Public Act 123 of 2004

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• Introduced by Sen. Michael Prusi (D) on February 26, 2004, The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 1022 to 1024, which would require state forest management to be based on sustainable forestry principles, and requires the state to seek forest certification from an independent third party organization. House Bills 5552 to 5554 are the same bills.
  • Referred to the Senate Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism Committee on February 26, 2004.
  • Reported in the Senate on May 4, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 5, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described, and to tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5554 instead of SB 1022. The substitute was amended to sunset the proposed pilot projects in five years. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on May 5, 2004.
• Passed in the Senate (24 to 14) on May 6, 2004, to require the Department of Natural Resources to contract out the management of four forest pilot project areas to be managed on scientific silvicultural specifications based on sustainable forestry principles. The bill is part of a legislative package including House Bill 5554, which would require state forest management to be based on sustainable forestry principles, and requires the state to seek forest certification from an independent third party organization. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on May 6, 2004.
  • Referred to the House Agriculture and Resource Management Committee on May 6, 2004.
  • Reported in the House on May 11, 2004, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Tom Casperson (R) on May 12, 2004, to sunset the bill on December 31, 2011. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on May 12, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Tom Casperson (R) on May 12, 2004, to make explicit that the forests in the pilot projects must be managed in a manner consistent with principles of sustainable forestry proposed by House Bill 5554. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on May 12, 2004.
• Passed in the House (89 to 17) on May 12, 2004, to require the Department of Natural Resources to contract out the management of four forest pilot project areas to be managed on scientific silvicultural specifications based on sustainable forestry principles. The bill is part of a legislative package including House Bill 5554, which would require state forest management to be based on sustainable forestry principles, and requires the state to seek forest certification from an independent third party organization. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on May 13, 2004. Passed in the Senate (23 to 15) on May 13, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on May 28, 2004.