January 29, 2009, Introduced by Senators GARCIA, CROPSEY, ALLEN, GLEASON and PRUSI and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 2006 PA 317, entitled
"An act to create certain centers in the Michigan strategic fund;
to impose certain duties and responsibilities on those centers and
on certain state employees and public employees; and to repeal acts
and parts of acts,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 125.1972).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. (1) The defense contract coordination center is
created in the Michigan strategic fund. The board of the Michigan
strategic fund may delegate those functions and authority that the
board considers necessary or appropriate as provided in section 5
of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2005.
(2) The center shall do all of the following:
(a) Focus solely on job creation and job retention from
business opportunities associated with the procurement technical
assistance center for homeland security and defense contracts and
contracts related to homeland security and defense.
(b) Coordinate with procurement technical assistance centers
in this state to maximize homeland security and defense business
opportunities for small businesses and small business innovation
research programs located in this state.
(c) Give priority to bring homeland security and defense
business opportunities to municipalities hardest hit by
manufacturing layoffs.
(d) Set a performance objective of increasing defense and
homeland security contracts awarded to businesses located in this
state by 25% by the time this act is repealed.
(e) Provide resources needed to meet the performance objective
described in subdivision (d) within 1 year of the date this act is
enacted.
(f) Coordinate center efforts with programs funded with
proceeds from the 21st century jobs trust fund under the Michigan
trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.251 to 12.260, and other
initiatives that are targeted toward commercialization activities
related to homeland security and defense research and development
in higher education institutions, research centers, and other
businesses working in the homeland security and defense arena.
(g) Coordinate with businesses and nonprofit organizations
located in this state for the purposes of maximizing homeland
security and defense business opportunities.
(3) The center shall hire an executive director and a support
person to operate the center. Additional staff may be hired once a
business plan has been developed and approved by the board of the
Michigan strategic fund. The development plan shall may include
the
percentage of funds used for grants, loans, and operating expenses.
(4) The defense contract coordination center may exercise
those powers, privileges, and authorities that the Michigan
strategic fund and local public agencies share in common and that
each might exercise separately. The shared power, privilege, or
authority shall be exercised by a public body corporate created
under section 28 of article VII of the state constitution of 1963
and the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL
124.501 to 124.512, by a contractual interlocal agreement effective
April 5, 1999 between local participating economic development
corporations formed under the economic development corporations
act, 1974 PA 338, MCL 125.1601 to 125.1636, and the Michigan
strategic fund.
(5) The center shall not use any state funds to construct or
renovate a building for its own use.