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Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund:

A Program Analysis

BY
Theresa H. Agyeknm

A Plan B Paper
Submitted in partial fulfillment of
the requirement for the degree of
Master of Science
Department of Geography
School of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture
Michigan State University

1987

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O DGEHENTS

The author acknowledges with gratitude the cooperation and
contribution of numberous individuals at the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources in granting interviews and
supplying materials for this paper. Special thanks is
offered to the staff of the Division of Recreation
Facilities, of the Department, where the author is employed
as a student assistant, fo use of data materials and
literature of the NRTF projects. The author also gratefuly
acknowledges Professor Theodore Haskell and Mark Wyckoff for
their assistance and guidance, and most especially to

Dr. Carl Goldschmidt for his encouragement and assistance at

all times.

Last but not least, my heartful thanks go to my family
especially my mother Nancy and children Ekow, Aba and Papa
for their love, encouragement, patience and understanding
during the preparation of this paper as well as the

seemingly endless years it took to obtain this degree.

T OF 0 ENTS

Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Definitions
Chapter 1
History
Chapter 2: Analysis: NRTF Act: Goals and Acquisition
Analysis and Procedure
Chapter 3: Recommendations and Conclusion
Summary
Footnotes
List of References

Appendix

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Table
Table

Table

Table
Table
Figure

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List of Tables and Figures

 

(Acreage & Cost of NRTF Projects)

(Local Government Land Acquisition & Cost)
(NRTF State Projects: Urban & Non-Urban
Area Acquisitions)

(Approved Acres and Cost 1985 & 1986)

(NRTF Land Acquistions by DNR Division)
(Most Populated Urban Counties in Michigan)

(Michigan's 14 Regions)

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DEFINITIONS

"NRTF ACT" means the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund
Act established in Section 35 of article IX of

the state constitution of 1963.

"Board" means the MNRTF board established in section 7

of PAlOl, 1985.
"DNR" means Michigan's Department of Natural Resources.
"Local Unit of Government" means a county, city, township,
village or school district or any combination
thereof, which authority is legally constituted

to provide public recreation.

"Program" means the implementation of the NRTF, by the

Michigan DNR, as provided.

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CHAPTER ONE

Motion

Michigan has a legislation - the Natural Resources Trust
Fund Act PA 101 1984 (NRTF)- which appropriates by means of
a constitutional provision, revenues from oil, gas and
mineral leases and extractions in the Pigeon River Country
State Forest as well as all other state lands for the
acquisition of recreational land and its development for
public use. The trust fund was set up to compensate for the
use of non-renewable resources, such as oil and gas,
drilled from Michigan lands, by placing the revenues from

these activities in a special fund.

The trust fund program is administered by a Board of
Trustees composed of five members appointed by the Governor.
The board receives staff assistance from the Recreation
Services Division of the Michigan Department of Natural

Resources (DNR).

The NRTF funding assistance is directed toward six goals and
objectives which are based in part on Michigan's statewide
recreation plan. These goals are intended to guide the
Board in making decisions on the purchase and development of

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land for the Trust Fund purposes. The six goals of the
Trust Fund program are to acquire lands that promote and
enhance: 1) Urban Recreation, 2) Water Access, 3) Economic
Development, 4) Community Recreation, 5) Wise Investment and

6) Resource Protection.

This paper will study and analyze three of the above goals
which in the author's opinion are the most significant. The
goals will be reviewed to determine whether or not they
uphold the intent of the NRTF Act. In addition, the actual
acquisitions will be evaluated to determine how they relate
to the goals of the program. The three selected goals are
the Resource Protection, Urban Recreation and Water Access
goals. The study will consist of evaluation of the lands
acquired, to establish if they fit the categories of land
that the program intends to protect and acquire, and whether
or not the acquisitions and the implementation of the
program has upheld the objectives of the Trust Fund act and

program.

The analysis is based on the review of published materials
on NRTF program and its activities obtained from DNR,
interviews with DNR personnel who are involved with the
Trust Fund program, the statutes, and other publications
relevant to the study. The study will be limited to

acquisition projects only. Development projects will not be

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reviewed since that portion of the program was introduced
only in 1985; there is therefore inadequate information for

any meaningful evaluation at this time.
HISTORY

The idea that Michigan's natural resources must be held and
managed as a kind of trust has prevailed from years back.
Citizens have zealously guarded their land and water and
their right to use and enjoy it. It is therefore easy to
understand the furious debate that was touched off in the
1970's by the proposal to drill for oil and natural gas in
the Pigeon River Country State Forest. This forest is home
to the largest elk herd east of the Mississippi and the
effect of drilling activities on those elk was unknown.
People resented the intrusion on their land, as well as the
drilling proposal while others felt strongly that drilling
could take place safely with minimum impact while bringing
in huge profits which can benefit the public. This led to a
lengthy court battle from which emerged a new perspective on
the issue of resource development on public lands. It was
felt that as nonrenewable resources were used, something
tangible must replace them. Thus revenues from leasing
state land for oil and natural gas exploration and from
royalties on successful wells were placed in the state's

general fund. However, the money was spent as fast as it

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was earned, providing little evidence of permanent public

benefit.

This led to the advancement of a new idea that revenues from
drilling activity be placed in a special fund and interest
from that money would be used to purchase recreational land
for public use. This will ensure that although nonrenewable
resources would continue to be depleted, the public would
benefit forever from the temporary intrusions on public
land. This idea led to the birth of the Kammer Recreational
Land Trust Fund Act (see Appendix A--PA 204 1976), which
provided that money received from the drilling activity be
placed in a fund for the acquisition of recreational lands

and protection of resources.

One reason for deciding to use the Trust Fund revenues for
land acquisition rather than other purposes was that land is
the ultimate nonrenewable resource. Other reasons were that
although Michigan's public land base is extensive, there are
deficiencies in many areas. In 1984, less than 10% of Great
Lakes shoreline property was publicly owned. Southern
Michigan, where 90% of the residents live, has less than 10%
of the state's publicly owned land. Michigan's wetlands,
though ecologically significant, are disappearing rapidly

due to development.

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Access to inland waterways, especially near urban areas,
state parks, recreational areas and game areas is bounded by
private holdings. Another big reason the Trust Fund was
earmarked for public land acquisition was that the oil and
gas resources in question are the fruit of existing public

lands.

The Trust Fund Act provided that all revenues from oil, gas
and mineral leases and extractions in the Pigeon River
Country State Forest, (PA 204, 1976, Section4(1)) as well as
revenues from any new leases and extractions on state lands
outside that forest, would be deposited in the Land Trust
Fund. Each year the interest from the fund was to be
expended, along with $2.5million (Act204,Sec5) of the
revenue it received that year. The Trust Fund's ceiling was

set at $100 million.(Act204,Sec4(2)).

The Trust Fund has a good record in terms of acquiring
quality recreation property; however, in terms of preserving
a trust as a source of continuing revenue for future
generations the fund has suffered several setbacks. Trust
Fund revenue averaged $191,000 a month in its first fiscal
year. In the following year, revenue rose to $490,000 a
month, increasing to $857,000 a month in the third year. By
fiscal year 1979-80, revenue had risen to $1.4 million a

month. That was the year that the Trust Fund Program

started suffering setbacks.

Through legislation, $6 million of the funds destined for
the Trust Fund were borrowed to cater to other activities.
The legislation also raided the Trust Fund when it required
that $20 million per year be transferred to the Michigan
Economic Development Authority (ArticleIX,Sec35) and again
on two separate occasions money from the Trust Fund was

taken to balance the state budget.

Despite good intentions and a legislative mandate for
repayment (Act 101 Sec 14), the money from the Trust Fund
was never repaid, but to compensate for this the ceiling on

the Trust Fund was raised to $200 million(Act 101, Section 6).

This constant use of the Trust Fund revenues for other
purposes led the Senate in 1981 to create a special
committee to identify the best and wisest use for oil and
gas revenue. The committee members came up with a
resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to protect
the Trust Fund. In 1984, an effort was undertaken to
protect the Trust Fund by introducing a joint resolution---
Proposal B---to constitutionally create a Natural Resources

Trust Fund. This proposal was easily passed by the required

two-thirds majority in both houses.

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Under the act, interest earned by the Trust Fund would be
used for public recreational land acquisition and
development of public recreation facilities (Act 101,
Section 4a,b). Facility development would be limited to a
maximum of 25% of expenditures each year. This is made

possible through the expanded Trust Fund ceiling.

In addition, the trust fund act provides that payments will
be made to local governments who lose tax revenue due to
sale of land to the NRTF program, to compensate for said
revenue since in Michigan the State does not pay taxes on

land.(Act 101, Section 4c).

CHAPTER TWO

Analysis:

Analysis: N R T F Act: Goals and Acquisitions

Acquisitions and Expenditures

The history of recreational funding has not been a very
positive one. Programs and funds on both state and federal
levels that have provided past support have been
drastically cut or eliminated. Recreational programs have
thus shifted toward "user-pay" with recreation attempting to
support itself without adding to the tax burden. The
Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Program offers the
people of Michigan a unique opportunity and commitment in

the provision of recreational facilities.

