HOUSE BILL No. 4716

May 3, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Farhat, Schuitmaker, Pavlov, Jones, Wenke, Walker, Ball, Huizenga, Elsenheimer, Kooiman, Vander Veen, Ward, Gillard and Emmons and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment.

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

by amending section 41309 (MCL 324.41309), as added by 2003 PA 270.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 41309. A person who violates section 41303 or who

 

knowingly violates  a permit under section 41303, who violates

 

section 41305 41305(1), or who knowingly violates a permit issued

 

under section 41305 41305(1) is guilty of a felony punishable by

 

imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than

 

$250,000.00, or both. In addition, the person is liable for any

 

damages to natural resources resulting from the violation,

 

including, but not limited to, costs incurred to prevent or

 

minimize such damages.

 


     Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4710(request no.

 

01129'05 *).

 

     (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4711(request no.

 

01130'05 *).

 

     (c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4712(request no.

 

01131'05 *).

 

     (d) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4713(request no.

 

01132'05 *).

 

     (e) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4714(request no.

 

01133'05 *).

 

     (f) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4715(request no.

 

01134'05 *).