Bill Text: MI HJRH | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Constitutional amendments; state; natural resources trust fund; modify allowable expenditures and provide for use of funds to manage land and water resources for recreational uses. Amends sec. 35, art. IX of the state constitution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-10 - Printed Joint Resolution Filed 02/06/2009 [HJRH Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-HJRH-Introduced.html
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION H
February 5, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Sheltrown, Melton and Dean and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 35 of article IX, to
modify the allowable expenditures from the Michigan natural
resources trust fund and to provide for the uses of money in the
trust fund to include the management of land and water resources
for recreational uses, including the development and management of
habitat for game and sport fisheries.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to modify the allowable expenditures from the
Michigan natural resources trust fund and to provide for the uses
of money in the trust fund to include the management of land and
water resources for recreational uses, including the development
and management of habitat for game and sport fisheries, is
proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state:
ARTICLE IX
Sec. 35. There is hereby established the Michigan natural
resources trust fund. The trust fund shall consist of all bonuses,
rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties collected or reserved by
the state under provisions of leases for the extraction of
nonrenewable resources from state owned lands, except such revenues
accruing under leases of state owned lands acquired with money from
state or federal game and fish protection funds or revenues
accruing from lands purchased with such revenues. The trust fund
may receive appropriations, money, or other things of value. The
assets of the trust fund shall be invested as provided by law.
Until the trust fund reaches an accumulated principal of
$500,000,000.00, $10,000,000.00 of the revenues from bonuses,
rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties described in this section
otherwise dedicated to the trust fund that are received by the
state each state fiscal year shall be deposited into the Michigan
state parks endowment fund. However, until the trust fund reaches
an accumulated principal of $500,000,000.00, in any state fiscal
year, not more than 50 percent of the total revenues from bonuses,
rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties described in this section
otherwise dedicated to the trust fund that are received by the
state each state fiscal year shall be deposited into the Michigan
state parks endowment fund.
The amount accumulated in the trust fund in any state fiscal
year shall not exceed $500,000,000.00, exclusive of interest and
earnings and amounts authorized for expenditure pursuant to this
section. When the accumulated principal of the trust fund reaches
$500,000,000.00, all revenue from bonuses, rentals, delayed
rentals, and royalties described in this section that would be
received by the trust fund but for this limitation shall be
deposited into the Michigan state parks endowment fund until the
Michigan state parks endowment fund reaches an accumulated
principal of $800,000,000.00. When the Michigan state parks
endowment fund reaches an accumulated principal of $800,000,000.00,
all revenues from bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties
described in this section shall be distributed as provided by law.
The interest and earnings of the trust fund shall be expended
for the acquisition of land or rights in land for recreational uses
or protection of the land because of its environmental importance
or its scenic beauty, for the management of land and water
resources for recreational uses, for the development of public
recreation facilities, and for the administration of the trust
fund, which may include payments in lieu of taxes on state owned
land purchased through the trust fund. The trust fund may provide
grants to units of local government or public authorities which
shall be used for the purposes of this section. The legislature
shall provide that a portion of the cost of a project funded by
such grants be provided by the local unit of government or public
authority.
Until the trust fund reaches an accumulated principal of
$500,000,000.00, the legislature may provide, in addition to the
expenditure of interest and earnings authorized by this section,
that
a portion, not to exceed 33-1/3 50
percent, of the revenues
from bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties described in
this section received by the trust fund during each state fiscal
year may be expended during subsequent state fiscal years for the
purposes of this section.
Not
less than 25 50 percent of the total amounts made
available for expenditure from the trust fund from any state fiscal
year shall be expended for the development and management of
habitat for game and sport fisheries, including the stocking of
game and fish; not more than 25 percent of the total amounts made
available for expenditure from the trust fund from any state fiscal
year shall be expended for the acquisition of land and rights in
land; and not more than 25 percent of the total amounts made
available for expenditure from the trust fund from any state fiscal
year shall be expended for the development of public recreation
facilities.
The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment of
a trust fund board within the department of natural resources. The
trust fund board shall recommend the projects to be funded. The
board shall submit its recommendations to the governor who shall
submit the board's recommendations to the legislature in an
appropriations bill.
The legislature shall provide by law for the implementation of
this section.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.
