HB-4145, As Passed House, June 7, 2005

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4145

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 43540c.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 43540c. (1) Subject to subsection (2), when a person

applies for a license under this part, the department or the

department's agent shall ask whether the person would like to

donate $1.00 to the sportsmen against hunger program created by the

department under section 43540a and, if so, shall collect the

donation with the license fee. A person designated by the

department to issue licenses shall not receive a commission under

section 43541 for the donation.

     (2) Subsection (1) applies to license applications made

beginning January 1, 2006.

     (3) A donation under subsection (1) is in addition to the

license fee.

     (4) The department shall transfer donations under subsection

(1) to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund.

     (5) The sportsmen against hunger fund is created within the

state treasury.

     (6) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from

any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall

direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit

to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.

     (7) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall

remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

     (8) The department shall expend money from the fund, upon

appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:

     (a) The costs of administering the fund, including the costs

of collecting donations to the fund.

     (b) The administration of the sportsmen against hunger program

created under section 43540a, including, if applicable, the costs

of any contract with a nonprofit organization to administer the

sportsmen against hunger program, as authorized under section

43540a(4).

     (9) As used in this section, "fund" means the sportsmen

against hunger fund created in subsection (5).

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless House Bill No. 4071 of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into

law.