Michigan Laws 257.811i – Plates recognizing water quality; collection of donations; creation of water quality protection fund; definitions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 257.811i
- 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
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Collector plate: means a collector plate that matches any registration plate developed and issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 257.811d
- 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-raising plate: means a registration plate authorized to raise funds for a specified goal. See Michigan Laws 257.811d
- 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
(1) Fund-raising plate donations collected for plates recognizing the water quality of this state under section 811f and collector plate fund-raising donations collected under section 811g shall be disbursed under section 811h by the secretary of state to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the water quality protection fund created under subsection (3).
(2) The department of environmental quality shall establish and administer a “water quality protection fund grant program” and shall set policy and oversee this program. The program shall provide grants to local units of government for the purpose of protecting the water quality of the Michigan Great Lakes and inland lakes, rivers, and streams. The department of environmental quality may promulgate rules to implement this grant program under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(3) The water quality protection fund is created within the state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund. Money from the fund shall be expended, upon appropriation, only for the purpose of protecting the water quality of the Michigan Great Lakes and inland lakes, rivers, and streams.
(4) For purposes of this chapter, “local unit of government” means any of the following:
(a) A county, city, village, or township.
(b) An agency of a county, city, village, or township.
(c) The office of a county drain commissioner.
(d) A soil conservation district established under part 93 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.9301 to 324.9313.
(e) A watershed council established under part 311 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.31101 to 324.31119.
(f) A local health department as that term is defined in section 1105 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1105.
(g) A community college or junior college established pursuant to section 7 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.
(h) A 4-year institution of higher education, public or private, located in this state.
(i) An authority or other public body created by or pursuant to state law.