As noted earlier, the MNRTF provides money to buy land for
recreation and protection of natural features, and to
develop recreation facilities. It's administered by a five-
member board appointed by the Governor with staff support

from the Department of Natural Resources', Recreation

Division.

Both DNR and local units of government request Trust Fund
money for specific projects. In addition, any private
citizen or organization may submit a Trust Fund acquisition
proposal. These privately sponsored Trust Fund proposals
nominate parcels of land for DNR or local government
ownership and propose MNRTF assistance for purchase of the

land.

The MNRTF Board considers such proposals for funding only if
a DNR division or local unit agrees to take ownership of the
land and manage it for public recreation or protection of

natural features.Local units of government must pay at least

25% of the cost of their projects.

Development proposals may also be submitted by a unit of
government. This can include school districts, where they
are the primary provider of recreation in their geographic
area. The Trust Fund Board reviews the proposals for
conformance to its goals and requirements (Appendix B) and
for the significance and availability of the land and
reasonableness of the request. Other factors considered in
the final recommendation of a project are cost, availability
of the land, state or local unit interest in the project and
capability of administering the land or facility as well as

public input.

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Proposals with the greatest potential, as determined by the
Trust Fund Board, are then scored and ranked according to
proposal evaluation criteria (Appendix C). This scoring
system allows an objective evaluation of the merits of each
proposal relative to the goals of the program and assists in

prioritizing the proposals.

NRTF annual appropriations are derived from a formula
provided by the Act stating that "...interest and earnings
of the Trust Fund in any 1 state fiscal year, ... 33% of the
money, exclusive of interest and earnings of any 1 state
fiscal year may be expended..." (Act 101 Secs4 (1&2)). Out
of this grant, "not less than 25% of the total expenditures
from the Trust Fund in any fiscal year shall be expended for
acquisition of land and rights in land, and not more than
25% of the total expenditures from the Trust Fund in any
fiscal year shall be expended for development of public

recreation facilities."

From the inception of the program to the period ending
September, 1985, the State Legislature has appropriated the
NRTF about $105 million and approved over 137,000 acres of
recreation land for both state and local governments. At
the state level about 54,000 acres of land out of the

approved proposals have been acquired at the cost of about

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$44 million (table 1). Lands acquired for local governments
total about 4,700 acres at the cost of $7.4 million.
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1977 362 2288 3140.0 1411.0 1678.7
1978&79 19 18651 22635.0 20881.6 12347.4
1980 130 6126 2509.7 2876.5 3570.5
1981 223 10777 30167.2 10279.4 6317.8
1982 201 17399 15719.1 12071.3 9050.2
1983 429 14372 9698.5 4417.8 5320.8
1984 105 19362 11768.5 1640.8 4082.4
1985 197 16358 15001.0
TOTAL $105,333 110639.0 53578.4 $43367.8

1986 (Hbuse 12298 11396.0
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1978-79 19 1553.08 1,513.60
1980 130 430.09 2,224.63
1981 223 231.00 1,309.18
1982 201 1354.14 ‘899.10
1983 429 ‘ 447.48 1,517.66
1984 105

TOTAL. 4,169.79 13,716.17

(Act 105, 1984-85 agpnoved.projects amount to 573.20 acres
corresponding to a cost of $13,716,170. Projects are at diferent

saxfis<m5acmfisithn
When combined, the Trust Fund has acquired about 60,000
acres on both the state and local levels at the cost of

nearly $58,000,000. The acquisitions range in size from

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parcels on two great fishing rivers: the Manistee and
AuSable Rivers, as well as fish and wildlife habitats in the

St. Johns Marsh and the Lapeer State Game Area.

These acquisitions include nearly 200 miles of frontage on
inland lakes, streams, rivers, and four out of the five
Great Lakes. Overall, about 20% of the lands acquired are
in urban centers of the state but the cost of these lands
account for about 35% of the total funds expended for

acquisition (Table 3).

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India! 79 9,360.81 14,742.78
NOnéUtban. 107 45,265.54 31,066.19
TOTAL 186 54,626.35 45,808.97

In fiscal years 1985-86 and 1986-87, the Legislature
appropriated about $37 million to the Trust Fund. Figures
available for fiscal years 1985-86 and 1986-87 reflect
mainly the proposals approved by the Board and their
corresponding costs (Table 4). These figures show that for
1985, the Trust Fund Board has approved 15,001.4 acres of
land to be acquired on the State level at a cost of $15.5
million and 2,312.6 acres of land to be acquired on the

local level at the cost of $4.8 million. These approved

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project proposals are currently at different stages of the

acquisition process.

The current (1986) project proposals are before the State
legislature for its approval. The Trust Fund Board
recommendations consist of 11,396 acres of land costing
$18.7 million for state acquisitions and 902.3 acres costing
over $3 million at the local levels. The combined 1985 and
1986 proposals include about 30 miles of water frontage on

various lakes and bodies of water in the state.

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APPROVED ACRES AND (DST 1985 & 1986

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State 1985 197 15001.4 15511.6
1986 (Hbuse Bill) 11396.0 18708.0

local 1985 197 2312.6 4887.7
1986 (House Bill) 902.3 3051. 1

TOTAL 29612 . 3 $42158 . 4

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The object of this study is to see how closely the lands
acquired relate to the three selected MNRTF objectives, i.e.
whether or not the acquired recreational lands are projects

that provide: 1) urban recreation; 2) water access; and 3)

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protection for significant natural resources.

Before proceeding with this task, the author will review
these objectives and determine whether or not they uphold
the intent of the NRTF Act. The main objective of the
original Kammer Recreational Land Trust Fund Act, P.A. 204
of 1976, was to acquire recreational land with funds from
the sale of oil, gas and mineral leases in the Pigeon River
Country State Forest and "in certain other land" and
specifically to improve the lands and use of the Pigeon

River Country State Forest.

The joint resolution which proposed a constitutional
amendment by adding Section 35 to Article IX to establish

the NRTF had a different emphasis.

The goal of this amendment was to use the money from the
Trust Fund to acquire lands due to their environmental
importance or beauty for recreation use or to protect such
land for their environmental significance. The Fund is also
to contribute to Michigan's Economic Development Authority.
In addition, this amendment provided that local units of
government be entitled to grants from the NRTF for the
acquisition of recreational lands and protection of

significant recreational resources in their communities.

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The second legislation, implemented the amendment proposed
by Article IX, Section 35 and became PA 101,1985. This Act
also provides for the acquisition of recreational land but,
in addition it provides that a maximum of 25% of the Fund

is to be used to develop recreational facilities. Since
the State of Michigan does not pay taxes on its lands,the
Act provides that communities that lose tax revenues due to
a sale of land to the NRTF program will receive " payments
in lieu of taxes" (Sec.4,1c). Finally, these functions are
to be performed on both state and local levels of

government.

Overall, the dominant provisions in both the Kammer Land

Trust Fund (PA 204, 1976) and NRTF (PA 101,1985) are to:

1) Acquire lands in the Pigeon River Country State

Forest.

2) Acquire lands for their recreational value,

environmental and scenic significance.

3) Provide grants for the development of recreational

facilities.

4) Provide grants to local government for the

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acquisition of recreational land and development

facilities.
5) Contribute to Michigan's economic development.

6) Make payments to communities instead of taxes on

state-owned lands acquired with NRTF monies.

It is evident that the basis for some of the six goals of
the NRTF Program (1.Resource Protection, 2.Water Access,
3.Urban Recreation, 4.Economic Development, 5.Community
Recreation and 6.Wise Investment) is rooted in the language
of the enactments. The provision to acquire lands for their
recreational value, environmental and scenic significance is
covered in a few of the NRTF goals, e.g. the resource
protection, water access, urban recreation and community
recreation goals because these categories of land can be
described as having recreational value as well as
environmental and scenic significance.

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Following is the DNR's[1] definition of the three selected
NRTF goals, they shed more light on what the program is

supposed to achieve.

1) Resource Protection Goal: This is to protect Michigan's

Natural Recreation Resources, and provide for their

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public use nad enjoyment. Natural resources are
essential to Michigan's future and must be protected to
insure against loss. Resources in need of such
protection include, but are not limited to, forests, fish
and wildlife and their habitats, wetlands, sand dunes,
floodplains, natural and wilderness areas. Projects can
further this goal by helping to protect natural resources
from user impacts and by facilitating appropriate public

use and enjoyment of those resources.

Proposals of special interest are those involving
resources in imminent danger of loss unless acquired or
developed soon: reare, fragile, or scenic areas or
resources; endangered or threatened species of fish,
wildlife, or plants; hunting or fishing opportunities,
development of lands previously acquired with trust fund
assistance; the Pigeon River Country State Forest areas,
and any natural features identified as significant by

Michigan Natural Features Inventory.

Water Access Goal: The intention of this goal is to
provide public access to Michigan's water bodies,
particularly the Great Lakes, and to facilitate their
recreational use. Michigan's inland lakes, Great Lakes
and connecting waters, rivers, and streams are precious

recreation resources; thus projects enhancing recreation

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use of these resources are encouraged. Many recreation
activities require water, and almost all are enhanced by
the presence of water. The public's right to use water
bodies for recreation is meaningless without public
access to these waters. Adequate water access and
related facilities are lacking at many locations in
Michigan. Because of their unique recreation values, the
Great Lakes and their shorelines are particularly
precious andproposals for acquisition and development on

these lakes receive special consideration.

