HOUSE BILL No. 4921

 

July 2, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Rivet, Palsrok, Tabor and Stahl and referred to the Committee on Conservation and Outdoor Recreation.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

                                                                                

    by amending sections 502, 1905, 43524, 43525, 43553, and 43554,             

                                                                                

    the part heading to part 439, and sections 43901, 43905, 43906,             

                                                                                

    and 44101 (MCL 324.502, 324.1905, 324.43524, 324.43525,                     

                                                                                

    324.43553, 324.43554, 324.43901, 324.43905, 324.43906, and                  

                                                                                

    324.44101), section 502 as amended by 2002 PA 148, section 1905             

                                                                                

    as added by 1995 PA 60, section 43524 as amended by 2002 PA 81,             

                                                                                

    sections 43525 and 43553 as amended by 1996 PA 585, sections                

                                                                                

    43554, 43901, 43906, and 44101 as added by 1995 PA 57, and                  

                                                                                

    section 43905 as amended by 2000 PA 69, and by adding part 20;              

                                                                                

    and to repeal acts and parts of acts.                                       

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 502.  (1) The commission may promulgate rules, not                     

                                                                                

2   inconsistent with law, governing its organization and procedure.            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (2) The department may do 1 or more of the following:                       

                                                                                

2       (a) Promulgate and enforce reasonable rules concerning the                  

                                                                                

3   use and occupancy of lands and property under its control in                

                                                                                

4   accordance with section 504.                                                

                                                                                

5       (b) Provide and develop facilities for outdoor recreation.                  

                                                                                

6       (c) Conduct investigations it considers necessary for the                   

                                                                                

7   proper administration of this part.                                         

                                                                                

8       (d) Remove and dispose of forest products as required for the               

                                                                                

9   protection, reforestation, and proper development and                       

                                                                                

10  conservation of the lands and property under the control of the             

                                                                                

11  department.                                                                 

                                                                                

12      (e) Require the payment of a fee as provided by law for a                   

                                                                                

13  daily permit or other authorization that allows the person to               

                                                                                

14  hunt and take waterfowl on a public hunting area managed and                

                                                                                

15  developed for waterfowl.                                                    

                                                                                

16      (3) Except as provided in subsection (4), the department may                

                                                                                

17  enter into contracts for the taking of coal, oil, gas, and other            

                                                                                

18  mineral products from state owned lands, upon a royalty basis or            

                                                                                

19  upon another basis, and upon the terms the department considers             

                                                                                

20  just and equitable subject to section 502a.  This contract power            

                                                                                

21  includes authorization to enter into contracts for the storage of           

                                                                                

22  gas or other mineral products in or upon state owned lands, if              

                                                                                

23  the consent of the state agency having jurisdiction and control             

                                                                                

24  of the state owned land is first obtained.  A contract permitted            

                                                                                

25  under this section for the taking of coal, oil, gas, or metallic            

                                                                                

26  mineral products, or for the storage of gas or other mineral                

                                                                                

27  products, is not valid unless the contract is approved by the               


                                                                                

1   state administrative board.  Money received from a contract for             

                                                                                

2   the storage of gas or other mineral products in or upon state               

                                                                                

3   lands shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in            

                                                                                

4   the general fund of the state to be used for the purpose of                 

                                                                                

5   defraying the expenses incurred in the administration of this act           

                                                                                

6   and other purposes provided by law.  Other money received from a            

                                                                                

7   contract permitted under this subsection, except money received             

                                                                                

8   from lands acquired with money from the game and fish protection            

                                                                                

9   fund created in section 43553, shall be transmitted to the state            

                                                                                

10  treasurer for deposit in the Michigan natural resources trust               

                                                                                

11  fund created in section 35 of article IX of the state                       

                                                                                

12  constitution of 1963 and provided for in part 19.  However, the             

                                                                                

13  money received from the payment of service charges by a person              

                                                                                

14  using areas managed for waterfowl shall be credited to the game             

                                                                                

15  and fish protection fund and used only for the purposes provided            

                                                                                

16  by law.  Money received from bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals,             

                                                                                

17  royalties, and the direct sale of resources, including forest               

                                                                                

18  resources, from lands acquired with money from the game and fish            

                                                                                

19  protection fund shall be credited to the  game and fish                     

                                                                                

20  protection trust fund created in section 43702, except as                   

                                                                                

21  otherwise provided by law  Michigan habitat trust fund created in           

                                                                                

22  section 40 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 and              

                                                                                

23  provided for in part 20.                                                    

                                                                                

24      (4) The department shall not enter into a contract that                     

                                                                                

25  allows drilling operations beneath the lake bottomlands of the              

                                                                                

26  Great Lakes, the connected bays or harbors of the Great Lakes, or           

                                                                                

27  the connecting waterways as defined in section 32301, for the               


                                                                                

1   exploration or production of oil or gas.                                    

