to withdraw the amendment to HB 5512.
Representative Beson moved to withdraw the amendment to HB 5512. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. Representative Borton offered the following amendments to HB 5512: 1. Amend page 23, following line 6, by inserting: "WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Sec. 506. The United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, is encouraged to harvest all deer during targeted removal required under the enhanced wildlife biosecurity program.". 2. Amend page 23, by striking out all of section 802 and inserting "Sec. 802. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide quarterly reports on the number of acres of state forestland marked or treated for timber harvesting. (2) The department shall complete and deliver these reports, within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the standing committees of the senate and house with primary responsibility for issues with natural resources. The report must contain the following information: (a) The number of acres prepared in the last quarter and the year to date total. (b) The number of acres sold in the last quarter and the year to date total. (c) The amount of revenue generated by the sale and harvesting of state land in the last quarter and the year to date total.". 3. Amend page 24, following line 16, by inserting "LAW ENFORCEMENT Sec. 901. The appropriation in part 1 for snowmobile law enforcement grants shall be used by the department to provide grants to county law enforcement agencies to enforce part 821 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82101 to 324.82161, including rules promulgated under that part and ordinances enacted pursuant to that part. The department shall consider the number of enforcement hours and the number of miles of snowmobile trails in each county in allocating these grants. Any funds not distributed to counties revert back to the snowmobile registration fee subaccount created under section 82111 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82111. Counties shall provide semiannual reports to the department on the use of grant money received under this section.". 4. Amend page 24, following line 16, by inserting: "Sec. 902. The department shall provide a report on the marine safety grant program to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the senate and house fiscal agencies by December 1. The report shall include the following information for the preceding year: the total amount of revenue received for watercraft registrations, the amount deposited into the marine safety fund, and the expenditures made from the marine safety fund, including the amounts expended for department administration, other state agencies, the law enforcement division, and grants to counties. The report shall also include the distribution methodology used by the department to distribute the marine safety grants and a list of the grants and the amounts awarded by county.". 5. Amend page 25, following line 29, by inserting: "Sec. 1204. From the funds appropriated in part 1, before the 2025 deer hunting season, the department shall make at least 1 chronic wasting disease (CWD) check station or drop station available during any deer season in any county that is included in a core CWD area, a CWD management zone, or a core CWD surveillance area.".