HB 5746 Summary

• Establishes the "emergency materials and supplies reserve program" administered by the Michigan Department of State Police to stockpile materials and supplies for use during declared states of disaster or emergency.

• Requires the department to prioritize purchasing materials manufactured in Michigan or the United States when important to maintaining domestic industry capacity for emergency response.

• Creates the strategic preparedness fund in the state treasury, administered by the Department of State Police, to purchase stockpiled materials and enter into contracts for future emergency response production.

• Permits the fund to receive money and assets from any source, with the State Treasurer directing investments and crediting interest back to the fund; unexpended emergency appropriations must be deposited into the fund rather than reverting to the general fund.

• Requires the department to expend appropriated money from the fund for administration and operation of the emergency materials and supplies reserve program.