Michigan Laws 324.1907a – Project status; report; “changes significantly” defined
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.1907a
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Board: means the Michigan natural resources trust fund board established in section 1905. See Michigan Laws 324.1901
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Trust fund: means the Michigan natural resources trust fund established in section 35 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963. See Michigan Laws 324.1901
(1) If within 2 years after a parcel of property that is approved for acquisition or development, renovation, or redevelopment by the legislature has not been acquired or developed, renovated, or redeveloped in the manner determined by the board and is not open for public use, the board shall report to the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives with jurisdiction over issues related to natural resources and the environment on the status of the project and the reason why the property has not been purchased or developed, renovated, or redeveloped in the manner determined by the board. The department shall post on its website a bimonthly report of project status containing information described in this subsection.
(2) Following the appropriation of money from the trust fund, if the public recreation project changes significantly, the board shall submit the changes to the joint capital outlay subcommittee of the legislature to review whether the proposed changed project is consistent with the purpose of the appropriation. As used in this subsection, “changes significantly” means changes to a project such that the project would not have been funded had the change been in place during the evaluation of the project.