Terms Used In Michigan Laws 28.785

  • 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
  • Commission: means the Michigan law enforcement officers memorial monument fund commission created in section 4. See Michigan Laws 28.782
  • Law enforcement officer: means that term as defined in section 2 of the commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28. See Michigan Laws 28.782
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • 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
  (1) The commission shall do all of the following:
  (a) Oversee the financing, design, and construction of a memorial monument dedicated to those individuals described in subsection (2).
  (b) Solicit designs for the monument and select the final design.
  (c) Maintain and upkeep the monument, subject to appropriation.
  (2) All of the following must be inscribed on the Michigan law enforcement officers memorial monument:
  (a) The name of each law enforcement officer and reserve law enforcement officer from this state who died in the line of duty.
  (b) The name of each individual from this state who qualifies as an officer who died in the line of duty for purposes of inclusion on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial authorized by Public Law 98-534.