Michigan Laws 299.12 – Transfer of toxic substance control commission to department of natural resources
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- 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
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to promote coordination, cooperation, and efficiency among Michigan’s environmental protection programs; and
WHEREAS, Act 185 of the Public Acts of 1987, shifts appropriations for the Toxic Substance Control Commission from the Department of Management and Budget to the Department of Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS, Article 5, Section 2, of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 empowers the governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or assignment of functions among its units which are necessary for efficient administration;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES J. BLANCHARD, Governor of the State of Michigan, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963, do hereby order the following:
1. The powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Toxic Substance Control Commission conferred by Act 116 of the Public Acts of 1978 are hereby transferred to the Department of Natural Resources, Toxic Substance Control Commission by a Type I transfer, as defined by Section 3(a) of Act 380 of the Public Acts of 1965.
2. All records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds used, held, employed, available, or to be made available to the Department of Management and Budget for the Toxic Substance Control Commission are also transferred to the Department of Natural Resources, Toxic Substance Control Commission.
In fulfillment of the requirements of Article 5, Section 2, of the Constitution of 1963, this order shall become effective on April 30, 1988.