Administrative Rules for
Part 615 -
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Act No. 451 of the Public
Acts of 1994, as amended
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Sec. 61506b.
(1)
Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), beginning on the effective date
of this section, the supervisor shall not issue a permit for or authorize the
drilling of an oil or gas well if both of the following apply:
(a) The well is located within 450 feet of a
residential building.
(b) The residential building is located in a
city or township with a population of 70,000 or more.
(2) The supervisor may grant a waiver from the
requirement of subsection (1)(a) if the clerk of the city, village, or township
in which the proposed well is located has been notified of the application for
a permit for the proposed well and if either of the following conditions is
met:
(a) The owner or owners of all residential
buildings located within 450 feet of the proposed well give written consent.
(b) The supervisor determines, pursuant to a
public hearing held before the waiver is granted, that the proposed well
location will not cause waste and there is no reasonable alternative for the
location of the well that will allow the oil and gas rights holder to develop
the oil and gas.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a well
utilized for the injection, withdrawal, and observation of the storage of
natural gas pursuant to this part.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 303, Imd. Eff.
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