Bill Text: MI SB0051 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: State agencies (proposed); boards and commissions; Michigan infrastructure council; establish. Creates new act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-18 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB0051 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0051-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 51
January 18, 2017, Introduced by Senator BIEDA and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to create the Michigan infrastructure council; and to
prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and
officials.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"Michigan infrastructure council act".
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Asset" means infrastructure related to water,
transportation, energy, or communications, including, but not
limited to, water supply systems, sewer systems, drains and
stormwater systems, roads, bridges, broadband and communication
systems, and electricity and natural gas networks.
(b) "Asset management" means the practice of identifying and
managing infrastructure in a cost-effective and efficient manner
based on continuous collection of data.
(c) "Council" means the Michigan infrastructure council
created in section 3.
(d) "Department" means the department of technology,
management, and budget.
Sec. 3. (1) The Michigan infrastructure council is created
within the department.
(2) The council consists of 9 members representative of 1 or
more of the following:
(a) Infrastructure technical experts from the public and
private sectors with knowledge of and expertise in the areas of
transportation, water, energy, and communications.
(b) Financial and procurement experts from the public and
private sectors.
(c) Key state departments.
(d) Regional entities.
(3) Members of the council shall be appointed as follows:
(a) Three by the governor.
(b) Two by the senate majority leader.
(c) Two by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(d) One by the senate minority leader.
(e) One by the house minority leader.
(4) The members first appointed to the council must be
appointed within 90 days after the effective date of this act.
(5) Members of the council shall serve for terms of 2 years or
until a successor is appointed, whichever is later, except that of
the members first appointed under subsection (3)(a), 2 shall serve
for 2 years and 1 shall serve for 1 year and of the members first
appointed under subsection (3)(b) and (c), 1 shall serve for 1 year
and 1 shall serve for 2 years.
(6) A vacancy on the council shall be filled for the unexpired
term in the same manner as the original appointment.
(7) A member of the council may be removed for incompetence,
dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in
office, or any other good cause.
(8) The governor shall call the first meeting of the council.
At the first meeting, the council shall elect from among its
members a chairperson and other officers as it considers necessary
or appropriate. After the first meeting, the council shall meet at
least quarterly, or more frequently at the call of the chairperson
or if requested by 3 or more members.
(9) A majority of the members of the council constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the council.
A majority of the members serving are required for official action
of the council.
(10) The council shall perform its business at a public
meeting of the council held in compliance with the open meetings
act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(11) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or
retained by the council in the performance of an official function
is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL
15.231 to 15.246.
(12) Members of the council shall serve without compensation.
However, members of the council may be reimbursed for their actual
and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
official duties as members of the council.
Sec. 4. The council shall do all of the following:
(a) Establish a regional infrastructure pilot program to
identify existing data and data needs within the region and an
appropriate system to house and analyze this information.
(b) Following an evaluation of the regional infrastructure
pilot program under subdivision (a), deploy an asset management
database process and system throughout this state.
(c) Develop a long-term, integrated infrastructure strategy
for publicly held assets in this state and coordinate the strategy
with private utilities.
(d) Design, oversee, and coordinate incentives, funding, and
financing opportunities for this state's various infrastructure
asset types.
