NRC 08/12/2021 Meeting Agenda

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Natural Resources Commission

Meeting Agenda

Date: August 12, 2021

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Okemos Conference Center

Comfort Inn Okemos

2187 University Park Drive

Okemos, MI 48864


Agenda Note:

Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate a hybrid meeting option that would allow members of the

public to attend and participate both in person and virtually. Currently, public attendance and

participation in person is the only available option. Please know staff are looking into options to make a

hybrid meeting a possibility in the future. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work

through these newly presented technical challenges in providing the general public a seamlessly effective

and efficient hybrid meeting format.


Agenda Details:

I. Call to Order – Chair Carol Moncrieff Rose


II. Roll Call


III. Approval of Agenda


IV. Approval of Minutes

a. July 15, 2021 Meeting Minutes


V. NRC Committee of the Whole

a. Director’s Report

i. Bear Patch Presentation (Michigan Bear Hunter’s Association)

ii. Fisheries Orders (James Dexter & Seth Herbst, Fisheries Division)

iii. CWD Update & Surveillance Strategy (Kelly Straka, Wildlife Division Scott

Whitcomb, Executive Division)


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b. Legislative Report (Informational Item)


VI. Public Comment – NRC Public Appearance Guidelines

a. 5 Minute Comment

b. 3 Minute Comment

i.


VII. New Business


a. Director’s Orders

i. None


b. Land Transactions

i. Sale of Surplus DNR-Managed Land

Forest Resources Division, Gladwin County

Land Transaction Case #20140120

ii. Reconveyance and Sale of DNR-Managed Land for Public Use

Southern Lower Peninsula District, Oceana County

Land Transaction Case #20210009

iii. Exchange of State Forest Land

The Sides Exchange

Forest Resources Division, Otsego County

Land Transaction Case #20190138

iv. Acquisition of State Wildlife Land

The Miller Tract

Wildlife Division, Allegan County

Land Transaction Case #20210044

v. Acquisition of State Wildlife Land

The Rasmussen Tract

Wildlife Division, Allegan County

Land Transaction Case #20210045


c. NRC Orders

i. Fisheries Order 200.22

Inland Rivers and Streams - Trout and Salmon Regulations

ii. Fisheries Order 206.21

Special Fishing Regulations for Warmwater Species on Select Waters

iii. Fisheries Order 219.22

Special Fishing Regulations for Warmwater Species on Select Waters



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iv. Fisheries Order 248.22

Possession Limits for Fish

v. Fisheries Order 252.22

Statewide - Lake Whitefish, Round Whitefish, Cisco, Rainbow Smelt and Arctic

Grayling Regulations

vi. Fisheries Order 253.22

Great Lakes and Great Lakes Connecting Waters - Trout and Salmon Regulations

vii. Fisheries Order 254.22

Inland Lakes - Trout and Salmon Regulations


VIII. Old Business

a. Director’s Orders

i. State Land Review Recommendations – Group 1

ii. Land Use Order of the Director Amendment No. 5 of 2021

Restrict Beach Access Under Certain Conditions


b. NRC Orders

i. None


IX. Commissioner Reports


X. Adjournment


Meeting notes

Signed copies of these recommended amendments, orders, and transactions may be requested through the NRC

assistant by calling 517-599-1067 or emailing [e-mail].

If you are unable to attend the meeting but wish to submit written comments on agenda items, please write to

Natural Resources Commission, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, Ml 48909 or email: [e-mail]. If you would like

further information or would like to address the Commission, please contact the NRC Assistant at 517-599-1067

or email: [e-mail]. Persons registering to provide comment on a topic listed on the agenda on or

before the Friday preceding the meeting will be allowed up to five {5) minutes for their comments. Persons

registering to comment on a topic not listed on the agenda, after the Friday preceding the meeting, or at the

meeting will be allowed up to three (3) minutes. Look for this agenda and other Natural Resources Commission

items at Natural Resources Commission webpage: Michigan.gov/NRC.

Persons with disabilities needing accommodations should contact the NRC Assistant at 517-599-1067 or

[e-mail]