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Michigan Statutes, Title 124

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Title 124, MUNICIPALITIES

20 chapters · 276 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 124276 Ch 292-of-1989, METROPOLITAN COUNCILS ACT35 Ch 196-of-1986, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ACT29 Ch 204-of-1967, METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIT…28 Ch 258-of-2003, LAND BANK FAST TRACK ACT24 Ch 233-of-1955, MUNICIPAL SEWAGE AND WATER SUPPLY SY…23 Ch 387-of-2012, REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY ACT19 Ch 35-of-1951, INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS BETWEEN …17 Ch 57-of-1988, EMERGENCY SERVICES TO MUNICIPALITIES16 Ch 7-of-1967 (Ex. Sess.), URBAN COOPERATION ACT OF 196715 Ch 258-of-2011, MUNICIPAL PARTNERSHIP ACT13 Ch 55-of-1963, MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AUTHORITIES12 Ch 196-of-1952, MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS12 Ch 425-of-1984, INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONDITIONAL TRANSF…11 Ch 106-of-2007, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFIT ACT8

23 sections·Filtered byTitle 124✕Ch 233-of-1955✕

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.281 Definitions.
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Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Authority", unless the context clearly implies a different meaning, means an authority incorporated under section 2. (b) "Constituent municipality" or "constituent municipalities" includes all of the municipalities that signed or became signatori…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.282 Incorporation of authority by municipalities; purpose; adoption of articles of incorporation; endorsement; territory; publishing and filing articles of incorporation; effective date; presumption of validity.
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Sec. 2. (1) Any 2 or more municipalities may incorporate an authority for the purpose of acquiring, owning, improving, enlarging, extending, and operating a sewage disposal system, a water supply system, a solid waste management system, or a combination of systems by the adoption…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.283 Joint authority; articles of incorporation, contents.
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Sec. 3. Said articles of incorporation shall state the name of such authority, the names of the various municipalities creating the same, the purpose or purposes for which it is created, the powers, duties and limitation of the authority and its officers, the method of selecting …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.284 Authority as municipal authority and public body corporate; powers generally.

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Sec. 4. (1) An authority shall be a municipal authority and shall be a public body corporate with power to sue and be sued in any court of this state. It shall possess all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of its incorporation and those incident thereto. The enumerat…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.284a Rules and regulations; adoption by resolution; notice; effective date; summary.

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Sec. 4a. The authority shall adopt rules and regulations by resolution of its governing body and with concurrence by resolution of constituent municipalities. After adoption of the resolution and concurrence by the constituent municipalities, a notice of adoption of the resolutio…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.284b Violation of rule or regulation; civil fine.

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Sec. 4b. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the authority may prescribe a civil fine not to exceed $1,000.00 for the violation of a rule or regulation adopted and promulgated under this act. If a civil fine is prescribed, it shall be prescribed in the rule or regulation. A…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.284c Prohibitions and penalties.

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Sec. 4c. The authority may provide in its rules and regulations either or both of the following prohibitions and penalties: (a) A person who knowingly submits or prepares for submission to the authority a false statement, representation, or certification is guilty of a misdemeano…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.284d Enforcement of rules and regulations; issuance of citation or appearance ticket; exercise and scope of enforcement powers; costs and fees.

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Sec. 4d. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), rules and regulations promulgated under this act are enforceable by the authority, its constituent municipalities, and municipalities or Indian tribes that have contracted with the authority for the furnishing of service pursuant t…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.284e Discontinuance and restoration of service.

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Sec. 4e. (1) The authority may authorize the discontinuance of service to a user who violates a rule or regulation promulgated under this act if the authority determines that discontinuance of service to that user is necessary to protect the integrity of the affected system. (2) …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.285 Acquiring and holding, managing, controlling, selling, exchanging, or leasing property for system or combination of systems; condemnation.

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Sec. 5. The authority may acquire property for a sewage disposal system, a water supply system, a solid waste management system, or a combination of systems by purchase, construction, lease, gift, or devise, either within or without its corporate limits, and may hold, manage, con…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.286 Joint authority; subsequent addition of other municipalities; amendment of articles.

