July 18, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Hammel, Sak, LeBlanc, Meadows, Hammon, Clack, Bauer, Bennett, Bieda, Melton, Nofs, Rick Jones, Constan, Johnson, Gaffney, Coulouris, Polidori, Byrnes, Lahti, Stahl and Condino and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1941 PA 207, entitled
"Fire prevention code,"
by amending section 2c (MCL 29.2c), as amended by 2006 PA 189.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
2c. (1) To implement and enforce this act, the bureau may
charge
hospitals operation and maintenance inspection fees and may
charge
hospitals and schools plan review and construction
inspection
fees as provided in this section.The
state fire services
fund is created in the state treasury. The state treasurer shall be
the custodian of the fund and may invest the surplus of the fund in
investments as, in the state treasurer's judgment, are in the best
interests of the fund. Money in the fund at the close of each
fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the
general fund. The state fire marshal shall supervise and administer
the fund. Fees received by the bureau and money collected under
this act shall be deposited in the fund and shall be appropriated
by the legislature for the operation of the bureau, including
indirect overhead expenses.
(2)
Fees charged under subsection (1) shall be deposited in
the
general fund in a restricted account. The fees collected under
this
act and placed in the restricted account shall be used only to
fund
the services for which the fees were collected and shall
remain
in the restricted account at the end of the fiscal year.
The state fire marshal, after approval of the board and following a
public hearing held by the board, shall establish reasonable fees
to be charged by the bureau for acts and services performed by the
bureau including, but not limited to, inspections, review of plans
and specifications, issuance of certificates of acceptability,
testing and evaluation of new products, methods and processes of
construction or alteration, inspection of construction and
alteration, inspection of construction undertaken pursuant to a
permit, the issuance of certificates of use and occupancy, and the
hearing of appeals. The fees shall bear a reasonable relationship
to the cost of the service or act, including overhead. The state
treasurer shall notify the state fire marshal and the legislature
of interest credited and the balance of the fund as of September 30
of each year.
(3)
The fees charged adopted
and imposed under this section
shall be established in a fee schedule contained in each fiscal
year's appropriations act for the department.