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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30703 (2026)

Preliminary study; costs; contents of study.

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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Act 451 of 1994

324.30703 Preliminary study; costs; contents of study.

Sec. 30703.

(1) Before proceeding on a motion made or a petition filed under section 30702, the county board may require that a preliminary study be conducted by a licensed professional engineer. The county board, by resolution, may require a cash payment from the petitioners sufficient to cover the actual preliminary study costs or of $10,000.00, whichever is less.

(2) A preliminary study shall include all of the following:

(a) The feasibility of a project to establish and maintain a normal level of the inland lake.

(b) The expediency of the normal level project.

(d) The estimated costs of construction and maintenance of the normal level project.

(e) A method of financing initial costs.

(f) The necessity of a special assessment district and the tentative boundaries if a district is necessary.

(g) Other information that the county board resolves is necessary.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: Yee v. Shiawassee Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 651 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002).

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Yee v. Shiawassee Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 651 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). “36 MCL 324.30703(1). [37] 37 MCL 324.30704(1).”

VanWulfen v. Montmorency Cnty., 345 F. Supp. 2d 730 (E.D. Mich. 2004). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30703 . Once the petition is filed, notice of the proceedings is given to interested parties including abutting property owners and the department of natural resources.”

In Re Higgins Lake (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “MCL 324.30703(1). This study includes the costs of any project to establish and maintain a lake’s normal level.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30703(1) — 2 cases

Yee v. Shiawassee Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 651 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). “36 MCL 324.30703(1). [37] 37 MCL 324.30704(1).”

In Re Higgins Lake (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “MCL 324.30703(1). This study includes the costs of any project to establish and maintain a lake’s normal level.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30703(2)(a) — 1 case

In Re Higgins Lake (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “MCL 324.30703(1). This study includes the costs of any project to establish and maintain a lake’s normal level.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30703(2)(f) — 1 case

In Re Higgins Lake (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “MCL 324.30703(1). This study includes the costs of any project to establish and maintain a lake’s normal level.”

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