August 17, 2010, Introduced by Senator VAN WOERKOM and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Bioeconomy.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 52504 (MCL 324.52504), as amended by 2006 PA
500.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 52504. (1) The department shall harvest timber from the
state forest and other state owned lands owned or controlled by the
department in compliance with the plan and any plan updates.
(2) Unless otherwise dedicated by law, proceeds from the sale
of timber from the state forest and other state owned lands owned
or controlled by the department shall be forwarded as follows:
(a) 80% to the state treasurer for deposit into the forest
development fund established pursuant to section 50507.
(b) 20% to the county treasurer of the county where the timber
was harvested for deposit into the county road fund. Revenue
deposited under this subdivision shall be used for the maintenance
of county roads and bridges located in the township in which the
timber was harvested. Such revenue is in addition to and not in
lieu of revenue in the county road fund that would otherwise be
used for the maintenance of roads and bridges in that township.
(3) Not later than December 31 of each year, the department
shall submit a report, to the standing committees of the senate and
house of representatives with jurisdiction over forestry issues,
that includes all of the following:
(a) The total number of acres in the state forest that have
been identified by the department as having site conditions that
restrain timber sales.
(b) The site conditions applicable to acreage identified under
subdivision (a).
(c) The total number of acres identified under subdivision (a)
in the previous year's report that are not identified under
subdivision (a) in the current report and have been made available
for timber sale.
(d)
The locations where the acres identified under subdivision
(a)
and acres as identified under subdivision (c) are located of
acreage identified for purposes of subdivision (a) or (c).
(e) A statement of what the department intends to do to remove
the particular site conditions identified under subdivision (b).