Section 254.332 – Expenditure of Funds for Construction of State Police Post; Lease Agreement; Payments; Expiration or Termination of Lease; Use.
254.332 Expenditure of funds for construction of state police post; lease agreement; payments; expiration or termination of lease; use. Sec. 22. (1) The authority may expend not more than $995,000.00 from funds under its jurisdiction to construct a building and lease it to the department of state police for use as a regional state police […]
Section 254.325 – Construction of Act.
254.325 Construction of act. Sec. 15. This act being deemed necessary to the public health, welfare, convenience and prosperity, it shall be liberally construed to effect the intents and purposes hereof. History: 1952, Act 214, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 1952
Section 254.326 – Contracts, Books, Maps; Delivery to Authority.
254.326 Contracts, books, maps; delivery to authority. Sec. 16. The state highway department shall transfer and deliver to the authority all contracts, books, maps, plans, papers and records or certified copies thereof, pertaining to the subjects and matters relating to the designing and construction of the bridge, and particularly all such records, maps and papers […]
Section 254.327 – Declared Public Purpose; Tax Exemption.
254.327 Declared public purpose; tax exemption. Sec. 17. It is hereby found, determined and declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state and constitute a public purpose, and that the bridge is an essential part […]
Section 254.317 – Mackinac Bridge Authority; Bridge Construction, Tolls, Utility Lines, Lease; Appropriation, Sale or Lease; Revenues, Priority.
254.317 Mackinac bridge authority; bridge construction, tolls, utility lines, lease; appropriation, sale or lease; revenues, priority. Sec. 7. The authority shall properly construct, maintain, operate, repair, manage and control the bridge, except as hereinafter provided, and shall determine the rates of tolls and charges to be made for the services and facilities afforded thereby and […]
Section 254.328 – Authority’s Rights Not Limited or Altered; Competitive Vehicular Traffic Services.
254.328 Authority’s rights not limited or altered; competitive vehicular traffic services. Sec. 18. The state of Michigan hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of the bonds that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to construct, maintain and operate the bridge and to establish and collect […]
Section 254.318 – Mackinac Bridge Authority; Grants or Donations.
254.318 Mackinac bridge authority; grants or donations. Sec. 8. The authority may accept from the United States of America and any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, and from the state of Michigan and any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, grants for or in aid of the construction of the bridge and may enter into any […]
Section 254.329 – Bondholders’ Rights; Enforcement Actions.
254.329 Bondholders’ rights; enforcement actions. Sec. 19. Any holder or holders of bonds, including a trustee or trustees for such holders, shall have the right in addition to all other remedies to bring suit by mandamus or other action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the authority and its officers and employees and against […]
Section 254.319 – Unauthorized Indebtedness to State.
254.319 Unauthorized indebtedness to state. Sec. 9. Nothing in this act shall be so construed or interpreted as to authorize or permit the incurring of indebtedness of the state of Michigan contrary to the provisions of the constitution of the state. History: 1952, Act 214, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 1952
Section 254.330 – Operation of Ferries.
254.330 Operation of ferries. Sec. 20. The authority may, if it sees fit, at any time, when for any reason the bridge may be out of service, acquire through purchase, lease or otherwise and operate 1 or more ferries for the purpose of conveying passengers and freight between the upper and lower peninsulas, in which […]