OFFICIAL STATE SCOTTISH TARTAN
House Bill 5904
Sponsor: Rep. Richard LeBlanc
Committee: Government Operations
Complete to 12-1-08
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5904 AS INTRODUCED 3-18-08
The bill would crate a new act to designate an official Scottish tartan of the state. Under the bill, the thread count would be read by Scottish hand weavers and textile designers as follows:
BG18*W2 BG8 W2 T8 DG2 T4 DG24 DR4 DG4*
In the thread count description indicated above, an asterisk denotes 1/2 the total threads at the turning points.
[NOTE: According to the website of the St. Andrew's Society of Northwestern Michigan, which is promoting the adoption of this tartan, the colors stand for:
White: snow, lake ice, summer clouds, and fruit blossoms
Tan: sand dunes, Petoskey stones, roads for the Model T
Deep red: maples in autumn, cherries and apples, red-top grass
Deep green: forest, rolling hills & meadows
Blue/green: Michigan’s lakes, both inland and Great.
The website is at: www.sasnm.org/mi_tartan.htm]
FISCAL IMPACT:
This bill would have no fiscal impact on the State of Michigan or local units of government.
Fiscal Analyst: Viola Bay Wild
■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.