SENATE BILL No. 1237

April 18, 2002, Introduced by Senators SCOTT, MC COTTER, MILLER, DINGELL, HART,

DE BEAUSSAERT, SMITH, PETERS, BYRUM, MURPHY, EMERSON, CHERRY,

KOIVISTO and LELAND and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled

"The management and budget act,"

by amending section 227 (MCL 18.1227).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 227. (1) The department shall establish, operate, and

2 maintain parking for state buildings and facilities operated by

3 the department.

4 (2) IF THE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO RELOCATE A STATE EMPLOYEE

5 FROM AN ASSIGNED OR DESIGNATED PARKING LOCATION TO A NEW PARKING

6 LOCATION, OR FROM A CURRENT WORK SITE TO A NEW WORK SITE, THE

7 DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PARK-

8 ING SPACES AVAILABLE AT THE NEW LOCATION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL

9 ONLY RELOCATE OR REASSIGN A STATE EMPLOYEE TO THE NEW PARKING

10 LOCATION OR WORK SITE IF PARKING SPACES ARE AVAILABLE THERE TO

11 ACCOMMODATE EACH RELOCATED STATE EMPLOYEE.

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1 (3) The department may establish and collect fees for

2 parking on state operated parking facilities from state employ-

3 ees, state officials, and from the general public.

4 (4) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (5), THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT

5 CHARGE A RELOCATED OR REASSIGNED STATE EMPLOYEE AS DESCRIBED IN

6 SUBSECTION (2) PARKING FEES AT A RATE GREATER THAN THE RATE THE

7 STATE EMPLOYEE WAS CHARGED TO PARK AT THE STATE EMPLOYEE'S PRERE-

8 LOCATION OR PREREASSIGNMENT PARKING LOCATION. THIS SUBSECTION

9 APPLIES TO PARKING FEES CHARGED ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2001.

10 (5) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT INCREASE PARKING FEES ANNUALLY

11 AT A GREATER RATE THAN THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE CONSUMER

12 PRICE INDEX FOR THE UNITED STATES FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING

13 CALENDAR YEAR AS DEFINED AND OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE UNITED

14 STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS AND AS CER-

15 TIFIED BY THE STATE TREASURER. THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES TO PARK-

16 ING FEES CHARGED ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2001.

17 (6) The fees, penalties, and fines collected under this sec-

18 tion shall be credited to the state general fund.

19 (7) The department shall promulgate rules pursuant to sec-

20 tion 131(2) relative to the operation of the state operated park-

21 ing facilities. The rules shall provide for the assessment of

22 penalties and fines, for the removal of vehicles, and for a

23 grievance process.

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