Section 286.920 - Organic products fund; establishment in state treasury; receipt, deposit, and expenditure of funds; carrying forward unexpended funds. - Michigan Statutes

MICHIGAN ORGANIC PRODUCTS ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 316 of 2000

286.920 Organic products fund; establishment in state treasury; receipt, deposit, and expenditure of funds; carrying forward unexpended funds.

Sec. 20.

(1) An organic products fund is established in the state treasury. The organic products fund shall be expended only as provided in subsection (3).

(2) The organic products fund shall receive as revenue money as appropriated by the legislature, all registration fees collected under this act, and money from any other source to be forwarded by the director to the state treasurer for deposit into the organic products fund. Any administrative fines and penalties collected by the department under this act shall be deposited into the general fund, and it is the intent of the legislature that an amount equal to the annual amount of administrative fines and penalties collected by the department be appropriated to the department for purposes of this act.

(3) The money in the organic products fund shall be expended to administer and enforce this act and to develop and improve organic training and education programs.

(4) Money in the organic products fund that is unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general fund.

History: 2000, Act 316, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001