Bill Text: MI HB6047 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Legislature; other; Michigan State Capitol Commission; authorize to undertake certain construction activities at the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site. Amends sec. 6 of 2013 PA 240 (MCL 4.1946). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6048'16

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-12-08 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [HB6047 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB6047-Engrossed.html

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HB-6047, As Passed House, December 7, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 6047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 2013 PA 240, entitled

 

"Michigan state capitol historic site act,"

 

by amending section 6 (MCL 4.1946).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 6. (1) The commission shall do all of the following:

 

     (a) Subject to subsection (2), operate and manage the Michigan

 

state capitol historic site.State Capitol Historic Site.

 

     (b) Maintain, and repair, restore, renovate, and improve the

 

state capitol building.State Capitol Building and any other

 

facilities within the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site.

 

     (c) Maintain, repair, restore, renovate, and improve the

 

grounds of the Michigan state capitol historic site.State Capitol

 

Historic Site.

 

     (d) Appoint an individual to manage the day-to-day operations

 

of the Michigan state capitol historic site. State Capitol Historic

 

Site. The individual appointed under this subdivision is an at-will

 

employee and shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.

 

     (e) Employ staff to carry out the commission's

 

responsibilities under this subsection (1) and as otherwise

 

provided by law. All individuals employed by the commission are

 

nontenured, at-will employees. The commission may discipline,

 

transfer, demote, suspend, or summarily discharge an employee.

 

     (f) Contract with any person for purposes of procuring goods

 

or services or otherwise carrying out the commission's

 

responsibilities with regard to the Michigan state capitol historic

 

site.State Capitol Historic Site.

 

     (g) Make recommendations to the governor, the senate, and the

 

house of representatives regarding funding for the Michigan state

 

capitol historic site, State Capitol Historic Site, including, but

 

not limited to, funding from the fund.

 

     (h) Carry out other responsibilities as provided by law.

 

     (2) The commission does not have authority and shall not

 

exercise control over the internal decisions of the senate or the

 

house of representatives related to the allocation of space in the

 

state capitol building State Capitol Building or the state capitol

 

building State Capitol Building parking lot, including legislative

 

or staff offices. All decisions concerning space in the state

 

capitol building State Capitol Building and the state capitol

 

building State Capitol Building parking lot shall must be made

 

according to the rules or practices of the senate and the house of

 

representatives.

     (3) The commission may seek financing through the Michigan

 

strategic fund or the state building authority, based upon the

 

lowest cost financing option, for purposes of financing repairs and

 

improvements within the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site

 

related to mechanical, electrical, fire suppression, sewer, and

 

plumbing systems, or constructing new facilities for any of these

 

purposes. The state administrative board at the request of the

 

commission may convey to the Michigan strategic fund or the state

 

building authority, as appropriate, property under control of the

 

commission or an interest in property under control of the

 

commission as part of the financing for these purposes. However,

 

the commission shall not convey the property on which the State

 

Capitol Building resides or the State Capitol Building itself. The

 

commission may enter into a lease with the financing entity to be

 

paid from funds appropriated to the commission. A lease entered

 

into under this subsection must provide for the conveyance to this

 

state of the leased property after the payment of all lease

 

obligations. In addition, the commission may enter into an

 

easement, right of entry, or any other agreement necessary to allow

 

for the construction and use of the Michigan State Capitol Historic

 

Site. The Michigan strategic fund or the state building authority

 

may issue bonds related to the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site

 

for the purposes described in this subsection.

 

     (4) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Michigan strategic fund" means the Michigan strategic

 

fund as described in the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270,

 

MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094.

     (b) "State building authority" means the state building

 

authority created in 1964 PA 183, MCL 830.411 to 830.425.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless House Bill No. 6048 of the 98th Legislature is enacted into

 

law.