HOUSE BILL No. 6120


     May 23, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Birkholz, Toy, Richardville, Mead, Stewart, Basham, Middaugh, Voorhees, Schauer, Vander
Veen, Hager, Kolb, Lockwood, Gosselin, Scranton, Richner, Cameron Brown, Spade, Ruth Johnson, Rocca, Stamas, Caul, Hart, Tabor,
Faunce, Godchaux and Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.


        A bill to establish the Amanda's fund for breast cancer

   research in the department of community health; to provide for

   the distribution of money from the fund; to prescribe the duties

   and powers of certain agencies and officials; and to provide for

   appropriations.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the

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        "Amanda's fund for cancer research act".

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             Sec. 2.  As used in this act:

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             (a) "Department" means the department of community health.

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             (b) "Fund" means the Amanda's fund for breast cancer

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        research created in section 3.

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             Sec. 3.  (1) The Amanda's fund for breast cancer research is

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        created in the department to provide funds to promote research in

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        this state relating to breast cancer.


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             (2) The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all amounts

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        appropriated for this purpose under section 438 of the income tax

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        act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.438.

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             (3) The fund shall consist of the money credited to the fund

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        pursuant to section 438 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA

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        281, MCL 206.438, any interest and earnings accruing from the

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        saving and investment of that money, and other appropriations,

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        money, or other things of value received by the fund.

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             (4) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the

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        fund.

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             (5) Money in the fund at the close of the year shall remain

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        in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

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             Sec. 4.  (1) The money, interest, and earnings of the fund

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        shall be expended solely for the purposes described in this act.

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             (2) Money granted or received as a gift or donation to the

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        fund is available for distribution upon appropriation.

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             Sec. 5.  The department shall do all of the following with

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        the money from the fund:

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             (a) Support the development of a statewide breast cancer

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        research plan.

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             (b) Provide information to the public about the value of

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        breast cancer research and early detection.

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             (c) Develop and publicize criteria for proposals to be

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        funded under this act.

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             (d) Review and approve proposals to be funded under this

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        act.





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             Sec. 6.  (1) The department shall determine which proposals

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        to fund with money from the fund.  The department shall solicit

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        proposals and approve proposals for funding under this act.

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        Proposals may be submitted only by individuals, groups, and

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        institutions with an interest in breast cancer research

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        activities.

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             (2) The department shall review and approve proposals sub-

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        mitted for funding under this act and shall give priority to pro-

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        posals submitted by applicants that are located in this state and

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        that conduct the research or other activity that is the basis for

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        the proposal in this state.  The money in the fund shall be used

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        to fund, but is not limited to funding, the following types of

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        programs:

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             (a) Proposals for applied breast cancer research.

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             (b) Community education programs to raise awareness through

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        county, city, or township programs.

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             Sec. 7.  Money from the fund may be used as matching funds

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        for a federal grant or a grant from the national cancer

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        institute.

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             Sec. 8.  The money in the fund that is available for distri-

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        bution shall be appropriated each year.

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             Enacting section 1.  This act does not take effect unless

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        Senate Bill No. _______ or House Bill No. 6119  (request

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        no. 07333'02) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into law.









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