Act No. 203
Public Acts of 2006
Approved by the Governor
June 16, 2006
Filed with the Secretary of State
June 19, 2006
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 19, 2006
STATE OF MICHIGAN
93RD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2006
Introduced by Senators Garcia, Stamas, Toy, Van Woerkom, Hardiman, Birkholz, Bishop, Kuipers, Goschka, Jelinek, Cropsey and Schauer
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1140
AN ACT 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) This act applies, in the safeguarding of life and property from damage due to explosion, fire, or other disaster however caused, in circumstances that the bureau of fire services created in section 1b of the fire prevention 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 this state. Any organized city, village, or township fire department shall cooperate with the bureau of fire services in any such emergency, and shall have, in 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.
(2) As used in this act, "fire department" 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.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved
Governor