February 27, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Yaroch, Marino, Lucido and Brann and referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.
A bill to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled
"Medical marihuana facilities licensing act,"
by amending section 602 (MCL 333.27602), as amended by 2018 PA 10.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 602. (1) The medical marihuana excise fund is created in
the state treasury.
(2) Except for the application fee under section 401, the
regulatory assessment under section 603, and any local fees, all
money collected under section 601 and all other fees, fines, and
charges, imposed under this act must be deposited in the medical
marihuana excise fund. The state treasurer shall direct the
investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the
fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the medical marihuana excise fund at the close of
the fiscal year remains in the fund and does not lapse to the
general fund.
(4) The state treasurer is the administrator of the medical
marihuana excise fund for auditing purposes.
(5) The money in the medical marihuana excise fund must be
allocated, upon appropriation, as follows:
(a) 25% to municipalities in which a marihuana facility is
located, allocated in proportion to the number of marihuana
facilities within the municipality.
(b) 30% to counties in which a marihuana facility is located,
allocated in proportion to the number of marihuana facilities
within the county.
(c)
5% to counties the local
law enforcement agency for the
municipality in which a marihuana facility is located, allocated in
proportion
to the number of marihuana facilities within the county.
municipality. If there is no local law enforcement agency for the
municipality in which a marihuana facility is located, then the
money allocated under this subdivision must be allocated to the
county in which the marihuana facility is located. Money allocated
to a county under this subdivision must be used exclusively to
support
the county sheriffs. and Money
allocated under this
subdivision must be used in addition to and not in replacement of
any
other funding received by the a
local law enforcement agency or
county sheriffs, as applicable.
(d) 30% to this state for the following:
(i) Until September 30, 2017, for deposit in the general fund
of the state treasury.
(ii) Beginning October 1, 2017, for deposit in the first
responder presumed coverage fund created in section 405 of the
worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL
418.405.
(e) 5% to the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards
for training local law enforcement officers.
(f) 5% to the department of state police.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.