Michigan Laws 324.64109 – Expenditures; purposes
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The department shall expend the money in the fund and the interest and earnings on the money in the fund for the following purposes:
(a) To administer a peat resource conservation, development, and regulatory program consistent with this part.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.64109
- Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- peat: means a deposit of unconsolidated, naturally occurring soil material consisting of decomposed and partially decomposed mosses, sedges, trees, and other wetland plants, having 12% or greater organic carbon content on a dry weight basis. See Michigan Laws 324.64101
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(b) To perform the inventory of state lands described in section 64103, to fund further study of the state owned lands classified as not leasable under section 64103, and to provide for the reclassification of parcels consistent with the provisions of section 64103 based on the development of information unavailable during the classification required by section 64103(2).
(c) To fund research necessary for the further development of appropriate techniques for environmental monitoring of peat extraction sites, for development and protection of the state’s peat resources, and for reclamation of lands following the extraction of peat.
(d) To pay for the costs to the state of personnel services, printing, postage, advertising, contractual services, and the rental of facilities associated with the offering of state owned lands for the purpose of taking peat.