HOUSE BILL No. 6047

 

 

November 10, 2016, Introduced by Rep. Kivela and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ethics.

 

     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.State Capitol Historic Site.

 

     (b) Maintain, and repair, restore, renovate, and improve the

 

state capitol building.State Capitol Building and any other

 

facilities within the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site.

 

     (c) Maintain, repair, restore, renovate, and improve the

 

grounds of the Michigan state capitol historic site.State Capitol

 

Historic Site.

 

     (d) At its discretion, acquire and construct any new facility

 

within the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site.


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

 

operations of the Michigan state capitol historic site. State

 

Capitol Historic Site. The individual appointed under this

 

subdivision is an at-will employee and shall serve at the pleasure

 

of the commission.

 

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

 

responsibilities under this 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.

 

     (g) (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.State Capitol Historic Site.

 

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

 

the house of representatives regarding funding for the Michigan

 

state capitol historic site, 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 State Capitol Building or the state capitol

 

building State Capitol Building parking lot, including legislative

 

or staff offices. All decisions concerning space in the state

 

capitol building State Capitol Building and the state capitol

 

building State Capitol Building parking lot shall be made according


to the rules or practices of the senate and the house of

 

representatives.

 

     (3) The state administrative board at the request of the

 

commission may convey to the Michigan strategic fund property under

 

control of the commission or an interest in property under control

 

of the commission for the purpose of financing and constructing any

 

new facility within the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site.

 

However, the commission shall not convey the property on which the

 

State Capitol Building resides or the State Capitol Building

 

itself. The commission may enter into a lease with the financing

 

entity to be paid from funds appropriated to the commission. A

 

lease entered into under this subsection must provide for the

 

conveyance to this state of the leased property after the payment

 

of all lease obligations. In addition, the commission may enter

 

into an easement, right of entry, or any other agreement necessary

 

to allow for the construction and use of a new facility within the

 

Michigan State Capitol Historic Site.

 

     (4) In connection with the financing of any new facility

 

within the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site under subsection

 

(3), the commission may agree to the financing by the Michigan

 

strategic fund of any other improvements related to the State

 

Capitol Building, including, but not limited to, mechanical,

 

electrical, fire suppression, sewer, and plumbing systems. The cost

 

of these improvements may be included as part of the financing

 

undertaken by the Michigan strategic fund for any new facility

 

within the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site and shall be repaid

 

by lease payments. The Michigan strategic fund may issue bonds for


the purposes of funding a new facility and any improvements to the

 

State Capitol Building.

 

     (5) As used in this section, "Michigan strategic fund" means

 

the Michigan strategic fund as described in the Michigan strategic

 

fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6048 (request no.

 

06699'16 *) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.