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Section 324.11519

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1994


324.11519 Specifying reasons for denial of permit, operating license, or registration; cease and desist order; grounds for order revoking, suspending, or restricting permit, license, or registration; contested case hearing; violation or inconsistency; summary suspension of permit or license; judicial review.

Sec. 11519.

  (1) The department shall specify, in writing, the reasons for denial of an application for a permit, an operating license, an approval under a general permit, or a registration, including the sections of part 115 that may be violated by granting the application and the manner in which the violation may occur.
  (2) If a materials management facility is established, constructed, or operated in violation of the conditions of a permit, license, approval under a general permit, or registration, in violation of part 115 or an order issued under part 115, or in a manner not consistent with an MMP, all of the following apply:
  (a) A local health officer or the department may issue a cease and desist order specifying a schedule of closure or remedial action in compliance with part 115 or may enter a consent agreement specifying a schedule of closure or remedial action under part 115.
  (b) The department may issue a final order revoking, suspending, or restricting the permit, license, approval under a general permit, or registration or a notification after a contested case hearing as provided in the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
  (c) The department may issue an order summarily suspending the permit, license, approval under a general permit, or registration or a notification, if the department determines that the violation or inconsistency constitutes an emergency or poses an imminent risk of injury to the environment, natural resources, or the public health, safety, or welfare. Summary suspension may be ordered effective on the date specified in the order or upon service of a certified copy of the order on the owner or operator, whichever is later, and remains effective during the proceedings. The proceedings shall be commenced within 7 days after the issuance of the order and shall be promptly determined.
  (3) A final order issued pursuant to this section is subject to judicial review as provided in the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
  
  


History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 358, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 245, Eff. Mar. 29, 2023
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Popular Name: Solid Waste Act




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