Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 28 > E.R.O. No. 1982-1 - Executive Reorganization Order

• 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.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Board: means a river management board created as the governing body of a river management district in accordance with this part. See Michigan Laws 324.31101
• Bonds: means the bonds issued under part 193 or former Act No. See Michigan Laws 324.19501
• Council: means a watershed council created under this part. See Michigan Laws 324.31101
• District: means a river management district established under this part. See Michigan Laws 324.31101
• Election: means an election or primary election at which the electors of this state or of a subdivision of this state choose or nominate by ballot an individual for public office or decide a ballot question lawfully submitted to them. See Michigan Laws 168.2
• 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.
• Fund: means the environmental protection bond fund created in section 19506. See Michigan Laws 324.19501
• 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
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Retirement system: means the Michigan public school employees' retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38. See Michigan Laws 388.1802a
• River management: means the control of river flow by the operation of dams, reservoirs, conduits, and other human-made devices in order to improve and expand the uses of the river for those who depend upon it for a variety of private and public benefits. See Michigan Laws 324.31101
• Watershed: means the drainage area of a stream. See Michigan Laws 324.31101