Bill Text: MI HB5682 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Fireworks; other; use of sales tax revenue deposited into the fireworks safety fund for firefighters training; allow. Amends sec. 11 of 2011 PA 256 (MCL 28.461). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5681'18
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-07 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/06/2018 [HB5682 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB5682-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5682
March 6, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Sabo, Lucido, Lasinski, Yancey, Elder, Hertel, Chirkun, Gay-Dagnogo, Yaroch, Pagan and Green and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 2011 PA 256, entitled
"Michigan fireworks safety act,"
by amending section 11 (MCL 28.461), as amended by 2017 PA 145.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 11. (1) The fireworks safety fund is created within the
department of treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from
any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall
direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit
to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall
remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The department shall expend money deposited in the fund as
follows:
(a) One hundred percent of the money received from fireworks
safety fees under section 8 to be used for the training of
firefighters under the direction and approval of the firefighters
training council established under the firefighters training
council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377.
(b) One hundred percent of the money received from consumer
fireworks safety certificates under section 4 to administer this
act and to pay the costs of delegating inspections under this act
to local units of government under subsection (5).
(c) One hundred percent of the money received from the fees
collected under section 11 of the firefighters training council
act, 1966 PA 291, 29.371, to be used for the training of
firefighters under the direction and approval of the firefighters
training council established under the firefighters training
council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377.
(d) One hundred percent of the money received from sales tax
revenue deposited pursuant to section 25 of the general sales tax
act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.75, to be used for the training of
firefighters under the direction and approval of the firefighters
training council established under the firefighters training
council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377.
(5) The department may establish a program for delegating
inspection duties under this act to 1 or more local units of
government. If a local unit of government agrees to carry out
inspections, the department shall pay 70% of the consumer fireworks
safety certificate fee paid by each retail location inspected by
the local unit of government and retain the remaining 30% of that
fee. If a local unit of government declines to participate in the
program described in this subsection, the department retains its
inspection duties under this act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5681 (request no.
04667'17) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.