Section 399.152 - Definitions.
MICHIGAN HISTORICAL MARKERS ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 10 of 1955
399.152 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) “Application” means applying for the placement of an official Michigan historical marker at the location of a historic resource or site and for the resource's or site's listing in the state register of historic sites.
(b) “Center” means the Michigan historical center established in the department.
(c) “Commission” means the Michigan historical commission created in section 1 of 1913 PA 271, MCL 399.1.
(d) “Department” means the department of history, arts, and libraries created in section 3 of the history, arts, and libraries act, 2001 PA 63, MCL 399.703.
(e) “Historic resource” means a publicly or privately owned building, structure, site, object, or open space of historic significance to Michigan.
(f) “Historic significance” means value in relation to historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural disciplines.
(g) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other private legal entity.
(h) “Work” means construction, addition, alteration, repair, moving, excavation, or demolition.
History: 1955, Act 10, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 249, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 488, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2002
Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties relating to promotion of history and the preservation of the state's historical resources to the department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2009-26, compiled at MCL 399.752.