Title 254, BRIDGES

Sec. 3. The state highway commission, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the commission, may provide by resolution for the issuance and sale of the refunding bonds and for the retirement thereof, and for any other matters in connection with the refunding bonds not inconsistent …

Sec. 4. Refunding bonds issued under this act shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of the state, and the principal of and interest on the bonds is not subject to taxation by the state or any taxing authority therein.

Sec. 5. The refunding bonds shall be executed for and on behalf of the state by the state treasurer and the secretary of state or their respective deputies. The right of a deputy to so act shall not be limited by any other statute specifying the circumstances under which he may a…

Sec. 6. In the issuance and sale of the refunding bonds, it shall not be necessary to secure the approval of any board, commission or agency of the state except as provided in this act.

Sec. 7. The refunding bonds shall be sold at public sale upon such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the commission with the approval of the state administrative board. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be made available for the redemption of the bonds to…

Sec. 8. The commission may do all things necessary in connection with the issuance and sale of the refunding bonds and the retirement of the bonds to be refunded thereby, except to the extent that the retirement powers are now vested in the Mackinac bridge authority, and in that …

Sec. 10. The commission from time to time shall establish and fix tolls, fees, rents and charges for the use of the bridge and its services and facilities, the proceeds of collection thereof to be used: first, for expenses of operation and maintenance of the bridge, second, for t…

Sec. 11. At such time as the refunding bonds authorized by this act are retired in full, the Mackinac bridge shall be operated by the state highway department as a part of the state highway system and all expenses in connection with the operation and maintenance of the bridge sha…

Sec. 12. All employees of the Mackinac bridge authority shall be given the opportunity to transfer to the commission and be given credit for time employed by the authority and the employees now employed by the Mackinac bridge authority shall be employed in the operation of the br…

Sec. 1. As used in this act the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (a) The word “authority” shall mean the Mackinac bridge authority herein created. (b) The word “board” shall refer to the members of the authority. (c) The word “bridge” shall mean the pr…

Sec. 1a. (1) The authority may enter into an agreement with the state transportation department to provide for the self-insurance of bridge assets and activities. The agreement shall set forth the terms and conditions of the self-insurance consistent with this section. (2) The ag…

Sec. 2. (1) The Mackinac bridge authority is created within the department of transportation as a nonsalaried entity, a public benefit corporation, and an agency and instrumentality of the state of Michigan. The Mackinac bridge authority is a body corporate and may by that name s…

Sec. 1. The state department of conservation is hereby authorized and directed to convey to the board of county road commissioners of Mackinac county an easement over the unpatented lake bottom lands between Hill's island and island number 8 in the Les Cheneaux islands in Mackina…

Sec. 2. Before the conveyance authorized by this act is made, the board of county road commissioners of Mackinac county shall file with the department of conservation evidence of its acceptance of the bridge and roads connecting thereto as a part of the public road system and sha…

Sec. 1. As used in this act, the following words have the following meanings, unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent: (a) “Authority” means the international bridge authority of Michigan created by section 2 of 1935 PA 237, MCL 254.202, or, if the authority is…

Sec. 2. Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the state or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any such political subdivision, but shall be payable solely from the …

Sec. 3. (1) The authority is hereby authorized and empowered to do the following: (a) Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business. (b) Adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure. (c) Maintain an office at the place or places within th…

Sec. 3a. If taxes or assessments are imposed by law in Canada on the Canadian portion of the project to be paid from bridge revenue under an interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to section 3(p), an equal sum may be expended in Michigan from bridge revenue for purposes simil…

Sec. 4. (1) The authority is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, whenever it considers such purchase expedient, solely from funds provided under the authority of this act, such lands, structures, property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and othe…

Sec. 5. The authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance, at one time or from time to time, of revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of the project. The principal of and the interest on such bonds shall be payable solel…

Sec. 6. In the discretion of the authority the bonds issued under the provisions of this act may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the…

Sec. 7. The authority is hereby authorized to fix, revise, charge, and collect tolls for the use of the project, and to contract with any person, partnership, association, or corporation for the placing of telephone, telegraph, pipelines, and electric light or power lines, or for…

Sec. 8. All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this act, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this act. The resolution authorizing the bonds or the trust agreement secur…

Sec. 9. Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this act or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issu…

Sec. 10. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this act or any recitals in any bonds issued under the provisions of this act, all such bonds shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of this state.

