Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 325 of 1990 - Michigan Museum Act (399.301 - 399.510)
Section 399.504 - Railroad History Museum; Operation; Purpose; Programs; Dissemination of Information; Training Personnel; Library; Removal, Sale, or Transfer of Personal Property Given to Department.

Sec. 204.
(1) The department's bureau of history shall operate the railroad history museum and associated premises as part of its statewide museum system.
(2) The railroad history museum shall be dedicated to recounting and interpreting the role of the railroad industry in the development of the social, economic, and human history of the state of Michigan.
(3) The programs undertaken at the railroad history museum may include research, restoration, and conservation efforts, with the intent of preserving and interpreting the documents, artifacts, engines, and rolling stock associated with the state's rail system.
(4) The department may disseminate information concerning the railroad industry in Michigan and how the railroad industry helped to build, shape, and define America and assisted in opening frontiers and industrializing Michigan. Information may be disseminated in any appropriate form, including, but not limited to, publications, seminars, special exhibits, and public presentations.
(5) As part of its railroad history museum program, the department may train persons in railroad industry research, interpretation, preservation, and conservation.
(6) The department may maintain and operate a railroad library and archives at the railroad history museum or at another facility acquired to operate in conjunction with the railroad history museum.
(7) All documents, artifacts, and other personal property given to the department under section 201 shall not at any time be permanently removed from the railroad history museum, sold, or permanently transferred to another museum.
History: 1990, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1990

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Chapter 399 - Historical Records and Sites

Act 325 of 1990 - Michigan Museum Act (399.301 - 399.510)

Section 399.301 - Short Title.

Section 399.302 - Definitions.

Section 399.303 - Lease and Rental Agreements; Form and Content.

Section 399.401 - Lake Michigan Maritime Museum; Acceptance of Real Property, Personal Property, and Liabilities by Department.

Section 399.402 - Quitclaim Deed by City of South Haven; Memorandum of Gift by Maritime Corporation; Approval of Legal Documents by Attorney General; Right of First Refusal.

Section 399.403 - Maritime Corporation Employees Working at Museum to Become Department Employees.

Section 399.404 - Maritime Museum; Operation; Purpose; Programs; Emphasis; Dissemination of Information; Training Personnel; Library; Removal, Sale, or Transfer of History-Related Property.

Section 399.405 - Powers and Duties of Department Relative to Maritime Museum.

Section 399.406 - Maritime Museum Advisory Board; Creation; Membership; Qualifications; Terms; Compensation; Expenses; Election of Officers; Meetings; Quorum; Decisions.

Section 399.407 - Maritime Museum Advisory Board; Powers and Duties; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Writings.

Section 399.408 - Maritime Museum; Funding Assistance.

Section 399.409 - Maritime Artifact Conservation Service; Maritime Museum Trust Fund.

Section 399.410 - Friends of the Maritime Museum Organization; Establishment; Powers; Official Recognition; Qualifications; Letter of Certification; Rules; Use of Museum Facilities.

Section 399.501 - Durand Union Station Railroad Depot; Acceptance of Structure, Real Property, Personal Property, Funds, and Liabilities by Department; Lease of Real Property.

Section 399.502 - Quitclaim Deed by City of Durand; Warranty Deed by Ann Arbor Railroad Corporation; Approval of Legal Documents by Attorney General; Right of First Refusal.

Section 399.503 - Project Director of Railroad History Museum to Become Employee of Department; Plan; Appropriation.

Section 399.504 - Railroad History Museum; Operation; Purpose; Programs; Dissemination of Information; Training Personnel; Library; Removal, Sale, or Transfer of Personal Property Given to Department.

Section 399.505 - Powers and Duties of Department Relative to Railroad History Museum.

Section 399.506 - Railroad History Museum and Information Center Advisory Board; Creation; Membership; Qualifications; Terms; Compensation; Expenses; Election of Officers; Meetings; Quorum; Decisions.

Section 399.507 - Railroad History Museum Advisory Board; Powers and Duties; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Writings.

Section 399.508 - Railroad History Museum; Funding Assistance.

Section 399.509 - Railroad History Museum Trust Fund.

Section 399.510 - Friends of the Depot Organization; Establishment; Powers; Official Recognition; Qualifications; Letter of Certification; Rules; Use of Museum Facilities.