Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 380 > Act 154 of 2023 - Clean Drinking Water Access Act

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Child care center: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
• Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy or its authorized agent or representative. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
• Department: means the department of insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 500.102
• Drinking fountain: means a plumbing fixture that is connected to the potable water distribution system and drainage system that allows a user to obtain a drink directly from a stream of flowing water without the use of any accessory. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
• 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.
• Filtered faucet: means a faucet that at the point of use includes a filter that is certified to meet NSF/ANSI standard 53 for lead reduction and NSF/ANSI standard 42 for particulate removal. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
• 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.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Fund: means the school and child care center clean drinking water fund created in section 11. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Health insurance policy: means an expense-incurred hospital, medical, or surgical policy, certificate, or contract. See Michigan Laws 500.608
• Health maintenance organization: means that term as defined in section 3501. See Michigan Laws 500.106
• insurance contract: means a contract of insurance, indemnity, suretyship, or annuity issued or proposed or intended for issuance by a person engaged in the business of insurance. See Michigan Laws 500.116
• Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Plan: means a drinking water management plan created under section 5. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
• School: means a public school or nonpublic school as those terms are defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 380.1903
• 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
• station: means an apparatus that meets all of the following requirements: