2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.263 State survey and remonumentation commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancy; compensation; expenses.

STATE SURVEY AND REMONUMENTATION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 345 of 1990


54.263 State survey and remonumentation commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancy; compensation; expenses.

Sec. 3.

(1) The state survey and remonumentation commission is created in the department of commerce.

(2) The commission shall consist of 5 members, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, as follows:

(a) One member shall represent the general public.

(b) The remaining 4 members shall be land surveyors licensed pursuant to article 20 of the occupational code, Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 339.2001 to 339.2014 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, 1 of whom also shall be serving as a county surveyor for a county in this state. The 4 members appointed under this subdivision shall be residents of the following areas of this state:

(i) One shall be a resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, 1 shall be a resident of the area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan that is north of the survey township line lying between survey township 16 north and survey township 17 north, and 1 shall be a resident of the area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan that is south of the survey township line lying between survey township 16 north and survey township 17 north.

(ii) One shall be a member at large, and shall be a resident of any area of this state.

(3) Of the 5 members first appointed to the commission, 1 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 1 for a term of 2 years, 1 for a term of 3 years, and 2 for terms of 4 years each. At the expiration of the term of each member, the governor shall appoint a successor, who shall hold office for a term of 4 years and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. A vacancy in the office of a member of the commission shall be filled by appointment by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, for the unexpired term.

(4) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary per diem expenses in accordance with standards established annually by the legislature for similar boards or commissions that are reimbursed from the general fund.


History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991



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