MCL - Index of 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY

NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
Title Subject
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY THE TIMBER INDUSTRY (324.50101...324.50707)
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501 PART 501 FOREST IMPROVEMENTS (324.50101...324.50166)
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-1 SUBPART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS (324.50101...324.50107)
Section 324.50101 Meanings of words and phrases.
Section 324.50102 Definitions; A to D.
Section 324.50103 Definitions; F to P.
Section 324.50104 Definitions; H to P.
Section 324.50105 Definitions; R to U.
Section 324.50106 Purpose.
Section 324.50107 Liberal construction.
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-2 SUBPART 2 FOREST RESTORATION PILOT PROJECT (324.50108...324.50119)
Section 324.50108 Forest restoration pilot project; purpose; sources of funding; allocation of funds.
Section 324.50109 Expenses.
Section 324.50110 Repealed. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013.
Section 324.50111 Western Upper Peninsula forest improvement district; establishment; petition; selection of lands by committee; employment of forester; activation of working forests; factors in determining and allocating funds.
Section 324.50112 Repealed. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013.
Section 324.50113 Report.
Section 324.50114 Notices; contents; certification.
Section 324.50115 Mandate for public benefit; standards for conduct of forest practices.
Section 324.50116 Changes in forest management plan; approval; appeal; determination; service of changes on members; effective date of changes.
Section 324.50117 Security for repayment of bonds.
Section 324.50118 Approved reserve fund; establishment; purpose; payments into fund; resolution as to use of money; limitations.
Section 324.50119 Applicability of part.
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-3 SUBPART 3 DEPARTMENT POWERS (324.50120...324.50122)
Section 324.50120 Duties of department generally; applicability of provisions to western Upper Peninsula forest improvement district.
Section 324.50121 Rules, guidelines, and publications.
Section 324.50122 Primary consideration in promulgating rules and disposing of timber and other products; timber volume agreement; forest improvement program.
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-4 SUBPART 4 FOREST IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (324.50123...324.50139)
Section 324.50123 Establishment authorized; powers generally.
Section 324.50124 Petitions.
Section 324.50125 Creation of district; hearing; notice; determination; defining boundaries of district; actual notice.
Section 324.50126 Operation of district; feasibility.
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.
Section 324.50128 District as governmental subdivision and public body corporate and politic.
Section 324.50129 Petition for discontinuance; filing; form; notice.
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.
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.
Section 324.50132 Nominating petition; filing; signatures; notice; eligibility to vote.
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.
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.
Section 324.50135 Additional powers of district.
Section 324.50136 Repealed. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013.
Section 324.50137 Expenses of district; sources of payment; allocation of funds.
Section 324.50138 Cooperative exercise of powers.
Section 324.50139 Report.
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-5 SUBPART 5 FOREST PRACTICES (324.50140...324.50144)
Section 324.50140 Conduct of forest practices; minimum standards.
Section 324.50141 Notification of compliance with forest practice rules; forest management plan; forms; contents of notification; notice of change in information; validity of notification.
Section 324.50142 Violation of district forest practice rule; notice; order; hearing.
Section 324.50143 Noncompliance with order directing repair of damage or correction of unsatisfactory condition; estimate of cost; notice of estimate; review; determination of expenditure; appearance of member; itemized certified statement of expenditures; expenditures as lien; certification and filing of notice of lien; legal action; error or mistake in notice of lien; termination of lien.
Section 324.50144 Conversion of forest land to other use; procedures and criteria.
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-6 SUBPART 6 COST-SHARING AND LOANS FOR FOREST PRACTICES (324.50145...324.50155)
Section 324.50145 Agreements to share cost of forest practices; schedule of cost share percentages.
Section 324.50146 Loans to members; purpose; term; interest; security; recordation of mortgage or deed of trust; repayment before maturity date; damage as grounds for release of obligation.
Section 324.50147 Annual incentive payments to members; purpose; application of income from sale of timber; term; interest; limitation; security; recordation of mortgage or deed of trust; effect of voluntary withdrawal of member; damage as grounds for release of obligation.
Section 324.50148 Cost-share payments, loans, or annual incentive payments; eligibility; conditions; guidelines.
Section 324.50149 Applications for financial assistance; selection of programs; factors; preferences; criteria for evaluation and approval.
Section 324.50150 Cost-share payments, loans, or annual incentive payments; federal payments or other assistance; limitation.