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Sec. 6. Any municipality which did not join in the incorporation of an authority may become a constitutent part thereof by amendment to the articles of incorporation adopted by the legislative body of such municipality and by the legislative body of each municipality of which suc…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.287 Contracts between authority and constituent municipalities or Indian tribe; purpose; pledging full faith and credit for payment of obligation; taxes; additional methods of raising other funds; permissible contract provisions.

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Sec. 7. (1) The authority and any of its constituent municipalities or an Indian tribe may enter into a contract or contracts providing for the acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, extension, operation, and financing of a sewage disposal system, a water supply sys…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.288 Municipality or Indian tribe desiring to contract with authority; authorization; resolution; notice; contents; execution and delivery of contract; effective date; petition requesting referendum upon contract; voting; effect of action taken prior to effective date of subsection (2); special election; verification of petition signatures; number of registered electors.

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Sec. 8. (1) A municipality or Indian tribe desiring to enter into a contract with the authority under section 7 shall authorize, by resolution of its governing body, the execution of the contract. After the adoption of such a resolution by a municipality, the municipality shall p…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.288a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.

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Sec. 8a. A petition under section 8, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applica…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.289 Issuance of negotiable bonds; maturity; use of money; conditions for issuance or refunding of bonds; bonds issued, sold, and subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

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Sec. 9. (1) To obtain funds for the acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, or extension of the sewage disposal system, water supply system, solid waste management system, or combination of systems authorized by this act, the authority, after the execution of the con…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.290 Contract with municipality or Indian tribe for furnishing certain services; charges or rates; contract with public corporation for services or use of facilities; lump sum payment; financing; duration of contract; contract as general obligation.

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Sec. 10. (1) The authority and any municipality or Indian tribe may contract for the furnishing of water, sewage disposal, or waste management services or a combination of such services by the authority to the municipality or Indian tribe. The charges or rates specified in a cont…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.291 Change in jurisdiction over territory in contracting municipality; effect on contract obligations; generator of waste not precluded from arranging for use of recyclable waste materials.

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Sec. 11. (1) A change in the jurisdiction over territory in a municipality which has contracted with the authority for the acquisition, construction, and financing of a sewage disposal system, water supply system, solid waste management system, or a combination of systems under t…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.292 Financing project by issuance of revenue bonds; charges and rates.

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Sec. 12. Instead of the provisions in sections 7, 8, and 9 in respect to the acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, extension, or financing of a sewage disposal system, water supply system, solid waste management system, or a combination of systems, the authority ma…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.292a Additional security for payment of municipality's contractual obligations; pledging full faith and credit and state sales tax moneys; resolution.

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Sec. 12a. A municipality contracting with the authority, either under section 7, section 10, or section 12, as additional security for the payment of its contractual obligations, may by resolution of its governing body, irrevocably pledge its full faith and credit, and may furthe…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.292b Acquisition of water systems; projects over $50,000,000, financing; costs; project revenue bonds; payment; terms and conditions of additional bonds; tax exemption; approval.

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Sec. 12b. (1) As an additional or alternative method of financing a water supply system or sewage disposal system, hereinafter generally referred to in this section and section 12c as the "project", any authority proposing a project to cost a sum of $50,000,000.00 or more for suc…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.292c Bonds secured by trust indenture; provisions in resolution or trust indenture; annual audit; pledging eligible marketable securities as collateral security for deposits; expenses; construction of 1958 amendments.

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Sec. 12c. (1) In the discretion of the governing body of the authority, any series of bonds issued pursuant to the authorization of section 12b may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.293 Authorization to raise or pay money for administrative expenses or other purposes; direct taxing power.

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Sec. 13. The legislative body of each municipality which is a member of the authority is authorized to raise by tax or pay from its general funds, any money required to be paid by the articles of incorporation for administrative expenses or for the purpose of obtaining maps, plan…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.294 Constituent municipalities; additional powers.

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Sec. 14. The powers herein granted shall be in addition to those granted by any charter or other statute.