                                                                                

2       (5) This section does not permit a contract for the taking of               

                                                                                

3   gravel, sand, coal, oil, gas, or other metallic mineral products            

                                                                                

4   that does not comply with applicable local ordinances and state             

                                                                                

5   law.                                                                        

                                                                                

6       Sec. 1905.  (1) The Michigan natural resources trust fund                   

                                                                                

7   board is established within the department.  The board shall have           

                                                                                

8   the powers and duties of an agency transferred under a type I               

                                                                                

9   transfer pursuant to section 3 of the executive organization act            

                                                                                

10  of 1965,  Act No. 380 of the Public Acts of 1965, being                     

                                                                                

11  section 16.103 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1965 PA 380, MCL              

                                                                                

12  16.103.  The board shall be administered under the supervision              

                                                                                

13  department and the department shall offer its cooperation and aid           

                                                                                

14  to the board and shall provide suitable offices and equipment for           

                                                                                

15  the board.                                                                  

                                                                                

16      (2) The board shall consist of  5  7 members.  The members                  

                                                                                

17  shall include  the  all of the following:                                   

                                                                                

18      (a) The director or a member of the commission  as                          

                                                                                

19  determined  appointed by the commission.  , and 4                           

                                                                                

20      (b) A member of the commission of agriculture appointed by                  

                                                                                

21  the commission of agriculture.                                              

                                                                                

22      (c) A member of the board of a major conservation                           

                                                                                

23  organization in this state who is a resident of this state,                 

                                                                                

24  recommended by a majority vote of that board and appointed by the           

                                                                                

25  governor.  The conservation organization shall be selected by the           

                                                                                

26  governor.                                                                   

                                                                                

27      (d) Four residents of the state  to be  appointed by the                    


                                                                                

1   governor with the advice and consent of the senate.                         

                                                                                

2       (3) The members appointed under subsection (2)(a), (b), and                 

                                                                                

3   (c) shall serve at the pleasure of the commission, the commission           

                                                                                

4   of agriculture, or the governor, respectively.                              

                                                                                

5       (4)  (3)  The terms of the  appointive  members appointed                   

                                                                                

6   under subsection (2)(d) shall be 4 years, except that of those              

                                                                                

7   first appointed under subsection (2)(d), 1 shall be appointed for           

                                                                                

8   1 year, 1 shall be appointed for 2 years, 1 shall be appointed              

                                                                                

9   for 3 years, and 1 shall be appointed for 4 years.                          

                                                                                

10      (5)  (4)  The  appointive  members appointed under subsection               

                                                                                

11  (2)(d) may be removed by the governor for inefficiency, neglect             

                                                                                

12  of duty, or malfeasance in office.                                          

                                                                                

13      (6)  (5)  Vacancies on the board shall be filled  for the                   

                                                                                

14  unexpired term  in the same manner as the original appointments,            

                                                                                

15  for the unexpired term, if applicable.                                      

                                                                                

16      (7)  (6)  The board may incur expenses necessary to carry out               

                                                                                

17  its powers and duties under this part and shall compensate its              

                                                                                

18  members for actual expenses incurred in carrying out their                  

                                                                                

19  official duties.                                                            

                                                                                

20                      PART 20 HABITAT TRUST FUND                              

                                                                                

21      Sec. 2001.  As used in this part:                                           

                                                                                

22      (a) "Board" means the Michigan natural resources trust fund                 

                                                                                

23  board established in section 1905.                                          

                                                                                

24      (b) "General price level" means the consumer price index for                

                                                                                

25  the United States as defined and officially reported by the                 

                                                                                

26  United States department of labor or its successor agency.                  

                                                                                

27      (c) "Local unit of government" means that term as defined in                


                                                                                

1   section 1901.                                                               

                                                                                

2       (d) "Trust fund" means the Michigan habitat trust fund                      

                                                                                

3   established in section 40 of article IX of the state constitution           

                                                                                

4   of 1963.                                                                    

                                                                                

5       Sec. 2002.  (1) Pursuant to section 40 of article IX of the                 

                                                                                

6   state constitution of 1963, the Michigan habitat trust fund is              

                                                                                

7   established in the state treasury.                                          

                                                                                

8       (2) The trust fund shall consist of all of the following:                   

                                                                                

9       (a) Money transferred under section 2007.                                   