Urban Recreation Goal: The sole intent of this goal is to
improve outdoor recreation opportunity in Michigan's
urban areas. Nearly two-thirds of Michigan's citizens,
including most of the elderly, poor, and minority
citizens, live in urban areas. The aim of this goal is
to meet their recreation needs and desires within these
urban areas, to increase their opportunity for recreation
during small blocks of free time,§at low cost in both
money and time and with a minimum of energy consumption.
Recreation land acquisition in thses areas is especially
important due to rising land costs and lack of public

open space in these areas.

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Prior to formulating the program goals, the N.R.T.F. board
members used to rely on the following criteria established
in 1977 with the program:

The board is required to submit its list of
recommended lands in order of priority to the
legislature, and to include a statement of the
guidelines used in listing and assigning
priority. To assist the board in meeting these
requirements, the T.F. board staff reviews the
proposals having greatest potential as
determined by the board are then scored and
ranked according to the quantified criteria. A
proposal receives points in every factor of each
category that is applicable to that proposal.
This scoring system allows an objective
evaluation of the merits of each proposal
relative to the board's goals and assist in
identifying priority proposals. The score of a
proposal based on the quantified criteria,
however is not the sole the board must consider
in making final funding recommendations. Other
factors include cost,availability of the land,
state or local unit government interest in
administering the land, project feasibility,
public input, etc. (DNR, 1981)

Based on these guidelines, the board scored a project using
a set of established standards, (Appendix B). However,
these standards did not seem to give the board enough
information and guidance on which to base their decisions

therefore the goals and objectives were developed to rectify

this shortcoming.

The formulation of the NRTF goals were based in part on the"
Michigan Recreation Plan".[2] Buta review of the two sets
of goals (i.e the goals of the Michigan Recreation Plan and

the goals of the NRTF) reveals that they share only two

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common goals, these are the goal which attaches priority to
acquisition and development of land near urban and densely
populated areas and the goal which aims at protecting

Michigan's natural resources.

In developing these issues, the Plan expresses similar
concerns to those expressed by the NRTF eg, concerns about
rapid development of available open space which is resulting
in fewer recreation sites. It notes that this problem is
particularly crucial in high population areas such as
southern Michigan (Figure 1). This underscores the need to
acquire recreational lands in urban areas which is also
stressed by the NRTF program. Another issue raised by the
Plan is the importance of preventing physical damage to
natural resources; this also is the same as the NRTF's goal
of resource protection. Although this second goal is very

important it must be noted that it is so general that it is

not always easy to measure its achievement.

What the author has sought to do in this section is to
establish [if there is] a relationship between the intent of
the Trust Fund adt and the Trust Fund program' goals and to
learn if the goals have any relationship to the State's

recreation plan.

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It is clear that the Trust Fund program has been
structured to live up to the ideals of the Trust Fund act.
In fulfilling its objectives, the program also recognizes
two of the recreational needs identified by the state's
recreational plan and incorporates them into its
objectives. Having established this fact, the next step is
to establish if the implementation process, that is if the

actual projects acquired, uphold these objectives.

In the early part of this chapter, it was stated that the
acquisitions made include over 200 miles of water frontage.
Over 50% of the land acquired account for this frontage
distributed across the state. This is quite an achievement
in promoting publicly owned water frontage in the state
especially since it is composed of a variety of bodies of
water such as lakes, streams, riversand four out of the

five Great Lakes. (see Appendix D for a listing of projects

that provide frontage on a body of water).

The acquisitions also meet the resource protection goal
more than adequately, since this goal covers a broad range
of resources. The resource protection goal seeks to protect
Michigan's natural recreation resources, insure against
their loss and provide for their public use and enjoyment.

Some of the resources in need of such protection include

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forests, fish and wildlife and their habitats, wetlands,
sand dunes, floodplains, natural and wilderness areas.
This, obviously covers a wide range and variety of
resources. Over eighty percent of the lands acquired can be

classified under this category.

Following is a distribution of the acquisitions as divided

among the five DNR divisions (Table 5), namely, Wildlife,

Parks, Fisheries, Forest Management and Waterways divisions.
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Parks 76 6540.45 13997.30 12.98 34.57
Forestry 11 31014.74 14172.30 61.55 35.00
Wildlife 71 11000.19 8877.37 21.83 21.93
FiSheries 15 1161.24 1725.60 2.30 4.26
Vkflznwfinfls 17 670.67 1707.20 1.33 4.21
Tbtal 190 50387.29 $40479.77 99.99 99.97

About twenty percent of the lands acquired in the trust fund
program were found to be located in urban areas of the state
although this was found to account for nearly 35% of the
funds expended (Table 3). This shows that although a good
share of funds is being spent in the urban areas, there is
no correlation between the amount of money being spent and
the actual acreage of land being acquired (21%) in the urban

areas of the state.

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ANALYSIS AND PROCEDURES:

The administrators of the NRTF progam have done well in
implementing the program as closely as possible to the
stated objectives, however, it must be noted that the
language of the NRTF legislation and program does not limit
the meaning of "recreational activity". Although the
objectives of the program concerning the kind of
recreational lands to acquire is quite specific, the types
of recreational activities to promote is left quite

ambiguous.

In 1958 the U.S. Congress established the "Outdoor
Recreation Resources Review Commission"(ORRRC) to study the
problems created by escalating outdoor recreation demand.
The resulting ORRRC legislation (PL85-470) specifically
states that: I

Outdoor recreation resources; shall not mean

nor include recreation facilities,programs,

and opportunities usually associated with

urban development such as playgrounds,

stadia, golf courses, city parks and zoos.
Because of the NRTF's lack of definition of recreational
activities, the N.R.T.F. program has been involved in the

acquisition of a wide range of recreation projects. Some of

these projects such as golf courses, tennis courts, and ball

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diamonds would be disqualified according to the ORRRC

legislation.

The acquired lands in the urban areas account for a large
proportion of the program funds in relation to the rest of
the state's counties and rural areas. Thus the question as
to how best a decision can be made for the use of a given
dollar for recreation land acquisition can be raised. Is it
better to get less land closer to people (ie in or near an
urban area), or more land farther away. The real question
should not be either or, but rather how much of each. This
is a difficult question to answer and this paper does not
attempt to do so but only draws attention to it. The NRTF
allocation system provides no mechanism by which it can
systematically consider projects. Moreover, there no
"systems" view[3] of statewide recreation, nor any measure
of results or output by which to decide the optimum trade-

off.

It can be argued that there is a need for employing an
equitable formula based on population which will allocate
local funds to the states' fourteen regions (Figure 1).
These regions vary from Region 1 of the Detroit metro-
politan area with over 60% of the State's population to
Region 2 of the eastern Upper with only six-tenths of one

percent of the State's population.

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State Planning and Development Regions.

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Describing priorities between state and local agencies and
what projects to fund within each would encourage a systems

view of statewide recreation.

Since there is no comprehensive plan for specific targeted
lands to acquire, the NRTF program and its administrators
merely ensure the competent use of the trust fund money in
seeing to it that projects acquired fall within stated
objectives. The NRTF program administrators do not go out
on their own to acquire specifically targeted lands. They
rely on state or local agencies to bring projects to their

attention by means of a proposal.

An impediment to policy analysis is the lack of data on
rejected projects. A systematic comparison of the
attributes of funded projects to the attributes of those
rejected could possibly reveal something about policy
implementation. Until very recently, little information was
available even on the number of rejected projects, much less

details on the characteristics of the rejected projects.

The available acquisition and expenditure data show little
usefulness since they lack a basis for interpretation. For
example, figures telling us that urban areas represented

twenty percent of the acquisitions do not necessarily tell

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us that the NRTF program did poorly in its efforts in urban
areas. This figure may simply reflect the fact that

relatively few proposals were submitted by or for these

areas .

To give adequate program publicity to local government units
and to ensure that all communities have a fair chance to
submit proposals for NRTF consideration, maybe the program's
staff should take the initiative to inform all communities
at a given date each year when project applications are due.
The state may take the responsibility to inform the counties
and the counties in turn will have the responsibility of

informing their communities.

In addition, the NRTF should have an inventory of the
state's resources and subsequently target for acquisition

and development those that meet their goals and objectives.

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CHAPTER THREE

Recommendations and Conclusion

At various points throughout this paper, recommendations
have been suggested. This section brings these suggestions
together, and expands them to a coherent statement of

recommendations.

Becommendatigu 1: The NRTF program needs to develop an

action plan which targets certain specific lands for
acquisition. In addition to the general objectives of the
program, there is a need for a plan to buy specific

recreation land and to develop specific recreation

facilities. The NRTF program buys land throughout

Michigan for recreation and protection of natural features.

The NRTF program also assists a number of local government
acquistions. However, these lands and developments are
considered for trust fund assistance only after being proposed by
a DNR division or a local government unit. In addition to
relying on local governments and divisions in State

government such as the DNR, it will be more appropriate for the
program to adopt a plan based perhaps on features identified as

significant by the Michigan Natural Features Inventory.

