SENATE BILL No. 1403

September 17, 2002, Introduced by Senators HOFFMAN and BULLARD and referred to the

Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to amend 1929 PA 152, entitled

"An act to provide for the state-owned and operated Michigan

public safety communications system for police and public safety

purposes; to provide for acquisition, construction, implementa-

tion, operation, and maintenance of the property and equipment

necessary to operate the system; and to prescribe the powers and

duties of certain state agencies and officials,"

by amending section 3 (MCL 28.283), as amended by 1996 PA 538.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 3. (1) The department of state police shall broadcast

2 all police dispatches and reports which have a reasonable rela-

3 tion to or connection with the apprehension of criminals, the

4 prevention of crime, or the maintenance of peace, order, and

5 public safety in this state.

6 (2) The SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (4), THE director of the

7 department of state police may authorize SHALL ALLOW any

8 governmental public safety agency to utilize the Michigan public

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1 safety communications system INCLUDING ATTACHING PUBLIC SAFETY

2 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TO TOWERS CONSTRUCTED UNDER THIS ACT.

3 (3) ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

4 OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY EQUIPMENT SHALL BE THE

5 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY

6 REQUESTING PERMISSION.

7 (4) THE DIRECTOR MAY DENY PERMISSION TO INSTALL OR ATTACH

8 LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT TO A TOWER CONSTRUCTED

9 UNDER THIS ACT IF THE INSTALLATION OR ATTACHMENT WILL INTERFERE

10 WITH THE OPTIMUM OPERATION OF THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNI-

11 CATION SYSTEM AS DETERMINED BY THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMU-

12 NICATIONS SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION

13 TECHNOLOGY.

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