Act No. 397

Public Acts of 2008

Approved by the Governor

January 5, 2009

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 6, 2009

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 6, 2009

STATE OF MICHIGAN

94TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

Introduced by Rep. Bennett

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6612

AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, assessments, and donations; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending section 2505 (MCL 324.2505), as added by 1995 PA 60; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 2505. (1) The environmental education fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. Interest and earnings from fund investments shall be credited to the fund.

(3) Twenty-five percent of the civil fines collected annually under the following parts or their predecessor acts, but not more than $250,000.00 in any fiscal year, shall be appropriated to the fund:

(a) Part 31.

(b) Part 111.

(c) Part 115.

(4) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(5) The department shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

(6) Money in the fund shall be used to implement this part and may be used for the establishment and operation of a clearinghouse of environmental education materials, which would make environmental education materials available to educators throughout the state.

Enacting section 1. Section 2504 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL324.2504, is repealed.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor