Section 324.2010 - Game and fish protection account. - Michigan Statutes

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1994

324.2010 Game and fish protection account.

Sec. 2010.

(1) The game and fish protection account is established as an account within the legacy fund.

(2) The game and fish protection account shall consist of both of the following:

(a) All money in the game and fish protection fund, formerly created in section 43553, immediately prior to the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, which money is hereby transferred to the game and fish protection account.

(b) Revenue from the following sources:

(i) Revenue derived from hunting and fishing licenses, passbooks, permits, fees, concessions, leases, contracts, and activities.

(ii) Damages paid for the illegal taking of game and fish.

(iii) Revenue derived from fees, licenses, and permits related to game, game areas, and game fish.

(iv) Other revenues as authorized by law.

(3) Money in the game and fish protection account shall be expended, upon appropriation, only as provided in part 435 and for the administration of the game and fish protection account, which may include payments in lieu of taxes on state owned land purchased through the game and fish protection account or through the former game and fish protection fund.

(4) Money in the game and fish protection account may be expended pursuant to subsection (3) for grants to state colleges and universities to implement programs funded by the game and fish protection account.

History: Add. 2004, Act 587, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006
Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 2 of Act 587 of 2004 provides:"Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Joint Resolution Z of the 92nd Legislature becomes a part of the state constitution of 1963 as provided in section 1 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963."
Popular Name: Act 451
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