HOUSE BILL No. 4955


     June 13, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Bovin, Adamini, Rich Brown, Shackleton and Stewart and referred to the Committee on Commerce.


        A bill to amend 1984 PA 152, entitled

   "Michigan iron industry museum advisory board act,"

   by amending the title and sections 3 and 4 (MCL 399.73 and

   399.74), the title and section 3 as amended by 1990 PA 232.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                                    TITLE

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           An act to create the Michigan iron industry museum advisory

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      board within the department of  state  HISTORY, ARTS, AND

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      CULTURE; and to prescribe its powers and duties.

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           Sec. 3.  (1) The Michigan iron industry museum advisory

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      board is created within the department of  state  HISTORY, ARTS,

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      AND CULTURE.

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           (2) The advisory board shall consist of 9 members appointed

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      by the governor, including all of the following:




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           (a) One representative from the city of Negaunee and 1

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      representative from the city of Marquette.

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           (b) One representative from the township of Negaunee.

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           (c) One representative from the county board of commission-

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      ers of the county of Marquette.

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           (d) One representative from the county historical society of

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      the county of Marquette.

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           (e) One representative from the mineral industry.

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           (f) Three members from the general citizenry of the state,

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      at least 1 of whom is a resident of the Upper Peninsula.

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           (3) Each member OF THE ADVISORY BOARD shall be a registered

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      voter and a resident of this state.

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           (4) Not more than 5 members OF THE ADVISORY BOARD shall be

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      of the same political party at any 1 time.

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           (5) Except for members first appointed, the term of office

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      of each member OF THE ADVISORY BOARD shall be 4 years.  Of the

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      members OF THE ADVISORY BOARD first appointed under subsection

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      (2), 3 shall serve for 4 years, 3 shall serve for 3 years, and 3

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      shall serve for 2 years.  Vacancies on the advisory board shall

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      be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the

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      remainder of the unexpired term.

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           (6) A member OF THE ADVISORY BOARD shall not receive any

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      compensation for his or her services,  as a member of the

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      advisory board,  except for expenses incurred while acting as an

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      official representative of the advisory board.  However, a member

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      of the advisory board shall not receive more than $75.00 per day

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      for not more than 24 days per calendar year, for not more than 2



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      calendar years.  All claims for expenses shall be paid pursuant

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      to voucher submitted to the department of treasury.

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           (7) The members OF THE ADVISORY BOARD annually shall elect a

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      chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary.

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           (8) The advisory board shall meet not less than twice each

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      calendar year  on  AT THE call of the chairperson.  A majority of

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      the members OF THE ADVISORY BOARD shall constitute a quorum for

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      the transaction of business.

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           Sec. 4.  The advisory board shall do all of the following:

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           (a) Advise the department of  state  HISTORY, ARTS, AND

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      CULTURE as to construction of, and policies, plans, and programs

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      concerning the museum site.

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           (b) Facilitate cooperation between the department of  state

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      HISTORY, ARTS, AND CULTURE and public and private entities inter-

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      ested in historic preservation at the museum site.

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           (c) Encourage donations of real and personal property to the

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       secretary of state  DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, ARTS, AND CULTURE for

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      purposes incidental to, or connected with, the museum site,

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      including artifacts associated with the museum site.

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           (d) Promote public use of the museum site.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4941

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      (request no. 02873'01) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

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      law.









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