Section 120.107 – Advisory Committees and Councils.
120.107 Advisory committees and councils. Sec. 7. An authority may organize and create advisory committees and councils to serve at the pleasure of the authority for terms and purposes considered to be in the best interest of furthering the intent and purpose of this act. The committees and councils shall be made up of persons […]
Section 120.122 – Tax Exemption.
120.122 Tax exemption. Sec. 22. (1) An authority created under this act shall be exempt from and shall not be required to pay taxes on property, both real and personal, belonging to the authority, which is used exclusively for a public purpose. However, the exemption shall not apply to property belonging to an authority while […]
Section 120.108 – Port Authority; Powers Generally.
120.108 Port authority; powers generally. Sec. 8. An authority may: (a) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business. (b) Sue and be sued on the same basis as the state; and adopt and register with the secretary of state an official seal and alter that […]
Section 120.109 – Port Authority; Additional Powers.
120.109 Port authority; additional powers. Sec. 9. An authority may: (a) Appear in its own behalf before boards, commissions, departments, or other agencies of the federal government or of any state or international conferences and before committees of the congress of the United States and the state legislature in all matters relating to the design, […]
Section 120.110 – Port Authority; Additional Powers.
120.110 Port authority; additional powers. Sec. 10. An authority may: (a) Subject to the authority of the federal government and the state and with the agreement of the constituent units, provide for the preservation of navigation within its territorial jurisdiction, including the establishment by regulation of lines beyond which piers, bulkheads, wharves, pilings, structures, obstructions, […]
Section 120.111 – Port Authority; Liability.
120.111 Port authority; liability. Sec. 11. Except with respect to docks or wharves owned, controlled, or operated by, the authority, this act shall not be construed to impose a duty upon an authority to a person using its waters in regard to the safety thereof, or to render an authority liable for loss of life […]
Section 120.112 – Acquisition of Property by Purchase, Lease, or Condemnation; Sale or Removal of Structures; Sale or Lease of Property.
120.112 Acquisition of property by purchase, lease, or condemnation; sale or removal of structures; sale or lease of property. Sec. 12. (1) An authority may acquire by purchase or lease, when it considers the purchase or lease expedient, lands, structures, property, rights, rights of way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands as it considers […]
Section 120.113 – Contracts for Acquisition, Improvement, Enlargement, or Extension of Port Facilities; Payment of Cost; Pledge of Full Faith and Credit; Tax Levy; Methods of Raising Funds; Assessment of Costs.
120.113 Contracts for acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension of port facilities; payment of cost; pledge of full faith and credit; tax levy; methods of raising funds; assessment of costs. Sec. 13. (1) An authority and 1 or more constituent units may enter into a contract or contracts for the acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension of […]
Section 120.114 – Revenue Bonds; Applicability of Revenue Bond Act; Revenue Bonds Payable Solely From Revenues or Income.
120.114 Revenue bonds; applicability of revenue bond act; revenue bonds payable solely from revenues or income. Sec. 14. (1) An authority may provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of providing funds for paying the cost of port facilities, or for paying the cost of an extension, […]
Section 120.114a – Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.
120.114a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties. Sec. 14a. A petition under section 14, 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, […]