DEFENSE CONTRACT CENTER S.B. 1538: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 1538 (as introduced 11-3-10)
Sponsor: Senator Valde Garcia
Committee: Commerce and Tourism


Date Completed: 11-8-10

CONTENT
The bill would repeal Enacting Section 1 of Public Act 317 of 2006, which established the Defense Contract Coordination Center in the Michigan Strategic Fund and took effect on July 20, 2006. The enacting section provides for the repeal of Public Act 317 effective five years after its effective date.

(Under Public Act 317, the Defense Contract Coordination Center must focus solely on job creation and retention from business opportunities associated with the Procurement Technical Assistance Center for homeland security and defense contract and contracts related to homeland security and defense. The Center must coordinate its efforts with programs funded with proceeds from the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund and other initiatives that are targeted toward commercialization activities related to homeland security and defense research and development in higher education institutions, research centers, and other businesses working in the homeland security and defense arena.)


MCL 125.1971-125.1972 Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would eliminate the sunset on the Defense Contract Coordination Center (DCCC), permitting the DCCC to continue operations past the original termination date of July 20, 2011. The DCCC has been funded previously from the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund. At its meeting on September 22, 2010, the Michigan Strategic Fund board allocated $2,070,000 to the DCCC, consisting of $2.0 million from the FY 2009-10 appropriations for Jobs for Michigan Investment Program: 21st Century Jobs Fund, and $70,000 in remaining authorization from the original DCCC appropriation of $10.0 million in FY 2005-06.

Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Pratt

Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1538/0910