Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.2030

  • 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
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • 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
  • State park improvement account: means the state park improvement account of the legacy fund provided for in section 2030. See Michigan Laws 324.2001
    (1) The state park improvement account is established as an account within the legacy fund.
    (2) The state park improvement account shall consist of both of the following:
    (a) All money in the state park improvement fund, formerly created in section 74108, immediately prior to the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, which money is hereby transferred to the state park improvement account.
    (b) Revenue from the following sources:
    (i) Revenue derived from concessions, leases, contracts, fees, and permits from activities in or entry into state parks and recreation areas.
    (ii) Unless otherwise provided by law, damages paid for illegal activities in state parks and recreation areas.
    (iii) Other revenues as authorized by law.
    (3) Money in the state park improvement account shall be expended, upon appropriation, only as provided in section 2045 and part 741 and for the administration of the state park improvement account.
    (4) Money in the state park improvement account may be expended pursuant to subsection (3) for grants to state colleges and universities to implement programs funded by the state park improvement account.