{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30302","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30302","heading":"Legislative findings; criteria to be considered in administration of part.","body":"Sec. 30302.\n\nThe legislature finds that:\n\nWetland conservation is a matter of state concern since a wetland of 1 county may be affected by acts on a river, lake, stream, or wetland of other counties.\n\nA loss of a wetland may deprive the people of the state of some or all of the following benefits to be derived from the wetland:\n\nFlood and storm control by the hydrologic absorption and storage capacity of the wetland.\n\nWildlife habitat by providing breeding, nesting, and feeding grounds and cover for many forms of wildlife, waterfowl, including migratory waterfowl, and rare, threatened, or endangered wildlife species.\n\nProtection of subsurface water resources and provision of valuable watersheds and recharging ground water supplies.\n\nPollution treatment by serving as a biological and chemical oxidation basin.\n\nErosion control by serving as a sedimentation area and filtering basin, absorbing silt and organic matter.\n\nSources of nutrients in water food cycles and nursery grounds and sanctuaries for fish.\n\nWetlands are valuable as an agricultural resource for the production of food and fiber, including certain crops which may only be grown on sites developed from wetland.\n\nThat the extraction and processing of nonfuel minerals may necessitate the use of wetland, if it is determined pursuant to section 30311 that the proposed activity is dependent upon being located in the wetland and that a prudent and feasible alternative does not exist.\n\nIn the administration of this part, the department shall consider the criteria provided in subsection (1).","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-30302","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e4e02acd4844b21788eee3665211a650f97de4f3920d626757f0dcec0effbb4f","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30301","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}