February 11, 2003, Introduced by Senators SCOTT, CLARK-COLEMAN, LELAND and BARCIA and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled
"The management and budget act,"
by amending section 227 (MCL 18.1227).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 227. (1) The department shall establish, operate, and
2 maintain parking for state buildings and facilities operated by
3 the department.
4 (2) If the department intends to relocate a state employee
5 from an assigned or designated parking location to a new parking
6 location, or from a current work site to a new work site, the
7 department shall conduct a study to determine the number of
8 parking spaces available at the new location. The department
9 shall only relocate or reassign a state employee to the new
10 parking location or work site if parking spaces are available
11 there to accommodate each relocated state employee.
1 (3) The department may establish and collect fees for parking
2 on state operated parking facilities from state employees, state
3 officials, and from the general public.
4 (4) Subject to subsection (5), the department shall not
5 charge a relocated or reassigned state employee as described in
6 subsection (2) parking fees at a rate greater than the rate the
7 state employee was charged to park at the state employee's
8 prerelocation or prereassignment parking location. This
9 subsection applies to parking fees charged on and after January
10 1, 2001.
11 (5) The department shall not increase parking fees annually
12 at a greater rate than the percentage increase in the consumer
13 price index for the United States for the immediately preceding
14 calendar year as defined and officially reported by the United
15 States department of labor bureau of labor statistics and as
16 certified by the state treasurer. This subsection applies to
17 parking fees charged on and after January 1, 2001.
18 (6) The fees, penalties, and fines collected under this
19 section shall be credited to the state general fund.
20 (7) The department shall promulgate rules pursuant to section
21 131(2) relative to the operation of the state operated parking
22 facilities. The rules shall provide for the assessment of
23 penalties and fines, for the removal of vehicles, and for a
24 grievance process.