HOUSE BILL No. 6013


     September 27, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Shackleton, Woronchak, Kowall, Tabor, Sheltrown and Richardville and referred to
the Committee on Great Lakes and Tourism.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding part 360.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                                   PART 360

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                            ADOPT-A-FOREST PROGRAM

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           SEC. 36001.  AS USED IN THIS PART:

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           (A) "PARTICIPANT" MEANS A VOLUNTEER GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL PAR-

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      TICIPATING IN THE ADOPT-A-FOREST PROGRAM.

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           (B) "WASTES" INCLUDES SOLID WASTE AS DEFINED IN PART 115,

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      HAZARDOUS WASTE AS DEFINED IN PART 111, AND OTHER RECYCLABLE

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      MATERIALS.

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           SEC. 36002.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER A PROGRAM

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      ENTITLED THE ADOPT-A-FOREST PROGRAM, WHICH SHALL BE DESIGNED TO

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      REMOVE ILLEGALLY DUMPED WASTE FROM PUBLIC FORESTLANDS.  THE


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      PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL ACTIVITIES, BUT SHALL

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      BE DIRECTED PRIMARILY TOWARD ENCOURAGING AND RETAINING THE PAR-

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      TICIPATION OF VOLUNTEERS IN CLEANING UP PUBLIC FORESTLANDS IN THE

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      STATE.

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           (2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH PARTICI-

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      PANTS TO IMPLEMENT THE ADOPT-A-FOREST PROGRAM.  AN AGREEMENT

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      SHALL BE FOR A 3-YEAR PERIOD, AFTER WHICH A NEW AGREEMENT MAY BE

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      ENTERED INTO.  THE PROVISIONS IN AGREEMENTS WITH PARTICIPANTS

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      SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, BOTH OF THE

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      FOLLOWING:

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           (A) IDENTIFICATION OF A PARCEL OF PUBLIC FORESTLAND.  A PAR-

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      TICIPANT MAY REQUEST A SPECIFIC PARCEL OF FORESTLAND IT WISHES TO

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      ADOPT.  IN ASSISTING PARTICIPANTS IN SELECTING A PARCEL OF FOR-

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      ESTLAND, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COOPERATE WITH AFFECTED FEDERAL,

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      STATE, AND LOCAL MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, AND NONPROFIT

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      ORGANIZATIONS.

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           (B) SPECIFICATION OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE

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      PARTICIPANT.  THESE RESPONSIBILITIES SHALL INCLUDE BOTH OF THE

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      FOLLOWING:

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           (i) THE REMOVAL OF WASTES FROM THE DESIGNATED PARCEL AT

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      LEAST ONCE PER YEAR.  THE PARTICIPANT SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE

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      DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE RECYCLING OR PROPER DISPOSAL OF RECOVERED

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      RECYCLABLE MATERIALS, SCRAP TIRES, AND HAZARDOUS WASTE.

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           (ii) THE PARTICIPANT'S AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY ALL RULES

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      RELATED TO THE PROGRAM THAT ARE PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT.







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           SEC. 36003.  IN IMPLEMENTING THIS PART AND THE

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      ADOPT-A-FOREST PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DO ALL OF THE

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      FOLLOWING:

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           (A) CREATE A RECOGNITION PROGRAM THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE

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      EFFORTS OF PARTICIPANTS.

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           (B) PROVIDE SAFETY INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO

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      PARTICIPANTS.

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           (C) PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION

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      AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.

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           (D) ASSIST IN COORDINATING CLEANUPS AND IDENTIFYING LOCA-

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      TIONS OF WASTES ON PUBLIC FORESTLANDS FOR RECOVERY BY

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      PARTICIPANTS.

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           SEC. 36004.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS

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      WITH DATA COLLECTION SHEETS AND SHALL REQUIRE THAT THESE SHEETS

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      BE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT UPON COMPLETION OF ANY CLEANUP,

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      ALONG WITH ANY RECEIPTS FROM WASTE DISPOSAL FEES PAID BY THE

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      PARTICIPANT.  THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROVIDE UP TO 100% OF PREAP-

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      PROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FEES UPON REQUEST BY A PARTICIPANT IN ANY

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      FISCAL YEAR AS LONG AS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE PARTICIPANT

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      PROVIDES IN-KIND SERVICES EQUALING OR EXCEEDING 25% OF THE AMOUNT

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      OF THE FEES.

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           (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPILE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM

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      THE DATA SHEETS UNDER SUBSECTION (1) FOR INCLUSION IN THE ANNUAL

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      REPORT PREPARED UNDER SECTION 36006.

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           (3) ANY MONEY RECEIVED BY A PARTICIPANT FROM THE SALE OF

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      RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SHALL BE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH SHALL





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      FORWARD THE MONEY TO THE STATE TREASURER FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE

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      GENERAL FUND.

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           SEC. 36005.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN

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      ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT

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      PRIMARILY CONSIDER ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL

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      RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE APPRO-

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      PRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES ON NATURAL RESOURCES.  THIS ANNUAL REPORT

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      SHALL INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF ACRES FROM WHICH WASTES WERE REMOVED,

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      THE NUMBER OF TONS OF WASTES REMOVED, AND THE AMOUNT OF WASTES

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      THAT WERE RECYCLED.

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           SEC. 36006.  THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROMULGATE RULES TO IMPLE-

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      MENT THIS PART.
































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