HOUSE BILL No. 6235


     November 5, 1998, Introduced by Rep. Horton and referred to the Committee on Forestry and Mineral Rights.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   by amending sections 51302 and 51303 (MCL 324.51302 and

   324.51303), as added by 1995 PA 57.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 51302.  If any landowner plants at least  1,200  600

 2    trees on each acre of selected private forest reservation, then

 3    that land is subject to this part.  as provided in this part. 

 4    THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROMULGATE RULES INCREASING THE NUMBER OF

 5    TREES REQUIRED TO BE PLANTED UNDER THIS SECTION.

 6         Sec. 51303.  Upon  IF UPON any tract selected as a private

 7    forest reservation that is partially stocked with forest trees,

 8    the owner  may plant  PLANTS a sufficient number of forest trees

 9    to assure a spacing of approximately  6  10 feet by  6  10 feet

10    on the open areas,  .  When this occurs,  the land is subject to


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 1    this part.  as provided in section 51302.  THE DEPARTMENT MAY

 2    PROMULGATE RULES DECREASING THE SPACING REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.




















































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