OFFICIAL STATE SCOTTISH TARTAN
House Bill 4110
Sponsor: Rep. Richard LeBlanc
Committee: Government Operations
Complete to 12-10-09
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4110 AS INTRODUCED 1-22-09
The bill would create a new act to designate an official Scottish tartan of the State of Michigan. Under the bill, the thread count would be read by Scottish hand weavers and textile designers as follows:
BG18*W2 BG8 W2 T8 DG2 T4 DG24 DR4 DG4*
In the thread count description indicated above, an asterisk denotes 1/2 the total threads at the turning points.
[Note: According to the website of the St. Andrew's Society of Northwestern Michigan, which is promoting the adoption of this tartan, the colors stand for:
White: snow, lake ice, summer clouds, and fruit blossoms
Tan: sand dunes, Petoskey stones, roads for the Model T
Deep red: maples in autumn, cherries and apples, red-top grass
Deep green: forest, rolling hills & meadows
Blue/green: Michigan’s lakes, both inland and Great.
The website is at: http://www.sasnm.org/state_of_mi_tartan.html]
FISCAL IMPACT:
The bill would have no fiscal impact on the State of Michigan or local units of government.
Fiscal Analyst: Ben Gielczyk
■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.