Sec. 19120.
(1) The department shall administer the studies, assessments, and programs described in this part according to the following:
(a) Within 60 days after enactment of the general appropriations bill for the department of natural resources for a state fiscal year, the department shall issue a request for applications for inclusion in any study or assessment to be conducted that year and for receipt of any grant available during that year.
(b) The department shall not accept any applications after 60 days from the issuance of a request for applications.
(c) Within 135 days after the advisory panel recommendations are made, the department shall complete its review of the application and recommendations and make its determinations.
(2) An application for inclusion in any study or assessment described in this part or for any grant available under this part shall be made on a form prescribed by the department. The department may require the applicant to provide any information reasonably necessary to allow the department to make the determinations required by this part.
(3) Each recipient of a grant and each participant in a study or assessment under this part shall complete and return a project summary on a form developed by the department by a date specified by the advisory panel. A recipient or participant who fails to submit a project summary as required by this section is not eligible to be a recipient or participant under this part for 5 years after the year for which the failure occurs.
(4) The project summary form developed by the department shall not exceed 1 page and shall include the following information:
(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the recipient or participant.
(b) The name of the project.
(c) The amount of money received.
(d) The county in which the project is located.
(e) A brief summary of the activities and accomplishments of the project.
(5) A completed project summary is available to the public under the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA