LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 268 of 1986 Chapter 2
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FUNDS.

4.1201 Reprints; sale; disposition of money received; creation of statutes reprint publishing fund; expenditures; utilization of fund.

Sec. 201.

(1) A reprint authorized under section 110 may be sold by the council at a cost not to exceed the cost of preparing, printing, and distributing the reprint.

(2) The money received from the sale of a reprint shall be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the statutes reprint publishing fund created in subsection (3).

(3) The statutes reprint publishing fund is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the council. The fund shall be expended only as provided in this section.

(4) The council shall utilize the statutes reprint publishing fund to pay the costs of preparing, printing, and distributing reprints.

History: 1986, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1986 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 264, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000

4.1202 Statutes compilation fund; creation; administration; expenditures; disposition of money received from sale of compilations and public and local acts volumes; utilization of fund; price of publications.

Sec. 202.

(1) The statutes compilation fund is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the council. The fund shall be expended only as provided in this section.

(2) The money received from the sale of each of the following shall be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the statutes compilation fund:

(a) The compilations of the statutes required under 1970 PA 193, MCL 8.41 to 8.48.

(b) The public and local acts volumes required under section 35 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963 and prepared and published under section 1 of 1899 PA 44, MCL 24.1.

(3) The council shall utilize the statutes compilation fund to pay the costs of preparing and publishing the publications described in subsection (2).

(4) The department of management and budget shall sell copies or electronic access of the publications described in subsection (2) at a price determined by the bureau not to exceed the actual cost of preparation, printing, and distribution.

History: 1986, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1986 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 264, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000

4.1203 Michigan register fund; creation; administration; expenditures; disposition of money received from sale of Michigan register and amounts paid by state agencies; use of fund; price of Michigan register; availability of text on internet; copyright or other proprietary interest; fee prohibited; definition.

Sec. 203.

(1) The Michigan register fund is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the office of regulatory reform. The fund shall be expended only as provided in this section.

(2) The money received from the sale of the Michigan register, along with those amounts paid by state agencies pursuant to section 57 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.257, shall be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the Michigan register fund.

(3) The Michigan register fund shall be used to pay the costs of preparing, printing, and distributing the Michigan register.

(4) The department of management and budget shall sell copies of the Michigan register at a price determined by the office of regulatory reform not to exceed the cost of preparation, printing, and distribution.

(5) Notwithstanding section 204, beginning January 1, 2001, the office of regulatory reform shall make the text of the Michigan register available to the public on the internet.

(6) The information described in subsection (5) that is maintained by the office of regulatory reform shall be made available in the shortest feasible time after the information is available. The information described in subsection (5) that is not maintained by the office of regulatory reform shall be made available in the shortest feasible time after it is made available to the office of regulatory reform.

(7) Subsection (5) does not alter or relinquish any copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement of this state relating to any of the information made available under subsection (5).

(8) The office of regulatory reform shall not charge a fee for providing the Michigan register on the internet as provided in subsection (5).

(9) As used in this section, "Michigan register" means that term as defined in section 5 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.205.

History: 1986, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1986 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 101, Imd. Eff. July 6, 1999 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 264, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000

4.1204 Access to computerized council legislative databases and information; rules; conditions and restrictions; creation and administration of legislative computer information fund; expenditures; disposition of money received; utilization of fund; availability of database search and retrieval system on Internet; fee prohibited.

Sec. 204.

(1) The council may provide access to computerized council legislative databases and information to individuals and organizations that are not a part of the legislative branch of government. The council may establish rules to implement this subsection. The council shall impose conditions and restrictions upon nonlegislative access and services as determined necessary by the council.

(2) The legislative computer information fund is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the council. Money from the legislative computer information fund shall be expended only as provided in this section.

(3) The money received from the sale of access and related services pursuant to subsection (1), along with fees charged for training and the sale of user manuals and other money made available for these purposes, by appropriation or otherwise, shall be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the legislative computer information fund.

(4) The council shall utilize the legislative computer information fund to pay for all of the following that are directly related to computerized council legislative databases and information:

(a) Research and development.

(b) Training.

(d) Acquisition of necessary support services.

(e) Editorial and compilation expenses.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (1), beginning July 1, 1999, the council shall make the Michigan Compiled Laws database search and retrieval system available to the public on the Internet. This subsection does not alter or relinquish any copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement of this state relating to any of the information made available under this subsection.

(6) Beginning July 1, 1999, the council shall not charge a fee to provide the Michigan Compiled Laws database search and retrieval system to the public on the Internet as provided in subsection (5).

History: 1986, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1986 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 431, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998

4.1204a Legislative calendar, notices, agendas, and listing of committees; availability on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.

Sec. 204a.

(1) Notwithstanding section 204, beginning January 1, 2001, the council shall make, for the current legislative session, the legislative calendar, notices of legislative committee and subcommittee meetings, including the agendas, and a listing of the committees of each house and their members available to the public on the Internet.

(2) The information described in subsection (1) that is maintained by the council shall be made available in the shortest feasible time after the information is available. The information described in subsection (1) that is not maintained by the council shall be made available in the shortest feasible time after it is made available to the council.