{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.12711","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.12711","heading":"Advisory board; creation; appointment and qualifications of members.","body":"Sec. 12711.\n\nAn advisory board of 9 members is created in the department composed of the following: 5 members who are residents of this state registered under sections 12701 to 12715, at least 4 of whom are well drilling contractors, and who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; an employee of the bureau of environmental and occupational health of the department, and a representative of a local health department, each to be appointed by the director; an employee of the geological survey section of the department of natural resources appointed by the director of the department of natural resources; and an employee of the water resources commission appointed by the executive secretary of the water resources commission. Of 4 well drilling contractors 1 shall be from each of 4 geographic regions:\n\nRegion 1: The Upper Peninsula.\n\nRegion 2: That part of the Lower Peninsula bordered on the south by Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta, Isabella, Midland, and Bay counties and the area north of those counties.\n\nRegion 3: The area bordered on the north and west by Huron, Tuscola, Saginaw, Shiawassee, Livingston, Washtenaw, and Lenawee counties and the area south and east of those counties.\n\nRegion 4: The area bordered on the east and north by Hillsdale, Jackson, Ingham, Clinton, Gratiot, Montcalm, Kent, and Muskegon counties and the area south and west of those counties.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-12711","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"8ef119837e00ff42ecc47815cbb1d1cf31b0050c8f45e78dd871a58c28f60dc3","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.12709","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.12712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}