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This type of planning will help the NRTF program proceed to
make acquisitions and developments by region, facility type
and type of recreation resource. This will bring about a more effe
recreation planning and will better identify the resources that nee

promotion or protection.

Begommendatiou 2: In reviewing the projects acquired through
NRTF funding it is discovered that there has been no
particular time frame within which an acquisition process
has to be concluded. Projects on the average take two years
from date of proposal to actual acquisition date but there are
some which have been in the books pending acquisition for
four years or more. As part of its policy, the program
needs a built-in mechanism that will ensure a rapid and
consistent method of acquisition or completion of project.
In reviewing grant applications the NRTF administrators
should stipulate a time frame for the project and also take
into consideration how quickly the applicant completed

previous NRTF grant projects, if any.

Begummguuuuiuu_;: There is a need for recreation research
and planning. The purpose of the NRTF act as stated in the
legislation is to preserve and acquire land for their
environmental significance and recreational value. It can
be deduced that acquiring recreational land implies its use

for recreational activities. This study measures the extent

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to which the program has met its objectives. It is
worthwhile to preserve and acquire recreational lands but it
will be more useful to know whether or not these
acquisitions are actually impacting on the communities'
recreation program. It is evident that the amount and
quality of recreation research is inadequate. There is
definitely a need for a follow-up study after an NRTF
project has been acquired. This follow-up study should
determine if and how the projects repond to social and
recreational needs. This also implies that there's a need
to develop an acceptable way to measure user benefit of

recreation facilities.

Begoumeudation gz-Greater efforts are needed to acquire
urban recreational lands. It is note worthy that the NRTF
program has directed a substantial amount of money to the
urban areas in reponse to the large differences in population
distributions and natural resources as they apply to
recreation opportunities in the state. However, the amount
of money spent in the urban area does not have a direct
relationship on the amount of land acquired. This is
because lands in urban centers are more expensive than lands
in the rural areas. This in effect means that the natural
resources in the rural areas, mostly, northern Michigan

receive the greatest emphasis. These recreation resources

are accessible to most Michigan residents living in the

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populated southern regions only at considerable cost in time and
money. Physical recreation resources such as forests, hills
and mountains are limited in southern Michigan therefore
there is a need for a plan which will emphasize the limited
recreation potential in the urban areas in addition to the

attempts to acquire lands in these areas.

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This paper has examined Michigan's Natural Resources Trust
Fund program. The program acquires land in the state for
its environmental and recreational significance for public
use. Decision on the lands to acquire is done by a trust
fund board of directors based on the goals and objectives of
the program. The focus of this paper was to examine how
well the program's implementation has upheld its three most
important objectives, the Urban Recreation Goal, Water
Access Goal and Resource Protection Goal.

Examination of data has revealed that an impressive amount

of water frontage has been acquired on many water bodies in

the state thus providing access to these areas for the public.

An extensive amount of acquisitions has also been made of
recreational lands and resources that are considered to be

resources in need of protection. The remaining program goal

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that was reviewed--the urban recreation goal--was also found
to be compoied with. Although a respectable share of funds
(35%) has been expended in the urban areas, the
corresponding acres aquired, acres acquired in the urban
areas, falls below expectations considering the percentage

of the state's population living in the urban areas.

Observations or recommendations that could enhance the
implementation of the program to its full potential included

a system's view of statewide recreation; a comprehensive plan of
action for the acquisition of targeted recreational lands and

natural resources based on a statewide natural resource inventory.

A third recommendation is that the program needs recreation
research and planning to ensure that in addition to
fulfilling the NRTF objectives of acquiring recreational
lands, these acquisitions in turn translate into providing
actual recreatioanl benefits to the public. It was also
found that there is a lack of specific time frame within
which projects are handled. Although there is a deadline
for requesting NRTF assistance each year for projects, the
actual acquisition process can take anywhere from two to
four years. This leads to the recommendation that the
program needs a mechanism that will ensure a rapid and

consistent method of acquisitions or completion of projects.

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Finally, the author advocates more effort on the part of the
program administrators in publicising the program for the
benefit of local government units especially in urban areas.
In addition, a better performance record in the urban areas
of the state where a majority of the state's population

resides should be considered a priority.

In closing, the author wishes to state that if the question

is asked "how effective the NRTF program has been?",

different answers can be given. One answer can be that the
program has been vey effective in acquiring thousands of

acres of land. Another answer can be that, as far as the
three goals reviewed here, the NRTF scored quite well;, two out of
three is not bad. However, there are no studies yet on the
program's adherence to the three other goals (wise

investment, economic development, and community recreation).
It is noted that there is no means of determining if acquiring
recreational lands, as is required by the NRTF act and
program, have indeed provided recreational benefits to
communities. Maybe the program could benefit from the
development of "a management information system ... to

provide the information necessary to determine the results

or outcomes of the program ...."4

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Footnotes
Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Program, Goals,
Guidelines and Project Evaluation Criteria 1985.

Michigan Recreation Plan 1979: Issues, Policy
Recommendations and Management Actions.

C. W. Churchman "The System's Approach" describes a

system as a set of parts coordinated to accomplish a set
of goals.

Philip A. Wells "Allocating Land and Water Conservation
Funds in Michigan: A Policy Analysis.

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List of References

1979 Michigan Recreation Plan Prepared by Michigan
Department of Natural Resources

1985 Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund NRTF Program
Goals, Guideline and Project Evaluation Criteria by
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Churchman, C. W. 1968 "The System Approach", New York,
Delacorte Press.

Couvreur, Robert L. "An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of
Michigan's Statewide Comprehensive Recreation Planning
Program on Decision Making Within the Department of
Natural Resources." Department of Resource Development,
Michigan State University.

Kammer Recreation Land Trust Fund Act 204 1976; Joint.
Resolution M Amendment adding Section 35 to article IX,
1984. Natural Resources Trust Fund Act 101, 1985.

Michigan's 1986-87 Recreation Action Program: An Element of
Building Michigan's Recreation Future by Michigan Depart-
ment of Natural Resources

Michigan, State of, Department of Natural Resources 1985.2“;
"Natural Resources Trust Fund, NRTF: Program Goals, '
Guidelines, and Project

National Academy of Sciences and Bureau of Outdoor
Recreation of U. S. Department of Interior. 1975
"Assessing Demand For Outdoor Recreation", Washington,
D. C., U. S. Government Printing Office.

Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, 1962.
"Outdoor Recreation for America", Washington, D. C.,
U. S. Government Printing Office;

Pressman, J. L. 1970, Decision-making and Public Policy: The
perils and possiblities of fragmentation. In B. L.
Driver (ed.) "Elements of Outdoor Recreation Planning."
Ann Arbor: Univeristy of Michigan Press.

I

Wells, Philip A. "Allocating Land and Water Conservation
Funds in Michigan: A policy analysis." (The Department of
Park and Recreation Resources, Michigan State University,
1976.

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APPENDIX

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APPENDIX A

Act fin. 204
Public Acts of 1976
Approved by Governor

July 23, 1975

STATE 3? HZCHIGRN
78TH LEGISLATURE

RESULAR SESSION 8? 1976

Introduced by Senators Keener, Hart, thollough, Zollar, Huffman, Defirou, Toepp, Brown, Byker, Plauecki, Holmes, O'Brien, Ziegler,
Young, nelson, Allen, Cartwright, Derecinski, Cooper, Kildee, Pursell, Otterbacher, Bounan, Davis and Corbin

ENRGLLED SENATE BILL ND. 1258

AN ACT to create a state recreational land acquisition trust fund to be funded by the sale of oil, gas, and mineral leases in the
Pigeon river country state forest and in certain other land and from the royalties accruing iron the oil, gas, and mineral leases
sold in the Pigeon river country state forest and in certain other land; to create the state recreational land acquisition trust
fund board of trustees and to prescribe its powers and duties; and to provide for the adninistration and uses of the fund.

The People of the State of hichigan enact:

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and nay be cited as the “Kammer recreational land trust fund act of 1976".
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) I"Gas" leans casinghead gas, or gas produced incidental to the production of oil.

lb) 'hineral” means an inorganic substance that can be extracted from the earth, except for oil or gas, and includes rock, metal
ores, coal, and nineral water.

(cl "Tlil'l leans natural crude oil or petroleum and other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, which are produced at the sell in
liquid form by ordinary production lethods and which are not the result of condensation of gas after it leaves the underground
reservoir.

Set. 3. The state recreational land acquisition trust fund is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the
state recreational land acquisition trust fund board of trustees, hereafter called the board, which board shall be a division of
the departnent of natural resources. The state treasurer shall direct the investuent of the trust fund. The departsent of
natural resources shall offer its cooperation and aid to the board and shall provide suitable offices and equipment for the board.
in compliance with 16 U.S.C. sections 669 to 669i and 16 U.S.C. sections 777 to 777k, the interest and earnings of the fund shall
be used exclusively for the purchase of land or rights in land as provided in sections 6 for hunting or fishing and recreational
purposes including, but not limited to, camping, hiking, picniciing, and swimming, for those expenses authorized in section 7i5l,
and for the paynent of any taxes need by the state on the land.

