STATE PROPOSALS PROPOSAL 14-1 PROPOSAL 14-1 A REFERENDUM OF PUBLIC ACT 520 OF 2012, ESTABLISHING A HUNTING SEASON FOR WOLVES AND AUTHORIZING ANNUAL WOLF HUNTING SEASONS Public Act 520 of 2012 would: · Designate wolf as game for hunting purposes and authorize the first wolf hunting season. · Allow the Natural Resources Commission to schedule annual wolf hunting seasons. · Provide criminal penalties for the unlawful possession or taking of wolves, but shield a person who lawfully captures or destroys a wolf from prosecution. · Require a person who wishes to hunt wolves to obtain a wolf hunting license. · Create a Wolf Management Advisory Council for the purpose of making nonbinding recommendations to the legislature regarding the proper management of wolves. Should this law be approved? PROPOSAL 14-2 PROPOSAL 14-2 A REFERENDUM OF PUBLIC ACT 21 OF 2013, GRANTING THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION THE POWER TO DESIGNATE WOLVES AND CERTAIN OTHER ANIMALS AS GAME WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE ACTION Public Act 21 of 2013 would: · Allow the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) to designate certain animals as game for hunting purposes and establish the first hunting season for game animals without legislative action. · Continue the NRCs designation of wolves as game and allow the NRC to set a wolf hunting season. · Grant the Legislature sole authority to remove a species from the list of designated game animals. · Eliminate the $1.00 hunting and fishing licensing fee for members of the military, whether stationed inside or outside of Michigan, subject to any lottery. · Give the NRC sole authority to regulate fishing. Should this law be approved? COUNTY PROPOSALS GENESEE COUNTY PARKS REPLACEMENT MILLAGE Shall Genesee County replace the current levy of 0.4847 mills due to expire in 2016, with a new levy of 0.75 mills (less any reduction pursuant to MCL 211.34d) for a period of ten years, 2014-2023, inclusive, for the purposes of operating, maintaining and patrolling Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission facilities and programs, including providing nature education for children and outdoor recreation opportunities, and maintaining and improving trails, playgrounds and park safety, with an annual independent audit and full public disclosure of all expenditures? The new levy of 0.75 mills would be for $0.75 per $1000 on the taxable value of property in Genesee County. It is estimated that 0.75 mills will raise $6,443,358 in the first year of the replacement levy. In Genesee County, there are local authorities that capture and use for authorized purposes tax increment revenues collected from property taxes levied by the County. Such captured revenue would include a portion of the proposed millage levy. The following such local authorities are expected to capture and receive disbursement of a portion of the Countys property tax levy: City of Clio Downtown Development Authority (DDA) (for the Clio Tax Increment Finance Authority); City of Davison DDA and Local Development Finance Authority; City of Fenton DDA and Local Development Finance Authority; City of Flint DDA; City of Grand Blanc DDA; City of Linden DDA; City of Montrose DDA; City of Swartz Creek DDA; Genesee County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Land Bank Authority; Davison Township DDA; Hill Road Corridor Improvement Authority; Vienna Township Business Development Area; Village of Lennon DDA; Village of Otisville DDA; and Village of Otter Lake DDA. Other such local authorities could be created in the future. GENESEE COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER MILLAGE Shall the limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be imposed against all taxable property by Genesee County be increased by a new additional millage of 0.20 mill (twenty cents on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of seven (7) years, from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2020, for the purpose of supplementing and supporting operations and modernization of the Genesee County Animal Control Shelter (estimated to provide revenue of $1,705,467.52 in the first year of the authorized levy, subject to the tax capture provisions identified below)? In Genesee County, there are local authorities that capture and use for authorized purposes tax increment revenues from property taxes levied by the County. Such captured revenue would include a portion of the proposed millage levy. In Genesee County, there are local authorities that capture and use for authorized purposes tax increment revenues collected from property taxes levied by the County. Such captured revenue would include a portion of the proposed millage levy. The following such local authorities are expected to capture and receive disbursement of a portion of the Countys property tax levy: City of Clio Downtown Development Authority (DDA) (for the Clio Tax Increment Finance Authority); City of Davison DDA and Local Development Finance Authority; City of Fenton DDA and Local Development Finance Authority; City of Flint DDA; City of Grand Blanc DDA; City of Linden DDA; City of Montrose DDA; City of Swartz Creek DDA; Genesee County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Land Bank Authority; Davison Township DDA; Hill Road Corridor Improvement Authority; Vienna Township Business Development Area; Village of Lennon DDA; Village of Otisville DDA; and Village of Otter Lake DDA. Other such local authorities could be created in the future. MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY NEW ADDITIONAL MILLAGE Shall the Mass Transportation Authority be authorized to levy a new additional tax of .425 mills ($0.425 per $1,000.00 of taxable property valuation) upon the taxable property within Genesee County as finally equalized for each of the five (5) years from 2015 through 2019 inclusive to offset reductions in state and federal operating assistance and local tax revenue reductions caused by lower taxable values in Genesee County to allow it to meet the demand for fixed route (Big Bus) and demand response (Your Ride) and other related services for the elderly, persons with disabilities, the disadvantaged and other members of the public both in the City of Flint and other areas in Genesee County. The estimated revenue that will be collected during the first year this millage is authorized and levied is $3,851,784. In Genesee County there are local authorities that capture and use for authorized purposes tax increment revenues collected from taxpayers within their district boundaries. The following local authorities are expected to capture and receive a disbursement from this millage: City of Clio Downtown Development Authority (DDA) for the Clio Tax Increment Finance Authority, City of Davison DDA and Local Development Finance Authority, City of Fenton DDA and Local Development Finance Authority, City of Flint DDA, City of Grand Blanc DDA, City of Linden DDA, City of Montrose DDA, City of Swartz Creek DDA, Genesee County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Land Bank Authority, Davison Township DDA, Mundy Township Hill Road Corridor Improvement Authority, Vienna Township Business Development Area, Village of Lennon DDA, Village of Otisville DDA, Village of Otter Lake DDA. Other such local authorities could be created in the future.
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