Terms Used In Michigan Laws 285.164

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Authority: means the state exposition and fairgrounds authority created in section 9. See Michigan Laws 285.162
  • Department: means the department of management and budget. See Michigan Laws 285.162
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 285.162
  • 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.
  • Manager: means the manager of the authority appointed under section 4. See Michigan Laws 285.162
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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 Michigan exposition and fairgrounds authority is created as a public body corporate within the department. The authority shall be administered under the supervision of the department but shall exercise its prescribed statutory power, duties, and functions independently of the department.
  (2) The activities, powers, duties, functions, responsibilities, and rule-making authority of the department of agriculture related to the management of the state exposition and fairgrounds are transferred by type I transfer to the authority.
  (3) All records, personnel, property, grants, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds used, held, employed, available, or to be made available to the department of agriculture for the activities, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are transferred to the authority. The state budget director shall determine and authorize the most efficient manner possible for handling financial transactions and records in the state’s financial management system for the remainder of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005.
  (4) The governor shall appoint a manager of the authority subject to the advice and consent of the senate, who is exempt from the classified state civil service. The manager shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The manager shall administer the business operations of the state fair and the authority as provided in this act. The manager shall receive compensation determined annually by the authority. The person serving as manager on February 28, 2005 shall continue to serve at the pleasure of the governor.