SENATE BILL No. 1082

 

 

March 4, 2004, Introduced by Senators JOHNSON, KUIPERS, BISHOP, SANBORN, McMANUS, PATTERSON, CROPSEY, GARCIA, CASSIS and SIKKEMA and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The management and budget act,"                                            

                                                                                

    by amending section 215 (MCL 18.1215), as amended by 1988 PA                

                                                                                

    504.                                                                        

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 215.  (1) As used in this section, "motor vehicle"                     

                                                                                

2   means a motor vehicle which is defined in section 213(1) and is             

                                                                                

3   owned by any of the following:                                              

                                                                                

4       (a) The state transportation department.                                    

                                                                                

5       (b) The department of natural resources.                                    

                                                                                

6       (2) A motor vehicle and the person to whom a motor vehicle is               

                                                                                

7   assigned is subject to the following restrictions:                          

                                                                                

8       (a) An unclassified employee who is a director of a                         

                                                                                

9   principal department or of a state agency, as determined by the             

                                                                                

10  director of the department of management and budget, may be                 

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   assigned a motor vehicle.  A person who is assigned a motor                 

                                                                                

2   vehicle pursuant to this subdivision may utilize the motor                  

                                                                                

3   vehicle between the person's residence and official work                    

                                                                                

4   station.                                                                    

                                                                                

5       (a)  (b)  A state employee  who may not be assigned a motor                 

                                                                                

6   vehicle pursuant to subdivision (a)  may be assigned a motor                

                                                                                

7   vehicle which may be utilized between the person's residence and            

                                                                                

8   official work station only if  both of the following conditions             

                                                                                

9   are satisfied:  (i) Adequate or safe work station parking is                

                                                                                

10  nonexistent;  technical equipment on or in the motor vehicle                

                                                                                

11  requires a secure parking area which is not available at the                

                                                                                

12  person's work station  ; or it is in the best interest of the               

                                                                                

13  state to occasionally begin or end the assignment of the motor              

                                                                                

14  vehicle at the employee's residence  and the person is on call              

                                                                                

15  for emergencies.                                                            

                                                                                

16      (ii) The residence-to-official work station utilization is                   

                                                                                

17  approved by the director of the employee's principal department             

                                                                                

18  or the authorized representative of the director of the                     

                                                                                

19  employee's principal department.                                            

                                                                                

20      (c) Except as provided in subdivisions (a) and (b), a person                

                                                                                

21  may utilize a motor vehicle for nonduty use only when the                   

                                                                                

22  employee is on assignment away from the person's work station               

                                                                                

23  where other transportation is not available.                                

                                                                                

24      (b)  (d)  The value of all mileage driven in a motor vehicle                

                                                                                

25  shall be recorded in accordance with regulations issued by the              

                                                                                

26  internal revenue service and directives issued by the                       

                                                                                

27  department.                                                                 


                                                                                

1       (c)  (e)  A motor vehicle shall not be used for personal                    

                                                                                

2   use.