MISC. PANEL, COMMITTEE, & BOARD REPEAL S.B. 471-478: FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bills 471 through 478 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsors: Senator Laura M. Toy (S.B. 471)
Senator Wayne Kuipers (S.B. 472)
Senator Mike Goschka (S.B. 473)
Senator Valde Garcia (S.B. 474)
Senator Bill Hardiman (S.B. 475)
Senator Alan Sanborn (S.B. 476)
Senator Jason E. Allen (S.B. 477)
Senator Ron Jelinek (S.B. 478)
Committee: Local, Urban and State Affairs
CONTENT
The bills would amend various statutes to eliminate certain commissions, committees, boards, and panels that were established to assist, evaluate, or oversee the implementation and/or operation of the following:
-- The State courts' computerized information management system.
-- The Federal Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Act.
-- The Enhanced Access to Public Records Act.
-- The State Research Fund.
-- The Michigan Strategic Fund.
-- The Highway Safety Fund.
Senate Bill 471 would repeal Section 1487 of the Revised Judicature Act to eliminate the State Court Information Management Commission, which was created as a temporary commission with a life of not more than two years by Public Act 428 of 1996.
Senate Bill 472 would amend the Michigan Superconducting Super Collider Act to require that all powers and duties granted to the Michigan superconducting super collider commission under the Act be performed by the Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG).
Senate Bill 473 would repeal Section 5 of the Enhanced Access to Public Records Act, which required a bipartisan joint committee of the Legislature to review the operations of the Act and recommend appropriate changes three years after the Act's effective date (December 26, 1996).
Senate Bill 474 would repeal Section 2 of Public Act 105 of 1855, which allows the State Treasurer to use surplus State funds to make loans to a corporation eligible to be issued a loan guarantee under the Federal Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Act of 1979. Section 2 also provides for an advisory board consisting of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Senate Bill 475 would amend Public Act 175 of 1982 (which created the State Research Fund) to delete provisions pertaining to the formation of a feasibility review panel and require the Director of DLEG to determine the amount and priority of the grant.
Senate Bill 476 would amend the Michigan Strategic Fund Act to delete a requirement that the Fund appoint an advisory committee containing individuals with the necessary academic or professional credentials or capacity to assist in determining the selection of present and emerging technology and for the purpose of evaluating applicants for financial aid.
Senate Bill 477 would amend the Michigan Campaign Finance Act to delete provisions that created the Electronic Filing Advisory Board.
Senate Bill 478 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to abolish the Highway Safety Task Force and repeal Section 629d, which required the Legislature to establish a Highway Safety Task Force to study the effects of amendments made to the Code by Public Act 154 of 1987. The repeal would be effective 90 days after the bill was enacted. (Public Act 154 of 1987 increased the speed limit on rural interstate highways; established a new system of points and fines for speed violations on limited access highways; established a $5 assessment on each civil fine for a moving violation; and required the assessment to be deposited in the Highway Safety Fund, which the Act created.)
MCL 600.1487 (S.B. 471) Legislative Analyst: J.P. Finet
MCL 3.821 (S.B. 472)
MCL 15.445 (S.B. 473)
MCL 21.142 (S.B. 474)
MCL 125.1952 (S.B. 475)
MCL 125.2077 (S.B. 476)
MCL 169.218 (S.B. 477)
MCL 257.629d (S.B. 478)
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 6-13-05 Fiscal Analyst: Bill Bowerman
Maria TyszkiewiczAnalysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb471etal./0506