Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.80115

  • 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
  • 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 aid: means payment made by this state to a county for the conduct of a marine safety program. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
  • Waterways account: means the waterways account established in section 2035. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
    (1) The revenue received under this part shall be deposited in the state treasury. The revenue division, department of treasury, shall annually present to the department an accurate total of all the revenues collected, and shall then, except as provided in section 80124b, credit the revenues collected to the waterways account to be used as follows:
    (a) 17.5% to implement part 781.
    (b) 33.5% to implement part 791.
    (c) 49% for water safety education programs and for the administration and enforcement of this part, including state aid to counties, and for no other purpose.
    (2) Fees provided for in section 80124 shall not be appropriated for the inspection of vessels that carry passengers for hire and are regulated under part 445.