***** 324.41407 THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 286 OF 2011 EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 21, 2015 *****
Sec. 41407.
(1) Within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section or within 60 days of the issuance of a draft update to the Michigan aquatic invasive species management plan by the department of environmental quality, whichever is later, the council shall provide recommendations to the department of environmental quality on a final update to the plan. The final update shall address AIS prevention, AIS monitoring, and AIS control and eradication, including rapid response to new AIS infestations. In preparing the final update to the plan, the department of environmental quality shall consult with the advisory council.
(2) The council shall provide its recommendations under subsection (1) to the governor upon request. The recommendations are nonbinding and advisory in nature and may be used at the discretion of and in the manner determined by the governor. The recommendations shall be suitable for use by the executive branch in collaborating with other Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces to create or strengthen regional programs or coordinate state and provincial programs to achieve the purposes of this section.
(3) Within 60 days after the issuance of a final update to the aquatic invasive species management plan, the council shall submit a report with recommendations on the funding necessary to implement the plan and the method of providing that funding. The council shall submit the report to the governor, the senate majority leader, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees of the senate and house with primary responsibility for natural resources, conservation, agriculture, and commerce.
History: Add. 2011, Act 285, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2011
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Last modified: October 10, 2016