WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to promote coordination, cooperation and efficiency among certain property tax exemption programs; and
WHEREAS, Act 198 of the Public Acts of 1989 shifts appropriations for the Senior Citizens' Cooperative Housing Tax Exemption Payments Program from the Department of Management and Budget to the Department of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Article 5, Section 2, of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 empowers the governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or assignment of functions among its units which are necessary for efficient administration;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES J. BLANCHARD, Governor of the State of Michigan, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and the laws of the State of Michigan, do hereby order the following:
In fulfillment of the requirements of Article 5, Section 2, of the Constitution of 1963, this Order shall become effective October 1, 1989.
MCL 125.1391