September 6, 2005, Introduced by Senators BASHAM and GOSCHKA and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to authorize the governor to enter into certain
agreements when authorized by the legislature.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. As used in this act, "international trade agreement"
means a trade agreement between the federal government and a
foreign country to which this state, at the request of the federal
government, is a party. An international trade agreement does not
include a trade agreement between the state and a foreign country
to which the federal government is not a party.
Sec. 2. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the governor
may not do either of the following:
(a) Bind this state to the government procurement rules of an
international trade agreement.
(b) Give consent to the federal government to bind this state
to the government procurement rules of an international trade
agreement.
(2) The governor may bind this state or give consent to the
federal government to bind this state to the government procurement
rules of an international trade agreement only if the legislature
by a concurrent resolution approved by a majority of the members
elected to and serving in each house of the legislature explicitly
authorizes the governor to bind this state or give consent to the
federal government to bind this state to the government procurement
rules of a specific international trade agreement.