Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.801
Short title.
This act may be cited as the "Michigan energy employment act of 1976".
Michigan Compiled Laws — MICHIGAN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1976 (Act 448 of 1976)
Michigan · statute · 448 of 1976, Mich. Comp. Laws · 41 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.802
Meanings of words and phrases.
For purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 3 to 6 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in those sections.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.803
Definitions; E to J.
(1) "Electric utility facility" means a facility which a municipality is authorized to acquire as part of a municipal electric utility system under this act or other law. (2) "Governing body" means the council, commission, or board of trustees of a municipality, or when the charter of a municipality provides that a sep…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.804
Definitions; M.
(1) "Municipal bond" means a bond or note or other evidence of indebtedness payable from ad valorem taxes which a governmental unit may issue. (2) "Municipal electric utility system" means a system owned by a municipality or combination of municipalities to furnish heat, power, and light. (3) "Municipality" means a cit…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.805
Definitions; P.
(1) "Project" means a system or facility, inside or outside the state, or service related to a system or facility inside or outside the state, for the generation, transmission, or transformation of electricity, in whole or in part, or for sale to or use by a municipal electric utility system or joint agency by any mean…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.806
Definitions; P to R.
(1) "Person" means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, governmental entity, or any other legal entity. (2) "Power utility" means any person engaged or that may engage, inside or outside the state, in generating, transmitting, or distributing or furnishing electricity. (3) "Power utility bond" means el…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.807
Sources of electrical energy for distribution and sale; facilities for control, abatement, or prevention of pollution or damages to environment; facilities for safe disposal of waste or by-products.
The governing body of a municipal electric utility system may purchase, acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, extend, or repair in the name of the municipality a source or sources of electrical energy for distribution and sale by the municipal electric utility system, whether the source is located within or without the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.808
Fuel sources and reserves; facilities for transportation and storage.
The governing body of a municipal electric utility system may purchase, acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, extend, or repair in the name of the municipality fuel sources and reserves it deems necessary to the continued efficient operation of the municipal electric utility system, together with the necessary faciliti…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.809
Facilities for transmission of energy; contracts with other power utilities.
The governing body of a municipal electric utility system may purchase, acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, extend, or repair facilities for the transmission of energy, and may contract for the purchase, sale, exchange, interchange, wheeling, pooling, or transmission of electrical energy with another power utility fo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.810
Electric utility facilities; exercise of authority by governing body.
The governing body of a municipal electric utility system may exercise its authority to plan, finance, acquire, construct, own, operate, maintain, and improve electric utility facilities, individually, in joint venture agreements authorized by article 2, or in joint agency agreements as authorized by article 3, or in o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.811
Joint venture, joint agency agreement, or other joint endeavor; percentage of common facility to be owned; exception; defraying interest and other payments; operation and maintenance expenses.
A municipality engaging in a joint venture, joint agency agreement, or other joint endeavor described in section 10 and authorized by article 2 or article 3 shall own a percentage of any common facility equal to the percentage of the money furnished or the value of the property supplied by the municipality for the acqu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.812
Financing cost of electric utility facility; bonds.
A municipality may finance the cost of an electric utility facility, or its share of the cost of an electric utility facility acquired jointly pursuant to article 2 or article 3 or other law, by any lawful means available to the municipality, including the issuance of general obligation bonds pursuant to charter author…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.813
Exemption from taxation.
To the extent of ownership by governmental units or joint agencies, projects undertaken pursuant to joint venture agreements authorized by article 2 or joint agency agreements authorized by article 3 of this act are exempt from assessment, collection, and levy of general or special taxes of the state or its political s…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.814
License agreements.
In connection with the ownership and operation of an electric utility facility, whether owned individually or jointly, the governing body of a municipal electric utility system may enter into the necessary license agreements with federal, state, or Canadian regulatory agencies, and comply with conditions imposed by the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.815
Grants in aid and loans.
The governing body of a municipality or the board of commissioners of a joint agency may make application and enter into contracts for, and accept grants in aid and loans from state and federal agencies and private and public organizations for any purpose authorized by this act. Pursuant to this authority, the governin…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.816
Eminent domain.
A municipality may take private property under Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1911, as amended, being sections 213.21 to 213.41 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for the purposes defined in and authorized by this act, which taking and use shall be considered necessary for public purposes and for public benefit, except…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.821
Joint venture agreement; undivided interest in project; determination of future power requirements.
(1) A governmental unit may join in a joint venture agreement to plan, finance, develop, construct, reconstruct, acquire, improve, enlarge, better, own, operate, or maintain an undivided interest in a project situated within or without the state with 1 or more municipalities, joint agencies, or power utilities; and mak…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.822
Joint venture agreement; proportion of undivided interest in project to be owned; percentage share of output and capacity; liability; restrictions as to money, property, or undivided share; acquisition of project; sources of money; providing property, services, and other considerations.
Pursuant to a joint venture agreement, each governmental unit shall own an undivided interest in a project or projects in proportion to the amount of money furnished or the value of property or other consideration supplied by the governmental unit for the planning, development, acquisition, or construction of the proje…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.823
Joint venture agreement; terms, conditions, and provisions; ratification of contracts by resolution; provisions of contract.
A joint venture agreement entered into by governmental units with respect to joint ownership in a project shall contain those terms, conditions, and provisions, not inconsistent with this act, as the governing bodies of the governmental units determine to be in the interest of the governmental units. The contracts shal…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.824
Sale or exchange of capacity or output; licenses, permits, certificates, or approvals; contracts for electric power and energy; authority, rights, privileges, and immunities of personnel; annual report; operating and financial statement; audit.
(1) Capacity or output derived by a governmental unit from its ownership share of a project not then required by the governmental unit for its own use and for the use of its customers may be sold or exchanged by the governmental unit for a consideration and for a period and upon other terms and conditions as may be det…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.831
Joint agency; formation; creation; purpose; determination of best interest.
A joint agency is formed when the governing bodies of 2 or more municipalities by resolution determine that it is in the best interest of the municipalities in accomplishing the purposes of this act to create a joint agency for the purpose of undertaking the planning, financing, development, acquisition, construction,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.832
Board of commissioners; appointment and term of commissioners.
The joint agency shall be governed by a board of commissioners appointed by the respective governing bodies of the municipalities which are members of the joint agency. The governing body of each member municipality shall, by resolution, appoint 1 commissioner who, at the discretion of the governing body, may be an off…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.833
Board of commissioners; officers; record of proceedings; custody of records, documents, minutes, and seal; copies; certificate.
The board of commissioners of a joint agency shall annually elect 1 of the commissioners as chairperson, another as vice-chairperson, and another person or persons, who may or may not be a commissioner, as treasurer, secretary, and if desired, assistant secretary. The office of treasurer may be held by the secretary or…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.833a
Records, books, documents, and papers; exclusion from public disclosure; exception.
(1) Records, books, documents, and papers of a joint agency or a municipal electric utility system, including those maintained electronically, may be exempted from public disclosure by the board of commissioners of the joint agency or the governing body of the municipal electric utility system if any of the following a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.834
Joint agency as public body politic and corporate; essential public function; articles of incorporation; amendments.
(1) A joint agency formed for the purposes provided in this article is a public body politic and corporate and the powers conferred by this act are considered to be the performance of an essential public function. (2) Any combination of 2 or more municipalities described in section 31 may incorporate a joint agency by…
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