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• Port Districts; Incorporation, Exercise Of Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.1
  Sec. 1. Port districts are hereby authorized to be created in the various counties of this state, as in this act provided. Such districts whether ...
• Referendum Petition; Filing, Examination, Certification; Resolution Of Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.2
  Sec. 2. At any general election or at any special election which may be called for that purpose, the board of county supervisors of any ...
• Insufficient Petitions; Certification Of Sufficiency; Submission Of Proposition At Election - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.3
  Sec. 3. If such petition be found to be insufficient, it shall be returned to the person or persons filing the same, who may, within ...
• Election; Notice, Form Of Ballot - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.4
  Sec. 4. The notice of the election shall state the boundaries of the proposed port district and the object of such election. In submitting the ...
• Formation; Procedure, Referendum, Effective Date Of Creation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.5
  Sec. 5. Any city or township, or any 2 or more whole contiguous cities or townships, or any combination thereof, by resolution of their respective ...
• Formation Of District Comprising More Than 1 County; Limitation; Lesser Port Districts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.6
  Sec. 6. A port district may be comprised of more than 1 whole county if the electors in such counties so elect, and the same ...
• Formation Of District; Canvass And Declaration Of Election Results; Three-Fifths Vote - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.7
  Sec. 7. Within 5 days after such election the board of supervisors shall canvass the returns and if at such election 3/5 of the voters ...
• Formation Of District; Election And Survey Expense - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.8
  Sec. 8. All the expenses of elections for the formation of such port districts shall be paid by the county or counties holding election, and ...
• Port Commission, Appointment, Term, Vacancies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.9
  Sec. 9. The control and management of the port district shall be exercised through a port commission consisting of 5 members who shall be appointed ...
• Port Commission; Service Of Member; Quorum; Passage Of Resolution; Transaction Of Business; Eligibility To Hold Office; Financial Interest Prohibited; Waiver; Vacancy; Removal; Oath - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.10
  Sec. 10. A member of the commission shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. A majority of the port commissioners constitutes ...
• Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.10a
  Sec. 10a. The business which the commission or a board or committee created pursuant to this act may perform shall be conducted at a public ...
• Port Commission; Submission Of Propositions At Elections, Canvass Of Votes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.11
  Sec. 11. At any general state election propositions may be submitted to the electors on such subjects as the port commission of a port district ...
• Port Commission; Commissioners, Compensation; Mileage, Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.12
  Sec. 12. Port commissioners shall receive such compensation as shall be determined and fixed by resolution of the governing body of the cities or townships ...
• Port Commission; Acquisition Of Property - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.13
  Sec. 13. Each port commission shall have power to acquire by purchase or condemnation, or both, all lands, property, property rights, leases or easements necessary ...
• Port Commission; Acceptance Of Gifts, Grants Or Loan; Approval - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.13a
  Sec. 13a. Each port commission may accept gifts, grants, loans or contributions from the United States of America, this state, local municipalities, foundations, any public ...
• Port Districts; Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.14
  Sec. 14. Each port district shall have power to lay out, construct, condemn, purchase, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, maintain, conduct and operate, seawall jetties, piers, ...
• Port District Public Improvement; Issue Of Evidence Of Indebtedness - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.15
  Sec. 15. Whenever in order to carry out the purposes of this act it becomes necessary to acquire property which cannot be wholly paid for ...
• Port District Public Improvements; Bonds For Public Improvement, Revenue, Full Faith And Credit, Approvals - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.16
  Sec. 16. In lieu of the bonds authorized in section 15, any port district may issue revenue bonds as provided in Act No. 94 of ...
• Port District Public Improvements; Lands, Leases And Easements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.17
  Sec. 17. Each port commission shall have power to own and control lands, leases, and all easements in land necessary for the purposes of the ...
• Port District Public Improvements; Streams - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.18
  Sec. 18. Each port commission shall have power to improve navigable and nonnavigable streams of the United States and the state of Michigan within the ...
• Port District Public Improvements; Waterways, Creation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.19
  Sec. 19. Each port commission shall have power to create and improve for harbor purposes any waterways within the port district; to regulate and control ...
• Public Improvements; Income Producing; Payment In Lieu Of Taxes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.20
  Sec. 20. Any port district owning and operating an income-producing public improvement shall pay from such income annual sums in lieu of taxes to the ...
• Commodities; Tolls, Fees, Rents; Approval - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.21
  Sec. 21. Each port district shall have power to fix and collect tolls, fees, rents and other charges for the use of the services, property, ...
• Lease Of Property; Maximum Term, Bond - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.22
  Sec. 22. Each port commission shall have power to lease under such covenants and conditions as the commission may prescribe, all storage facilities, wharves, piers, ...
• Sale Of Property; Approval - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.23
  Sec. 23. Each port commission shall have power to sell and convey any property in anywise acquired and owned by the port district whenever the ...
