HOUSE BILL No. 5840


     May 12, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Prusi, Tesanovich, Agee, DeHart, Anthony, LaForge and Gagliardi and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.


        A bill to amend 1993 PA 159, entitled

   "An act to provide for the establishment of a base conversion
   authority; to prescribe the powers and duties of the base conver-
   sion authority; and to provide for conversion of certain bases to
   civilian uses,"

   by amending section 3 (MCL 3.573); and to repeal acts and parts

   of acts.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 3.  (1) The authority shall consist of 11 voting mem-

 2    bers who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and

 3    consent of the senate.  The governor shall designate 1 of the

 4    members to serve as chairperson.  The directors of the department

 5    of commerce, labor, natural resources, and transportation; the

 6    Michigan jobs commission or its successor; the central Upper

 7    Peninsula planning and developing regional commission (CUPPAD);

 8    and the northern economic initiatives corporation (NEI Corp)



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 1    shall serve as ex officio members without vote.  The members

 2    shall be as follows:

 3         (a) One member who is chairperson of the county board of

 4    commissioners of the county in which the base is located, or the

 5    chairperson's designee.

 6         (b) The township supervisor, or that person's designee, from

 7    each township in which the land area of the base is located.

 8         (c) One member who is a representative of a business, com-

 9    merce, or economic development association operating in Alger,

10    Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, or Menominee county.

11         (d) One member who is a representative of a public utility

12    operating in Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, or Menominee

13    county.

14         (e) One member who is a representative of an employer with

15    more than 500 employees working in Alger, Delta, Dickinson,

16    Marquette, or Menominee county.

17         (f) One member who is a representative of an employer with

18    less than 500 employees working in Alger, Delta, Dickinson,

19    Marquette, or Menominee county.

20         (g) One member at large who is a resident of Alger, Delta,

21    Dickinson, Marquette, or Menominee county.

22         (h) One member who is a representative of organized labor.

23         (i) One member who is a resident of Delta county.

24         (2) The authority shall exist  for 5 years, with 1 addi-

25     tional 5-year extension if authorized by concurrent resolution of

26     the state legislature  UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13, 2003.





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 1         (3) A member of the authority described in subsection (1)(a)

 2     and  OR (b) shall serve while the member holds the respective

 3    office specified in that subsection.  All other members shall

 4    serve at the pleasure of the governor.  A vacancy shall be filled

 5    in the same manner as the original appointment.

 6         (4) The authority shall hold an annual meeting each

 7    January.  Additional meetings may be conducted as are necessary.

 8    At least 1 meeting a year shall be held on the base.  At a meet-

 9    ing of the authority a majority vote of all members appointed and

10    serving is necessary for a decision.  Voting may be conducted by

11    telephonic communication.  A quorum consists of a majority of the

12    members.

13         (5) The per diem compensation of the authority and the

14    schedule for reimbursement of expenses shall be established by

15    the legislature.

16         (6) The authority shall elect annually from its membership a

17    vice-chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer.  The authority

18    may employ experts, consultants, administrative staff, and other

19    personnel the authority considers necessary in the performance of

20    its responsibilities under this act.  The authority may also

21    appoint subcommittees and task forces consisting of its own mem-

22    bers and other individuals appointed by the chairperson of the

23    authority.

24         Enacting section 1.  1993 PA 159, MCL 3.571 to 3.580, is

25    repealed effective September 13, 2003.







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