Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Natural Resources
Forest Resource Division
Leasing State-Owned Oil and Gas Rights
Section R. 299.8102 - Lease sale applications; notice of location and classification of lands

(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:

(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.