Michigan Laws 324.71602 – Local recreation grant program; establishment; provisions; prohibitions
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(1) The department shall establish a local recreation grant program. The grant program shall provide grants to local units of government for local recreation projects that provide for 1 or more of the following:
(a) Public recreation infrastructure improvements that involve the replacement of or structural improvements relating specifically to existing public recreation facilities, including, but not limited to, recreation centers, sports fields, beaches, trails, playgrounds, skating rinks, toboggan runs, sledding hills, and park support facilities.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.71602
- Department: means the department of natural resources. See Michigan Laws 324.71601
- Grant: means a local recreation grant under this part. See Michigan Laws 324.71601
- 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
(b) The construction of community public recreation facilities for the purpose of addressing the recreational needs of local residents, including, but not limited to, playgrounds, sports fields and courts, community and senior centers, picnic facilities, nature centers, nonmotorized trails and walkways, amphitheaters, and fishing piers and fishing access sites.
(c) The development of public recreation improvements that will attract tourists or otherwise increase tourism, where such developments are reasonably expected to have a substantial positive impact, relative to cost, on the local, regional, or state economy, including, but not limited to, campgrounds, beaches, and fishing access sites.
(2) A grant shall not be provided under this part for land acquisition or a commercial theme park.
(3) A grant shall not be provided under this part for a project that is located at any of the following:
(a) Land sited for use as a gaming facility or as a stadium or arena for use by a professional sports team.
(b) Land or other facilities owned or operated by a gaming facility or by a stadium or arena for use by a professional sports team.
(c) Land within a project area described in a project plan pursuant to the economic development corporations act, 1974 PA 338, MCL 125.1601 to 125.1636, for a gaming facility.