SENATE BILL NO. 782


  November 4, 1997, Introduced by Senator BERRYMAN and 
       referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
     


        A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled

   "The management and budget act,"

   by amending section 442 (MCL 18.1442), as added by 1991 PA 72.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 442.  (1)  Funds  SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION
             (2), FUNDS

 2    appropriated to an entity within the legislative branch of state

 3    government shall be expended or be transferred to another account

 4    only with the written approval of the authorized agent of the

 5    legislative entity.  When the authorized agent of the legislative

 6    entity notifies the department of its approval of an expenditure

 7    or transfer within the existing level of appropriations, the

 8    department shall immediately make the expenditure or transfer.

 9    The authorized legislative entity agents shall be designated by

10    the speaker of the house for house entities, the senate majority




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 1    leader for senate entities, and the legislative council for

 2    library of Michigan and legislative council entities.

 3         (2) FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR INDIVIDUAL LEGISLATIVE OFFICE

 4    ACCOUNTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO ANY OTHER ACCOUNT.  FUNDS

 5    REMAINING IN INDIVIDUAL LEGISLATIVE OFFICE ACCOUNTS AT THE END OF

 6    THE FISCAL YEAR SHALL REVERT BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THIS

 7    STATE.










































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