May 8, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Franz, Kelly, Pettalia, Pscholka, LaFontaine, Kivela, Rendon, Pagel, Johnson, McBroom, Outman and Foster and referred to the Committee on Tourism.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 72107 and 72109 (MCL 324.72107 and 324.72109),
as added by 1995 PA 58.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
72107. In agricultural areas, a Michigan trailway trail
may
be temporarily closed by the entity operating the trailway
trail to allow pesticide application on lands adjoining the
trailway.
trail. The entity operating the Michigan trailway trail
shall
post the closure of the trailway trail or arrange with a
landowner or other person for the posting of signs and the closure
of
the trailway trail during pesticide application and appropriate
reentry periods.
Sec.
72109. (1) The Pure Michigan trailways Trails fund
is
created within the state treasury.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the state treasurer
may receive money or other assets from any of the following for
deposit into the fund:
(a)
Fees collected from users of trailways on state forest
lands.
(a) (b)
Payments to the state for
easements, use permits,
leases,
or other use of state owned Pure Michigan trailway Trail
property.
(b) (c)
Payments to the state for
concessions operated by
private vendors on state owned property located on or adjacent to a
Pure
Michigan trailway.Trail.
(c) (d)
Federal funds.
(d) (e)
Gifts or bequests.
(e) (f)
State appropriations.
(f) (g)
Money or assets from other sources
as provided by law.
(3) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the
fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and
earnings from fund investments.
(4) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall
remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(5) Money in the fund may be expended for any of the following
purposes:
(a) The expenses of the department in operating and
maintaining
the Pure Michigan trailway Trail system
and enforcing
Pure
Michigan trailway Trail rules
and regulations.
(b) Grants to or contracts with councils, nonprofit
organizations, private sector entities, or governmental agencies to
operate
and maintain segments of Pure Michigan trailways Trails and
to
enforce Pure Michigan trailway Trail rules
and regulations.
(c)
Funding Pure Michigan trailway Trail construction
and
improvements.
(d) Acquisition of land or rights in land.
(e)
Publications and promotions of the Pure
Michigan trailways
Trails system.
(6)
In determining the expenditure of money in the fund, the
department
shall consider all of the following:
(a)
The need for funding for each of the purposes listed in
subsection
(5).
(b)
The estimated cost of Michigan trailway management for
each
governmental agency that manages a Michigan trailway, based on
previous
costs, trailway mileage, level of use, and other relevant
factors.
(c)
The need of each governmental agency that manages a
Michigan
trailway for financial assistance in managing that
trailway,
and the amount of money from the fund received by that
agency
in the past.
(d)
The amount of revenue accruing to the fund that is
generated
from each Michigan trailway.
(e)
Other factors considered appropriate by the department.
(6) (7)
The department shall submit a
report to the
legislature on or before December 1 of each year describing the use
of money appropriated from the fund in the previous fiscal year.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 97th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 873.
(b) Senate Bill No. 875.
(c) Senate Bill No. 876.
(d) Senate Bill No. 877.
(e) House Bill No. 5559 (request no. H04013'13 *).