Introduced
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To establish a simplified application process for getting the permit required to install a Great Lakes shoreline protection structure if the water of any Great Lake is one foot or more above the level specified in a related statute, subject to various conditions specified in the bill. Current statute declares: “For purposes of this part, the ordinary high-water mark shall be at the following elevations above sea level, international Great Lakes datum of 1955: Lake Superior, 601.5 feet; Lakes Michigan and Huron, 579.8 feet; Lake St. Clair, 574.7 feet; and Lake Erie, 571.6 feet…” The bill would add to this, “or the elevation of the surface of each lake during calm water, whichever is higher”.
Referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality
