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MI HB5903

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/1/2018

Primary Sponsor

Tom Cochran

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Pollinator Protection Act" to protect and enhance sustainable populations of pollinators in Michigan.

  • Creates a pollinator stewardship program under the Department of Natural Resources to administer grants allowing municipalities and nonprofit organizations to develop and maintain pollinator habitats and conduct monitoring research.

  • Creates the pollinator protection fund within the state treasury to receive money and other assets from any source, with interest and earnings credited to the fund and remaining funds not lapsing to the general fund.

  • Designates the Department of Natural Resources as fund administrator and limits fund expenditures to implementation of the stewardship program upon appropriation.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.

Legislative Description

Natural resources; other; pollinator stewardship program and pollinator protection fund; create. Creates new act.

Natural resources: other

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/01/2018

5/2/2018

Committee Referrals

Agriculture5/1/2018

Full Bill Text

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