Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.5309

  • 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
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fund: means the state water pollution control revolving fund established under section 16a of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141. See Michigan Laws 324.5301
  • Priority list: means the annual ranked listing of projects developed by the department in section 5303. See Michigan Laws 324.5301
  • Project: means a sewage treatment works project, stormwater management project, or nonpoint source project, or a combination of these and may include utilization of more efficient energy and resources as described in any of the following:
    (i) The cost-effective governmental energy use act, 2012 PA 625, MCL 18. See Michigan Laws 324.5301
    When the department prepares the priority list under section 5303, to ensure that a disproportionate share of available funds for a given fiscal year is not committed to a single project, the department may segment a project if the cost of the proposed project is more than 30% of the amount available in the fund.