Michigan Laws 324.52504 – Harvest and sale of timber; deposit of proceeds into forest development fund; report
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.52504
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plan: means the forestry development, conservation, and recreation management plan for state forests as provided for in section 52503. See Michigan Laws 324.52501
- 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 forest: means state land owned or controlled by the department that is designated as state forest by the director. See Michigan Laws 324.52501
(1) The department shall harvest timber from the state forest and other state owned lands owned or controlled by the department in compliance with the plan and any plan updates.
(2) Unless otherwise dedicated by law, proceeds from the sale of timber from the state forest and other state owned lands owned or controlled by the department shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the forest development fund established pursuant to section 50507.
(3) Not later than December 31 of each year, the department shall submit a report, to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over forestry issues, that includes all of the following:
(a) The total number of acres in the state forest that have been identified by the department as having site conditions that restrain timber sales.
(b) The site conditions applicable to acreage identified under subdivision (a).
(c) The total number of acres identified under subdivision (a) in the previous year’s report that are not identified under subdivision (a) in the current report and have been made available for timber sale.
(d) The locations where the acres identified under subdivision (a) and acres as identified under subdivision (c) are located.
(e) A statement of what the department intends to do to remove the particular site conditions identified under subdivision (b).