HOUSE BILL No. 5197


     September 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Crissman and Brackenridge and referred to the Committee on Local Government.


        A bill to amend 1957 PA 4, entitled

   "Charter water authority act,"

   (MCL 121.1 to 121.29) by amending the title and by adding section

   14b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                                  TITLE

 2         An act to provide for the incorporation of municipal author-

 3    ities to acquire, own and operate water supply and transmission

 4    systems; to provide a municipal charter therefor;  and  to pre-

 5    scribe the powers and functions thereof; AND TO PRESCRIBE PENAL-

 6    TIES AND PROVIDE REMEDIES.

 7         SEC. 14B.  A PETITION UNDER SECTION 14A, INCLUDING THE CIR-

 8    CULATION AND SIGNING OF THE PETITION, IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 488

 9    OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488.  A PERSON

10    WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA


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 1    116, MCL 168.1 TO 168.992, APPLICABLE TO A PETITION DESCRIBED IN

 2    THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED FOR THAT VIO-

 3    LATION IN THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 TO

 4    168.992.

 5         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 6    effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____

 7    (request no. 02378'97) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

 8    law.








































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