Bill Text: MI HB6041 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Agriculture; products; establish program to encourage the purchase by public entities of agricultural products from local farmers; provide for. Creates new act.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 54-8)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-14 - Printed Bill Filed 04/14/2010 [HB6041 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-HB6041-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 6041
April 13, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Meadows, Sheltrown, Haase, Miller, Hammel, Byrnes, Ebli, Valentine, Gregory, Smith, Segal, Stanley, Geiss, Robert Jones, Warren, Young, Bledsoe, Bettie Scott, LeBlanc, Melton, Cushingberry, Switalski, Slezak, Liss, McDowell, Nerat, Scripps, Johnson, Byrum, Durhal, Jackson, Womack, Kennedy, Haugh, Barnett, Slavens, Constan, Polidori, Terry Brown, Espinoza, Hansen, Neumann, Spade, Lahti, Lindberg, Mayes, Kandrevas, Clemente, Griffin, Corriveau, Coulouris, Donigan, Lisa Brown, Tlaib, Stamas, Daley, Calley, Hildenbrand, Rocca, Opsommer, Ball and Huckleberry and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to establish a program to designate, promote, and
market to public entities certain products grown, processed, and
manufactured in this state; to provide for certain powers for
certain state departments and agencies; to provide for certain
grants to certain persons; and to provide for the promulgation of
rules.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "buy
Michigan first act".
Sec. 2. (1) The department of agriculture shall establish a
buy Michigan program in an effort to clearly designate and
encourage the purchase by public entities of farm products grown,
processed, or manufactured in this state.
(2) The program established under subsection (1) shall be
designed to provide at least the following:
(a) Increased marketing opportunities for, and awareness and
purchasing of, Michigan-grown, processed, and manufactured farm
products by public entities.
(b) The forming of partnerships with other public
institutions, local governments, universities and colleges,
commodity groups, manufacturers, retailers, and other entities to
implement this act.
(c) The establishing of a procedure for application for grants
and other forms of funding for the implementation of this act.
Sec. 3. As allowed by law, the department of agriculture may
provide for the trademarking or protection of a buy Michigan logo
and other identifying marking. The department may design uniform
point-of-sale signage, stickers, posters, banners, and display
cards as part of the promotion of the sale of Michigan farm
products.
Sec. 4. The department of agriculture may accept funds from
any private or public source for implementation of this act.
Sec. 5. The department of agriculture may promulgate rules
under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL
24.201 to 24.328, to implement this act.
