Michigan Laws 259.54 – Cooperation with federal government; compliance with federal laws and regulations for expenditure of federal money; receipt and disbursement of federal and other money; commission as agent of sta
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(1) The commission may cooperate with the government of the United States and any agency or department thereof, in the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities in this state where federal financial aid is received. The commission shall comply with the laws of the United States and any regulations made under those laws for the expenditure of federal money upon airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities for which federal financial aid is received.
(2) The commission may accept, receive, receipt for, and disburse, federal or other money for and in behalf of this state or a political subdivision of this state, for the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities in this state. In each case, the commission shall act as agent of the political subdivision of this state in accepting, receiving, receipting for, and disbursing such money in behalf of the political subdivision. The governing body of a political subdivision in this state may designate the commission as its agent for these purposes, as provided in section 135.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.54
- Aeronautical facilities: means any device, physical or otherwise, that is an object of nature or that is human-made, that aids and is used in aeronautics. See Michigan Laws 259.2
- Airport: means any location, either on land or water, that is used for the landing or take-off of aircraft, and includes the buildings and facilities, if any, on that location. See Michigan Laws 259.2
- Commission: means the Michigan aeronautics commission. See Michigan Laws 259.3
- Department: means the state transportation department, bureau of aeronautics. See Michigan Laws 259.3
- Political subdivision: means a county, city, village, or township of this state, and any other political subdivision, public corporation, authority, or district in this state that is or may be authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, maintain, improve, and operate airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities. See Michigan Laws 259.7
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(3) Money accepted for disbursement by the commission pursuant to subsection (2) shall be deposited in the state treasury and disbursed in accordance with the provisions of the respective grants and the fiscal procedures of the state treasurer.
(4) The commission may assist political subdivisions of this state in the preparation of airport projects under federal statutes that provide federal funding of the airport and airway system, by the furnishing of engineering or other technical services. The cost for such assistance shall be chargeable to the airport project and reimbursable to the commission in accordance with the federal statute providing federal funding as allowable project costs, and deposited to the planning and engineering fund for use on future projects.