Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
611 W. Ottawa Street  
Lansing, MI 48909  
Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512  
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)  
1. Department:  
Natural Resources  
2. Bureau:  
Law Enforcement Division  
3. Promulgation type:  
MCL 24.244 (1)  
4. Title of proposed rule set:  
Coldwater lake; hours for high-speed boating and water skiing  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
281.737.6  
6. Estimated time frame:  
3 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Kirk Lapham  
E-mail of person filling out RFR:  
LaphamK1@michigan.gov  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
517-930-4781  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
525 West Allegan Street  
Lansing, Michigan 48909-7528  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
This rule regulates watercraft in a specific area or body of water where statute is not adequately  
detailed to address safety issues.  
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e. department director,  
commission, board, etc.).  
The Department has authority to promulgate and enforce administrative rules to implement Part  
801 of NREPA as provided in MCL 324.80121 and MCL 324.80113.  
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).  
MCL 324.80121 and MCL 324.80113  
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so, please  
explain.  
No, the rules are not mandated.  
9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,  
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
MCL 24.239  
RFR-Page 2  
This rule is being replaced with a local watercraft control established by MCL 324.80110-12a;  
therefore, this older rule is obsolete and no longer necessary because it duplicates the regulation  
promulgated more recently.  
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,  
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?  
This rule was posted on the DNR Website under “controls by county”; however, it has been  
replaced with a new LWC, and is therefore obsolete. The website will be updated to reflect this  
change in regulations.  
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed  
for the current year?  
No.  
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures  
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?  
MCL 24.244 (1)  
A. Explain why the rules are being promulgated under 24.244.  
The rescission is being processed under MCL 24.244 because it is exclusively a rescission of a  
rule that is obsolete.  
MCL 24.239  
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