Michigan · statute · 55 of 1963, Mich. Comp. Laws · 12 active provisions
As used in this act: (a) "Authority" means a public transportation authority formed under this act. (b) "Board" means the governing body of an authority. (c) "Goods" means baggage, accessories, or other personal property carried by or accompanying persons using public transportation service. (d) "Mass transportation sy…
(1) The legislative body of any city having a population of not more than 300,000 may incorporate a public authority for the purpose of acquiring, owning, operating, or causing to be operated, a mass transportation system. The authority shall be authorized to operate the mass transportation system within the boundaries…
(1) A political subdivision that is a member of an authority may be released from membership in the authority if all of the following conditions are met: (a) Adoption of a resolution by a majority of the members elected to and serving on the legislative body of the political subdivision requesting release from membersh…
The articles of incorporation shall state the name of the authority, the purposes for which it is created, the power, duties and limitations of the authority and its officers, the method of selecting its governing body and officers, the person or persons who are charged with the responsibility of causing the articles o…
The authority shall be a 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 all things incident thereto. The authority by contract may employ a management firm, either corporate or otherwise, to actually o…
A public authority incorporated under this act which operates a mass transportation system in a service area which is at least an entire county and which provides demand actuated service to that service area shall be eligible to apply for and receive funds under section 10e(1)(f) of Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of 195…
The authority may acquire property for a mass transportation system by purchase, construction, lease, gift or devise, either within or without the area served by such mass transportation system and may hold, manage, control, sell, exchange or lease such property. The authority may utilize any appropriate statute for th…
The authority shall have authority to charge such fares and enter into contracts for the service provided by the mass transportation system as shall be necessary to provide funds to meet the obligations of said authority.
(1) For the purpose of acquiring, improving, enlarging, or extending a mass transportation system, the authority may issue self-liquidating revenue bonds under the revenue bond act of 1933, 1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to 141.140, or any other act providing for the issuance of self-liquidating revenue bonds. The bonds shall…
An authority is intended to and shall be deemed to be an authority the tax limitations of which are provided by charter or general law within the meaning of section 6 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
The real and personal property, owned by an authority and located within the service area, shall be exempt from all taxes levied by the state and by a political subdivision, except special assessments for municipal services if the property is located outside the corporate boundaries of the political subdivision by whic…
The powers granted by this act are in addition to those granted by any other statute.