Michigan Laws 445.1981 – Transfer of certain authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the department of environmental quality under the mobile home commission act to the department of labor and economic g
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WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 vests the executive power of the State of Michigan in the Governor;
WHEREAS, Section 2 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 empowers the Governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or in the assignment of functions among its units that the Governor considers necessary for efficient administration;
WHEREAS, many of the functions related to the regulation of mobile home parks and seasonal mobile home parks currently performed by the Department of Environmental Quality can more efficiently and effectively be performed by the Department of Labor and Economic Growth;
WHEREAS, there is a continuing need to reorganize functions amongst state departments to ensure efficient administration and effectiveness of government;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, by virtue of the power and authority vested in the Governor by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and Michigan law order:
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I. DEFINITIONS |
As used in this Order:
A. “Department of Environmental Quality” means the principal department of state government created under Executive Order 1995-18, MCL 324.99903.
B. “Department of Labor and Economic Growth” means the principal department of state government created as the Department of Commerce under Section 225 of the Executive Organization Act of 1965, 1965 PA 380, MCL 16.325, renamed the Department of Consumer and Industry Services under Executive Order 1996-2, MCL 445.2001, and renamed the Department of Labor and Economic Growth under Executive Order 2003-18, MCL 445.2011.
C. “State Budget Director” means the Director of the State Budget Office created under Section 321 of the Management and Budget Act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1321.
D. “Type II Transfer” means that type of transfer as defined in Section 3(b) of the Executive Organization Act of 1965, 1965 PA 380, MCL 16.103(b).
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II. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY |
A. Except as provided in Section II.B, all of the following authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Department of Environmental Quality under The Mobile Home Commission Act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2301 to 125.2350, previously transferred from the Department of Public Health to the Department of Environmental Quality under Executive Order 1996-1, MCL 330.3101, are transferred by Type II Transfer from the Department of Environmental Quality to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth:
1. Promulgating rules and setting forth minimum standards regulating all of the following under Subdivisions 1(c) to 1(g) of Section 6 of The Mobile Home Commission Act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2306:
a. Drainage.
b. Garbage and rubbish storage and disposal.
c. Insect and rodent control.
d. General operation, maintenance, and safety.
e. Certification of compliance.
2. Coordinating approvals by state and local governments of preliminary plans to develop a mobile home park or a seasonal mobile home park under Section 11 of The Mobile Home Commission Act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2311.
3. Conducting annual physical inspections of mobile home parks and seasonal mobile home parks and granting certificates of compliance under Section 17 of The Mobile Home Commission Act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2317, in accordance with standards established by the Department regulating all of the following under Subdivisions 1(c) to 1(g) of Section 6 of The Mobile Home Commission Act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2306:
a. Drainage.
b. Garbage and rubbish storage and disposal.
c. Insect and rodent control.
d. General operation, maintenance, and safety.
e. Certification of compliance.
4. All other authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities vested in the Department of Environmental Quality under The Mobile Home Commission Act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2301 to 125.2350, previously transferred from the Department of Public Health to the Department of Environmental Quality under Executive Order 1996-1, except as provided under Section II.B of this Order.
B. All of the following authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are retained by the Department of Environmental Quality and are not transferred to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth:
1. Promulgating rules and setting forth minimum standards regulating all of the following under Subdivisions 1(a) to 1(b) of Section 6 of The Mobile Home Commission Act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2306:
a. Water supply systems.
b. Sewage collection and disposal systems.
2. Conducting annual physical inspections of mobile home parks and seasonal mobile home parks and granting certificates of compliance under Section 17 of The Mobile Home Commission Act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2317, in accordance with standards established by the Department regulating all of the following under Subdivisions 1(a) to 1(b) of Section 6 of The Mobile Home Commission Act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2306:
a. Water supply systems.
b. Sewage collection and disposal systems.
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III. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSFERS |
A. The Director of the Department of Labor and Economic Growth shall provide executive direction and supervision for the implementation of all transfers of functions under this Order and shall make internal organizational changes as necessary to complete the transfers under this Order.
B. The functions transferred under this Order shall be administered by the Director of the Department of Labor and Economic Growth in such ways as to promote efficient administration.
C. All rule-making, licensing, and registration functions related to the functions transferred under this Order, including, but not limited to, the prescription of rules, regulations, standards, and adjudications, under the Administrative Procedures Act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, are transferred to the Director of the Department of Labor and Economic Growth.
D. The Director of the Department of Labor and Economic Growth may delegate within the Department of Labor and Economic Growth a duty or power conferred on the Director of the Department of Labor and Economic Growth by this Order or by other law or order, and the individual to whom the duty or power is delegated may perform the duty or exercise the power at the time and to the extent that the power is delegated by the Director of the Department of Labor and Economic Growth.
E. All records, property, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds used, held, employed, available, or to be made available to the Department of Environmental Quality for the activities, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities transferred under this Order are transferred to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth.
F. No personnel shall be transferred under this Order.
G. 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 Fiscal Year 2006-2007.
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IV. MISCELLANEOUS |
A. All rules, orders, contracts, and agreements relating to the functions transferred under this Order lawfully adopted prior to the effective date of this Order shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed, or rescinded.
B. Any suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by, against, or before any entity affected under this Order, shall not abate by reason of the taking effect of this Order. Any suit, action, or other proceeding may be maintained by, against, or before the appropriate successor of any entity affected under this Order.
C. The invalidity of any portion of this Order shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Order, which may be given effect without any invalid portion. Any portion of this Order found invalid by a court or other entity with proper jurisdiction shall be severable from the remaining portions of this Order.