Mich. Admin. Code R. 299.8102 - Lease sale applications; notice of location and classification of lands
Rule 102.
(1) Any
party may submit applications identifying state lands desired for oil and gas
leasing. The department may also identify lands for leasing.
(2) Applications for state lands desired to
be offered for leasing must be in writing and must be submitted to the
Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 30451, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7951,
or such other address as applicable. Applications may be general or specific in
nature. General applications must specify the area by county, township, and
range. Specific applications must include all of the following information:
(a) The specific land description, including
private claims and submerged lands.
(b) County.
(c) Section.
(d) Township.
(e) Range.
(f) For platted subdivisions, the lot and
block numbers, subdivision name, and county.
(3) The minimum application fee must
accompany the written application and must be in accordance with the fee
schedule approved by the department.
(4) The department shall identify all
available lands nominated for leasing and shall recommend classifications for
leasing as development, non-development, or nonleasable. A public notice
describing the general location of the lands requested for leasing must be
published in a newspaper, as defined in section 1461 of the revised judicature
act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1461, not less than 10 days before the
director of the department takes final action on the recommended land
classifications. This notice must be published at least once in a newspaper
published in the county where the lands are situated. If a newspaper is not
published in the county where the lands are situated, the notice must be
published in a newspaper published in a county adjoining the county where the
lands are located.
(5) The
department shall offer lands approved for leasing at public auction or may
enter into leases under
R
299.8105.
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