§ 460.621 Short title
§ 460.622 Definitions
§ 460.623 Propane commission; membership; term; appointment; audit; director supervision
§ 460.625 Propane commission, duties and powers; liability; collection of money; prohibition on campaign contributions
§ 460.626 Propane commission; body corporate; powers
§ 460.627 Propane assessment; subject to referendum; rate; notification; collection of assessment; records; deposit of collections
§ 460.628 Deposit and disbursement of revenues collected
§ 460.629 Failure to collect and remit assessments; penalties
§ 460.630 Enforcement by department; written complaint
§ 460.631 Referendum requirements
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 460 > Act 332 of 2020 - Propane Commission Act

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Commission: means the propane commission created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Education: means any action to provide propane consumers or members of the propane industry with information regarding the safe use and handling of propane, the proper use and handling of propane equipment, and the proper mechanical and technical practices when using and handling propane. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Financial institution: means a state or nationally chartered bank, member of the farm credit system, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union, whose deposits are insured by an agency of the United States government and that maintains a principal or branch office located in this state under the laws of this state or the United States. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Import: means to bring odorized propane into this state by motor vehicle, marine vessel, pipeline, or any other means. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • Indictment: means 1 or more of the following:
    (i) An indictment. See Michigan Laws 761.1
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Industry association: means the Michigan Propane Gas Association, a nonprofit corporation of this state. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • MiPERC: means the national Propane Education and Research Council affiliate in this state. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, limited liability company, or any other business entity. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • Propane: means a hydrocarbon whose chemical composition is predominantly C3H8, and includes liquefied petroleum gases, renewable propane, and any mixture of both liquefied petroleum gases and renewable propane. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • Property: includes any matter or thing upon or in respect to which an offense may be committed. See Michigan Laws 761.1
  • Prosecuting attorney: means the prosecuting attorney for a county, an assistant prosecuting attorney for a county, the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, an assistant attorney general, a special prosecuting attorney, or, in connection with the prosecution of an ordinance violation, an attorney for the political subdivision or governmental entity that enacted the ordinance, charter, rule, or regulation upon which the ordinance violation is based. See Michigan Laws 761.1
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Research: means any type of study, investigation, or other activity designed to advance the image, desirability, usage, marketability, efficiency, and safety of propane and propane use equipment and to further the development of information and products related to propane and propane use equipment. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • Retail propane marketer: means a person engaged in the business of selling odorized propane to consumers in containers larger than 240 pounds water capacity or selling odorized propane to retail propane dispensers. See Michigan Laws 460.622
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Wholesale propane distributor: means a person that sells odorized propane to a retail propane marketer. See Michigan Laws 460.622