SENATE BILL NO. 511 April 15, 1999, Introduced by Senators KOIVISTO, NORTH and MC MANUS and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs. A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 71603 (MCL 324.71603), as added by 1998 PA 286. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 71603. (1) Subject to amounts appropriated to the 2 department under section 19608(5), the total amount of grants 3 made to local units of government under this part shall be allo- 4 cated as follows: 5 (a) Local recreation projects within zone 1..........3.6%6 28% 7 (b) Local recreation projects within zone 2.......... 14.4% 8 28% 03044'99 JCB 2 1 (c) Local recreation projects within zone 3..........72%2 38% 3 (d) Local recreation projects at regional parks......10%4 6% 5 (2) For purposes of the distribution of grants for local 6 recreation projects under this part, the state is divided into 7 the following 3 zones: 8 (a) Zone 1--all of the counties of the Upper Peninsula. 9 (b) Zone 2--Emmet, Charleviox, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, 10 Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Benzie, Grand 11 Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Manistee, Wexford, 12 Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Mason, Lake, Osceola, Clare, 13 Gladwin, Arenac, Isabella, Midland, Bay, Huron, Saginaw, Tuscola, 14 and Sanilac counties. 15 (c) Zone 3--Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta, Muskegon, Montcalm, 16 Gratiot, Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Clinton, Shiawassee, Genesee, 17 Lapeer, St. Clair, Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ingham, Livingston, 18 Oakland, Macomb, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, 19 Washtenaw, Wayne, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale, 20 Lenawee, and Monroe counties. 21 (3) A grant made under this part to a local unit of govern- 22 ment shall require a 25% match by the local unit of government. 23 Not more than 50% of the local unit of government's contribution 24 under this subsection may be in the form of goods and services 25 directly rendered to the construction of the project, or federal 26 funds, or both. A local unit of government shall establish to 03044'99 3 1 the satisfaction of the department the cost or fair market value, 2 whichever is less as of the date of the notice of approval by the 3 department, of any such goods and services with which the local 4 unit of government seeks to meet the match requirement. 5 (4) A facility funded under this section shall not be sold, 6 disposed of, or converted to a use not specified in the applica- 7 tion for the grant without express approval of the department. 03044'99 Final page. JCB