Michigan Laws 259.139 – Authority as public body corporate; intent to incorporate regional authority; resolution; presumption of validity; rules prohibited
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.139
- Airport: means a publicly owned airport licensed by the department under section 86 and includes all airport facilities at the airport. See Michigan Laws 259.138
- Department: means the state transportation department, bureau of aeronautics. See Michigan Laws 259.3
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Legislative body: means the elected body of a local government that has legislative powers. See Michigan Laws 259.138
- Local government: means a county, city, township, or village that creates the regional authority. See Michigan Laws 259.138
- Regional authority: means a regional airport authority created under section 139 and governed by a board. See Michigan Laws 259.138
- 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
- Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
(1) An authority created under this section is a public body corporate for purposes of state and federal law and must comply with all of the following:
(a) The open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(b) The freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(c) The uniform budget and accounting act, 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 to 141.440a.
(2) A local government that owns or operates an airport may, by resolution, declare its intention to incorporate a regional authority. In the resolution of intent, the legislative body of the local government shall set a date for a public hearing on the adoption of a proposed resolution incorporating the regional authority. The public hearing must be held in accordance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. After the public hearing, if the legislative body of the local government intends to proceed with the incorporation of the regional authority, it must adopt, by majority vote of its members, a resolution adopting the articles of incorporation of the regional authority. The adoption of the resolution is subject to any applicable statutory or charter provisions with respect to the approval or disapproval by an officer of the local government and the adoption of an ordinance over the officer’s veto. The articles of incorporation for the regional authority take effect on being filed with the secretary of state.
(3) The validity of the incorporation of a regional authority is conclusively presumed unless questioned in an original action filed in the court of appeals within 60 days after the creation or incorporation of the regional authority under this chapter. The court of appeals has original jurisdiction to hear an action under this subsection. The court shall hear the action in an expedited manner. The state transportation department is a necessary party in an action under this subsection.
(4) The department shall not promulgate rules under this chapter.