                                                                                

10      (b) All bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties                    

                                                                                

11  collected or reserved by the state under provisions of leases for           

                                                                                

12  the extraction of nonrenewable resources and from timber sales              

                                                                                

13  from state owned lands acquired with money from federal game and            

                                                                                

14  fish protection funds or the game and fish protection fund                  

                                                                                

15  created in part 435.                                                        

                                                                                

16      (c) All bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties                    

                                                                                

17  collected or reserved by the state under provisions of leases for           

                                                                                

18  the extraction of nonrenewable resources and from timber sales              

                                                                                

19  from state owned lands acquired with bonuses, rentals, delayed              

                                                                                

20  rentals, and royalties described in subdivision (b).                        

                                                                                

21      (d) All settlements and civil judgments received by the state               

                                                                                

22  for natural resource damage claims.                                         

                                                                                

23      (e) Fees or portions of fees as provided for in sections                    

                                                                                

24  43524, 43525, and 43554.                                                    

                                                                                

25      (f) Donations transferred under section 811l of the Michigan                

                                                                                

26  vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.811l.                                    

                                                                                

27      (g) Money or assets from any other source appropriated,                     


                                                                                

1   transferred, directed, or contributed to the fund.                          

                                                                                

2       (3) The state treasurer shall establish 4 separate                          

                                                                                

3   subaccounts in the fund as follows:                                         

                                                                                

4       (a) A wild turkey subaccount for revenue under section 43524                

                                                                                

5   transferred to the fund under section 2007 or subsequently                  

                                                                                

6   received by the fund.  Money in the wild turkey subaccount shall            

                                                                                

7   be expended only for the purposes provided in section 2003(1)(a)            

                                                                                

8   or (b) as they relate to wild turkey habitat.                               

                                                                                

9       (b) A waterfowl subaccount for revenue under section 43525                  

                                                                                

10  transferred to the fund under section 2007 or subsequently                  

                                                                                

11  received by the fund.  Money in the waterfowl subaccount shall be           

                                                                                

12  expended only for the purposes provided in section 2003(1)(a) or            

                                                                                

13  (b) as they relate to waterfowl habitat.                                    

                                                                                

14      (c) A deer subaccount for revenue under section 43554                       

                                                                                

15  transferred to the fund under section 2007 or subsequently                  

                                                                                

16  received by the fund.  Money in the deer subaccount shall be                

                                                                                

17  expended only for the purposes provided in section 2003(1)(a) or            

                                                                                

18  (b) as they relate to deer habitat.                                         

                                                                                

19      (d) A nongame fish and wildlife subaccount for revenue under                

                                                                                

20  section 811l of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL                 

                                                                                

21  257.811l, transferred to the fund under section 2007 or                     

                                                                                

22  subsequently received by the fund.  Money in the nongame fish and           

                                                                                

23  wildlife subaccount shall be expended only for the purposes                 

                                                                                

24  provided in section 2003(1)(a) or (b) as they relate to nongame             

                                                                                

25  fish and wildlife.                                                          

                                                                                

26      (4) The trust fund or subaccounts of the trust fund may                     

                                                                                

27  receive appropriations, money, or other things of value.                    


                                                                                

1       (5) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the                  

                                                                                

2   trust fund.  The state treasurer shall have the same authority to           

                                                                                

3   invest the assets of the trust fund as is granted to an                     

                                                                                

4   investment fiduciary under the public employee retirement system            

                                                                                

5   investment act, 1965 PA 314, MCL 38.1132 to 38.1140l.                       

                                                                                

6       (6) The department shall annually prepare a report containing               

                                                                                

7   an accounting of revenues and expenditures from the trust fund.             

                                                                                

8   This report shall identify the interest and earnings of the trust           

                                                                                

9   fund from the previous year, the investment performance of the              

                                                                                

10  trust fund during the previous year, and the total amount of                

                                                                                

11  appropriations from the trust fund during the previous year.                

