HOUSE BILL No. 5892


     June 20, 2000, Introduced by Rep. Bradstreet 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 section 9315.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1
           SEC. 9315.  (1) THE MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS FUND IS

 2
      CREATED WITHIN THE STATE TREASURY.

 3
           (2) THE STATE TREASURER MAY RECEIVE MONEY OR OTHER ASSETS

 4
      FROM ANY SOURCE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FUND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT

 5
      LIMITED TO, REVENUES RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 811D OF THE MICHIGAN

 6
      VEHICLE CODE, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.811D.  THE STATE TREASURER

 7
      SHALL DIRECT THE INVESTMENT OF THE FUND.  THE STATE TREASURER

 8
      SHALL CREDIT TO THE FUND INTEREST AND EARNINGS FROM FUND

 9
      INVESTMENTS.

10
           (3) MONEY IN THE FUND AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR SHALL

11
      REMAIN IN THE FUND AND SHALL NOT LAPSE TO THE GENERAL FUND.


   04118'99 a                                               TLG
                                                2

 1
           (4) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EXPEND MONEY FROM THE FUND, UPON

 2
      APPROPRIATION, ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FULFILLING THE RESPONSI-

 3
      BILITIES OF MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS DESCRIBED UNDER PART

 4
      93 OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT,

 5
      1994 PA 451, MCL 324.9301 TO 324.9315, AND AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED

 6
      BY LAW.

 7
           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 8
      effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5891

 9
      (request no. 04118'99) of the 90th Legislature is enacted into

10
      law.




































   04118'99 a          Final page.                          TLG