Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-2-4-the-timber-indu Subpart 4 Forest Improvement District (324.50123...324.50139)

• Section 324.50123 Establishment Authorized; Powers Generally.
  A forest improvement district may be established pursuant to this part, and when established has the powers conferred by this part. History: Add. 1995,...
• Section 324.50124 Petitions.
  (1) A district may be established by filing a petition, signed by 10 or more owners of forest land who control a total combined...
• Section 324.50125 Creation Of District; Hearing; Notice; Determination; Defining Boundaries Of District; Actual Notice.
  (1) Within 30 days after a petition has been filed, the department shall give notice of a proposed hearing upon the question of the...
• Section 324.50126 Operation Of District; Feasibility.
  (1) If the department makes and records a determination that the need for a district exists and defines its boundaries, the department shall then...
• Section 324.50127 Board Of Directors; Appointment And Qualifications Of Directors; Presentation And Contents Of Application; Certification Statement; Examination And Recordation Of Application And Statement; Issuance And Contents Of Certification.
  (1) If the operation of a district is determined to be feasible, the department shall appoint 2 directors who, with the 3 directors elected...
• Section 324.50128 District As Governmental Subdivision And Public Body Corporate And Politic.
  The district shall constitute a governmental subdivision of the state and a public body corporate and politic on the date specified in the directors'...
• Section 324.50129 Petition For Discontinuance; Filing; Form; Notice.
  A petition for discontinuance of membership in, for deletion of member forest land within, and for including additional territory within an existing district shall...
• Section 324.50130 Petitions For Change Of Boundary Line; Filing; Contents; Hearing; Determination; Application For Certificate Evidencing Change Of Boundary; Statement; Effect Of Filing; Issuance And Contents Of Certificate.
  (1) Petitions signed by a majority of the members of each of the boards of adjoining districts may be filed with the department asking...
• Section 324.50131 Board Of Directors As Governing Body Of District; Officers; Election And Appointment Of Directors; Terms; Eligibility To Vote; Vacancy; Annual Meeting; Fiscal Year; Quorum; Concurrence Of Majority For Determination; Expenses; Delegation Of Powers And Duties; Recall Petition; Notice; Recall Election; Cessation Of Term; Furnishing Commission With Documents And Other Information; Surety Bonds; Records; Audit; Representatives Of Local Legislative Body.
  (1) The governing body of a district shall be the board of directors which shall consist of 5 persons. The board may elect a...
• Section 324.50132 Nominating Petition; Filing; Signatures; Notice; Eligibility To Vote.
  (1) A candidate for the first board of directors shall file nominating petitions with the department at or before the hearing on the need...
• Section 324.50133 Consolidation Into Single District; Petition; Notice; Hearing; Determination; Order; Board Of Consolidated District; Certificate Of Organization; Powers And Duties; Property, Agreements, And Obligations Of Consolidated District.
  (1) Two or more districts may petition the department for consolidation into a single district. The department shall not act on the petition unless...
• Section 324.50134 Discontinuance Of District; Petition; Public Hearings; Notice Of Referendum; Eligibility To Vote; Publishing Results Of Referendum; Determination; Certificate Of Determination; Payment Of Debt And Disposition Of Property; Application For Discontinuance; Issuance And Recordation Of Certificate Of Dissolution; Contracts, Bonds, Or Other Obligations; Limitation On Petition For Discontinuance.
  (1) The members within a district, whose total lands compose 25% or more of the private forest land which comprise the district, may file...
• Section 324.50135 Additional Powers Of District.
  In addition to those powers granted elsewhere in this part, a district has all of the following powers, which are subject to federal and...
• Section 324.50136 Repealed. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to cooperation between state agency and district board.Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
• Section 324.50137 Expenses Of District; Sources Of Payment; Allocation Of Funds.
  (1) The expenses of a district may be paid from 1 or more of the following: (a) An appropriation by the legislature. (b) The...
• Section 324.50138 Cooperative Exercise Of Powers.
  The boards of any 2 or more districts may cooperate in the exercise of powers conferred in this part. History: Add. 1995, Act 57,...
• Section 324.50139 Report.
  During the years of operation of a district, a detailed report of the operation and impact of the district shall be submitted by the...

Last modified: October 10, 2016