HOUSE BILL NO. 6240
September 22, 2020, Introduced by Rep.
Markkanen and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1911 PA 163, entitled
"An act to provide for the election of inspectors of mines in certain cases and the appointment of their deputies, for the appointment of such inspectors of mines and their deputies until the election and qualification of the first inspectors of mines, to prescribe their powers and duties and to provide for their compensation, and to repeal Act No. 213 of the Public Acts of 1887,"
by amending the title and sections 1 and 6 (MCL 425.101 and 425.106), section 1 as amended by 1984 PA 116; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
An act to provide
for the election of inspectors of mines in certain cases and the appointment of
their deputies; , to provide for
the appointment of such inspectors of mines and their deputies until the
election and qualification of the first inspectors of mines;
, to prescribe their powers and duties;
and to provide for their compensation;
, and to repeal Act No. 213 of the
Public Acts of 1887.acts and parts of acts.
Sec. 1. (1) There In
a county of this state where there is a metallic mineral mine situated, an
inspector of mines shall be elected at the general election in
the year 1968, and at the general election held every fourth year thereafter an inspector of mines for the term of 4 years in any
county within this state where there are iron or copper mines situated, some after
that year. The inspector of mines shall serve for a term of 4 years.
(2) In a county of this state where there is an operating metallic
mineral mine situated, the inspector of mines elected under subsection (1) must
meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Be a suitable
person individual who is a citizen of
this state. , who can
(b) Be able to read
and write the English language. , and who has had
(c) Have at
least 10 years' actual experience in mining, or a person holding hold
the degree of mining engineer, or an equivalent degree.
, and who shall have
(d) Have practiced
his or her profession as a mining engineer for at least 2 years. Inspectors
(3) In a county of this state where
there is only an abandoned, closed, or idled metallic
mineral mine situated as of the effective date of the amendatory act that
added this subsection, an inspector of mines elected under subsection (1) must meet
all of the following requirements:
(a) Be a suitable individual who is a
citizen of this state.
(b) Be able to read and write the
English language.
(c) Have actual experience in mining,
or hold the degree of mining engineer, or an equivalent degree.
(d) Have practiced his or her
profession as a mining engineer for at least 2 years.
(4)
An inspector of mines shall not,
during their his or her term of office, accept
employment or be employed by any a mining company or any subsidiary or
affiliate thereof. A person of a mining company. An individual elected
to any other public office shall not be is not eligible for election as an
inspector of mines , nor for or appointment as a deputy inspector of mines.
(5)
If an inspector of mines is unable to serve to the completion of his or her
term for any reason, the county in which the inspector served may designate an
inspector of mines elected to serve in another county, subject to the approval
of the county board of commissioners in that other county, to serve as the
inspector of mines until the next election is held.
Sec. 6. The An elected inspector
of mines when so elected may
appoint 1 or more deputy inspectors, not exceeding 3, as in his or her judgment may be necessary for the
purpose of discharging the duties hereinafter prescribed in this act, and may revoke such appointments at
his or her pleasure. Any
and all such deputy inspectors inspector in any county shall be appointed under this section is under the
supervision of the inspector of mines, and their the inspector of
mines shall prescribe the deputy inspector's duties. shall be prescribed by him.
Enacting section 1. Section 2 of 1911 PA
163, MCL 425.102, is repealed.