Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.63709 (2026)

Denial of sand dune mining permit.

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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Act 451 of 1994

324.63709 Denial of sand dune mining permit.

Sec. 63709.

The department shall deny a sand dune mining permit if, upon review of the environmental impact statement, it determines that the proposed sand dune mining activity is likely to pollute, impair, or destroy the air, water, or other natural resources or the public trust in those resources, as provided by part 17.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2002–2004 · leading case: Preserve the Dunes, Inc v. Dep't of Env't Quality, 684 N.W.2d 847 (Mich. 2004).

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Preserve the Dunes, Inc v. Dep't of Env't Quality, 684 N.W.2d 847 (Mich. 2004). · cites it 4× “Review of DEQ’s MCL 324.63709 Determinations As already discussed, a challenge under MEPA may be filed in circuit court before or during the time that the 15 alleged MEPA violation occurs, without any requirement that a litigant exhaust administrative remedies.”

Preserve the Dunes, Inc v. Dep't of Env't Quality, 655 N.W.2d 263 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 6× “63704 and the general “umbrella” standard for the issuance of a mining permit pursuant to MCL 324.63709, which provides: The department shall deny a sand dune mining permit if, upon review of the environmental impact statement, it determines that the proposed sand dune mining…”

Preserve the Dunes, Inc. v. Dep't of Env't Quality, 690 N.W.2d 487 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “Our Supreme Court opined in this case that MCL 324.63709 was the appropriate statute under which to consider plaintiffs claims under MEPA.”

Preserve the Dunes Inc v. Dept of Env't Quality (Mich. 2004). · cites it 2× “Review of DEQ’s MCL 324.63709 Determinations As already discussed, a challenge under MEPA may be filed in circuit court before or during the time that the 15 alleged MEPA violation occurs, without any requirement that a litigant exhaust administrative remedies.”

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