SB-0525, As Passed Senate, August 27, 2009
April 30, 2009, Introduced by Senators BROWN, ALLEN, BIRKHOLZ, KUIPERS and JELINEK and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism.
A bill to amend 1955 PA 10, entitled
"Michigan historical markers act,"
by amending sections 2 and 6 (MCL 399.152 and 399.156), section 2
as amended and section 6 as added by 2002 PA 488.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Application" means applying for the placement of an
official Michigan historical marker at the location of a historic
resource or site and for the resource's or site's listing in the
state register of historic sites.
(b) "Center" means the Michigan historical center established
in the department.
(c) "Commission" means the Michigan historical commission
created in section 1 of 1913 PA 271, MCL 399.1.
(d)
"Department" means the department of history, arts, and
libraries
created in section 3 of the history, arts, and libraries
act,
2001 PA 63, MCL 399.703 state.
(e) "Historic resource" means a publicly or privately owned
building, structure, site, object, or open space of historic
significance to Michigan.
(f) "Historic significance" means value in relation to
historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural
disciplines.
(g) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
association, or other private legal entity.
(h) "Work" means construction, addition, alteration, repair,
moving, excavation, or demolition.
Sec. 6. (1) Upon receipt of an application and proposed marker
text from the center, the commission shall review, modify if
necessary, and approve the text, and review and approve the
location for each requested historical marker. The commission shall
exercise its judgment and discretion in revising and approving
proposed marker text and may advise the department on matters
pertaining to applications and related decisions. The department
shall issue an official site number for each historic resource or
site designated for placement of an official Michigan historical
marker.
(2) An official Michigan historical marker shall not include
or mention the name of a living commissioner or any other living
state official.
(3) An official Michigan historical marker shall include the
words
"Michigan historical center, department of history, arts,
and
libraries"
state". The department may retrofit a marker that does
not include these words.
(4) An official Michigan historical marker shall have a logo
or seal with a wolverine emblem in its upper area or crest and
include the words "registered Michigan historic site".
(5) The department may enter into a written agreement with
another state, local, or federal agency regarding the placement of
an official Michigan historical marker on property under the
jurisdiction of the agency. The agreement may address security,
payment for the marker, and other appropriate matters.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 503
of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.