November 29, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Casperson, Schuitmaker, Stahl, Booher, Robertson, Emmons, Huizenga, Elsenheimer, Taub and Walker and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Forestry, and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 52512.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 52512. (1) When the department evaluates acreage within
the state forest for purposes of management activities, the
department shall put all acreage that has been evaluated by the
department up for timber sale during the state fiscal year in which
the acreage is evaluated except for acreage restricted from timber
sales by state or federal law.
(2) When the department puts timber sales up for bid under
this section, the department shall provide to all bidders, for
educational purposes only, the acreage included in the timber sale
that was identified by the department prior to the effective date
of the amendatory act that added this section as containing factor
limits.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
04958'05) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.