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Sec. 4. ill The essays accruing to the state free the royalties paid by persons extracting oil and gas from the Pigeon river
country state forest under leases with the state ard from gas, oil, and mineral extractions initiated after the effective date of
this act on other lands for whit the state has sold mineral, gas, or oil leases; and iron the sale of additional oil and gas
leases in the Pigeon river country state forest and iron other nineral, gas, or oil leases the state enters into after the
effective date of this act shall be deposited in the state recreational land acquisition trust fund. honey accrued in this
section may be allotted to improve the oultipurpose use of the Pigeon river country state forest.

(2} The trust fund shall not exceed the sun of $100,000,0G0.00, excluding interest. “hen the trust fund contains the sun of
$ldd,dbd,050.00, excluding interest, additional honeys accruing to the state free the royalties or leases described in subsection
ii) shall be deposited as provided by law, including section 5.

Sec. 5. In any 1 fiscal year, not more than 33-1731 of the moneys accruing to the state pursuant to section 4(1) in the previous
fiscal year say be used for the purposes for which the interest and earnings of the fund say be used for pursuant to section 3.
However, the total expenditure of honeys permitted by this section in a fiscal year shall not exceed $2,500,0fi0.00. in any fiscal
year at least 66-2732 of the moneys accruing to the state pursuant to section 4(1) shall be deposited in the state recreational
land acquisition trust fund.

Sec. 6. The board may acquire an easeoent from the owner of land in this state which shall restrict the developoent of the land
pursuant to the easement agreement entered into between the parties. The form of the easenent agreenent shall be approved by the
attorney general.

Sec. 7. ill The board shall consist of 5 oenbers. The members shall include the director of the department of natural
resources, the chairman of the natural resources connission, and 3 citizens of the state to be appointed by the governor with the
advice and consent of the senate. One of the appointed nenbers shall be free a group representative of Sportsman's associations

or interests.

£2) The terms of the appointive peppers shall be 3 years, except that of those first appointed, 1 shall be appointed for 1 year,
i shall be appointed for 2 years, and 1 shall be appointed for 3 years.

(3) The appointive members lay be removed by the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
if) Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired tern in the sane manner as the original appointoents.

(5) The board nay incur expenses necessary to carry out its powers and duties under this act and shall conpensate its seeders
for actual expenses incurred in carrying out their official duties.

Sec. 8. ii) The board shall elect its own chairman and establish its own adoinistrative procedures. It shall seat at least
bioonthly and shall record its proceedings. All meetings shall be open to the public.

(2) On or before January 15 of each year the board shall report to the governor and to the legislature detailing the operations
of the board for the preceding l~year period. The board shall also make special reports as requested by the governor or the
legislature.

Sec. 9. ill The board shall determine which lands and rights in lands within the state should be acquired and shall subnit to
the legislature in January of each year a list of those lands and rights in lands it has determined should be acquired with fund
money, compiled in order of priority.

£2) The list shall be accompanied by estimates of total costs for the proposed acquisitions.

(3) The board shall supply with each list a statement of the guidelines used in listing and assigning the priority of these
proposed acquisitions.

(4) The legislature shall approve by law the lands and rights in lands to be acquired with fund money each year.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

TATE 0F Mlcfilfid'
BEHE LESISLATGRE

REGULAR SESSION OF lSdf

Introduced by Reps. Bartnik, Middaugh, Sagliardi, Scott, DeMars, Hertel, Parrott, Spaniola, Porreca, Heels, Pridnia, McNaoee,
Hoffoan, Van Regenoorter, Detange, Hillegonds, Van Singel, Johnson, Strand, Power, Hillis Bollard, Joe Young, Jr., Barns, Mahalak,
Sullivan, Nash, Broun, Cherry, Docherty, Hickner and Dodah.

Rep. McGee named co-sponsor.

EHRULLED HUUSE

JOINT RESGLUTIOM M

h JOINT RESEthlGN proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by adding section 35 to article lX, to establish
the Michigan natural resources trust fund.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan. That the following amendment to the state
constitution of lfbd, to establish the Michigan natural resources trust fund, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people
of the state:

ARTICLE IX

Sec. 35. There is hereby established the Michigan natural resources trust fund. The trust fund shall consist of all bonuses,
rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties collected or reserved by the state under provisions of leases for the extraction of
nonrenewable resources from state owned lands, except such revenues accruing under leases of state owned lands acquired with money
fron state or federal game and fish protection funds or revenues accruing froa lands purchased with such revenues. The trust fund
may receive appropriations, aoney, or other things of value.

911 money in the state recreational land acquisition trust and the heritage trust shall be transferred to the trust fund. The
legislature nay provide by law that revenues otherwise dedicated to the trust fund be distributed to the Michigan econonic
developoent authority under the terns and in anounts not to exceed the distributions allowed by law on March 30, 1984. The
legislature shall provide by law that all rights acquired by holders of bonds heretofore issued by the Michigan economic
development authority shall reeain unimpaired.

The amount accumulated in the trust fund in any state fiscal year shall not exceed $200,000,000.00, exclusive of interest and
earnings, except that this limitation say be increased by law.

The interest and earnings of the trust fund shall be expended for the acquisition of land or rights in land for recreational
uses or protection of the land because of its environmental inportance or its scenic beauty, for the developnent of public
recreation facilities, and for the adninistration of the trust fund, which may include payments in lieu of taxes on state owned
land purchased through the trust fund. The trust fund may provide grants to units of local government or public authorities which
shall be used for the purposes of this section. The legislature shall provide that a portion of the cost of a project funded by
such grants be provided by the local unit of government or public authority.

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The legislature may provide that a portion, not to exceed 33-1/3 percent, of the revenues received by the trust fund during a
fiscal year may be expended during the following fiscal year for the purposes of this section. hot less than 25 percent of the
total expenditures from the trust fund in any fiscal year shall be expended for acquisition of land and rights in land, and not
more than 25 percent of the total expenditures froo the trust fund in any fiscal year shall be expended for de elopnent of public
recreation facilities.

The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment of a trust fund board within the departeent of natural resources.
The trust fund board shall reconnend the projects to be funded. The board shall submit its reconnendations to the governor uho
shall submit the board's reconnendations to the legislature in an appropriations bill.

The legislature shall provide by law for the implementation of this section.

Resolved further. That the foregoing aeendoent shall be submitted to the people of the state at the next general election in
the banner provided by law.

l hereby certify that on the twenty-second day of March, nineteen hundred eighty-four, the foregoing joint resolution was agreed
to by the House of Representatives, by a too—thirds vote of all the Representatives-elect.

Hillian A. Ryan Clerk of the House of Representatives
I hereby certify that on the thirteenth day of June, nineteen hundred eighty-four, the foregoing joint resolution was agreed to

by the Senate, by a two-thirds vote of all the Senators-elect.

Hillian C. handler Secretary of the Senate

F’s,

PUBLIC ACT R3. 101
of 1985

Effective 7f32f85

REGULAR SESSION GE 1985

Introduced by Senators Engler, K. Hclnes, A. Cropsey and Shinkle

EHRSLLED SENATE BILL N0. 144

hh ACT to provide for the iepleoentation of section 35 of article lX of the state constitution of 1953 creating the Hichigan
natural resources trust fund; to establish the Hichigan natural resources trust fund board; to establish the hichigan natural
resources trust bondholder protection board; to require the transfer of noney from certain trusts to the hichigan natural
resources trust fund; to require the transfer of certain documents and records; to prescribe certain powers and duties of the
hichigan natural resources trust fund board, the Michigan natural resources trust bondholder protection board, the state
treasurer, the department of natural resources, and the departnent of treasury; to provide for certain distributions from the
hichigan natural resources trust fund, and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.

(c)

(d)

The People of the State of hichigan enact:

. 1. This act say be known and shall be cited as the 'Hichigan natural resources trust fund act'.
. 2. As used in this act:
”Board' means the Michigan natural resources trust fund board established in section 7.
”Rondholder protection board” beans the hichigan natural resources trust bondholder protection board created in section ll.
“Departnent' means the department of natural resources.

"Local unit of government“ means a county, city, township, village, school district, the Huron-Clinton metropolitan

authority, or any authority composed of counties, cities, townships, villages, or school districts, or any conbination thereof,

which

(e)

if)

authority is legally constituted to provide public recreation.
“Total expenditures" means the amounts actually expended froo the trust fund as authorized by section 4(1) and (2).

I'Trust fund" means the Michigan natural resources trust fund established in section 35 of article IX of the state

constitution of 1963.

Sec

. 3. ill The Michigan natural resources trust fund is established in the state treasury. The trust fund shall consist of

all bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties collected or reserved by the state under provisions of leases for the

extraction of nonrenewable resources from state owned lands. However, the trust fund shall not include bonuses, rentals, delayed
rentals, and royalties collected or reserved by the state from the following sources:

ial State owned lands acquired with ooney appropriated from the gaee and fish protection fund.

lb) State owned lands acquired with money appropriated from the subfund account created by former section 4 of the Keener
recreational land trust fund act of 1976, Act do. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976.

