HOUSE BILL No. 4510


     March 22, 2001, Introduced by Reps. DeVuyst, Patterson, Howell, Lipsey, Sheltrown, Sanborn, Birkholz and Richardville and
referred to the Committee on Transportation.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding part 90.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                          PART 90.  ROADKILL CLEANUP

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           SEC. 9001.  (1) THE MICHIGAN ROADKILL CLEANUP FUND IS CRE-

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      ATED WITHIN THE STATE TREASURY.

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           (2) THE STATE TREASURER MAY RECEIVE MONEY OR OTHER ASSETS

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      FROM ANY SOURCE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FUND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT

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      LIMITED TO, REVENUES RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 811o OF THE MICHIGAN

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      VEHICLE CODE, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.811o.  THE STATE TREASURER

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      SHALL DIRECT THE INVESTMENT OF THE FUND.  THE STATE TREASURER

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      SHALL CREDIT TO THE FUND INTEREST AND EARNINGS FROM FUND

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      INVESTMENTS.




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           (3) MONEY IN THE FUND AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR SHALL

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      REMAIN IN THE FUND AND SHALL NOT LAPSE TO THE GENERAL FUND.

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           (4) THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SHALL EXPEND MONEY

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      FROM THE FUND, UPON APPROPRIATION, ONLY FOR THE REMOVAL OF ANIMAL

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      CARCASSES AND OFFAL FROM STATE HIGHWAYS AS PROVIDED IN THE

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      MICHIGAN ROADKILL CLEANUP GRANT PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN SECTION

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      9003.

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           SEC. 9002.  THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SHALL ACCOM-

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      PLISH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A MICHIGAN ROADKILL CLEANUP

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      GRANT PROGRAM.

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           (B) DEVELOP GUIDELINES TO IMPLEMENT THE MICHIGAN ROADKILL

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      CLEANUP GRANT PROGRAM.

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           SEC. 9003.  (1) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (2), THE STATE TRANS-

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      PORTATION DEPARTMENT MAY MAKE A GRANT TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL

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      UNIT TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT TO PAY OR

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      OFFSET THE COST OF REMOVING ANIMAL CARCASSES, OFFAL, OR BOTH FROM

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      THE HIGHWAYS UNDER ITS JURISDICTION AND DISPOSING OF THEM.  THE

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      LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT MAY CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE COMPANY TO

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      CONDUCT THE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL AND PAY THE COST OF THAT CON-

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      TRACT WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION.

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           (2) THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SHALL FIRST MAKE

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      GRANTS UNDER SUBSECTION (1) TO LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT WITH A

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      HIGH DEER POPULATION AS DETERMINED BY THE WILDLIFE DIVISION OF

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      THE DEPARTMENT.

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           (3) AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE

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      ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND



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      SHALL CONTAIN THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE STATE

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      TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

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           (4) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT" MEANS

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      A COUNTY, CITY, TOWNSHIP, OR VILLAGE.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4509

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      (request no. 00241'01) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

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      law.








































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