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MI Comp L § 18.1261a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1261a - Recycled Supplies, Materials, and Equipment; Effect of Noncompliance; Exemption; Cost Considerations; Report; “Recycled Materials” Defined.

18.1261a Recycled supplies, materials, and equipment; effect of noncompliance; exemption; cost considerations; report; “recycled materials” defined.  Sec. 261a.  (1) In addition to the requirements of section 261, the following percentages of all supplies, materials, and equipment shall be made from recycled materials, if there is a readily identifiable source or market as determined by the director, and the cost does not exceed 110% of supplies, materials, and equipment not containing recycled materials: for 1989, 10%; for 1990, 15%; and for 1991 and each year thereafter, 20%.  (2) If the department is unable to comply with the requirement of this section, the department shall do both of the following:  (a) With the assistance of any state agency that utilizes the supply, material, or equipment, seek a supply, material, or equipment that fulfills the requirements of subsection (1).  (b) Report to the legislature and the affected state agency that the department is unable to comply with subsection (1), the reason for the inability to comply, and the efforts made by the department to comply.   (3) If a state agency informs the department that it is unable to utilize a recycled supply, material, or equipment, the agency shall request and justify an exemption from subsection (1) in writing. The department may grant an exemption from the requirements of subsection (1) upon just cause.   (4) When the department fulfills its responsibilities under this act to purchase and contract for supplies, materials, equipment, and printing, it may consider the product longevity and the annual maintenance costs of the product as well as the unit price in determining whether the cost of the product with recycled materials exceeds the cost of a product not containing recycled materials by 110%.  (5) The department shall annually report to the governor and the legislature on the quantities and types of recycled products purchased by the department.  (6) As used in this section, "recycled materials" includes, but is not limited to, recycled paper products, structural materials made from recycled plastics, rerefined lubricating oils, reclaimed solvents, recycled asphalt and concrete, recycled glass products, retreaded tires, and ferrous and nonferrous metals containing recycled scrap metals, that contain 1 or more of the following in a percentage as determined by the department as provided by law:  (a) Waste materials generated by a business or a consumer.  (b) Materials that have served their intended purpose.  (c) Materials that have been separated from solid waste for purposes of collection, recycling, and disposition. History: Add. 1988, Act 413, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1261b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1261b - Purchase of Recycled Paper; Phase-in Period; Directives; Label; Records; Definitions.

18.1261b Purchase of recycled paper; phase-in period; directives; label; records; definitions.Sec. 261b.  (1) In addition to the requirements of section 261, to the extent available, all paper products purchased or contracted for by the department shall be made from recycled paper, if the cost is not greater than 110% of the cost of paper that does not contain recycled fibers. The purchase of recycled paper shall be phased in over a 3-year period pursuant to the following percentages:   Percentage of total paper purchased Percentage of wastepaper contained in recycled paper   Year   1989 30% 25   1990 40% 35   1991 and each year thereafter 50% 50  (2) The directives of the department issued under section 261(2) that apply to the procurement of paper products shall require that all paper products, to the extent available, purchased or contracted for by the department shall be made from recycled paper to comply with the 3-year phase-in requirements provided for in this section.  (3) The department shall investigate whether it is feasible and desirable to require that recycled paper products purchased by the department be labeled as being made of recycled paper.  (4) The department shall maintain records to document by commodity type recycled paper purchased or contracted for by the department.  (5) As used in this section and section 273:  (a) "Recycled paper" means a paper product that contains not less than 25% wastepaper in 1989, 35% wastepaper in 1990, and 50% wastepaper in 1991 and each year thereafter.  (b) "Wastepaper" means discarded paper that is generated after the completion of the paper manufacturing process, and includes, but is not limited to, trimmings, printed paper, cutting and converting paper, and post-consumer paper. Wastepaper does not include mill broke or other in-plant residual wastes. History: Add. 1988, Act 412, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1261c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1261c - Wood or Paper Products From Sustainably Managed Forests or Procurement Systems.