• Port Commission; Taxes, Special Assessments; Allocation Of Millage - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.24
  Sec. 24. Each port commission shall have power to raise revenue by a tax to be levied on all taxable property within such port district, ...
• Repealed. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.24a, 120.24b
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections provided for port districts' estimates and reports of amounts necessary to be raised by general tax. ...
• Port Commission; Bond Issues, Limit, Approval By Governing Bodies Or Electors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.25
  Sec. 25. Each port commission shall have power to borrow money and issue bonds to an amount not greater in any one year than 1/5 ...
• Port Commission; Assistants And Employes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.26
  Sec. 26. Each port commission shall have power to employ such assistants, clerks, inspectors, engineers, legal counsel or other employes for carrying out the purposes ...
• Port Commission; Expenditures, Authority, Bids - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.27
  Sec. 27. No port district coterminous with a county, or comprising an area greater than a county, shall be empowered to make any expenditure or ...
• Port Commission; Lease Of Harbor Area, Rents - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.28
  Sec. 28. The port commission of each port district shall have full power and authority to lease the harbor area belonging to the state of ...
• Port Commission; Election And Powers Of Officers; Rules; Seal; Recording Proceedings Of Board; Disposition And Disbursement Of Funds Of Port District; Office; Access To Maps, Charts, Plans, And Documents - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.29
  Sec. 29. The port commission shall elect from among its members a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary. The officers selected shall possess and exercise the powers ...
• Availability Of Writings To Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.29a
  Sec. 29a. A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission or a board or committee created pursuant to this ...
• Comprehensive Port Plan Of Harbor Improvements; Notice, Hearing, Approval By Municipalities, Restrictions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.30
  Sec. 30. It shall be the duty of the port commission of any port district, before creating any improvements hereunder, to adopt a comprehensive port ...
• Property Rights In Improvements; Cooperation Between Port District And Certain Other Public Bodies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.31
  Sec. 31. No improvements shall be acquired or constructed by the port district unless such improvements shall, when completed, be the property of such port ...
• Power To Borrow In Anticipation Of Tax - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.32
  Sec. 32. (1) A port commission is hereby authorized, prior to the receipt of taxes raised by a levy, to borrow money or issue the ...
• Fund Created; Special Funds; Disbursement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.33
  Sec. 33. The county treasurer of the county in which the port district is located, or in the event that the district covers 2 or ...
• Annual Reports; Budgets; Budget Committee - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.34
  Sec. 34. The commission shall on or before September 1 of each year submit a written report to the governor, the legislature, the public service ...
• Port Districts Coterminous With Cities And Townships; Powers Of Local Governing Bodies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.34a
  Sec. 34a. In construing this act, port districts coterminous with a city or township shall follow the same procedure, as near as may be, substituting ...
• Construction Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.35
  Sec. 35. This act shall not be construed to repeal, amend, or modify any law heretofore enacted, providing a method of harbor improvement, regulation or ...
• Repealed. 1966, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.36
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section provided that nothing in port district act deemed to constitute a grant of state land. ...
• Department Of Commerce Designated State Agency; Cooperation And Negotiation With Port Districts And Harbor Facilities - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.51
  The department of commerce is designated the state agency to cooperate and negotiate with port districts, port authorities, other governments, governmental units and agencies ...
• Requests For Matching Grants By Port Districts; Disbursement Of Funds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.52
  Any port district created in accordance with the laws of this state, after receiving the approval of a majority of the members of the ...
• Cooperation And Agreements With United States; Conduct Of Studies, Research Programs; Purpose, Approval - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.53
  The department may cooperate and enter into agreements with the United States and any agency or department thereof in the conduct of studies, research ...
• Investigation Of Transportation Rates; Representation Of State And Port Districts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.54
  The department shall conduct investigations of transportation rates and shall represent the state and the various port districts before any agency of this state, ...
• Budget Requests; Purposes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.55
  The department shall include in its annual budget request such funds as shall be necessary to permit the conduct of the programs and activities ...
• Construction Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.56
  In construing this act, port districts coterminous with a city or township shall follow the same procedure as is prescribed for counties, substituting the ...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.101
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Hertel-Law-T. Stopczynski port authority act". History: 1978, Act 639, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.102
  As used in this act: (a) "Authority" means a port authority created under this act and may also include the area within the jurisdiction ...
• Port Authority; Exercise Of Powers And Duties; Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.103
  An authority may exercise and apply any or all of its powers and duties as prescribed and set forth in this act, within the ...
• Port Authority; Incorporation; Recommendations; Articles Of Incorporation; Body Corporate And Politic; Public Purpose - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.104
  (1) A city and county, a combination of counties or a combination consisting of at least 1 city and 1 county, by joint resolution of ...