                                                                                

12  This report shall be provided to the senate and house of                    

                                                                                

13  representatives appropriations committees and the standing                  

                                                                                

14  committees of the senate and house of representatives with                  

                                                                                

15  jurisdiction over issues pertaining to natural resources and the            

                                                                                

16  environment.                                                                

                                                                                

17      Sec. 2003.  (1) Any increase in the assets of the fund                      

                                                                                

18  during a state fiscal year, whether from interest and earnings              

                                                                                

19  accruing to the fund or other revenues received by the fund,                

                                                                                

20  except revenues transferred to the fund under section 2007, to              

                                                                                

21  the extent the increase in assets exceeds any increase in the               

                                                                                

22  general price level for that state fiscal year, may be expended             

                                                                                

23  in subsequent state fiscal years.  The money shall be expended              

                                                                                

24  only for the following purposes:                                            

                                                                                

25      (a) For the acquisition of land or rights in land for the                   

                                                                                

26  protection of fish or wildlife habitat.                                     

                                                                                

27      (b) For activities or improvements to enhance fish or                       


                                                                                

1   wildlife habitat.                                                           

                                                                                

2       (c) The administration of the fund.                                         

                                                                                

3       (d) Payments in lieu of taxes on state owned land purchased                 

                                                                                

4   through the trust fund.                                                     

                                                                                

5       (2) Regardless of the increase in the general price level in                

                                                                                

6   a fiscal year, all of the interest and earnings in that fiscal              

                                                                                

7   year of the subaccounts established under subsection (3) may be             

                                                                                

8   expended in subsequent fiscal years for any of the purposes of              

                                                                                

9   the fund.  However, expenditures under this subsection shall not            

                                                                                

10  cause total fund expenditures to exceed the limits set forth in             

                                                                                

11  subsection (1).                                                             

                                                                                

12      (3) An expenditure from the trust fund may be made in the                   

                                                                                

13  form of a grant to a local unit of government, subject to the               

                                                                                

14  following conditions, as applicable:                                        

                                                                                

15      (a) The grant is used for the purposes described in                         

                                                                                

16  subsection (1)(a) or (b).                                                   

                                                                                

17      (b) The grant is matched by the local unit of government,                   

                                                                                

18  with at least 25% of the total cost of the project.                         

                                                                                

19      (4) Not more than 50% of the total amounts made available for               

                                                                                

20  expenditure from the trust fund from any state fiscal year shall            

                                                                                

21  be expended for acquisition of land or rights in land for the               

                                                                                

22  protection of fish or wildlife habitat, and not less than 50% of            

                                                                                

23  the total amounts made available for expenditure from the trust             

                                                                                

24  fund from any state fiscal year shall be expended for activities            

                                                                                

25  or improvements to enhance fish or wildlife habitat.                        

                                                                                

26      (5) If property that was acquired with money from the trust                 

                                                                                

27  fund is subsequently sold or transferred by the state to a                  


                                                                                

1   nongovernmental entity, the state shall forward to the state                

                                                                                

2   treasurer for deposit into the trust fund an amount of money                

                                                                                

3   equal to the following:                                                     

                                                                                

4       (a) If the property was acquired solely with trust fund                     

                                                                                

5   money, the greatest of the following:                                       

                                                                                

6                                                                                (i) The net proceeds of the sale.                                                   

                                                                                

7       (ii) The fair market value of the property at the time of the                

                                                                                

8   sale or transfer.                                                           

                                                                                

9       (iii) The amount of money that was expended from the trust                   

                                                                                

10  fund to acquire the property.                                               

                                                                                

11      (b) If the property was acquired with a combination of trust                

                                                                                

12  fund money and other restricted funding sources governed by                 

                                                                                

13  federal or state law, an amount equal to the percentage of the              

                                                                                

14  funds contributed by the trust fund for the acquisition of the              

                                                                                

15  property multiplied by the greatest of subdivision (a)(i), (ii),             

                                                                                

16  or (iii).                                                                    

                                                                                

17      Sec. 2004.  (1) The board shall determine which lands or                    

                                                                                

18  rights in land within the state should be acquired and which                

                                                                                

19  activities or improvements should be undertaken with money from             

                                                                                

20  the trust fund and shall submit to the legislature in March of              

                                                                                

21  each year a list of those lands and rights in land and those                

                                                                                

22  activities and improvements, compiled in order of priority.                 

                                                                                

23      (2) The list shall be accompanied by estimates of total costs               

                                                                                

24  for the proposed acquisitions and activities or improvements.               

                                                                                

25      (3) The board shall supply with each list a statement of the                

                                                                                

26  guidelines used in listing and assigning the priority of these              

                                                                                

27  proposed acquisitions and activities or improvements.                       


