Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.451
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "public transportation authority act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ACT (Act 196 of 1986)
Michigan · statute · 196 of 1986, Mich. Comp. Laws · 29 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.452
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Board" means the governing body of a public authority. (b) "Goods" means baggage, accessories, or other personal property carried by or accompanying persons using public transportation service. (c) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, village, or township. Political subdivision, in re…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.453
Public authority; formation generally; membership; articles of incorporation; approval.
(1) An authority incorporated under Act No. 55 of the Public Acts of 1963, being sections 124.351 to 124.359 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or an authority having a population of less than 1,000,000 incorporated under the metropolitan transportation authorities act of 1967, Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1967, being…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.454
Public authority; formation by political subdivision; articles of incorporation.
(1) A political subdivision or a combination of 2 or more political subdivisions may form a public authority under this act. A county with a population between 240,000 and 255,000 may form more than 1 public authority under this act. A city, village, township, or county forming a public authority by itself or in combin…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.455
Articles of incorporation; endorsement as evidence of adoption; publication; filing; operative public authority; effective date of articles; validity of incorporation conclusively presumed; exception.
(1) The adoption of articles of incorporation under this act shall be evidenced by an endorsement on the articles of incorporation by the clerk of each respective political subdivision or by the recording officer of the incorporating authority under section 3 in a form substantially as follows: The foregoing articles o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.456
Articles of incorporation; contents.
The articles of incorporation shall state the name of the public authority; the name or names of the incorporating authority or the incorporating political subdivisions; the portion of an incorporating city, village, or township to become part of the public authority, if less than the entire city, village, or township…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.457
Membership after formation of public authority; resolution; approval, execution, filing, and publication of amendment to articles.
A political subdivision or a portion of a city, village, or township bounded by lines described in section 4 may become a member of a public authority after the public authority's formation under this act upon resolution adopted by a majority vote of the members elected to and serving on the legislative body of the pol…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.458
Conditions to release from membership in public authority; taxes; transportation services; evidence of release; withdrawal from public authority; violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties; notice; applicability to certain political subdivisions.
(1) Subject to subsection (8), and except as otherwise provided in this section, a political subdivision that is a member of a public authority or a portion of a city, village, or township, if that portion is a member of a public authority, may be released from membership in the public authority if all of the following…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.459
Tax limitations.
A public authority is intended to and shall be considered 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.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.460
Validation and ratification of acts taken before effective date of act.
The organization, existence, membership, and all acts taken before the effective date of this act by an authority incorporated or purporting to be incorporated under Act No. 55 of the Public Acts of 1963, being sections 124.351 to 124.359 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; an authority having a population of less than 1,00…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.461
Assumption, transfer, assignment, or conveyance of tax revenues, property, rights, duties, and obligations.
(1) All tax revenue, or real or personal property or property rights, money, authorizations to levy a tax, and all other rights, duties, and obligations of an existing authority that forms a public authority in accordance with section 3 shall be assumed by and transferred to the public authority created under this act…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.462
Powers of public authority generally; public authority as public benefit agency and instrumentality of state.
A public authority created under this act may plan, promote, finance, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, own, construct, operate, maintain, replace, and contract for public transportation service by means of 1 or more public transportation systems and public transportation facilities. A public authority is a public ben…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.463
Additional powers of public authority.
A public authority formed under this act shall be a corporate body with power to sue and be sued in any court of the state and shall be considered to be an agency and instrumentality of the state. The public authority shall possess all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of its formation and all things incid…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.464
Additional powers of public authority.
A public authority formed under this act, in addition to its other powers and duties, may: (a) Adopt bylaws and rules of administration to accomplish the purposes of this act. (b) Provide public transportation service and public transportation facilities within or without the boundaries of the public authority as provi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.465
Collective bargaining agreements; employees entering military service.
(1) A public authority formed under this act shall have the right to bargain collectively and enter into agreements with labor organizations pursuant to Act No. 336 of the Public Acts of 1947, being sections 423.201 to 423.216 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Upon acquisition or reincorporation of a public transportation…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.466
Exemption of public authority from certain acts in exercise of powers.
In the exercise of its powers within the boundaries of the public authority, a public authority is exempt from the motor carrier act, Act No. 254 of the Public Acts of 1933, being sections 475.1 to 479.20 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; Act No. 3 of the Public Acts of 1939, being sections 460.1 to 460.8 of the Michigan…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.467
Public transportation service; financing.
Public transportation service, including any public transportation system and public transportation facilities, may be financed by the public authority by any 1 or more of the following means: (a) By service charges, fees, or fares to users of the public transportation services. (b) By funds disbursed by the state to t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.468
Tax levy; collection.
(1) A public authority formed under this act may levy a tax on all of the taxable property within the limits of the public authority for public transportation purposes as authorized by this act. (2) The tax authorized in subsection (1) shall not exceed 5 mills of the state equalized valuation on each dollar of assessed…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.469
Additional tax levy.
Any member of the public authority or a political subdivision otherwise granted taxing authority under state law may levy a tax on all of the taxable property within the limits of the political subdivision, and appropriate, grant, or contribute the proceeds of the tax to the public authority for public transportation p…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.470
Contract with public authority to make payments, appropriations, or contributions; pledge of full faith and credit; tax levy; execution of contract.
(1) Any member of the public authority or a political subdivision may contract with the public authority to make payments, appropriations, or contributions to the public authority of the proceeds of taxes, special assessments, or charges imposed and collected by the political subdivision or out of any other funds legal…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.471
Duties of public authority.
Each public authority created under this act shall do the following: (a) Obtain an annual audit in accordance with sections 6 to 13 of Act No. 2 of the Public Acts of 1968, being sections 141.426 to 141.433 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The audit shall also be in accordance with generally accepted government auditing…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.472
Notes and bonds generally.
A public authority may, by resolution of its board, borrow money and issue its notes and bonds in anticipation of the collection of taxes and other revenues for its then next succeeding fiscal year, or the taxes or other revenue for its current fiscal year to provide funds for operating purposes or for capital purposes…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.473
Notes and bonds; additional provisions; tax exemption; advancing money or delivering property to carry out powers and duties; repayment or payment.
(1) A public authority may borrow money and issue notes and bonds to acquire, construct, or purchase public transportation facilities and to otherwise finance and carry out its powers and duties. The notes and bonds may pledge, be payable from, and may be issued in anticipation of payment of the proceeds of any of the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.474
Loans.
The public authority may lend money including money derived from the proceeds of sale of its bonds or notes to another public authority, a political subdivision, any other public entity, or a private corporation, partnership, or individual for the purpose of financing qualified mass commuting vehicles, as defined in th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.475
Revenues pledged for payment of debt service on bonds or notes subject to statutory lien; substitution of other security.
The revenues pledged for payment of debt service on bonds or notes shall be and remain subject to a statutory lien until the payment in full of the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes unless the resolution authorizing the bonds or notes provides for earlier discharge of the lien by substitution of other sec…
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