Michigan Laws 324.8206 – Agriculture pollution prevention fund
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.8206
- 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.
- Conservation practices: means practices, voluntarily implemented by the landowner, that protect and conserve water quality, soil, natural features, wildlife, or other natural resources and that meet 1 or more of the following:
(i) The practices comply with United States natural resource conservation service standards and specifications as approved by the department. See Michigan Laws 324.8201Department: means the department of agriculture or its authorized representatives. See Michigan Laws 324.8201 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: means the agriculture pollution prevention fund created in section 8206. See Michigan Laws 324.8201 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. 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 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The agriculture pollution prevention fund is created in the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund, including state and federal revenues, gifts, bequests, and other donations. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund and shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the fund or in any account within the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund or account and shall not lapse to the general fund. The department shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.
(4) Money in the fund shall be expended, upon appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following:
(a) For payments, financial incentives, or reimbursement for rental payments for the implementation of conservation practices.
(b) For payments required under contracts entered into under this part.
(c) For the purchase of conservation easements.
(d) For monitoring and enforcement of conservation easements.
(e) For awards to participants in conservation programs established by the department under this part.
(f) For the promotion of conservation programs established by the department under this part.
(g) Not more than 20% of the annual appropriations from the fund for the administrative costs of the department in implementing this part. As used in this subdivision, administrative costs include, but are not limited to, costs incurred in doing 1 or more of the following:
(i) Developing and implementing conservation programs.
(ii) Managing payments and financial incentives.
(iii) Monitoring and verifying the implementation of conservation practices and enforcing contracts or agreements concerning conservation practices.
(iv) Coordinating conservation programs with the United States department of agriculture and other state agencies with jurisdiction over conservation programs.