Michigan Great Lakes Submerged Lands — NREPA Part 325 (MI)

Tracked preemption from the Michigan overlay bundle.

Overview

Effective
1995-03-30
Sunset
Authority
state
Scope
state:MI

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

parcel.intersects_great_lakes_bottomlands == True

Preempted fields

1 field on the base district schema is rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typerequireEGLE_Part_325_bottomlands_lease_or_permitConstruction of marinas, docks, piers, breakwaters, dredging, fill, or any structure on Great Lakes bottomlands (below the ordinary high water mark) requires an EGLE Part 325 permit/lease. Title to Great Lakes bottomlands is held by the state in public trust.

Citation

Authority source
NREPA Part 325 (Great Lakes Submerged Lands) — MCL 324.32501 et seq.
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(0))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-451-1994-III-3-SHORELANDS-MANAGEMENT-325

Research notes

Public trust doctrine overlay. All Great Lakes lakeward of ordinary high water mark are state-owned bottomlands. Federal conflict check enabled because of US Army Corps §10 Rivers and Harbors Act navigable waters jurisdiction overlap.