18.1261c Wood or paper products from sustainably managed forests or procurement systems. Sec. 261c.  (1) Beginning October 1, 2006, in addition to the requirements of sections 261, 261a, and 261b, in purchasing wood or paper products the department shall give preference to wood or paper products that derive from sustainably managed forests or procurement systems.  (2) Paper product and forest product companies purchasing raw materials from or through third parties may reasonably rely upon the representations of landowners, vendors, or brokers as to whether the raw materials derive from sustainably managed forests or procurement systems.  (3) As used in this section, "sustainably managed forests or procurement systems" means forests or procurement systems that are certified by an independent third party using 1 or more of the following certification programs:  (a) The sustainable forestry initiative/American forest and paper association.  (b) The American tree farm systems/American forest foundation.  (c) The Canadian standards associations sustainable forest management system standards.  (d) The forest stewardship council.  (e) The Pan-European forest certification.  (f) The Finnish forest certification system.  (g) The United Kingdom woodlands assurance scheme.  (h) International standards organization (ISO) standard 14001. History: Add. 2004, Act 249, Eff. Mar. 30, 2005 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1261d (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1261d - Products Containing Mercury or Mercury Compounds; Purchase; Limitation.

18.1261d Products containing mercury or mercury compounds; purchase; limitation.Sec. 261d.  In addition to the requirements of section 261, the department and all state agencies shall, whenever possible, avoid purchasing products containing mercury or mercury compounds if products that do not contain mercury or mercury compounds are available and those products are cost effective as determined by the department. History: Add. 2008, Act 193, Imd. Eff. July 11, 2008 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1261e (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1261e - Information Technology Projects; Requirements.

18.1261e Information technology projects; requirements.Sec. 261e.  Not later than October 1, 2021, the department of technology, management, and budget shall do all of the following for each information technology project exceeding $250,000.00:  (a) Establish and document a process for accounting for and monitoring of project cost that aligns with industry best practices and includes all of the following:  (i) Identification and monitoring of cost overruns.  (ii) Change orders and accounting for projects that exceed 1 fiscal year.  (b) Communicate process and defined roles to involved parties.  (c) Ensure information technology project spending within the information technology fund is accurately tracked and accounted for, including costs for contractors, state employees, hardware, software, and maintenance.  (d) Require each state agency to provide and report any additional technology project spending outside of the information technology fund is accurately tracked and accounted for, including costs for contractors, state employees, hardware, software, and maintenance.  (e) Require each state agency to report on system-related contracts or projects with specific appropriations to ensure funds are only spent on the development and maintenance of that system. History: Add. 2020, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 2020 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1261f (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1261f - Information Technology System Development Vendor Contract or Maintenance Project; Audit.

18.1261f Information technology system development vendor contract or maintenance project; audit.Sec. 261f.  When the auditor general selects an information technology system development vendor contract or maintenance project described under section 261e for audit or investigation, the auditor general shall also validate the department's compliance with select processes and best practice standards and use the audit criteria in section 261e when appropriate and applicable. History: Add. 2020, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 2020 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1262 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1262 - Limiting Solicitation to Prequalified Vendors.

18.1262 Limiting solicitation to prequalified vendors. Sec. 262.  The department may limit a solicitation to prequalified vendors to meet statutory or licensing requirements applying to the solicitation or when the time necessary to verify vendor qualifications would jeopardize timely award of contracts. History: Add. 1988, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1263 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1263 - Purchase of Supplies and Materials by State Agency to Maintain Inventories; Authorization; Limitation; Charging Appropriation Accounts; Periodic Inventories; Obsolescence, Damage, or Spoilage; Fee for Purchasing Services Assistance; Cooperative Bulk Purchasing Program for Schools and School Districts.

18.1263 Purchase of supplies and materials by state agency to maintain inventories; authorization; limitation; charging appropriation accounts; periodic inventories; obsolescence, damage, or spoilage; fee for purchasing services assistance; cooperative bulk purchasing program for schools and school districts.Sec. 263.  (1) The director may authorize a state agency to purchase supplies and materials for the purpose of maintaining inventories. The director shall place a dollar or quantity limitation to insure inventories are maintained at acceptable levels. Appropriation accounts shall be charged upon the basis of actual usage. Any state agency so authorized shall conduct periodic inventories as directed by the director of all supplies and materials under their control. Obsolete, damaged, or spoiled supplies and materials shall be charged to the proper appropriation account during the fiscal year it is determined that obsolescence, damage, or spoilage has occurred.  (2) The department shall provide assistance to any city, village, county, township, school district, intermediate school district, nonprofit hospital, institution of higher education, or community or junior college for purchasing services on a fee basis. Fees collected for the provision of that assistance are appropriated for the additional expenses incurred.  (3) The department shall create and operate a cooperative bulk purchasing program for school districts, public school academies, nonpublic schools, and intermediate school districts on a fee basis to reduce the costs of purchasing goods and services. Fees collected under this subsection shall not exceed the cost of purchasing goods and services and reasonable administrative expenses, and are appropriated for the expenses incurred. History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 ;-- 2004, Act 589, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2005 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1264 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1264 - Debarring Vendor From Participation in Bid Process and From Contract Award; Notice; Finding.

18.1264 Debarring vendor from participation in bid process and from contract award; notice; finding. Sec. 264.  The department may debar a vendor from participation in the bid process and from contract award upon notice and a finding that the vendor is not able to perform responsibly, or that the vendor, or an officer or an owner of a 25% or greater share of the vendor, has demonstrated a lack of integrity that could jeopardize the state's interest if the state were to contract with the vendor. History: Add. 1988, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1265 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1265 - Federal Surplus Property; Acquisition and Distribution.

18.1265 Federal surplus property; acquisition and distribution. Sec. 265.  The department shall perform the functions and necessary duties as the agency of the state in the acquisition and distribution of federal surplus property pursuant to federal law. History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1267 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1267 - Personal Property of State Agencies; Directives for Disclosure, Transfer, and Disposal; Sale at Fair Market Value; Payment of Costs or Assessment of Handling Fee; Sale of Surplus Snow Removal Equipment or Surplus Road Construction or Maintenance Equipment; "Local Road Agencies" Defined.

18.1267 Personal property of state agencies; directives for disclosure, transfer, and disposal; sale at fair market value; payment of costs or assessment of handling fee; sale of surplus snow removal equipment or surplus road construction or maintenance equipment; "local road agencies" defined.Sec. 267.  (1) The department shall issue directives to provide for the disclosure, transfer, and disposal of surplus personal property of state agencies. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), the department may dispose of surplus personal property by donating the surplus personal property to a nonprofit entity, or selling it to a unit of local government, or selling it at a public sale.   (2) The department may sell surplus personal property at fair market value. The department may also exchange surplus personal property for goods and services at fair market value with a private company that is contracted to provide state services, and the surplus personal property is essential to providing those services.  (3) The department may pay necessary costs incurred in the conduct of the transfers or sale of surplus personal property including the necessary warehousing and reconditioning costs from the proceeds of the sale or by assessing a handling fee for surplus personal property being donated.  (4) Beginning October 1, 2016, prior to donating, disposing of, or selling surplus snow removal equipment or surplus road construction or maintenance equipment that was owned by the state transportation department, the department shall make that equipment available for sale at fair market value to local road agencies in this state. The department shall issue directives to implement this subsection. As used in this subsection, "local road agencies" means a local road agency as that term is defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a. History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1999 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 237, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2012 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 245, Imd. Eff. June 24, 2016 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1269 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1269 - Centralized Services; Charges; Rates; Creation of Office Services Revolving Fund; Inventory Value of Paper and Stationery Operation.

