{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.31514","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.31514","heading":"Effect of proposed activity on public health, safety, welfare, property, or natural resources.","body":"Sec. 31514.\n\nThe department shall not issue a permit to construct a new dam, reconstruct a failed dam for which a complete application to reconstruct has been submitted more than 1 year after the date of the failure, or enlarge the surface area of an impoundment by more than 10% unless it determines, after a review of the application submitted, that the proposed activity for which a permit is requested will not have a significant adverse effect on public health, safety, welfare, property, or natural resources or the public trust in those natural resources.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-31514","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"da4f2947554e35098aeba82d3e0b623d119ade125c4c23ff75bd96af344894e5","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.31513","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.31515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}