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MI SB0699
MI SB0699Land use: farmland and open space; expenditures for administrative costs in the agriculture preservation fund; modify. Amends sec. 36202 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36202). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0685'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0688'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0690'25
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Introduced
11/05/2025
11/05/2025
In Committee
12/11/2025
12/11/2025
Crossed Over
12/02/2025
12/02/2025
Passed
12/23/2025
12/23/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/23/2025
12/23/2025
Introduced Session
103rd Legislature
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled ?An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to protect the people?s right to hunt and fish; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, assessments, and donations; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,? by amending section 36202 (MCL 324.36202), as amended by 2016 PA 265.
AI Summary
This bill modifies how money from the agricultural preservation fund, which is a state fund dedicated to protecting farmland, can be spent. Specifically, it changes the maximum amount that can be used annually for administrative costs by the department (likely referring to a state department responsible for agriculture or environmental protection) and the board (a governing body for the fund) from an unspecified amount to $1,700,000.00. This fund receives money from various sources and is used to provide grants for farmland preservation and to purchase development rights or conservation easements on farmland, all aimed at preserving agricultural land for public benefit. This bill is tied to the enactment of several other Senate bills, indicating a coordinated legislative effort.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0074'25 With Immediate Effect (on 12/23/2025)
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