HOUSE BILL No. 5276

 

February 4, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Lund, Lyons, Cotter, Kelly and Victory and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

 

     A bill to amend 2013 PA 240, entitled

 

"Michigan state capitol historic site act,"

 

by amending section 6 (MCL 4.1946).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 6. (1) The commission shall do all of the following:

 

     (a) Subject to subsection (2), operate and manage the Michigan

 

state capitol historic site.

 

     (b) Maintain and restore the state capitol building.

 

     (c) Maintain and improve the grounds of the Michigan state

 

capitol historic site.

 

     (d) Appoint an individual to manage the day-to-day operations

 

of the Michigan state capitol historic site. The individual

 

appointed under this subdivision is an at-will employee and shall

 


serve at the pleasure of the commission.

 

     (e) Employ staff to carry out the commission's

 

responsibilities under subsection (1) and as otherwise provided by

 

law. All individuals employed by the commission are nontenured, at-

 

will employees. The commission may discipline, transfer, demote,

 

suspend, or summarily discharge an employee.

 

     (f) Contract with any person for purposes of procuring goods

 

or services or otherwise carrying out the commission's

 

responsibilities with regard to the Michigan state capitol historic

 

site.

 

     (g) Rename the governor's ceremonial office in the state

 

capitol building as the "Governor John Engler Ceremonial Office".

 

     (h) (g) Make recommendations to the governor, the senate, and

 

the house of representatives regarding funding for the Michigan

 

state capitol historic site, including, but not limited to, funding

 

from the fund.

 

     (i) (h) Carry out other responsibilities as provided by law.

 

     (2) The commission does not have authority and shall not

 

exercise control over the internal decisions of the senate or the

 

house of representatives related to the allocation of space in the

 

state capitol building or the state capitol building parking lot,

 

including legislative or staff offices. All decisions concerning

 

space in the state capitol building and the state capitol building

 

parking lot shall be made according to the rules or practices of

 

the senate and the house of representatives.