Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 331 > Act 299 of 1947 > Part B - Survey and Planning

• Aircraft: means that term as defined in section 2 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259. See Michigan Laws 777.1
• 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
• commission: means a financial review commission created in section 4. See Michigan Laws 141.1633
• 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
• federal act: means Public Law 725 of the 79th Congress, approved August 13, 1946, known as the hospital survey and construction act. See Michigan Laws 331.502
• Hospital: includes public health centers and general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, and other types of hospitals, and related facilities, such as laboratories, out-patient departments, nurses' home and training facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with hospitals, but does not include any hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care. See Michigan Laws 331.502
• 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
• Vehicle: means that term as defined in section 79 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 777.1