Section 324.50124 Petitions.

MI Comp L § 324.50124 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 50124.

(1) A district may be established by filing a petition, signed by 10 or more owners of forest land who control a total combined acreage of not less than 50,000 acres lying within the limits of the gross territorial boundary proposed to be organized into a district, with the department asking that a district be organized in the territory described in the petition. The petition shall state all of the following:

(a) The proposed name of the district.

(b) A legal description of the forest land proposed to be organized as the district, including the proposed gross territorial boundary of the district.

(c) A tentative implementation schedule for the forest practices functions and services the district will perform.

(d) An analysis that demonstrates the economic and administrative feasibility of a district within the defined boundaries.

(e) A request that the boundaries for the district be established.

(2) If more than 1 petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the department shall determine which of the districts shall encompass that territory.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA