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MUCC
Action Alert: Public access to New
legislation moving quickly through the House and Senate threatens public access
to lands enrolled in Landowners
who enroll their forest lands in the Commercial Forest Act receive a HUGE tax
break- they only have to pay $1.10 per acre! Their only requirement, in
exchange for this tax break, is that they allow public access to the lands for
hunting and fishing. To lessen the burden on communities, the state pays
an additional $1.20 per acre for each acre enrolled in the Commercial Forest
Act. Legislation
which has passed the State House of Representatives and is now being considered
in the Senate would allow most of these lands to forego public access while
still receiving a tax break. The state would also be required to continue
to subsidize the taxes on these lands. Hunters and anglers get no access,
the state keeps paying out YOUR tax dollars and the landowners gets off DIRT
CHEAP! We
need your help today to stop this from happening! Call
the following Senator’s offices and demand documented public access for all
lands enrolled in the Commercial Forest Act. Nothing else will do!
Please call immediately…you can leave a message! ·
Senator
Gerald VanWoerkom: 866-305-2134 (toll free) SenGVanWoerkom@senate.michigan.gov ·
Senator
Ron Jelinek 866-305-2121 (toll free ) SenRJelinek@senate.michigan.gov ·
Senator
Jud Gilbert 877-445-2378 (toll free) SenJGilbert@senate.michigan.gov ·
Senator
Buzz Thomas 866-348-6304 (toll free) SenBThomas@senate.michigan.gov ·
Senator
Liz Brater 866-305-0318 (toll-free) SenLBrater@senate.michigan.gov |