Act No. 83

Public Acts of 1998

Approved by the Governor

May 13, 1998

Filed with the Secretary of State

May 13, 1998

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 13, 1998

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1998

Introduced by Senator Steil

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 720

AN ACT to amend 1971 PA 140, entitled "An act to provide for the distribution of certain state revenues to cities, villages, townships, and counties; to impose certain duties and confer certain powers on this state, political subdivisions of this state, and the officers of both; to create reserve funds; and to establish a revenue sharing task force and provide for its powers and duties," by amending section 11a (MCL 141.911a), as added by 1996 PA 342.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 11a. (1) A bipartisan revenue sharing task force is established within the legislative branch of state government. Task force members shall be appointed by the senate majority leader and the speaker of the house of representatives by January 10, 1997.

(2) The senate majority leader and the speaker of the house of representatives shall call the first meeting of the task force during January 1997.

(3) The task force shall investigate the revenue sharing distribution formulae and sources of revenue for distributions and make recommendations to the legislature for any changes in the formulae or sources of funds it considers advisable. The task force shall set forth its recommendations in a written report and submit a copy of the report to each member of the legislature on or before June 30, 1998.

(4) The business that the task force may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the task force held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

(5) A writing prepared, owned, used, in possession of, or retained by the task force in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

(6) The legislature shall consider the task force report submitted pursuant to subsection (3).

(7) This section is repealed effective January 1, 2000.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Approved

Governor.