                                                                                

1       (4) The legislature shall approve by law the lands and rights               

                                                                                

2   in land to be acquired and the activities or improvements to be             

                                                                                

3   undertaken each year with money from the trust fund.                        

                                                                                

4       Sec. 2005.  If, within 2 years after approval by the                        

                                                                                

5   legislature, land has not been acquired or activities have not              

                                                                                

6   been conducted or improvements made in the manner determined by             

                                                                                

7   the board, the board shall report to the standing committees of             

                                                                                

8   the senate and the house of representatives with jurisdiction               

                                                                                

9   over issues related to natural resources and the environment on             

                                                                                

10  the status of the project and the reason why the land has not               

                                                                                

11  been acquired or the activities have not been conducted or                  

                                                                                

12  improvements made in the manner determined by the board.                    

                                                                                

13      Sec. 2006.  (1) Beginning on the effective date of the                      

                                                                                

14  amendatory act that added this section, the department shall                

                                                                                

15  administer to completion any project pending under former section           

                                                                                

16  43903.                                                                      

                                                                                

17      (2) Appropriations made pursuant to former part 437 or former               

                                                                                

18  section 43903 shall remain valid.  Appropriations made pursuant             

                                                                                

19  to former section 43903 may be expended until the projects                  

                                                                                

20  approved through the appropriations are complete.  Any funds                

                                                                                

21  appropriated pursuant to former section 43903 but unexpended                

                                                                                

22  after completion of the projects funded under former section                

                                                                                

23  43903 shall be deposited in the trust fund and may be                       

                                                                                

24  appropriated as Michigan habitat trust funds.                               

                                                                                

25      (3) Funds available for appropriation under former section                  

                                                                                

26  43903 as of the effective date of the amendatory act that added             

                                                                                

27  this section, but not appropriated as of that date, may be                  


                                                                                

1   appropriated by the legislature under the terms and conditions of           

                                                                                

2   former section 43903.  Any funds appropriated as provided in this           

                                                                                

3   subsection but unexpended after completion of the projects for              

                                                                                

4   which the money was appropriated shall be deposited in the trust            

                                                                                

5   fund and may be appropriated as Michigan habitat trust funds.               

                                                                                

6       (4) The interest and earnings on money appropriated pursuant                

                                                                                

7   to former section 43903 but not expended shall be deposited in              

                                                                                

8   the trust fund.                                                             

                                                                                

9       Sec. 2007.  On the effective date of the amendatory act that                

                                                                                

10  added this section, the state treasurer shall transfer all of the           

                                                                                

11  following to the trust fund:                                                

                                                                                

12      (a) Any money in the game and fish protection trust fund                    

                                                                                

13  created under former section 43702.                                         

                                                                                

14      (b) Any money in the nongame fish and wildlife trust fund                   

                                                                                

15  created under former section 43902.                                         

                                                                                

16      (c) Any money in the game and fish lifetime license trust                   

                                                                                

17  fund created under former section 44104.                                    

                                                                                

18      (d) Any money in the Michigan civilian conservation corps                   

                                                                                

19  endowment fund created under former section 12a of the Michigan             

                                                                                

20  civilian conservation corps act, 1984 PA 22.                                

                                                                                

21      Sec. 43524.  (1) A person shall not hunt wild turkey without                

                                                                                

22  a wild turkey hunting license.   The  Subject to section 43522a,            

                                                                                

23  the fee for a resident wild turkey hunting license is $15.00.               

                                                                                

24  The  Subject to section 43522a, the fee for a nonresident wild             

                                                                                

25  turkey hunting license is $69.00.  Subject to the requirements of           

                                                                                

26  section 40113a, the commission may issue an order requiring that            

                                                                                

27  all applications for wild turkey hunting licenses, or                       


                                                                                

1   applications for wild turkey hunting licenses for certain                   

                                                                                

2   geographic areas, be entered into a lottery designed and run by             

                                                                                

3   the department.  A person selected in a lottery, upon meeting the           

                                                                                

4   requirements of this part, is authorized to purchase a wild                 

                                                                                

5   turkey hunting license.  The license shall be issued for a                  

                                                                                

6   specified hunting period and shall confer upon the holder of the            

                                                                                

7   license the right to hunt wild turkeys.                                     

