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Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.350 (2026)

Department of natural resources; creation.

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EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1965


Act 380 of 1965


16.350 Department of natural resources; creation.

Sec. 250.

    There is created a department of natural resources.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 353, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of powers and duties of department of natural resources to department of natural resources and environment, and abolishment of department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-31, compiled at MCL 324.99919.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1972–1990 · leading case: Aikens v. Dep't of Conservation, 198 N.W.2d 304 (Mich. 1972).
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Aikens v. Dep't of Conservation, 198 N.W.2d 304 (Mich. 1972). “NOTES [*] By virtue of PA 1968, No 353 (MCLA 16.350; MSA 3.29[250]), the Department of Conservation became the Department of Natural Resources.”
Soap & Detergent Ass'n v. Nat. Resources Comm'n, 304 N.W.2d 267 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “29(4)(10), and MCL 16.350 to 16.360; MSA 3.29(250) to 3.”
Moorland Twp. v. Ravenna Conservation Club, Inc, 455 N.W.2d 331 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). “Towards this objective, the Legislature has created the Department of Natural Resources, MCL 16.350; MSA 3.29(350), and has designated among its several purposes the protection and conservation of the state’s natural resources, the provision and development of facilities for…”
Bradford v. Michigan, 396 N.W.2d 522 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “For the Department of Natural Resources, a creature of the Legislature, MCL 16.350; MSA 3.29(250), to accept title to the waste site in the name of the state for the purposes of cleaning up and removing hazardous substances and expediting litigation concerning the site is…”
Dep't of Nat. Resources v. Seaman, 218 N.W.2d 813 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “1568(1), which provides that the Conservation Commission (now the Commission of Natural Resources—MCLA 16.350 et seq.; MSA 3.29[250] et seq.”
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