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MI HR0215
Resolution
Status
3/2/2010
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Mayes
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AI Summary
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Designates March 1-7, 2010, as Weights and Measures Week in Michigan.
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Recognizes the Michigan Department of Agriculture Laboratory Division's Weights and Measures Program for ensuring accuracy of weighing and measuring devices used in commerce.
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Acknowledges weights and measures activities generate an estimated $170 billion annual economic impact in Michigan.
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Honors Michigan as one of eight original states that began establishing nationwide uniform weights and measures requirements in 1905.
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Commemorates the enactment of the nation's first Weights and Measures Law in 1799 and raises public awareness of its importance.
Legislative Description
A resolution to declare March 1-7, 2010, as Weights and Measures Week in the state of Michigan.
Weights and Measures Week
Last Action
Adopted
3/2/2010