SB-1140, As Passed Senate, May 9, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 1140

 

 

March 14, 2006, Introduced by Senators GARCIA, STAMAS, TOY, VAN WOERKOM, HARDIMAN, BIRKHOLZ, BISHOP, KUIPERS, GOSCHKA, JELINEK, CROPSEY and SCHAUER and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1942 (1st Ex Sess) PA 9, entitled

 

"An act providing for compensation to certain fire fighters injured

in the safeguarding of life and property, and payment to the

surviving spouse and dependents in case of death; and to make an

appropriation therefor,"

 

by amending section 1 (MCL 419.201).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. (1)  The provisions of this act shall apply  This act

 

applies, in the safeguarding of life and property from damage due

 

to explosion, fire, or other disaster however caused, in  such

 

cases as the commissioner of the Michigan state police, as state

 

fire marshal, or his representative, shall determine  circumstances

 

that the bureau of fire services created in section 1b of the fire

 

protection code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1b, determines to be of such

 


Senate Bill No. 1140 as amended May 9, 2006

 

an emergency character as to affect the welfare and safety of the

 

people of  the  this state.  of Michigan.  Any organized city,

 

village, or township fire department shall cooperate with the  

 

state fire marshal  bureau of fire services in any such emergency,

 

and shall have, in  any such  the emergency, the same authority and

 

powers outside its own city, village, or township as if the fire

 

department were in its own city, village, or township.  The term  

 

     (2) As used in this act, "fire department"  as used in this

 

act shall mean  means lawfully organized fire fighting forces,

 

however constituted, including personnel.

 

     <<Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are enacted

 

into law:

                (a) Senate Bill No. 1133.

     (b) House Bill No. 5860.>>