(1) If the operation of a district is determined to be feasible, the department shall appoint 2 directors who, with the 3 directors elected as provided in section 50131 and 50132, constitute the first board of directors of the district. The directors appointed shall be persons who are by training and experience qualified to perform the functions which are required of them by this part.
  (2) The board shall present the secretary of state with an application that states all of the following:

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.50127

  • 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
  (a) That a petition for the creation of a district was filed with the department pursuant to this part; that the proceedings specified in this part were taken pursuant to the petition; and that the application is being filed in order to complete the organization of the district and that they are the directors.
  (b) The name and official residence of each of the directors, together with a certification evidencing their right to office.
  (c) The term of office of each of the directors.
  (d) The proposed name of the district.
  (e) The location of the principal office of the district.
  (f) The date the district is to come into existence under this part. The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the directors before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take and certify oaths.
  (3) The application shall be accompanied by a statement by the department that certifies all of the following:
  (a) That a petition was filed, notice given, and a hearing held as required.
  (b) That the department determined there is a need for a district to function in the proposed territory and defined its boundaries.
  (c) That the department subsequently determined that the operation of the proposed district is administratively and economically feasible.
  (4) The secretary of state shall examine the application and statement and shall receive and record them in an appropriate book of record and shall issue a certificate to the board specifying the date of creation and the gross territorial boundary of the district.
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