SENATE BILL No. 354

 

 

May 2, 2017, Introduced by Senators PROOS, JONES, KNEZEK, HANSEN, MARLEAU and BRANDENBURG and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

 

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811ll.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 811ll. (1) The secretary of state shall develop under

 

section 811e and issue under section 811f a fund-raising plate

 

recognizing the Knights of Columbus. The secretary of state in

 

conjunction with the Knights of Columbus shall design the fund-

 

raising plates authorized in this section.

 

     (2) The Knights of Columbus fund is created within the state

 

treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets

 

from any source for deposit into the 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.

 

Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in


the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund. The state

 

treasurer shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing

 

purposes.

 

     (3) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money

 

from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing the Knights of

 

Columbus to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation

 

money to the fund established under subsection (2).

 

     (4) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund

 

established under subsection (2) on a quarterly basis to the

 

Knights of Columbus.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.