Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 124.281

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

(a) "Sewage disposal system," includes all interceptor sewers, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, combined sanitary and storm sewers, sewage treatment plants, and all other plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in connection with the collection, treatment, or disposal of sewage or industrial wastes.

(b) "Water supply system," includes all plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in connection with obtaining a water supply, the treatment of water, or the distribution of water.

(c) "Solid waste management system" includes all plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in connection with the collection, transportation, processing, or disposal of discarded or waste materials of any sort, including access roads and facilities for resource recovery. "Solid waste management system" does not include the storage or disposal of toxic materials.

(d) "Municipality," includes each county, township, city, or village.

(e) "Constituent municipality" or "constituent municipalities" includes all of the municipalities which signed or became signatories of articles of incorporation of any authority incorporated under this act, except if the authority is incorporated by 2 or more counties, in which event each municipality within the respective territorial limits of the counties as are either original incorporators or subsequently become a constituent part of the authorities under section 6, shall be considered to be a constituent municipality for the purposes of this act.