{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.31512","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.31512","heading":"Necessity for immediate action; emergency conditions; application for permit to reconstruct failed dam.","body":"Sec. 31512.\n\nWhen immediate action is necessary to protect the structural integrity of a dam, the department may issue a permit before the expiration of the 20-day period referred to in section 31511(1). This subsection does not prohibit an owner from taking action necessary to mitigate emergency conditions if imminent danger of failure exists.\n\nA person applying for a permit to reconstruct a failed dam shall file a complete application not less than 1 year after the date of the failure. If such an application is filed more than 1 year after the date of the failure, the department shall consider the application to be an application to construct a new dam.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-31512","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"aa9bd8ce797f8b309674a0f23a0fc3863e4ad6e764c4dca07cc67ec08739016f","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.31511","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.31513"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}