HOUSE BILL No. 5172


     September 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Brater, Brackenridge and Dobronski and referred to the Committee on Local Government.


        A bill to amend 1989 PA 292, entitled

   "Metropolitan council act,"

   (MCL 124.651 to 124.685) by amending the title and by adding sec-

   tion 13a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                                  TITLE

 2         An act to authorize local governmental units to create met-

 3    ropolitan councils; to prescribe the powers and duties of metro-

 4    politan councils;  and  to authorize metropolitan councils to

 5    levy a property tax; AND TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES AND PROVIDE

 6    REMEDIES.

 7         SEC. 13A.  A PETITION UNDER SECTION 13, INCLUDING THE CIRCU-

 8    LATION AND SIGNING OF THE PETITION, IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 488 OF

 9    THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488.  A PERSON

10    WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA


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 1    116, MCL 168.1 TO 168.992, APPLICABLE TO A PETITION DESCRIBED IN

 2    THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED FOR THAT VIO-

 3    LATION IN THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 TO

 4    168.992.

 5         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 6    effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____

 7    (request no. 02378'97) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

 8    law.








































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