Act No. 402

Public Acts of 2004

Approved by the Governor

November 12, 2004

Filed with the Secretary of State

November 15, 2004

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 2004

STATE OF MICHIGAN

92ND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

Introduced by Senators Garcia, Cropsey, Birkholz, Kuipers, Brown, McManus, Stamas, Toy, Sanborn, Hardiman, Schauer, Goschka, Bishop, Switalski, Cherry, Emerson, Prusi, Thomas and George

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1149

AN ACT to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the branches of the United States armed forces; and to prescribe the duties of certain state agencies and officials.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "armed forces commemoration act".

Sec. 2. In recognition of the men and women who served in the United States armed forces, specifically the UnitedStates army, the United States navy, the United States marines, the United States air force, and the UnitedStates coast guard, the dates of founding of each branch shall be commemorated. The commemoration dates shall include all of the following:

(a) The United States army is commemorated on June 14.

(b) The United States coast guard is commemorated on August 14.

(c) The United States air force is commemorated on September 18.

(d) The United States navy is commemorated on October 13.

(e) The United States marine corps is commemorated on November 10.

Sec. 3. The flags of each branch shall be flown over the state capitol building in Lansing annually on the commemoration date for each branch identified in section 2.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor