(1) The department, in consultation with the snowmobile advisory board, shall conduct a review of the effectiveness of operation of the snowmobile program by the forestry division of the department and submit a written report to the house and senate committees that consider natural resources and conservation legislation by July 1, 1996.
  (2) The review shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the following:

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.82112

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • Snowmobile: means any motor-driven vehicle that is designed for travel primarily on snow or ice and that utilizes sled-type runners or skis, an endless belt tread, or any combination of these or other similar means of contact with the surface upon which it is operated, but is not a vehicle that must be registered under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 324.82101
  (a) The manner in which trail improvement funds and snowmobile registration fee funds are spent and whether the spending is in accordance with this part.
  (b) The manner in which the grant process has been implemented and to whom grants have been awarded during the time of the review.
  (c) Establishment and maintenance of the snowmobile trails system.
  (d) Long-term planning pertaining to the trails system.
  (e) Contract grooming of snowmobile trails versus grooming of trails by employees of the department.
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