Environmental protection: water pollution; water resources protection; modify. Amends sec. 3103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3103).

SB 711 amends Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to update the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's authority over water pollution rules. It removes a 2006 deadline for the department to stop creating new rules, clarifies that rules made before 2007 remain valid unless rescinded, and maintains the department's existing role in enforcing water pollution controls. The bill directly affects the department's administrative procedures, not businesses or residents. It makes no new environmental requirements or funding changes, only clarifying how the department manages its existing rulemaking authority.