Section 29.499 - Fees; fire safety standard and firefighter protection act enforcement fund.
FIRE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 56 of 2009
***** 29.499 THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 56 OF 2009 ON THE DATE THAT THE DIRECTOR NOTIFIES THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN WRITING THAT A FEDERAL REDUCED CIGARETTE IGNITION PROPENSITY STANDARD THAT PREEMPTS THIS ACT HAS BEEN ADOPTED AND IS IN EFFECT: See 29.511 *****
29.499 Fees; fire safety standard and firefighter protection act enforcement fund.
Sec. 9.
(1) At the time it submits a written certification or recertification under section 7, a manufacturer shall pay to the department a fee of $1,250.00 for each brand family of cigarette listed in the certification. A fee paid for a brand family under this subsection applies to all cigarettes within the brand family listed in the certification and to any new cigarette in that brand family certified during the 3-year certification period for which the fee is paid.
(2) The fire safety standard and firefighter protection act enforcement fund is created within the state treasury. The department shall deposit fees paid under this section into the fund. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any other 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. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund. The department shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes. The department shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for processing, testing, enforcement, and oversight activities under this act.
History: 2009, Act 56, Eff. Jan. 1, 2010