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For all Fish Orders, contact Christian LeSage 517-449-7073.
For Information:
FO-200 Inland River and Stream – Trout and Salmon Regulations. Decision-maker: NRC
FO-204 Spawning Closures. Decision-maker: NRC
FO-252 Statewide – Lake Whitefish, Round Whitefish, Cisco, Rainbow Smelt and Arctic Grayling Regulations. Decision-maker: NRC
FO-253 Great Lakes and Great Lakes Connecting Waters – Trout and Salmon Regulations. Decision-maker: NRC
FO-254 Inland Lakes – Trout and Salmon Regulations. Decision-maker: NRC
For Action:
FO-206 Special Fishing Regulations For Warmwater Species On Select Waters. Decision-maker: NRC.
FO-215 Statewide Warmwater Regulations for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, Sauger, Muskellunge, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Yellow Perch, Sunfishes, and White Bass. Decision-maker: NRC
FO-219 Bow, Spear, and Crossbow Fishing Regulations. Decision-maker: NRC
FO-229 Netting Regulations. Decision-maker: NRC
FO-240 Sturgeon Regulations – Statewide. Decision-maker: NRC
Direct Oil and Gas Lease - Nondevelopment:
Oil and gas lease rights to 30 acres, more or less, of state-owned Michigan
Department of Natural Resources oil and gas rights located in the NE1/4 NE1/4 NW1/4 and N1/2 NW1/4 NE1/4, Section 07, T29N, R02E, Albert Township, Montmorency County, has been requested by Riverside Energy Michigan, LLC, of Traverse City, Michigan.
Contact: Kim Venne, vennek@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer
Direct Oil and Gas Lease - Development With Restrictions:
Oil and gas lease rights to 160 acres, more or less, of state-owned Michigan
Department of Natural Resources oil and gas rights located in the NW1/4, Section 12, T29N, R02E, Albert Township, Montmorency County, has been requested by Riverside Energy Michigan, LLC, of Traverse City, Michigan.
Contact: Kim Venne, vennek@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer
Direct Oil and Gas Lease - Nondevelopment:
Oil and gas lease rights to 40 acres, more or less, of state-owned Michigan
Department of Natural Resources oil and gas rights located in the NW1/4 NE1/4, Section 25, T32N, R04W, Hudson Township, Charlevoix County, has been requested by Riverside Energy Michigan, LLC, of Traverse City, Michigan.
Contact: Kim Venne, vennek@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer
Direct Nonmetallic Mineral Lease - Development:
Nonmetallic mineral lease rights to 170.95 acres, more or less, of state-owned Department of Natural Resources nonmetallic mineral rights located within T28N, R04W, Section 15, Frederic Township and T27N, R01W, Section 07, Lovells Township, Crawford County; have been requested by Crawford County Road Commission, of Grayling, Michigan.
Contact: Ken Babcock, babcockk4@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer
Sale Of Minerals and Allied Rights (MPA 1149):
This amendment is to reflect the corrected name of the trust. Conveyance of ingress and egress to watercourses and mineral rights for three (3) parcels in T27N, R16W,
Sec 35, Southeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4; and the Southwest 1/4 of Northwest 1/4, EXCEPT the West 400 feet thereof; and the West 400 feet of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, Township of Lake, Benzie County, has been requested by A. Richard Frank, Trustee of the A. Richard Frank Trust, U/T/D August 12, 1993 – an undivided 99% interest and Susan Marie Frank, an adult woman – an undivided 1% interest.
Contact: Angie Herrera, herreraa2@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer
Sale Of Minerals and Allied Rights (MPA 1154):
Conveyance of the mineral rights only for Lots 1-5 and Lots 9-13, conveyance of aboriginal antiquities only for Lot 6 and conveyance of mineral and allied rights for Lots 7-8 and 14-15, located in, Stowell’s Addition to Sault Ste. Marie, County of Chippewa, City of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, has been requested by Valerie Haugh on behalf of Geneva Pacific Development Fund NAP4 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, of Rockford, Illinois.
Contact: Angie Herrera, herreraa2@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer
Sale Of Minerals and Allied Rights (MPA 1157):
Conveyance of the ingress and egress to watercourses and mineral rights for a parcel located in, T14N, R02E, Sec 15, part of the SW1/4 of SW1/4, City of Midland, Midland County, Michigan, has been requested by DeShano Development Company/Lori Cameron on behalf of Lincoln Park Residences II Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership, a Michigan limited partnership of Gladwin, Michigan.
Contact: Angie Herrera, herreraa2@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: Chief Administrative Officer
Information Contact: Paul Johnson, 517-599-1197; Decision-Maker:DNR Director
Land Transaction Case No. 20220251
Forest Resources Division – Shingleton Management Unit
Offered Land: 93.3 acres
Schoolcraft County, Doyle Township, T43N, R14W
NE1/4 of NE1/4 of Section 22
Government Lot 2 of Section 23
Desired Land: 67 acres
Schoolcraft County, Doyle Township, T43N, R14W
Government Lots 3 and 4 of Section 23
Land Transaction Case No. 20230046
Forest Resources Division – Cadillac Management Unit
Offered Land: 40 acres
Lake County, Newkirk Township, T20N, R12W, Section 29
NW1/4 of NE1/4
Desired Land: 10 acres
Lake County, Newkirk Township, T20N, R12W, Section 20
S1/4 of NE1/4 of NE1/4
Land Transaction Case No. 20230044 2.75 acres
Forest Resources Division – Roscommon Management Unit
Roscommon County, Backus Township, T22N, R02W, Section 18
Commencing at the North 1/4 corner of said Section 18; thence N89d40’53”E along the North line of said section, 452.9 feet for a point of beginning; thence continuing N89d40’53”E, along said North section line, 204.75 feet; thence S00d32’10”E, 393 feet; thence S89d40’53”W, parallel to said North section line, 451.15 feet, thence N00d19’11”W, 160 feet; thence N89d40’53”E, parallel to said North section line, 244.92 feet; thence N00d19’11”W, 232.99 feet to the point of beginning.
Reserving to the State of Michigan the right to public ingress and egress over and across the existing trail road 33 feet in width, lying westerly of and parallel to that certain 138 K V transmission line crossing said NW 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 18, Township 22 North, Range 2 West, as described in instrument granted the Consumers Power Company by instrument dated 10 September 1956.
SUBJECT to rights of the public and local units of government in and to any portion of the subject premise.
Land Transaction Case No. 20230047 5.3 acres
Forest Resources Division – Gwinn Management Unit
Marquette County, Sands Township, T46N, R25W, Section 15
That part of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 lying easterly of the centerline of state highway M-553.