(cl State owned lands acquired with noney appropriated from related federal funds made available to the state under 16 U.S.C.
559 to 659i or 16 U.S.C. 777 to 777k.

(2) In addition to the contents of the trust fund described in subsection (l), the trust fund shall consist of money
transferred to the trust fund pursuant to section 12.

(3) The trust fund nay receive appropriations, honey, or other things of value.
(4) The state treasurer shall direct the investeent of the trust fund.

Sec. 4. ill Subject to the linitations of this act and of section 35 of article IX of the state constitution of 1953, the
interest and earnings of the trust fund in any 1 state fiscal year say be expended in the following state fiscal year only for the
following purposes:

(a) The acquisition of land or rights in land for recreational uses or protection of the land because of its environmental
importance or its scenic beauty.

lb} The development of public recreation facilities.
(c) The administration of the fund, including payments in lieu of taxes on state owned land purchased through the trust fund.

(2 In addition to the money described in subsection ll), 33—1/31 of the honey, exclusive of interest and earnings, received by
the trust fund in any fiscal year may be expended in the following state fiscal year for the purposes described in subsection ll).
However, the authorization for the expenditure of eoney provided in this subsection shall not apply after the fiscal year in which
the total anonnt of ooney in the trust fund, exclusive of interest and earnings, exceeds the limitation on the fund prescribed in
section 6.

(3) ho expenditure fron the trust fund say be node in the form of a grant to a local unit of governoent, subject to the
following conditions:

la) The grant is used for the purposes described in subsection fl) and neets the requirements of either subdivision lb) or (c).

(b) A grant for the purposes described in subsection (1) (a) is matched by the local unit of governeent a’ public authority with
at least 252 of the total cost of the project.

(c) A grant for the purposes described in subsection filth) is matched by the local unit of governuent with 252 or more of the
total cost of the project.

(4) Not less than 252 of the total expenditures froo the trust fund in any fiscal year shall be expended for acquisition of
land and rights in land, and not sore than 251 of the total expenditures from the trust fund in any fiscal year shall be expended
for development of public recreation facilities.

(5) During the first 3 fiscal years after the effective date of this act, not less than lSZ of the total expenditures from the
trust fund shall be expended for development of public recreational facilities. However, at the request of the legislature or the
governor, the board nay suspend the requirement of this subsection in order to permit the acquisition of land or rights in land of
exceptional statewide significance.

Sec. 5. 111 The noney received by the trust fund as bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties fron the tern mineral
interest previously held by the heritage trust under forner Act No. 32? of the Public Acts of 1032 shall be distributed in the
following order of priority:

fa) For deposit in the Hichigan econouic development fund created by section 5 of Act Ho. 70 of the Public Acts of 1982, being
section 125.1005 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or its successor, on the first day of each calendar quarter until the date on
which the Hichigan economic development authority or its successor sales the final paynent of principal and interest on its
economic developaent revenue bonds foil and gas revenues), series 19820, dated Decenber 1, 1982:

ii) $3,750,000.00, through Septenber 30, 1987. (ii) $5,000,000.00, after Septeaber 30, 1987.

lb) For deposit in the research center fund created by section 27 of Act No. 70 of the Public Acts of 1982, being section
125.1027 of the Michigan Coupiled Laws, or its successor. $1,000,000.00 on the first day of each calendar quarter up to a total
of $25,000,000.00, less the total amount deposited in the research center fund and its successor, if any, before the effective
date of this act.

f2) If a quarterly payment is less than the amounts specified in subsection fllfa) and fb), other payments within the fiscal
year of the state shall be increased so that the total quarterly payments in the fiscal year shall equal the aggregate quarterly
payoents for that fiscal year as specified in subsection fl) and to the extent that funds are available. On each quarterly
paynent date, priority shall be given to the payments for the Michigan economic development fund or its successor. However,
payments not Iade within the fiscal year shall not be carried forward to increase the quarterly amounts specified in subsection
filial and fb) in any succeeding fiscal year.

(3) The anounts transferred pursuant to subsection (1)fal shall be deposited in accounts as provided by the naster bond
resolution for the econonic developaent revenue bonds foil and gas revenues), series 1982A, dated Deceaber 1, 1982. However, to
the extent that any portion of the amounts transferred pursuant to subsection f1)fa) is deposited in the surplus account
established by the oaster bond resolution, that portion shall be subject to the following:

fa) During each of the state fiscal years beginning after Septenber 30, 1985, and through the state fiscal year beginning
Gctober 1, 1992, the receipts and balance of the surplus account, up to $5,250,000.00 annually, shall be utilized for the
authorized purposes of the Michigan economic development fund created by section 5 of Act No. 70 of the Public Acts of 1982, or
its successor.

fb) During each of the state fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1985, and through the state fiscal year beginning
October 1, 1090, the receipts and balance of the surplus account, up to $2,667,000.00 annually, shall be utilized by the Michigan
economic development authority, or its successor, for the purposes of the research center fund created by Act Ho. 70 of the Public
Acts of 1982, or its successor.

fcl 1f the naxinun amounts described in subdivisions fa) and lb) are not available in any state fiscal year, the available
funds shall be divided for the purposes described in subdivisions fa) and fb) in the sane proportion as the maximum amounts are
allocated in subdivisions fa) and fb). If the naxinua anounts described in subdivisions fa) and fb) are not available in any 1 or
more fiscal years, the deficiency or deficiencies shall be recaptured for utilization in any state fiscal year connencing before
October 1, 1994, when the aoount of the deficiencies becomes available.

(d) During each of the state fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1990, and through the state fiscal year beginning
fictober l, 1903, the receipts and balance of the surplus account, to the extent that they exceed the annual distributions
described in subdivisions fa) and 11:1 and up to $5,000,000.00 annually, or up to the sun of $5,000,000.03 and the anount by mich
the amount available under this subdivision during the previous state fiscal year was less than $5,000,000.00, whichever is
greater, may be authorized by the legislature to be utilized for the purposes authorized by law for either the research center
fund or its successor, or the Michigan economic development fund or its successor, or nay be divided for both purposes.

fel Any amount remaining in the surplus account after the distributions described in subdivisions fal, fb), fc), and id) have
been eade shall be retained in the surplus account until the date on which the Michigan econouic developoent authority or its
successor makes the final payuent of principal and interest on its econonic development revenue bonds foil and gas revenues),
series 1982A, dated December 1, 1982, and then shall be deposited in the trust fund.

"N

(4) After all of the distributions described in subsections (1) and {2) have been node for a state fiscal year, the balance of
any honey received as b .uses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties free the tern oineral interest previously held by the
heritage trust shall be retained by the trust fund, subject to the lieitations described in section 5, and shall be available to
be expanded as provided in section 4.

(5) The deposits required in subsections (1)(a) and (h) and (2) shall be bade by the state treasurer, at the direction of the
bondholoer protection board created in section 11. The bondholder protection board shall file a report with the board innediately
after directing that any deposits required in subsections (1)(a) and (b) and (2) be bade, stating the anounts of honey deposited,
the date the deposits were bade, and the extent to which subsection (2) has been applied. Before January 9 of each year, the
bondholder protection board shall report to the board detailing the operations of the bondholder protection board for the most
recently ccnpleted state fiscal year.

Sec. 6. The abount accuoulated in the trust fund shall not exceed $200,000,000.00, exclusive of interest and earnings. ny
aiisount of money that would be a part of the trust fund but for the limitation stated in this section shall be deposited as
provided by law. However, only the balance renaining after the operation of section 5(1) and (2) shall be subject to this
section.

Sec. 7. (1) The Hichigan natural resources trust fund board is established within the department. The department shall offer
its cooperation and aid to the board and shall provide suitable offices and equipment for the board.

(2) The board shall consist of 5 Ienbers. The neubers shall include the director of the department of natural resources or a
nenber of the cooaission of natural resources, as determined by the conuission of natural resources, and 4 residents of the state
to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(3) The terns of the appointive nenbers shall be 4 years, except that of those first appointed. 1 shall be appointed for 1
year, 1 shall be appointed for 2 years, 1 shall be appointed for 3 years, and 1 shall be appointed for 4 years.

(4) The appointive members may be removed by the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or ealfeasance in office.
(5) Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired tern in the sane Banner as the original appointnents.

(b) The board nay incur expenses necessary to carry out its powers and duties under this act and shall compensate its members
for actual expenses incurred in carrying out their official duties.

Sec. 8. (1) The board shall elect a chairperson and establish its administrative procedures. The business which the board nay
perform shall be conducted at a public aeeting of the board held in coapliance with the open meetings act, Act do. 267 of the
Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Hichigan Conpiled Laws. Public notice of the tine, date, and place of
the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. The board shall meet not less than
bieonthly and shall record its proceedings. A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board in
the perfornance of an official function shall be bade available to the public in coepliance with the freedom of information act,
Act do. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(2) Before January 16 of each year, the board shall report to the governor and to the legislature detailing the operations of
the board for the preceding 1-year period. The board shall also sate special reports as requested by the governor or the
legislature.

