HB-4641, As Passed House, September 30, 2003

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4641

(As amended September 30, 2003)                             

                                                                             A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 30502a.                        

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1   Sec. 30502a.  (1) For natural river areas that are                          

2   designated under this part on or after January 1, 2003, the                 

3   following apply:                                                            

4       (a) [Four] years after the date the designation is made, the                

5   counties and townships in which the natural river area is located           

6   may review the designation for a period of not more than 90                 

7   days.  If, during this 90-day period, the governing bodies of a             

8   majority of the total number of counties and townships within the           

9   natural river area pass resolutions to rescind the designation as           

10  a natural river area, the commission shall rescind the                      

11  designation at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the                  

1   commission.                                                                 

2       (b) Beginning 10 years after the beginning of the 90-day                    

3   review period under subdivision (a) and every subsequent 10 years           

4   thereafter, the counties and townships in which the natural river           

5   area is located may review the designation of the natural river             

6   area.  If, within 90 days of each 10-year time period, the                  

7   governing bodies of a majority of the total number of counties              

8   and townships within the natural river area pass resolutions to             

9   rescind the designation as a natural river area, the commission             

10  shall rescind the designation at the next regularly scheduled               

11  meeting of the commission.                                                  

12      (2) If the commission rescinds a designation under subsection               

13  (1), the commission shall not redesignate that natural river area           

14  for at least 10 years after the designation was rescinded unless            

15  a majority of the total number of counties and townships within             

16  the natural river area pass resolutions approving the                       

17  redesignation.

18      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

19  effect unless House Bill No. 4642 of the 92nd Legislature is                

20  enacted into law.