Sec. 2a.

(1) Rules promulgated under this act shall be promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(2) The state fire marshal, after consultation with the board, may appoint ad hoc committees to assist the bureau, including the board and the state fire marshal, in promulgating rules under this act. The committees shall consist of as many members as the state fire marshal considers necessary, but shall include at least 2 persons who are representatives of 1 or more fire associations having a direct interest in the rules and at least 1 person who is representative of the persons owning facilities regulated by this act.

(3) The committees appointed under subsection (2) shall serve during the promulgation of the rules, may make recommendations on the content of the rules, and may recommend revisions in the rules.

(4) The board shall make recommendations on the content of the rules promulgated under this act and may recommend revisions in proposed rules or existing rules.

History: Add. 1978, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 247, Eff. Oct. 1, 1980 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2006 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of certain authority, powers, functions, and responsibilities of the state fire marshal and the fire marshal division of the department of state police to the director of the department of labor and economic growth, bureau of construction codes and fire safety, by type II transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.For transfer of powers and duties of the department of environmental quality under the aboveground storage tank program from department of environmental quality to bureau of fire services, department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2012-7, compiled at MCL 29.462.Admin Rule: R 28.101 et seq.; R 29.1 et seq.; R 29.501 et seq.; R 29.551 et seq.; R 29.601 et seq.; R 29.1101 et seq.; R 29.2201 et seq.; R 29.2301 et seq.; R 29.2501 et seq.; R 29.2801 et seq.; R 29.3101 et seq.; and R 29.3801 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.