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House committee adopts substitute and refers soft erosion-control bill after debate over local permitting
Summary
Lawmakers considered House Bill 4385 (H-2 substitute), which would align local notification and permitting for soft erosion-control structures with existing state notices to the DNR. The committee adopted an H-2 substitute, defeated an amendment, and the bill was ultimately referred as substituted to the committee on rules.
The Michigan House committee took up House Bill 4385 (H-2 substitute), a bill that would require property owners installing certain soft erosion-control structures to notify local units of government in the same manner they must notify the Department of Natural Resources and to ensure that the structures comply with applicable local ordinances.
Representative Saint Germain moved to adopt the H-2 substitute. The clerk recorded the roll call on that motion and reported that the motion to adopt the substitute carried with 15 yeas and 1 nay. Representative Altman later offered an amendment intended to clarify when a local unit of government subject to a county zoning ordinance is in compliance; Representative Weiss asked whether the amendment would allow local governments to impose limitations stricter than state law.
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