Sec. 9. (1) The board shall detereine which lands and rights in land within the state should be acquired and which public
recreation facilities should be developed with Ioney from the trust fund and shall submit to the legislature in January of each
year a list of those lands and rights in land and those public recreation facilities that the board has determined should be
acquired or developed with trust fund honey, compiled in order of priority.

(2) This list shall be accompanied by estimates of total costs for the proposed acquisitions and developoents.

(3) The board shall supply with each list a statenent of the guidelines used in listing and assigning the priority of these

proposed acquisitions and developments.

(4) The legislature shall approve by law the lands and rights in land and the public recreation facilities to be acquired or
developed each year with money from the trust fund.

Sec. 10. (1) Beginning on the effective date of this act, the board shall adopt as its own any decision oade by the state
recreational land acquisition trust fund board of trustees under the Kammer recreational land trust fund act of 1916. forner Act
No. 294 of the Public Acts of 1976, and shall adninister to completion any project pending under that act.

12) Appropriations made pursuant to foroer Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976 shall renain valid after the effective date
of this act and may be expended until the projects approved through the appropriations are cooplete. Any funds appropriated
pursuant to former Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976 but unexpended after conpletion of the projects funded unoer that act
shall be deposited in the trust fund and may be appropriated as natural resources trust funds.

(3) Funds available for appropriation under former Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976 as of October 1, 1935, but not
app:r riated as of that date, nay be appropriated by the legislature under the terns and conditions of that act. Any funds
appropriated as provided in this subsection but unenpended after completion of the projects for which the aoney was appropriated
shall be deposited in the trust fund and may be appropriated as natural resources trust funds.

14) The interest and earnings on money appropriated pursuant to former Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976 or subsection (31
but not expended shall be deposited in the trust fund.

Sec. 11. (1) The Hichigan natural resources trust bondholders protection board is created within the departeent of treasury.
The bond-holder protection board shall exercise its powers, duties, and functions independently of the state treasurer. However,
all budgeting, procurement, and related management functions shall be performed under his or her direction and supervision.

(2) The bondholder protection board shall consist of the state treasurer, the chairperson of the Hichigan econooic development
authority or its successor, and the director of the department of natural resources. The bondholder protection board shall elect
a chairperson and establish its administrative procedures.

(3) The bondholder protection board shall carry out the duties described in section 5.

(4) The bondholder protection board may incur expenses necessary to carry out its pouers and duties under this act and shall
compensate its tenders for actual expenses incurred in carrying out their official duties.

(5) The business which the bondholder protection board may perfora shall be conducted at leetings of the board held in
conpliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Hichigan
Enrolled Laws. The bondholder protection board shall neet not less than quarterly and shall record its proceedings. A vriting
prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the bondholder protection board in the performance of an official
function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts
of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the flichigan Compiled Laws.

Sec. 12. On the effective date of this act, the state treasurer shall do the following:

(a1 Transfer to the game and fish protection fund any Ioney in the subfund account created by former section 4 of the Kanner
recreational land trust fund act of 1976, Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976.

lb) Transfer to the trust fund any ooney remaining in the state recreational land acquisition trust fund created in the Kammer
recreational land trust fund act of 1976, former Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976, after the transfer required by

Subdivision la) is accomplished.

(c) Transfer to the trust fund any money or other assets in the heritage trust fund created in the heritage trust fund act of
1932, former Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1982.

(d) Transfer from the general fund to the trust fund an amount of Ioney equal to all the money received by the general fund

between the date on which section 35 of article IX becane part of the state constitution of 1933 and the effective date of this
act from bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties collected or reserved by the state under provisions of leases for the

:traction of nonrenewable resources froa state owned lands, except money from bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties
excluded from the trust fund under section 311).

Sec. 13. 11) 8n the effective date of this act, the departoent of natural resources shall transfer any writing or dccooent
prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the state recreational land acquisition trust fund board of trustees
under foraer Act No. 284 of the Public Acts of 1976 to the Michigan natural resources trust fund board.

(2) 8n the effective date of this act, the departnent of treasury shall transfer any writing or document prepared, owned, used,
in the possession of, or retained by the heritage trust fund board of trustees under former Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of

ivuc shall be transferred to the Michigan natural resources trust fund board or the bondholder protection board, as appropriate to
the function of each board.

Sec. 14. The state pledges and agrees with the holders of bonds and notes issued pursuant to law and outstanding in
anticipation of the distributions oade under this act or the heritage trust act of 1982, former Act ho. 327 of the Public Acts of
1982, which distributions have been pledged to the repayment of bonds or notes, that the state shall not lioit or alter the
distributions as are provided in this act or the heritage trust act of 1982, former Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1982, and
shall not impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the bonds or notes, together with the interest on the bonds or notes
and interest on any unpaid instaliaents of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with an action or proceeding by or
on behalf of those holders, are fully set and discharged, and, to that end, a beneficial interest herin is granted to the issuer
of the bonds or notes. The issuer of any bonds or notes is authorized to include this pledge and agreenent of the state in an

agreeoent with the holders of the bonds or notes.

Sec. 15. The following acts and parts of acts are repealed:
(a) Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 318.421 to 318.434 of the hichigan Compiled Laws.
(bl Act No. 284 of the Public Acts of l976, being sections 318.401 to 318.413 of the Hichigan Conpiled Laws.

Sec. 16. This act shall take effect October 1, 1935.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

APPENDIX B

e ' a 8'

There are prescrived requirements which must be followed by
all proposal sponsors before a project will be considered
for NRTF assistance.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

9)

Proposed local government fund recipients must have a
recreation plan no more than five years old, which must
be approved by the DNR.

All local government proposals submitted for grant
consideration must be documented in the applicant's
recreation plan. Documentation requires that the
proposal be suppoeted as a need of the community, and
that the project be included in a capital improvement
schedule in the plan.

Sponsors should be aware that if their proposals are
funded, they must comply with all state regulations
regarding barrier-free access in all construction.

Local proposal sponsors must provide assurance that if
awarded a NRTF grant, the proposal will be undertaken.

A copy of an officially adopted budge, including the
local share of the proposal, or a resolution from the
governing body stating that the proposal will be
undertaken if a grant is awarded, must be submitted with
the proposal.

Proposed fund recipients must make their recreation
facilities available on a non-discriminatory basis.

Sponsors must not have an unfinished NRTF proposal over
three years old.

Expected project complation date must be within 2 years
(one year for acquisition) of expected beginning date.

Regional Planning Agency review is required to ensure
public participation. Local and state applicants are
required to send a copy of their transmittal letters to
the Regional Planning Agency along with their proposals
to the DNR by the April 1st deadline.

On development proposals, all sponsors must have
adequate control of the property proposed for
development. Fee title is preferred, but leases of a
minimum of 20 years may be acceptable.

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PROPOSAL NAME AND #

APPENDIX C

MICHIGAN NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND
LAND ACQUISITION CRITERIA

 

Check every factor that is true in each category unless

otherwise noted:

CRITERIA QATEGOR!

1.

’”\

Possible
Point

Ealue

IN OR NEAR URBAN AREA:

The site is within one hour's driving time
from the center of a major city in a Michigan

SMSA

The site is within one-half hour's driving
time from the center of a major city in a

Michigan SMSA

The site is in an urbanized area of a SMSA or
in an area exhibiting characteristics of an

urbanized area

WATER FRONTAGE OF FLOODPLAIN:

The site will provide access to a floodplain
and/or inland lake, river, stream or other
small water body of consequence 3

Use of the floodplain or water body is a
significant element of the plan for this site 7

RARE AREA OR RESOURCE:

The features of the area or resources:

(cuggg QNLX ONE)

have a low level of occurence throughout the

region

have a low level of occurence thorughout the

state

i

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are rare for the state 19

FRAGILE AREA OR RESOURCE:

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The proposal is to acquire a fragile area or
resources

Losing this fragile area or resource would
have significant impact beyond the site

SCENIC AREA OR RESOURCE:

The proposal will provide access to
outstanding and aesthetic panoramic views or
will provide access to picturesque natural
features

The scenic qualities are of regional
significance and interest

The scenic qualities are of statewide
significance

PROTECTION FOR ENDANGERED AND THREATENED
SPECIES

The proposal is to protect essential habitat
for endangered and threatened species and
such use by the public is not likely to
create threats to the essential habitat for
endangered and threatened species

INNOVATIVE RECREATION OPPORTUNITY

The proposal offers potential for
demonstrating innovative ideas in recreation
or natural resource management

The innovative ideas have potential broad,
longterm benefits to society

EDUCATIONAL RECREATION OPPORTUNITY

As a significant element of their proposal,
the interested agency has demonstrated
capability and a definite commitment to offer
educational experiences which will develop
awareness of nature and/or the importance of
recreation or“natural resource management

AflD these educational experiences are a
primary, active element of the overall use
plan

ACCESS TO AND USE OF GREAT LAKES

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10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

The proposal will provide access to Great
Lakes or connecting waters

Use of the Great Lakes or connecting waters
is a significant element of the plan for this
site

PIGEON RIVER COUNTRY STATE FOREST
The proposal involves acquisition of land or

capital improvements in the Pigeon River
Country State Forest

FISH AND WILDLIFE RELATED OPPORTUNITIES
The proposal will provide quality hunting,
fishing, or other fish and wildlife
recreation opportunities

The hunting, fishing or other fish and
wildlife recreation opportunities are a
primary element of the overall use plan
LOSS OF THE RESOURCE

There is imminent threat of public loss of
this opportunity

The resource is under imminent threat of
alteration or destruction

This resource, if lost, is irretrievable
RECREATION USE POTENTIAL

The proposal will provide multi-activity
recreation opportunities

The proposal will provide year-round
recreation opportunities

AVAILABILITY OF SIMILAR FACILITIES

Recreation opportunities afforded by this
proposal:

fulfill a documented need of the target
population

are not readily available to the target
population , t

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15.

