Michigan Laws 28.461 – Fireworks safety fund; creation within department of treasury; investment; money remaining in fund; lapse; expenditures; delegation of inspection duties; program
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 28.461
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Consumer fireworks: means fireworks devices that are designed to produce visible effects by combustion, that are required to comply with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations promulgated by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission under 16 C. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- Consumer fireworks certificate: means a certificate issued under section 4. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- fireworks: means any composition or device, except for a starting pistol, a flare gun, or a flare, designed for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or detonation. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Local unit of government: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- Retail location: means a facility listed under NFPA 1124, 7. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The fireworks safety fund is created within the department of treasury.
(2) 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.
(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The department shall expend money deposited in the fund as follows:
(a) One hundred percent of the money received from fireworks safety fees under section 8 to be used for the training of firefighters under the direction and approval of the firefighters training council established under the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377.
(b) One hundred percent of the money received from consumer fireworks certificate fees under section 4 to administer this act and to pay the costs of delegating inspections under this act to local units of government under subsection (5).
(c) One hundred percent of the money received from the fees collected under section 11 of the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.371, to be used for the training of firefighters under the direction and approval of the firefighters training council established under the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377.
(5) The department may establish a program for delegating inspection duties under this act to 1 or more local units of government. If a local unit of government agrees to carry out inspections, the department shall pay 50% of the consumer fireworks certificate fee paid by each retail location inspected by the local unit of government and retain the remaining 50% of that fee. If a local unit of government declines to participate in the program described in this subsection, the department shall retain its inspection duties under this act.