalls, bulkheads, or revetments of 500 feet or more.\n\n( iv ) Filling or draining of 1 acre or more of wetland contiguous to a lake or stream.\n\n( v ) New dredging or upland boat basin excavation in areas of suspected contamination.\n\n( vi ) Shore projections, such as groins and underwater stabilizers, that extend 150 feet or more into a lake or stream.\n\n( vii ) New commercial docks or wharves of 300 feet or more in length.\n\n( viii ) Stream enclosures 100 feet or more in length.\n\n( ix ) Stream relocations 500 feet or more in length.\n\n( x ) New golf courses.\n\n( xi ) Subdivisions.\n\n( xii ) Condominiums.\n\n(f) For the removal of submerged logs from bottomland of an inland lake, a $500.00 fee.\n\n(g) For all other projects not listed in subdivisions (a) to (f), a fee of $500.00.\n\n(3) A project that requires review and approval under this part and 1 or more of the following acts or parts of acts is subject to only the single highest fee required under this part or the following acts or parts of acts:\n\n(a) Section 3104.\n\n(b) Part 303.\n\n(c) Part 323.\n\n(d) Part 325.\nnland lake, a $500.00 fee.\n\n(g) For all other projects not listed in subdivisions (a) to (f), a fee of $500.00.\n\n(3) A project that requires review and approval under this part and 1 or more of the following acts or parts of acts is subject to only the single highest fee required under this part or the following acts or parts of acts:\n\n(a) Section 3104.\n\n(b) Part 303.\n\n(c) Part 323.\n\n(d) Part 325.\n\n(e) Section 117 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.117.\n\n(4) If work has been done in violation of a permit requirement under this part and restoration is not ordered by the department, the department may accept an application for a permit if the application is accompanied by a fee equal to 2 times the permit fee required under this section.\n\n(5) If the department denies an application for a permit under this part, the department shall promptly refund the application fee paid under this section.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-30104","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"29f65ab26a66dbc841fab674a16a8c48e89fcee4bee00b3601985635c39bb128","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30103","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30104b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}