Sec. 11. The exercise of the powers granted by this act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the operation and maintenance of th…

Sec. 12. Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this act are hereby made securities in which all banks, bankers, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance comp…

Sec. 13. The authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this act, including the payment of any redemption premi…

Sec. 14. The state of Michigan covenants and agrees with the holders of the bonds issued under the provisions of this act that it will not construct or operate, or permit the construction or operation of, any bridge, tunnel or ferry service for vehicular traffic between the upper…

Sec. 15. Any action taken by the authority under the provisions of this act may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each such resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be published or posted. The project, when constructed and opened to t…

Sec. 16. (1) When all bonds issued under this act in connection with the project and the interest on those bonds is paid or a sufficient amount for the payment of the bonds and the interest on the bonds to their maturity is set aside in trust for the benefit of the bondholders, t…

Sec. 17. The foregoing sections of this act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws: Provided, however, That the issuance…

Sec. 18. This act, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

Sec. 20. The provisions of Act No. 237 of the Public Acts of 1935, as amended, being sections 254.201 to 254.216, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, except for the provisions of section 2 thereof, are hereby repealed. All other general or special laws, or parts thereof, inc…

Sec. 1. Issuance of revenue bonds for public works. The state bridge commission hereinafter created is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase and to construct, or partly acquire and partly construct, and to improve, enlarge, reconstruct, own, equip, operate and ma…

Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (a) The word “commission” shall mean the state bridge commission hereinafter created, or, if said state bridge commission shall be abolished, any board or officer succeeding…

Sec. 3. State bridge commission. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the “state bridge commission,” and by that name the commission may sue and be sued; plead and be impleaded; contract and be contracted with; and have a common seal. The said commission shall cons…

Sec. 4. Acquisition of necessary property. The commission shall have power to acquire by purchase upon such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, and to acquire by condemnation in accordance with and subject to the provisions of any and all existing laws …

Sec. 5. Purchase of works. The commission is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase whenever it shall deem such purchase expedient, but solely by means of or with the proceeds of revenue bonds hereinafter authorized, any public works hereinabove specified, or any such works who…

Sec. 6. Improvement of works purchased. At or before the time any such works shall be acquired by purchase, it shall be the duty of the commission to determine what repairs, replacements, additions or betterments will be necessary to place the works in safe and efficient conditio…

Sec. 7. Construction of works. The commission is hereby authorized to construct, whenever it shall deem such construction expedient, any public works hereinabove specified, the cost of such construction to be paid wholly by means of or with the proceeds of revenue bonds hereinaft…

Sec. 8. Revenue bonds. The commission is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds of the state (A) for the purpose of paying the cost as hereinabove defined of any 1 or more public works which said commission is authorized by this act to acquir…

Sec. 9. Lien upon bond proceeds. All moneys received from any revenue bonds issued pursuant to this act shall be applied solely to the payment of the cost of the works or to the appurtenant sinking fund, and there shall be and hereby is created and granted a lien upon such moneys…

Sec. 10. Trust indenture. In the discretion of the commission, any series or issue of such revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the commission and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within o…

Sec. 11. Tolls, fees, rents, rates or other charges shall be fixed, charged and collected for the use of such works and shall be so fixed and adjusted, in respect to the aggregate of such tolls, fees, rents, rates or other charges from the works for which a single issue of revenu…

Sec. 12. Powers. The commission shall have power to make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the execution of its powers under this act, and may employ engineering, architectural and construction experts and inspectors and attorneys, and such oth…