Act No. 96

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

April 2, 2006

Filed with the Secretary of State

April 4, 2006

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 4, 2006

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Senators Allen, Goschka, Barcia, Cropsey, Birkholz, Kuipers, Bishop, Cassis, George, Toy, Van Woerkom, Patterson, Gilbert, Sanborn, Garcia, Hardiman, Brown, Stamas, Jelinek, McManus, Olshove, Clark-Coleman and Scott

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 764

AN ACT to establish a monument to honor citizens of this state who have received the purple heart medal.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "purple heart recognition act".

Sec. 2. A monument to honor Michigan citizens who have received the purple heart medal shall be erected in veterans memorial park.

Sec. 3. The monument and all expenses associated with its erection shall be paid for at the expense of the Michigan chapter of the military order of the purple heart. The monument shall conform to the style and design that has been established by the military order of the purple heart of the United States of America.

Sec. 4. As used in this act, "veterans memorial park" means the 2.5-acre parcel of land established and legally described in section 5a of 1988 PA 234, MCL 35.1055a.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor