Michigan Laws 399.507 – Railroad history museum advisory board; powers and duties; conducting business at public meeting; writings
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(1) The railroad history museum advisory board shall do all of the following:
(a) Advise the department as to the construction of and the policies, plans, acquisitions, and programs concerning the railroad history museum.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 399.507
- Department: means the department of state. See Michigan Laws 399.302
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Railroad history museum: means the Michigan railroad history museum situated in the Durand union station railroad depot and operated under authority of this act. See Michigan Laws 399.302
- Railroad history museum advisory board: means the Michigan railroad history museum and information center advisory board created by section 206. See Michigan Laws 399.302
(b) Facilitate cooperation between the department and public and private entities interested in railroad history and the programs of the railroad history museum.
(c) Encourage donations of real and personal property to the department for purposes incidental to, or connected with, the railroad history museum, including artifacts, engines, and rolling stock associated with railroad history in Michigan.
(d) Promote public use of the railroad history museum and its programs.
(e) Make recommendations regarding fees and charges for products and services provided at the railroad history museum.
(f) Provide other assistance and advice as may be required.
(2) The business that the railroad history museum advisory board performs shall be conducted at a public meeting of the railroad history museum advisory board held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of each meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
(3) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the railroad history museum advisory board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.