18.1269 Centralized services; charges; rates; creation of office services revolving fund; inventory value of paper and stationery operation. Sec. 269.  (1) The department shall establish, administer, operate, or provide centralized services such as the following:  (a) Duplicating, microfilming, mailing, warehousing, and drug packaging.  (b) Telecommunications.   (c) Supplying and storing of forms, publications, paper, and stationery.  (d) Off-site storage of optical discs.  (e) Other services to state agencies that are advantageous to this state, after consultation with each affected state agency.  (2) The department shall charge a state agency for a service provided to the state agency pursuant to subsection (1). A payment shall be credited to the office services revolving fund created in subsection (3). The rate charged for a service shall be coordinated, to the extent possible, with the budget cycle. The rate shall reflect the actual cost for the service provided.  (3) The office services revolving fund is created. The amounts in the office services revolving fund are continuously appropriated only for implementing subsection (1).  (4) The inventory value of the paper and stationery operation of the centralized services shall not exceed at any given time 1/3 of the gross sales of the previous fiscal year. History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 191, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1992 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of statutory authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of certain units, teams, divisions, and offices within the department of management and budget to the department of information technology by type III transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2001-1, compiled at MCL 18.41 of the Michigan compiled laws.Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1270 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1270 - Directives for Use of Certain Apps, Software, or Other Technology on Electronic Device by State Departments and Agencies.

18.1270 Directives for use of certain apps, software, or other technology on electronic device by state departments and agencies.Sec. 270.  The department shall issue directives that all state departments and all state agencies must not use any app, software, or other technology that prevents it from maintaining or preserving a public record as required by law on an electronic device that is used to create a public record. History: Add. 2021, Act 114, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2021 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1271 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1271 - Repealed. 1999, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1999.

18.1271 Repealed. 1999, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1999. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to telecommunications systems or services.Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1273 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1273 - Directives for Printing of Publications by State Agency; Approval of Printing Request; Determining Number and Distribution of State Reports and Publications; Style, Form, Binding, Typography, and Quality of Paper; Central Storage; Publications to Be Printed on Recycled Paper; Distribution and Central Storage Only of Certain Publications.

18.1273 Directives for printing of publications by state agency; approval of printing request; determining number and distribution of state reports and publications; style, form, binding, typography, and quality of paper; central storage; publications to be printed on recycled paper; distribution and central storage only of certain publications. Sec. 273.  (1) The department shall issue directives for the printing of publications by any state agency. A publication that is authorized by law shall not be printed unless the request for the printing is approved by the department.  (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), the department shall provide for the determination of the precise number and distribution of all state reports and publications, shall prescribe the style, form, binding, typography, and quality of paper, and shall provide for the central storage of reports and publications in a manner provided by law. In addition, the department shall require that the publications of any state agency shall be printed on recycled paper, to the extent available, to comply with the 3-year phase-in requirements provided for in section 261b.  (3) With respect to the Michigan manual, the Public and Local Acts, the Michigan administrative code, and the Michigan register, the department shall provide for their distribution and central storage only. History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 184, Eff. July 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 412, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB
MI Comp L § 18.1275 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 18 - Department of Management and Budget|Act 431 of 1984 - The Management and Budget Act (18.1101 - 18.1594)|Article 2 - (18.1201...18.1299)|Section 18.1275 - Sale of Office Furnishings and Equipment to Former Governors and Legislators; Fair Market Value; Use of Proceeds.

18.1275 Sale of office furnishings and equipment to former governors and legislators; fair market value; use of proceeds. Sec. 275.  The department may sell, at fair market value, to former governors and legislators, office furnishings and other equipment utilized by the governors and legislators. Personal property which was originally donated to the state by the person purchasing the property or real property or improvements to real property may be sold for its fair market value as determined by the purchasing division of the department using generally accepted valuation methods for all other property. The sale will be based on replacement value as determined by the purchasing division of the department. Proceeds from the sale may be used to replace furnishings and equipment. History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 Popular Name: Act 431Popular Name: DMB