Michigan Laws 324.35506 – Development of state strategy; factors; progress report to legislature; circulation of draft report; public hearing; report to legislature
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(1) Based on information received from the reporting departments and other sources identified in section 35504(1), the committee shall develop a state strategy that includes, but is not limited to, consideration of all of the following:
(a) Reduction of cumulative adverse impacts of all state departments and agencies on biological diversity.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.35506
- Biological diversity: means the full range of variety and variability within and among living organisms and the natural associations in which they occur. See Michigan Laws 324.35501
- Committee: means the joint legislative working committee on biological diversity created pursuant to section 35504. See Michigan Laws 324.35501
- 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
- Ecosystem: means an assemblage of species, together with the species' physical environment, considered as a unit. See Michigan Laws 324.35501
- Reporting department: means a state department or agency that is required by the committee under this part to file 1 or more reports. See Michigan Laws 324.35501
- 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 strategy: means the recommended state strategy prepared by the committee. See Michigan Laws 324.35501
(b) Responsibility of each reporting department to conserve biological diversity and determine the costs of such actions.
(c) Methods of cooperation among reporting departments, other states, and provinces concerning ecosystems management.
(d) Establishment of cooperative programs among governmental agencies, public and private ventures, universities and colleges, and the private sector.
(e) Identification of habitats and species of special concern and methods to protect them.
(f) Prevention of extinction of species.
(g) Provisions for the long-term viability of ecosystems and ecosystem processes.
(h) Development of areas demonstrating management techniques that conserve or restore native biological diversity.
(i) Development of broad-based educational efforts regarding the importance of biological diversity and the need for conservation.
(j) Development of criteria for evaluating the progress of this state in implementing the strategy.
(k) The effects on human beings or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the conservation of biological diversity.
(l) The effects of conserving biological diversity on agriculture and forestry.
(2) By December 30, 1994, the committee shall submit to the legislature a report detailing progress made toward development of the strategy.
(3) By June 30, 1995, the committee shall circulate a draft of the report described in subsection (4) and conduct a public hearing regarding the content of the draft report.
(4) By December 30, 1995, the committee shall approve and submit to the legislature a report containing all of the following:
(a) The recommended state strategy.
(b) Summaries of all written comments and reporting department reports received by the committee pertaining to the work of the committee.
(c) An evaluation of reports submitted by reporting departments.
(d) An evaluation of the cumulative impacts of the reporting departments on the biological diversity of this state.
(e) Recommendations pertaining to legislative options.
(f) Recommendations regarding whether the definitions in this part should be revised.
(g) Recommendations regarding whether there is a need to establish a biological diversity education center to set research priorities and provide leadership and coordination pertaining to fulfilling the policy of this state to maintain biological diversity.
(h) Recommendations concerning research priorities and personnel training to facilitate the implementation of the state strategy.