Michigan § 28.461 - Fireworks safety fund; creation within department of treasury; investment; money remaining in fund; lapse; expenditures; delegation of inspection duties; program.
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§ 28.461. Fireworks safety fund; creation within department of treasury; investment; money remaining in fund; lapse; expenditures; delegation of inspection duties; program.
(1) The fireworks safety fund is created within the department of treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The department shall expend money deposited in the fund as follows:
(a) One hundred percent of the money received from fireworks safety fees under section 8 to be used for the training of firefighters under the direction and approval of the firefighters training council established under the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377.
(b) One hundred percent of the money received from consumer fireworks certificate fees under section 4 to administer this act and to pay the costs of delegating inspections under this act to local units of government under subsection (5).
(c) One hundred percent of the money received from the fees collected under section 11 of the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.371, to be used for the training of firefighters under the direction and approval of the firefighters training council established under the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377.
(5) The department may establish a program for delegating inspection duties under this act to 1 or more local units of government. If a local unit of government agrees to carry out inspections, the department shall pay 50% of the consumer fireworks certificate fee paid by each retail location inspected by the local unit of government and retain the remaining 50% of that fee. If a local unit of government declines to participate in the program described in this subsection, the department shall retain its inspection duties under this act.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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