                                                                                

8       (2) The department may charge a nonrefundable application fee               

                                                                                

9   not to exceed $4.00 for each application for a wild turkey                  

                                                                                

10  hunting license that is entered into a lottery pursuant to                  

                                                                                

11  subsection (1).                                                             

                                                                                

12      (3) From fees collected under subsection (1) or (2), the                    

                                                                                

13  following amounts shall be  used for scientific research,                   

                                                                                

14  biological survey work on wild turkeys, and wild turkey                     

                                                                                

15  management in this state  deposited in the wild turkey subaccount           

                                                                                

16  of the Michigan habitat trust fund created in section 40 of                 

                                                                                

17  article IX of the state constitution of 1963 and provided for in            

                                                                                

18  part 20:                                                                    

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

19    (a) Resident wild turkey hunting license................ $ 9.50           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

20    (b) Nonresident wild turkey hunting license............. $50.00           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

21    (c) Senior wild turkey hunting license.................. $ 1.00           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

22    (d) Wild turkey hunting application...........        amount of           

                                                                                

23                                                   application fee,           


                                                                                

1                                                     if any, but not           

                                                                                

2                                                          more than           

                                                                                

3                                                             $ 3.00.           

                                                                                

4       Sec. 43525.  (1) A person 16 years of age or older shall not                

                                                                                

5   hunt waterfowl without a current waterfowl hunting license issued           

                                                                                

6   by this state.  The annual license is in addition to the                    

                                                                                

7   requirements for a small game license and federal migratory bird            

                                                                                

8   hunting stamp.  The fee for the waterfowl hunting license is                

                                                                                

9   $5.00.                                                                      

                                                                                

10      (2) If issued as a stamp, a waterfowl hunting license shall                 

                                                                                

11  be affixed to the small game license of the person and signed               

                                                                                

12  across the face of the stamp by the person to whom it is issued.            

                                                                                

13      (3) A collector may purchase a waterfowl hunting license, if                

                                                                                

14  it is issued as a stamp, without being required to place it on a            

                                                                                

15  small game license, sign across its face, or provide proof of               

                                                                                

16  competency under section 43520(4).  However, a license described            

                                                                                

17  in this subsection is not valid for hunting waterfowl.                      

                                                                                

18      (4) A person shall not hunt waterfowl or deer if deer hunting               

                                                                                

19  is regulated by permit in an area designated by the department as           

                                                                                

20  a managed waterfowl area without an annual or daily managed                 

                                                                                

21  waterfowl area permit and any other license or permit required by           

                                                                                

22  this part.  The fee for a daily managed waterfowl area permit is            

                                                                                

23  $4.00.  The fee for an annual managed waterfowl area permit is              

                                                                                

24  $13.00.                                                                     

                                                                                

25      (5) Following a lottery among applicants for hunting                        

                                                                                

26  privileges in managed waterfowl areas, only those successful                

                                                                                

27  applicants who accept the hunting privileges are required to                


                                                                                

1   purchase a daily or annual managed waterfowl area permit.                   

                                                                                

2       (6) From the fees collected for a waterfowl hunting license,                

                                                                                

3   $3.50 from each license sold shall be  used to acquire wetlands             

                                                                                

4   and other lands to be managed for the benefit of waterfowl                  

                                                                                

5   deposited in the waterfowl subaccount of the Michigan habitat               

                                                                                

6   trust fund created in section 40 of article IX of the state                 

                                                                                

7   constitution of 1963 and provided for in part 20.                           

                                                                                

8       (7) The following amounts from the fees collected for each                  

                                                                                

9   annual or daily managed waterfowl area permit sold shall be  used           

                                                                                

10  to operate, maintain, and develop managed waterfowl areas in this           

                                                                                

11  state  deposited in the deer subaccount of the Michigan habitat             

                                                                                

12  trust fund created in section 40 of article IX of the state                 

                                                                                

13  constitution of 1963 and provided for in part 20:                           

                                                                                

14      (a) Daily managed waterfowl area permit.....          $ 3.00.           

                                                                                

15      (b) Annual managed waterfowl area permit....          $10.00.           

                                                                                

16      (8) The department shall charge a nonrefundable application                 

                                                                                

17  fee not to exceed $4.00 for each person who applies for a permit            

                                                                                

18  to hunt in a managed waterfowl area.                                        

                                                                                

19      Sec. 43553.  (1) Except as provided in  sections  section                   

                                                                                

20  43555,  and 43556,  the department shall transmit all money                 

                                                                                

21  received from the sale of licenses to the state treasurer,                  

                                                                                

22  together with a statement indicating the amount of money received           

                                                                                

23  and the source of the money.                                                

                                                                                

24      (2) The game and fish protection fund is created as a                       

                                                                                

25  separate fund in the  department of  state treasury.  Except as             

                                                                                

26  provided in subsection (5), the state treasurer shall credit the            

                                                                                

27  money received from the sale of passbooks and licenses to the               


                                                                                

1   game and fish protection fund.                                              

                                                                                

2       (3) Except as provided in  sections 43524, 43525, 43531,                    

                                                                                

3   43554, and 43556 and  subsection (4), money credited to the game            

                                                                                

4   and fish protection fund shall be paid out by the state treasurer           

                                                                                

5   pursuant to the accounting laws of this state for the following             

                                                                                

6   purposes:                                                                   

                                                                                

7       (a) Services rendered by the department, together with the                  

                                                                                

8   expenses incurred in the enforcement and administration of the              

                                                                                

9   game, fish, and fur laws of the state, including the necessary              

                                                                                

10  equipment and apparatus incident to the operation and enforcement           

                                                                                

11  of the game, fish, and fur laws, and the protection, propagation,           

                                                                                

12  distribution, and control of game, fish, birds, fur-bearing                 

                                                                                

13  animals, and other wildlife.  forms.                                        

                                                                                

14      (b) The propagation and liberation of game, fur-bearing                     

                                                                                

15  animals, birds, or fish and for their increase at the time,                 

                                                                                

16  place, and manner as the department considers advisable.                    

                                                                                

17      (c) The purchase, lease, and management of lands  , together                

                                                                                

18  with the necessary  and equipment for the purpose of propagating            

                                                                                

19  and rearing game, fur-bearing animals, birds, or fish, and for              

                                                                                

20  establishing and maintaining game refuges, wildlife sanctuaries,            

                                                                                

21  and public shooting and fishing grounds.                                    

                                                                                

22      (d) Conducting investigations and compiling and publishing                  

                                                                                

23  information relative to the propagation, protection, and                    

                                                                                

24  conservation of wildlife.                                                   

                                                                                

25      (e) Delivering lectures, developing cooperation, and carrying               

                                                                                

26  on appropriate educational activities relating to the                       

                                                                                

27  conservation of the wildlife of this state.                                 


                                                                                

1       (4) The department may make direct grants to colleges and                   

                                                                                

2   universities in this state, out of funds appropriated from the              

                                                                                

3   game and fish protection fund, to conduct fish or wildlife                  

                                                                                

4   research or both fish and wildlife research.                                

                                                                                

5       (5) The youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund               

                                                                                

6   is created as a separate fund in the department of treasury.  The           

                                                                                

7   state treasurer shall credit to the youth hunting and fishing               

                                                                                

8   education and outreach fund the money received from the sale of             

                                                                                

9   small game licenses and all-species fishing licenses under                  

                                                                                

10  sections 43523 and 43532, respectively, to  persons who are 12              

                                                                                

11  years of age through 16 years of age  minor children.  Money in             

                                                                                

12  the youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund at the            

                                                                                

13  close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not             

                                                                                

14  lapse to the general fund.                                                  

                                                                                

15      (6) Money credited to the youth hunting and fishing education               

                                                                                

16  and outreach fund shall be paid out by the state treasurer                  

                                                                                

17  pursuant to the accounting laws of this state for hunting and               

                                                                                

18  fishing education and outreach programs for  youth through 16               

                                                                                

19  years of age  minor children.                                               

                                                                                

20      (7) The department and any other executive department of the                

                                                                                

21  state that receives money from the game and fish protection fund            

                                                                                

22  or the youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund                

                                                                                

23  shall submit an annual report to the legislature showing the                

                                                                                

24  amount of money received by the department or other executive               

                                                                                

25  department from the game and fish protection fund or the youth              

                                                                                

26  hunting and fishing education and outreach fund and how that                

                                                                                

27  money was spent.  An executive department required to submit a              


                                                                                

1   report as provided in this subsection shall send a copy of the              

                                                                                

2   report to the legislature and to the department.                            