• Port Authority; Appointment And Terms Of Members; Vacancy; Reappointment; Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, And Secretary-Treasurer; Quorum; Voting; Expenses; Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.105
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (5), an authority shall consist of 5 or 7 members as follows: (a) One member shall be appointed by ...
• Bond Of Secretary-Treasurer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.106
  Before the issuance of any bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness under this act, the secretary-treasurer of an authority shall execute a bond ...
• Advisory Committees And Councils - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.107
  An authority may organize and create advisory committees and councils to serve at the pleasure of the authority for terms and purposes considered to ...
• Port Authority; Powers Generally - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.108
  An authority may: (a) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business. (b) Sue and ...
• Port Authority; Additional Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.109
  An authority may: (a) Appear in its own behalf before boards, commissions, departments, or other agencies of the federal government or of any state ...
• Port Authority; Additional Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.110
  An authority may: (a) Subject to the authority of the federal government and the state and with the agreement of the constituent units, provide ...
• Port Authority; Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.111
  Except with respect to docks or wharves owned, controlled, or operated by, the authority, this act shall not be construed to impose a duty ...
• Acquisition Of Property By Purchase, Lease, Or Condemnation; Sale Or Removal Of Structures; Sale Or Lease Of Property - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.112
  (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, ...
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.113
  (1) An authority and 1 or more constituent units may enter into a contract or contracts for the acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension of port ...
• Revenue Bonds; Applicability Of Revenue Bond Act; Revenue Bonds Payable Solely From Revenues Or Income - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.114
  (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 ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.114a
  A petition under section 14, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 ...
• Revenue Bonds; Form; Date; Denomination; Place Of Payment; Redemption; Validity Of Signature Or Facsimile; Issuance In Coupon Or Registered Form; Registration, Reconversion, And Interchange Of Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.115
  An authority shall determine the form of the bonds of each series issued pursuant to section 14, including any interest coupons to be attached ...
• Revenue Bonds; Trust Agreement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.116
  Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this act shall be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which ...
• Bonds As Securities; Investment; Deposit - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.117
  (1) Bonds issued under this act are securities in which all public officers and public agencies of the state and its political subdivisions and all ...
• Additional Bonds For Acquisition Of Port Facilities; Authorization; Resolution; Issuance And Execution Of Bonds; Seal; Negotiable Instruments; Maturities; Payment; Tax Exemption; Issuance Of Bonds Or Notes Subject To Revised Municipal Finance Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.118
  (1) In addition to the bonds authorized in section 14, bonds may be issued for the purpose of acquiring port facilities, as follows: (a) By ...
• Validation Of Bonds Or Notes; Contesting Validity - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.119
  Bonds or notes issued under this act by an authority are validated. An authority acting under this act or any constituent unit, including the ...
• Contract For Use Of Port Facilities; Increase In Charges; Duration Of Contract - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.120
  Any 1 or more municipalities or other public corporations, either within or without an authority, may contract for the use of port facilities from ...
• Dock, Waterfront, Or Riparian Property; Transfer, Possession, Or Control - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.121
  The governing bodies of constituent units may, by majority vote, and with or without consideration, transfer or cause to be transferred to the authority ...
• Tax Exemption - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.122
  (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, ...
• Plan For Future Development, Construction, And Improvement Of Port And Facilities; Notice; Comments; Hearing; Adoption; Modification, Amendment, Or Extension; Plans For Specific Projects - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.123
  (1) An authority created on or after May 1, 1984 shall within 2 years after its creation prepare or cause to be prepared a plan ...
• Operating Budget - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.124
  (1) The authority shall submit in writing a detailed estimate of the budget required for the business and conduct of an authority's affairs, initially, for ...
• Surplus Of Unencumbered Funds; Disposition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.125
  If at the end of a fiscal year a surplus of unencumbered funds remains after providing for the operating expenses of an authority, the ...
• Entry On Lands, Waters, And Premises; Purpose; Reimbursement For Actual Damages - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.126
  For the purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings, examinations, and investigations as it considers necessary or convenient for the purposes of this act, an ...
• Employees Of Port Authority; Transfer And Payment Of Sick Leave And Annual Leave; Salary Rate; Job Seniority And Pension Rights - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.127
  (1) The employees of an authority, existing on the effective date of this act, of a city or county which creates or participates in an ...
• Annual Report; Audit - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.128
  An authority shall make an annual report of its activities within 3 months after the close of its fiscal year to the governor and ...
• Liberal Construction; Powers Cumulative - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.129
  This act, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. Powers granted in ...
• Repeal Of SS 120.1 To 120.35; Effective Date Of Subsection (1) - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 120.130
  (1) Act No. 234 of the Public Acts of 1925, as amended, being sections 120.1 to 120.35 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed. ...

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