Act No. 352

Public Acts of 2002

Approved by the Governor

May 23, 2002

Filed with the Secretary of State

May 23, 2002

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 2002

STATE OF MICHIGAN

91ST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

Introduced by Rep. Patterson

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5712

AN ACT to amend 1945 PA 327, entitled "An act relating to aeronautics in this state; providing for the development and regulation thereof; creating a state aeronautics commission; prescribing powers and duties; providing for the licensing, or registration, or supervision and control of all aircraft, airports and landing fields, schools of aviation, flying clubs, airmen, aviation instructors, airport managers, manufacturers, dealers, and commercial operation in intrastate commerce; providing for rules pertaining thereto; prescribing a privilege tax for the use of the aeronautical facilities on the lands and waters of this state; providing for the acquisition, development, and operation of airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities by the state, by political subdivisions, or by public airport authorities; providing for the incorporation of public airport authorities and providing for the powers, duties, and obligations of public airport authorities; providing for the transfer of airport management to public airport authorities, including the transfer of airport liabilities, employees, and operational jurisdiction; providing jurisdiction of crimes, torts, and contracts; providing police powers for those entrusted to enforce this act; providing for civil liability of owners, operators, and others; making hunting from aircraft unlawful; providing for repair station operators lien; providing for appeals from rules or orders issued by the commission; providing for the transfer from the Michigan board of aeronautics to the aeronautics commission all properties and funds held by the board of aeronautics; providing for a state aeronautics fund and making an appropriation therefor; prescribing penalties; and making uniform the law with reference to state development and regulation of aeronautics," by amending section 35 (MCL 259.35).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 35. There is appropriated all money in and currently credited to the state aeronautics fund created under section 34, for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this act, and to meet the expenses of the department. Upon appropriation, the state treasurer may draw a warrant upon the state treasury to make payments in the amounts and to the persons as directed by the department subject to approval and release by the state administrative board of the authorized amounts. However, funds appropriated under this section or subsequently made available shall not be expended upon any aviation project that is not carried out under the supervision and direction of the department.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.