February 27, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Zorn, Potvin, Lyons, Yonker, Outman, Bumstead, Clemente, Cotter, Jenkins, Graves, Shirkey, Jacobsen, Denby, Johnson, McCready, Victory, Kelly, McBroom, Poleski, Somerville, Leonard, O'Brien, Daley, LaVoy, Brown, Muxlow, Haines, Schmidt, Kurtz, LaFontaine, Nesbitt, Genetski, MacMaster, Glardon, Yanez, Driskell, Callton, VerHeulen, Goike, Foster, Knezek, Brunner, Walsh, Kowall, Lane and Price and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811w.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 811w. (1) The ducks unlimited fund is created within the
state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other
assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state
treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state
treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund
investments. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year
shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
The department of treasury shall be the administrator of the fund
for auditing purposes. The state treasurer shall disburse money in
the fund on a quarterly basis to the Michigan chapter of ducks
unlimited, incorporated. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the money disbursed to the Michigan chapter of ducks
unlimited, incorporated shall only be expended to protect, enhance,
restore, manage, and acquire wetlands and associated uplands in
this state. A portion of the money disbursed to the Michigan
chapter of ducks unlimited, incorporated may be used to fund
education and outreach regarding wetlands conservation and to cover
reasonable costs for advertising and administration.
(2) The Michigan chapter of ducks unlimited, incorporated
shall annually report to the department of treasury an accounting
of money received and used under subsection (1).
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
01768'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.