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
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 Senate Bill No. 1133
of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.