                                                                                

3       Sec. 43554.  One dollar and fifty cents of the license fee                  

                                                                                

4   for each firearm deer, bow and arrow deer, and resident                     

                                                                                

5   sportsperson's license shall be  used for improving and                     

                                                                                

6   maintaining a habitat for deer and for the acquisition of lands             

                                                                                

7   for an effective program of deer habitat management  deposited in           

                                                                                

8   the Michigan habitat trust fund created in section 40 of article            

                                                                                

9   IX of the state constitution of 1963 and provided for in part               

                                                                                

10  20.                                                                         

                                                                                

11           PART 439 NONGAME FISH AND WILDLIFE  TRUST FUND                     

                                                                                

12      Sec. 43901.  As used in this part,  :  (a) "Nongame                         

                                                                                

13  "nongame fish and wildlife" means fish or wild animals that are             

                                                                                

14  unconfined and not ordinarily taken for sport, fur, or food, and            

                                                                                

15  the habitat that supports them.  However, nongame fish and                  

                                                                                

16  wildlife includes fish and wild animals designated as game                  

                                                                                

17  species when located in an area of this state where the taking of           

                                                                                

18  that species of fish or wild animal is prohibited.                          

                                                                                

19      (b) "Trust fund" means the nongame fish and wildlife trust                  

                                                                                

20  fund created in section 43902.                                              

                                                                                

21      Sec. 43905.  The department shall do all of the following:                  

                                                                                

22      (a) Develop long-range nongame wildlife plans.                              

                                                                                

23      (b) Provide information to the public about the value of                    

                                                                                

24  nongame fish and wildlife and their habitats.                               

                                                                                

25      (c) Review and develop proposals for projects to implement                  

                                                                                

26  the long-range management plan.                                             

                                                                                

27      (d) Determine the interests and opinions of the public in                   


                                                                                

1   managing nongame fish and wildlife.                                         

                                                                                

2       (e) Encourage public involvement by offering projects and                   

                                                                                

3   activities with which the public can become involved to increase            

                                                                                

4   their knowledge and understanding of nongame fish and wildlife              

                                                                                

5   resources in this state.                                                    

                                                                                

6       (f) Develop and implement a public information program to                   

                                                                                

7   present the values and benefits of nongame fish and wildlife and            

                                                                                

8   their habitats to our society, including the means by which                 

                                                                                

9   citizens can observe and enjoy nongame fish and wildlife.                   

                                                                                

10      (g)  (f)  Integrate the nongame fish and wildlife program                   

                                                                                

11  with other department programs that affect or benefit nongame               

                                                                                

12  fish and wildlife or their habitats.                                        

                                                                                

13      (h)  (g)  Purchase and develop critical nongame wildlife                    

                                                                                

14  habitats in this state.                                                     

                                                                                

15      Sec. 43906.   The department shall determine which projects                 

                                                                                

16  should be funded with money from the trust fund.  The department            

                                                                                

17  shall solicit and approve proposals from individuals, groups, and           

                                                                                

18  institutions for the management of nongame fish and wildlife                

                                                                                

19  species.  In order for a proposal to be approved, the proposal              

                                                                                

20  must comply with the long-range plan  once completed  and must              

                                                                                

21  further the management of nongame fish and wildlife species                 

                                                                                

22  identified in the plan.                                                     

                                                                                

23      Sec. 44101.  As used in this part,  :  (a) "Resident"                       

                                                                                

24  "resident" means either of the following:                                   

                                                                                

25      (a)  (i)  A person who resides in a settled or permanent home               

                                                                                

26  or domicile within the boundaries of this state with the                    

                                                                                

27  intention of remaining in this state.                                       


                                                                                

1       (b)  (ii)  A student who is enrolled in a full-time course of                

                                                                                

2   study at a college or university within this state.                         

                                                                                

3       (b) "Trust fund" means the game and fish lifetime license                   

                                                                                

4   trust fund created in section 44104.                                        

                                                                                

5       Enacting section 1.  All of the following are repealed:                     

                                                                                

6       (a) Section 439 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281,                 

                                                                                

7   MCL 206.439.                                                                

                                                                                

8       (b) Part 437 of the natural resources and environmental                     

                                                                                

9   protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43701 to 324.43705.                    

                                                                                

10      (c) Sections 43902, 43903, and 43907 of the natural resources               

                                                                                

11  and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43902,               

                                                                                

12  324.43903, and 324.43907.                                                   

                                                                                

13      (d) Sections 44104 and 44105 of the natural resources and                   

                                                                                

14  environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.44104 and                

                                                                                

15  324.44105.                                                                  

                                                                                

16      Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

17  effect unless Senate Joint Resolution _____ or House Joint                  

                                                                                

18  Resolution J   (request no. 03106'03) of the 92nd Legislature               

                                                                                

19  becomes a part of the state constitution of 1963 as provided in             

                                                                                

20  section 1 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963.