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Code · Michigan · Chapter 324 — Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

324.35505 Reports; contents; additional information.

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324.35505 Reports; contents; additional information.
Sec. 35505.
(1)The committee may require clear and concise reports containing the information listed under subsection
(2)and, if applicable, subsection
(3)from state departments and state agencies, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a)Department of natural resources.
(b)State transportation department.
(c)Department of commerce.
(d)Department of agriculture.
(e)Department of public health.
(f)Department of military affairs.
(2)Each reporting department shall prepare for the committee a report that contains an overview of all of the following:
(a)A report pertaining to those activities of the reporting departments that alter biological diversity, noting which ecosystems and species are impacted and the existence of and effectiveness of mitigation measures.
(b)Any other information determined by the committee to be necessary or helpful in preparing the state strategy.
(c)The costs and benefits of preserving biological diversity and mitigation measures.
(3)In addition to the information required under subsection (2), the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture shall include in their report, to the extent practical, examples of techniques that are used to improve the protection and maintenance of this state's biological diversity, and the long-term viability of ecosystems and ecosystem processes, including all of the following:
(a)Enhancement of scientific knowledge through improved and more complete biological surveys, and research designed to identify factors limiting population viability or persistence.
(b)Identification of habitats and species of special concern and methods to protect them.
(c)Improvement of management techniques based on scientific knowledge of the conservation of biological diversity.
(d)Effective restoration methods for ecosystems or species of concern.
(e)Broad-based education efforts regarding the importance of biological diversity and the need for conservation.
(f)Use of areas demonstrating management techniques that conserve or restore native biological diversity.
(g)Use of cooperative programs among government agencies, public and private ventures, and the public sector.
(h)Promotion of sustained yield of natural resources for human benefit.
(i)Any other technique to improve the protection and maintenance of this state's biological diversity, and the long-term viability of ecosystems and ecosystem processes whether or not the technique is in current use if supported by scientific knowledge.
(j)The costs and benefits associated with activities described in subdivisions
(a)to (i).
History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name: Act 451
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