Whereas, The employees of the Weights and Measures Program are responsible for ensuring that all weighing and measuring devices used in commerce are accurate in both their design and operation; and,

Whereas, Weights and measures activities had an estimated economic impact of over $171.8 billion in Michigan in 2001; and,

Whereas, With a theme of “Weights and Measures: Ensuring Fair Competition and an Honest Value”, the maintenance of consumer confidence and the establishment of a competitive, fair marketplace strengthens economic activity and helps establish Michigan as the world’s 16th largest economy and the #2 ranked state in the nation for business development; and,

Whereas, Each year the first week in March is set aside to commemorate the enactment of our nation’s first Weights and Measures Law in 1799 and to increase public awareness of the importance of this law; and now therefore be it,