Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30708 (2026)

Maintenance of normal level; acquisition by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation; contract for operation and maintenance of existing dam; dam in adjoining county; operation of pumps and wells.

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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Act 451 of 1994

324.30708 Maintenance of normal level; acquisition by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation; contract for operation and maintenance of existing dam; dam in adjoining county; operation of pumps and wells.

Sec. 30708.

(1) After the court determines the normal level of an inland lake in a proceeding initiated by the county, the delegated authority of any county or counties in which the inland lake is located shall provide for and maintain that normal level.

(2) A county may acquire, in the name of the county, by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation proceedings, an existing dam that may affect the normal level of the inland lake, sites for dams, or rights in land needed or convenient in order to implement this part. A county may enter into a contract for operation and maintenance of an existing dam. The county may construct and maintain a dam that is determined by the delegated authority to be necessary for the purpose of maintaining the normal level. A dam may be acquired, constructed, or maintained in a county adjoining the county in which the lake is located.

(3) For the purpose of maintaining the normal level, a delegated authority may drill wells or pump water from another source to supply an inland lake with additional water, may lower the level of the lake by pumping water from the lake, and may purchase power to operate pumps, wells, or other devices installed as part of a normal level project.

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

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2022–2026 · leading case: Citizens for Higgins Lake Legal Levels v. Roscommon Bd of Comm'rs (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).

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Citizens for Higgins Lake Legal Levels v. Roscommon Bd of Comm'rs (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 6× “30702(3), which provides that, “[i]f a court-determined normal level is established pursuant to this part, the delegated authority of the county or counties in which the lake is located shall maintain that normal level;” and second, MCL 324.30708(1), which provides that,…”

In Re Higgins Lake (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “See also MCL 324.30708(1) (“After the court determines the normal level of an inland lake in a proceeding initiated by the county, the delegated authority of any county or counties in which the inland lake is located shall provide for and maintain that normal level.”

Gregory Semack v. Roscommon Cnty., Mich. (6th Cir. 2026). “at 853 (quoting Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 324.30708 (1), 324.30702(3)).”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30708(1) — 2 cases

Citizens for Higgins Lake Legal Levels v. Roscommon Bd of Comm'rs (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “30702(3), which provides that, “[i]f a court-determined normal level is established pursuant to this part, the delegated authority of the county or counties in which the lake is located shall maintain that normal level;” and second, MCL 324.30708(1), which provides that,…”

In Re Higgins Lake (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “See also MCL 324.30708(1) (“After the court determines the normal level of an inland lake in a proceeding initiated by the county, the delegated authority of any county or counties in which the inland lake is located shall provide for and maintain that normal level.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30708(2) — 1 case

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