MI HB4694

Allows a single municipality to establish a recreational authority, reducing the current requirement from two or more municipalities

Expands permissible purposes to include "public forest and natural resources area" for acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement

Grants authorities new powers including selling/leasing property, establishing endowment funds, managing sustainable forestry operations, and selling carbon credits or environmental tax attributes

Establishes dissolution procedures requiring that property designated as a public forest and natural resources area must continue that use or revert to the state

Permits authorities to make payments in lieu of taxes to local governments where public forest and natural resources areas are located, and allows board member compensation if approved in the articles of incorporation