2026 House Bill 5485

Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for.

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31506, 31507, 31508, 31509, 31510, 31511, 31513, 31515, 31516, 31517, 31518, 31520, 31521, and 31523 (MCL 324.31502, 324.31503, 324.31504, 324.31505, 324.31506, 324.31507, 324.31508, 324.31509, 324.31510, 324.31511, 324.31513, 324.31515, 324.31516, 324.31517, 324.31518, 324.31520, 324.31521, and 324.31523), sections 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31507, 31508, 31510, 31511, 31513, 31515, 31516, 31517, 31518, 31520, 31521, and 31523 as added by 1995 PA 59, section 31506 as amended by 1995 PA 100, and section 31509 as amended by 2004 PA 325, and by adding sections 31506a, 31509a, 31509b, 31517a, 31518a, 31518b, 31518c, 31518d, 31528a, and 31528b.

Official record

Introduced in the House

Jan. 29, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Bill Schuette (R-95) and 9 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Timothy Beson (R-96), Mike Hoadley (R-99), David Martin (R-68), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Tim Kelly (R-93), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Jason Woolford (R-50), Matt Bierlein (R-97) and Tom Kunse (R-100)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism