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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 141.1611

  • Authority: means the Michigan settlement administration authority created under section 4. See Michigan Laws 141.1603
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Board: means the board of directors of the authority. See Michigan Laws 141.1603
  • Contribution agreement: means the contribution agreement in substantially the form included with the city of Detroit's plan for adjustment. See Michigan Laws 141.1603
  • Plan for adjustment: means the plan for the adjustment of debts of the city of Detroit approved and entered by the United States bankruptcy court for the eastern district of Michigan, southern division, In Re City of Detroit, Michigan, case no. See Michigan Laws 141.1603
  • 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
  • State treasurer: means the state treasurer of this state or his or her designee who is designated by a written instrument signed by the state treasurer and maintained in a permanent file and whose signature has the same force and effect as the signature of the state treasurer for all purposes under this act. See Michigan Laws 141.1603
    This state, a state official or state-related entity, as defined in the plan for adjustment, the state treasurer, the authority, a board member, an agent of the authority, and any other legal, financial, or other expert providing advice to the authority does not have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, determinations, agreements, or other obligations of this state or the authority, or under any of the certificates, notices, or agreements delivered pursuant to the contribution agreement, the plan for adjustment, or the order of a bankruptcy court confirming the plan for adjustment.