Michigan Laws 254.318 – Mackinac bridge authority; grants or donations
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 254.318
- Authority: means the Mackinac bridge authority created in 1950 (Ex Sess) PA 21, MCL 254. See Michigan Laws 254.311
- Bridge: means the project for the acquisition of which this act is adopted and means a bridge or structure extending from the Upper Peninsula to the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and includes all of the following forming any part of the bridge or connected with or used or useful in the operation of the bridge, causeways, bridges, tunnels, roads, fills and approaches, or any combination thereof, parking space and facilities, park and recreation facilities, lighting facilities, terminal facilities consisting of areas, structures, and buildings in which rest rooms, waiting rooms, restaurant and similar facilities, and other accommodations for the traveling public may be installed, including all fixtures, utility lines, accessories, and equipment relating to any or all of the above, and including the improvement and beautification of terminal areas at each end of the structure as may be designed to increase the use of the structure, and including all real and personal property, tangible or intangible, licenses, franchises, easements, and rights-of-way necessary thereto. See Michigan Laws 254.311
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- state: means the state of Michigan. See Michigan Laws 254.311
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
The authority may accept from the United States of America and any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, and from the state of Michigan and any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, grants for or in aid of the construction of the bridge and may enter into any lawful contracts or agreements necessary to obtain such grants. Such grants may consist of money, real or personal property or other things of value. The authority may also accept grants or donations from municipal corporations, counties or other political subdivisions of the state of Michigan and from any other source. The state highway department is hereby authorized and instructed to cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the authority in the construction of the bridge and in the securing of all grants and aids thereto which may be available for such purpose.