2021 House Bill 5661

Authorize imposing DNR emergency orders on bottomlands structures

Introduced in the House

Dec. 29, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Julie Rogers (D-60)

To give state Natural Resources department regulators the power to impose emergency orders that require the owner of a structure or fill located on Great Lakes or other bottomlands to make repairs immediately if the structure or fill is in imminent danger of failure, or is threatening harm to public health, safety, welfare, property, or natural resources.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation