Michigan Laws 324.906 – Powers of authority generally
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An authority may do 1 or more of the following:
(a) Acquire and hold, by purchase, lease, grant, gift, devise, land contract, installment purchase contract, bequest, or other legal means, real and personal property inside or outside the boundaries of the authority. The property may include franchises, easements, or rights-of-way on, under, or above any property. The authority may pay for the property, or pledge for the payment of the property, from revenue of the authority.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.906
- Articles: means the articles of incorporation of an authority. See Michigan Laws 324.901
- Authority: means a joint city-state environmental management authority created pursuant to section 902. See Michigan Laws 324.901
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Solid waste: means solid waste as defined in part 115. See Michigan Laws 324.901
- 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 agency: means either the department or the governing body of the state park that is participating in an authority. See Michigan Laws 324.901
(b) Apply for and accept grants, loans, or contributions from the federal government or any of its agencies, this state, the city, or other public or private agencies to be used for any of the purposes of this part.
(c) Contract with the city for the provision of services of a type listed in section 905(2) for a period not exceeding 30 years. The service may be established or funded in conjunction with an existing service of a local governmental unit, and the provision of a service of a local governmental unit may be delegated to an authority. A charge specified in a contract is subject to increase by the authority if that increase is necessary to provide funds to meet the authority’s obligations.
(d) Retain full-time employees to staff the authority and to implement the policies of the authority.
(e) Provide for and be responsible for the maintenance of all of the following for a public purpose, subject to the articles and bylaws of the authority:
(i) Potable water.
(ii) Sewage systems.
(iii) Solid waste management.
(iv) Other municipal functions delegated to it in writing by the respective governing bodies of the participating city and state agency.
(f) Assess and collect fees for its services and expenses.
(g) Receive revenue from any source as appropriated by the legislature or the governing body of the city.