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2005 House Bill 5281: Seat some local governments on intercounty drain boards
Public Act 16 of 2006
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- Introduced by Rep. Edward Gaffney (R) on October 11, 2005, to give local governments in Oakland and Wayne Counties membership on certain intercounty drainage and sewer project governance boards, and make other revisions to the makeup of those boards.
- Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on October 11, 2005.
- Reported in the House on October 25, 2005, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Shelley Goodman Taub (R) on November 3, 2005, to exempt Oakland County from the bill. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on November 3, 2005.
- Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on October 11, 2005.
- Passed 63 to 42 in the House on November 9, 2005, to give local governments in Wayne County membership on certain intercounty drainage and sewer project governance boards, and make other revisions to the makeup of those boards.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on November 10, 2005.
- Referred to the Senate Local, Urban, & State Affairs Committee on November 10, 2005.
- Reported in the Senate on December 29, 2005, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Amendment offered in the Senate on January 18, 2006, to clarify that this applies to Wayne County. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on January 18, 2006.
- Referred to the Senate Local, Urban, & State Affairs Committee on November 10, 2005.
- Passed 35 to 1 in the Senate on January 24, 2006, to give local governments in Wayne County membership on certain intercounty drainage and sewer project governance boards, and make other revisions to the makeup of those boards.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on January 24, 2006.
- Passed 71 to 33 in the House on January 31, 2006.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on February 9, 2006.
Most Recent Comments
1) Sen. Garcia's "no vote explanation" by Admin003 on January 25, 2006Senator Garcia, under his constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of House Bill No.5281 and moved that the statement he made during the discussion of the bill be printed as his reasons for voting "no."
The motion prevailed.
Senator Garcia's statement is as follows:
Normally, I wouldn't get involved in speaking on a bill like this, but I happened to talk to someone who knows a little bit about it and shared with me his concerns about this bill.
Currently, it is my understanding that the drain commissioner appointed a disinterested person. This bill would allow a drain commissioner to appoint someone who could be a friend and is not necessarily an elected official. This could have some impact on the drain project or projects that are involved and could have a serious fiscal impact on the overall project. It has potential for lawsuit and then also sets a bad precedent.
For those reasons, I believe that I'm going to be voting "no" on this bill. On the surface, it appears to be a good bill and I'm sure the folks in Wayne County could use something like this, but it sets a bad precedent for the rest of the state. That's why I intend to vote against it.
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Amendment to drain code.
Do not like the idea of change to the drain code , this creates an opportunity for additional costs to he taxpayer.
Further it is my understanding that this was requested in one county and not all of Michigan Counties. Why is this bil amended to include all Michigan Counties?
It wa suppose to effect any coounty with a population of 1 million or more and only one county in this bracket wants this change.
This is goverment again dabbling where it should not. Sounds like a favoritism move to me.
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Introduced in the House on October 11, 2005, to give local governments in Wayne County membership on certain intercounty drainage and sewer project governance boards, and make other revisions to the makeup of those boards
The vote was 63 in favor, 42 opposed and 5 not voting
(House Roll Call 581 at House Journal 98)
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