(1) One million dollars is appropriated from the general fund to the department of state police for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 for all of the following:
  (a) Distributing trigger locks or other safety devices for firearms to the public free of charge.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 28.425w

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Pistol: means a loaded or unloaded firearm that is 26 inches or less in length, or a loaded or unloaded firearm that by its construction and appearance conceals it as a firearm. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (b) Providing concealed pistol application kits to county sheriffs, local police agencies, and county clerks for distribution under section 5.
  (c) The fingerprint analysis and comparison reports required under section 5b(11).
  (d) Photographs required under section 5c.
  (e) Creating and maintaining the database required under section 5e.
  (f) Creating and maintaining a database of firearms that have been reported lost or stolen. Information in the database shall be made available to law enforcement through the law enforcement information network.
  (g) Grants to county concealed weapon licensing boards for expenditure only to implement this act.
  (h) Training under section 5v(4).
  (i) Creating and distributing the reporting forms required under section 5m.
  (j) A public safety campaign regarding the requirements of this act.
  (2) Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending under subsection (1) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 is $1,000,000.00.
  (3) The appropriations made and the expenditures authorized under this section and the departments, agencies, commissions, boards, offices, and programs for which an appropriation is made under this section are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.