16.

17.

RECREATION SUITABILITY OF THE SITE

This site is suitable for the intended used
and offers capacity for full public use

EXISTING PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

The proposed site is within the designated
boundaries of existing public ownership 9; is
a link in an existing continuous belt of
public ownership

The proposal site is contiguous to existing
public ownership

The proposal will significantly enchance the
recreation value of the existing public
ownership

PERCENTAGE OF TRUST FUNDS

The proposal is for the Michigan Land Trust
Fund to provide the following percentage of

acquisition COStS= (QEEQK_QHLX_QHEL

75% or less
70% or less
65% or less
60% or less
55% or less
50% or less
45% or less
40% or less
35% or less
30% or less
25% or less

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ACT 362

AOIFOEPODIDK I3 ‘

NRTF ACQUISITION OF IATER FRONTABE BY COUNTY AID REGION

REGION

I

II

III

TOTAL

II

III

TOTAL

COUNTY

leechelle
tel mu

Allegan

ACT 19

huge

Creeflrddosce,
Kelkeete,0ue4e
t Iexiorl
Breed Traverse
tallest:
Roscoeeoe

Al leqan
lerriee
Eaten
Jackson 4
Ieshteneu
Lapeer
Ottawa

ACRES

154
222

291

667

27s. 00

17649.30
3.10
189.30
3.00

79.00
120.00
09.26

27.35
869.94
4.5

19308.65

FRONTABE

3,280.00 Chipeeee River
2,640.00 Stegeeog Lake
1,129.00 Torch River

2,390.00 Late llichigen

11,439.00

11230.10 1m Superior

34320.00 hSehle River

242080.00 Ilenietee River
095.00 Brand Treveree
4320.00 Torch River
476.00 noughtoe Lake

970.00 Let! 1111:1119.
3200.00 81.3010» River
4000.00 Grand River

2000.00 Little Pleeeeut
12244.00 Flint River
244.00 Lake llecateea

316555.00

II

III

TOTAL

II

Bay
B.Traverse
Iosco
Haniotee

Allegan
Allegan
Allegan

Huron
Jackson
Lapeer
Lapeer
Livingston
Iacoeh
Hacoeh
Hestegoe
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Haohtenae
Iayne

ACT223

Iaragat
Harguette

Antrielkalkaoka

Charlevoix
Lake
Leelanau
Dtaego
Otsego

“Pasqu: Kain

308

97

34

38

290
231
140
78
56
21
120

27

1,560

421.17

216.45

1.00
30.00
13.00

415.00
1,440.00

19.91

1300.00 Saginau Day
$63.00 0.1raverse Bay
132.00 Tana: lay

2200.00 Lake Hichigan

415.00 Lake Hichigan
726.00 Lake Hithigan
1699.00 Kalaeazoo River

Hossaan Creek
210.00 Lake Huron
2600.00 Green Lake
5400.00 Flint River
7900.00 Flint River
3000.00 lndiantPattereo
2500.00 Clinton River
1945.00 Salt River Hare
5150.00 Cedar Creek
7200.00 Hiddle Channel
1600.00 St.Joseph liver
2500.00 Fleeing Creek
176.00 Ietroit River

47016.00

1,850 Lake Superior
6,000 Iig Huron liver

5300.00 Torch River and
Okegeeog Lake
120.00 Lake Hichigan
1,850.00 Pere Harguette
1,320.00 Lake Hichigan
1,980.00 Pigeon River
57,869.00 Sturgeon River
9,715.00 Club Streae
11,299.00 Pickerel Creek
1,231.00 Lake 1m:

III

TOTAL

11

III

Allegan
Allegan
Allegan
Clinton
Eaton
Tonia
Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Livingston

Hacoeh

Hacoek
HacoehkOaki and
Huskegon
Oakland
Tuscola
Hashtenau
Hayne

ACT 201

Ilenoei nee

Alpena

Alpeea

Alpena

Aetris
Craeiord,0scoda,
Kai kaska,lexiord,
k Hissaekee
Eeeet

Leelasau

Hexiord

Alleglan

96.44
1 lot
173.88
110.20
5.00
37.00
27.00
3.42
14.60
2.97
141.04
284.04

5.51
7.02
5.76
70.5
21.1
36.6
92.28
12.5

1,135.39

0.74

161.61
537.00

15.70
158.00

2,442.58
850.00
86.00
20.10

843.00

5,200.00 Kalaaazoo River
50.00 Lake Michigan
5,000.00
2,800.00 Hui Lake
550.00 Grand River
1,350.00
1,900.00 Rogue River
630.00 Rogue River
1,100.00
525.00 Rogue River
4,400.00 Rogue River
1,320.00 Streae and

1,320.00 Deep Gravel Pit
107,738.00 Clinton River
887.00 Salt River
1,320.00 Clinton River
1,500.00 Haple River
800.00 Pickerel Lake
2,900.00 Saginan lay
2,000.00 8reen Lake
500.00 Detroit river

213,531.00

116.00 Green Day

4,800.00 Lake Huron
7,920.00 Thunder lay
518.00 Lake Huron
2,200.00 Jordan River

76,701.20 Hanistee River
7,700.00 Lake Hichigan
2,700.00 Lake Hichigan

750.00 Lake Hitchell
460.00

44,608.80 Kalaeazoo River

- I- -A -A

TOTAL

II

Genesee
Inghae
Tonia
Tonia
Jacksonkkashtenae
Lapeer
Honroe
Huskegon
Oakland
Oakland
St. Clair

St. Clair
St. Clair
Iashtenal
Hashtenae

Delta
Hackinac
Henoei nee

Antrie
Iorrien
Craeierd
Creator!
Craniord
Craeiord
Eeeet

Grand Traverse
Henaygo
Kenaygo
Henaygo
Presgue Isle
Rosco-eon

46.75
50.00
343.00
48.00
112.37
135.78
6,161.00
41.32
30.00
15.00
200.00

166.96
240.00
28.76
21.44

12,939.51

ACT 429

20
5.81
0.7

93.6
3.4
2.2

9.19

2.04
18

56.2
93.4
274.1
269.6
2.66

1,300.00 Looking Glass L
3,000.00 Saubee Lake
1,300.00 Holloway Reserv
4,650.00 Red Cedar River
5,280.00 Grand River
1500.00 Spencer Creek
2,000.00 Little Pleasant
2,640.00 Oavison Lake
1,320.00 Lake Erie
1,000.00 Lost Lake
400.00 Oass Lake
900.00 Crotched Lake
7,500.00 Black River

8,800.00 Black River
2,800.00 81ack River
1,320.00 Island Lake
1,350.00 Huron River

199,349.00

2,580.00 Lake Hichigan
1,600.00 Lake Huron
320.00 Breen Bay

1,200.00 Jordan River
755.00 St.1oseph River
257.00 AuSahle River
800.00
327.00 AuSahle River
400.00 Hanistee River
159.50 Lake Hicnigae
100.00 Fife Lake

4,180.00 Huskegon River

5,940.00 Huskegoo River

10,195.00 Huskegon River
660.00 Trout River
174.00 Houghton Lake

A II“

TOTAL

11

111

TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL

Allegan 37.94 1,700.00 Kalanazoo River

Berrien 3.4 755.00 St.Joseph River
Berrien 490.5 4,015.00 Lake Hichigan
Cass 0.16 30.00 Long Lake
Cass 14.6 47.90 Oiaeond Lake
Clinton 16 1,720.00 Haple River
Tonia 62.34 1,980.00 Grand River
Kalaeazoo 2.2 650.00 Horroe Pond
Livingston 259.1 5,800.00 Trout Lake
Hontcale 20 400.00 Dickerson Creek
Hontcale 170 2,000.00 Fish Creek
Ruskegon 28.01 1,500.00 Heskegon River
Ottaea 163 5,280.00 Grand River
Ottawa 1 90.00 Lake Racatase
2241.23 57,815.40
ACT 105

(lost of these are pending approval)

Alcona 12.78 400.00 Hubbard Lake
Alcona 15.00 530.00 Hubbard Lake 8
1,700.00 8. Branch River
Heuaygo 140.90 7,160.00 Huskegon River
Keeaygo 102.58 1,320.00 Haskegoe River
Heeaygo 274.10 10,195.00 Huskegon River
Presgue isle 9.41 1,500.00 Harbor
lerrien 259.77 3,380.00 Lake Hichigan
Bratiot 72.00 3,960.00 Pine River
886.54 30,145.00

41,431.17 905,150.40

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