Environmental education fund; creation; disposition of assets; appropriation of civil fines to fund; money to remain in fund; administrator of fund for auditing purposes; establishment and operation of clearinghouse of environmental education materials.
MCL 324.2505
in effect324.2505. Environmental education fund; creation; disposition of assets; appropriation of civil fines to fund; money to remain in fund; administrator of fund for auditing purposes; establishment and operation of clearinghouse of environmental education materials.
Sec. 2505.
(1) The environmental education fund is created within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. Interest and earnings from fund investments shall be credited to the fund.
(3) Twenty-five percent of the civil fines collected annually under the following parts or their predecessor acts, but not more than $250,000.00 in any fiscal year, shall be appropriated to the fund:
(a) Part 31.
(b) Part 111.
(c) Part 115.
(4) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(5) The department shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.
(6) Money in the fund shall be used to implement this part and may be used for the establishment and operation of a clearinghouse of environmental education materials, which would make environmental education materials available to educators throughout the state.
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2008, Act 397, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2009
[PopularName] Act 451
[PopularName] NREPA
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-2505Fetched: 10/20/2026