(1) A person shall not engage in sand dune mining within Great Lakes sand dune areas except as authorized by a permit issued by the department pursuant to part 13.

    (2) Prior to receiving a permit from the department, a person shall submit all of the following:

    (a) A permit application on a form provided by the department.

    (b) An environmental impact statement of the proposed mining activity as prescribed by section 63705.

    (c) A progressive cell-unit mining and reclamation plan for the proposed mining activity as prescribed by section 63706.

    (d) A 15-year mining plan as prescribed by section 63707.