News Amending MI Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act 451, Passage of House Bill 4035 Will Ensure State of Michigan Payments in Lieu of Taxes to Local Governments for State Owned or Controlled Property Passed unanimously by the Michigan House of Representatives on March 25, 2021, Bill 4035 amends…Scott BrownApril 19, 2021
News Michigan Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program Awards $19,800 to Stop the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species by Paige Filice, Michigan State University Extension - February 14, 2021 Seven projects received funding to educate boaters…Scott BrownMarch 18, 2021
News Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Office Seeking Candidates to Serve on the Michigan Wildlife Council The Michigan Wildlife Council is a governor-appointed, public body established by Michigan Public Act No.…Scott BrownMarch 18, 2021
News Michigan Dam Safety Task Force Releases its Final Report Responding to two dam failures on the Tittabawassee River during record rainfall events that caused catastrophic…Scott BrownMarch 1, 2021
News Michigan Aggregate Industry and Allies in the State Legislature to Re-Introduce Legislation Depriving Local Units of Government the Right to Deny Aggregate Mining Associated Land Use Permits by Scott Brown MWA Board Member Arguing that Michigan needs sand and gravel to build…Scott BrownFebruary 6, 2021
News The Laurentian Great Lakes Region’s Large and Highly Mobile Recreational Boating Community is Primarily Responsible for Lake-to-Lake Spread of Exotic Aquatic Invasive Species Frequently operating on a readily accessible and easily navigated network of large lakes and rivers…Scott BrownJanuary 17, 2021
News New State Laws Enabling the Capacity of Local Units of Government to Establish No-Wake Ordinances are Helpful but No Substitute for the Need of Michigan’s Legislature to Establish Wake Boat Operating Standards to Help Ensure the Practice of Safe, Sustainable Wake Enabled Water Sports In light of the fact that high energy wakes created by passing watercraft, and in…Scott BrownDecember 26, 2020
News Michigan Waterfront Alliance Pleased to Make Important Contributions to the Highly Successful 2020 Michigan Inland Lakes Convention by Bob Frye, MWA President Michigan Waterfront Alliance is pleased to have been a major…Scott BrownDecember 3, 2020