Section 324.50151 Cost-share payments, loans, or annual incentive payments; refund; interest; payments as lien on forest land; filing lien; legal action.
Section 324.50152 Severance and service fees generally.
Section 324.50153 Schedule of fees for services; establishment; uniform severance fee.
Section 324.50154 Severance and service fees; collection and disposition; responsibility for payment of severance fee; stumpage values and units of measurement; remittance; reports; records.
Section 324.50155 Collection of fees; enforcement.
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-7 SUBPART 7 BOND ISSUANCE PROVISIONS (324.50156...324.50166)
Section 324.50156 Resolution authorizing bonds; provisions.
Section 324.50157 Resolution authorizing bonds; principal, interest, payment, and security; full faith and credit; trustees.
Section 324.50158 Special debt service reserve fund; creation; purpose; sources and use of money; transfer of income or interest; limitation on approved reserve fund requirement; limitation on issuance of bonds.
Section 324.50159 Statement of liability on face of bond.
Section 324.50160 Applicability of part and resolution; enforcement of duties; recital in bond as evidence of validity; publication and effective date of resolution.
Section 324.50161 Refunding bonds.
Section 324.50162 Adoption of bonds by resolution of majority of board; bonds subject to revised municipal finance act.
Section 324.50163 Pledge and lien of pledge valid and binding; recordation not required.
Section 324.50164 Liability on bonds.
Section 324.50165 Pledge and agreement of state not to impair rights and remedies of bondholders; bonds as negotiable instruments; bonds as securities; investment in bonds.
Section 324.50166 Exemption from taxation.
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-503 PART 503 STATE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (324.50301...324.50302)
Section 324.50301 Duties of departments of agriculture and rural development and natural resources.
Section 324.50302 Annual report.
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-505 PART 505 MICHIGAN FOREST FINANCE AUTHORITY (324.50501...324.50522)
Section 324.50501 Purpose of part.
Section 324.50502 Definitions.
Section 324.50503 Michigan forest finance authority; creation; exercise of powers, duties, and functions; handling of funds.
Section 324.50504 Board of directors; appointment; terms; oath; vacancy; persons subject to MCL 15.321 to 15.330; discharge of duties; policies and procedures; conducting business at public meetings; notice; quorum; actions of board; representative as voting member; chairperson.
Section 324.50505 Election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; state forester as executive director; qualifications, duties, and compensation of employees; delegation of powers or duties; rights and interests of authority; annual report; audits; records.
Section 324.50506 Powers of board.
Section 324.50507 Financing forest management operations and practices; application of funds; interim procedure; annual list of activities and practices; projection of probable default; contracts for cutting and sale of timber; forest development fund; audit.
Section 324.50508 Department as agent for authority; conveyance of state's interest in contracts granting timber cutting rights; deposit of money received; conveyance of title to timber.
Section 324.50509 Bonds and notes generally; expenses; expenditures.
Section 324.50510 Bonds or notes; purposes; payment; requirements; signature of board member or office of authority; sale of bonds or notes; applicability of other laws; interest rate agreement.
Section 324.50511 Refunding bonds or notes.
Section 324.50512 Security to assure timely payment of bond or note.
Section 324.50513 Bonds or notes; authority of board member, executive director, or other officer of authority.
Section 324.50514 Resolution authorizing bonds or notes; provisions.
Section 324.50515 Pledge.
Section 324.50516 Personal liability on bonds or notes.
Section 324.50517 Purchasing, holding, canceling, or reselling bonds or notes.
Section 324.50518 Rights and remedies.
Section 324.50519 Bonds or notes as legal investments; security.
Section 324.50520 Property and income of authority; exemption from taxes and special assessments; bonds or notes exempt from taxation.
Section 324.50521 Liberal construction; broad interpretation.
Section 324.50522 Rules.
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-507 PART 507 FOREST MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (324.50701...324.50707)
Section 324.50701 Conveyance by department of leasehold interest in state-owned property to certain counties; designation of forest lands to be leased; maximum term of leasehold interest; renewal; recreational use of property during leasehold.
Section 324.50702 Use of leased property; purposes; use and disposition of proceeds; implementation of forest management demonstration program.
Section 324.50703 County forestry committee; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; approval of committee actions; vacancy.
Section 324.50704 Instrument conveying leasehold interest; approval by attorney general.
Section 324.50705 Conveyance to provide for use of property; termination of lease.
Section 324.50706 Submission of forest management plan.
Section 324.50707 Conveyance of leasehold.