Section 324.8203 - Conservation practice verification; conditions; revocation; penalties and repayment. - Michigan Statutes

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

324.8203 Conservation practice verification; conditions; revocation; penalties and repayment.

Sec. 8203.

(1) As part of a conservation program established under this part, the department may provide for conservation practice verification. Conservation practice verification may be granted to a person if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The person has submitted a conservation plan in compliance with requirements of the department.

(b) The person has established and is maintaining all conservation practices provided for in the conservation plan, according to the plan schedule.

(c) The person has agreed to allow the department, after giving prior notice to the landowner, to conduct inspections of the applicable land and facilities.

(d) The department has conducted an on-site inspection of the conservation practices and has determined that the person has established and is maintaining all conservation practices provided for in the conservation plan, according to the plan schedule.

(2) If the department determines at any time that the conservation practices provided in a conservation plan have not been established or are not being maintained, the department may revoke a person's conservation practice verification.

(3) If a person's conservation practice verification is revoked, the person may be subject to penalties and repayment of all or a portion of the payments, financial incentives, land rental payments, and reimbursement of costs paid for implementation of the conservation practice according to the terms of the contract.

History: Add. 2001, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 11, 2001
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA