EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1965 (EXCERPT)
Act 380 of 1965 Chapter 10
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

16.325 Department of commerce; creation.

Sec. 225.

There is hereby created a department of commerce.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Compiler's Notes: For renaming the department of consumer and industry services to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
Popular Name: Act 380

16.326 Head of department of commerce.

Sec. 226.

The head of the department of commerce is the director of commerce.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Popular Name: Act 380

16.327 Repealed. 1966, Act 324, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1966.

Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to transfer of duties and functions of Michigan corporation and securities division to department of commerce.
Popular Name: Act 380

16.328 State banking department and office of commissioner; transfer.

Sec. 228.

The state banking department and the office of commissioner of the state banking department created under section 3 of Act No. 341 of the Public Acts of 1937, being section 487.3 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of commerce.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Popular Name: Act 380

16.329 Department of insurance and office of commissioner; transfer.

Sec. 229.

The department of insurance and the office of the commissioner of insurance created under sections 200 and 202 of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956, being sections 500.200 and 500.202 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of commerce.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Popular Name: Act 380

16.330 State liquor control commission; transfer.

Sec. 230.

The state liquor control commission created by section 5 of Act No. 8 of the Extra Session of 1933, as amended, being section 436.5 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of commerce.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Popular Name: Act 380

16.331 Public service commission; transfer.

Sec. 231.

The Michigan public service commission created under section 1 of Act No. 3 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being section 460.1 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of commerce.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Popular Name: Act 380

16.332 Department of economic expansion; transfer; exceptions.

Sec. 232.

The department of economic expansion created under Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1963, being sections 125.1201 to 125.1208 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type II transfer to the department of commerce, except for those powers, duties and functions transferred to the executive office of the governor by section 13.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965 ;-- Am. 1967, Ex. Sess., Act 11, Eff. Mar. 22, 1968
Compiler's Notes: For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and management-related functions of the Department of Economic Expansion and the Economic Expansion Council, to the Chief Executive Officer of Michigan Jobs Commission, see E.R.O. No. 1993-3, compiled at MCL 408.46 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name: Act 380

16.333 Department of aeronautics and Michigan aeronautics commission; transfer.

Sec. 233.

The department of aeronautics created under section 26 of Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1945, being section 259.26 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and the Michigan aeronautics commission established thereunder are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of commerce.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Popular Name: Act 380

16.334 Powers and duties of secretary of state relating to savings and loan associations; type II transfer.

Sec. 234.

All powers, duties and functions of the secretary of state under the provisions of Act No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1964, as amended, being sections 489.501 to 489.899 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, relating to savings and loan associations and savings associations, are transferred by a type II transfer to the financial institutions bureau of the department of commerce. The commissioner of the financial institutions bureau is designated as the supervisory authority pursuant to section 172 of Act No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1964, as amended.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1971
Popular Name: Act 380

16.335 Corporation and securities commission; transfer of powers, duties, and functions assigned under securities act.

Sec. 235.

All powers, duties and functions of the Michigan corporation and securities commission under the provisions of Act No. 265 of the Public Acts of 1964, as amended, being sections 451.501 to 451.818 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred to the department of commerce.

History: Add. 1966, Act 324, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1966
Popular Name: Act 380

16.336 Corporation and securities commission; transfer of powers, duties, and functions assigned under condominiums act.

Sec. 236.

All powers, duties and functions of the Michigan corporation and securities commission under the provisions of Act No. 229 of the Public Acts of 1963, as amended, being sections 559.1 to 559.30 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred to the department of commerce.

History: Add. 1966, Act 324, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1966
Popular Name: Act 380

16.337 Corporation and securities commission; transfer of powers, duties, and functions assigned under debt management act.

Sec. 237.

All powers, duties and functions of the Michigan corporation and securities commission under the provisions of Act No. 135 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being sections 451.451 to 451.468 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred to the department of commerce.

History: Add. 1966, Act 324, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1966
Popular Name: Act 380

16.338 Department of state highways; transfer of powers, duties, and functions of weighmaster to public service commission of department.

Sec. 238.

The powers, duties and functions of the department of state highways administered by the weighmaster section, relating to the administration and enforcement of the size, weight and load of vehicles provisions of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, with the exception of sections 719a, 722f, 725 and 725a, are transferred to the public service commission of the department of commerce.

History: Add. 1968, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1968
Compiler's Notes: For transfer of Public Service Commission highway enforcement functions relating to motor carriers to Department of State Police, see E.R.O. No. 1982-1, compiled at MCL 28.21 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name: Act 380

16.339 Department and secretary of state; transfer of commercial vehicle regulatory powers, duties, and functions to department.

Sec. 239.

The powers, duties and functions of the secretary of state and the department of state relating to the regulation of commercial vehicles, other than titling and registration, under the provisions of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, are transferred to the public service commission of the department of commerce.

16.340 Effective date of sections 16.338 and 16.339; transfer of records, property, and personnel.

Sec. 240.

The powers, duties and functions transferred to the department of commerce in sections 238 and 239 of this act shall be transferred effective July 1, 1968. All records, property, personnel and appropriations used, held, employed, available or to be made available in connection with such powers, duties and functions shall be transferred to the department of commerce.

History: Add. 1968, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1968
Popular Name: Act 380

16.341 Department of commerce; annual report.

Sec. 241.

Annually, the department of commerce shall make a report to the governor and to the legislature covering the operation of the department for the fiscal year ending June 30. The report shall contain a summary of the department's activities during the fiscal year, a statement of all revenues and expenditures made by or in behalf of the department, such other information as it may deem necessary or useful and any additional information which may be requested by the governor. The report of the department of commerce shall include reports required by law of all bureaus, agencies and commissions within the department.

History: Add. 1968, Act 176, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Popular Name: Act 380

16.342 Michigan tourist council; transfer.

Sec. 242.

The Michigan tourist council created by Act No. 106 of the Public Acts of 1945, as amended, being sections 2.101 to 2.108 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of commerce.

History: Add. 1973, Act 175, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1973
Popular Name: Act 380

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