(a) If it is determined that it is not possible for an authority to achieve all of the purposes for which the authority was formed, the authority may be dissolved by adoption by the board of a resolution that does all of the following:
(1) Determines that it is not possible to achieve all of the purposes for which the authority was formed.
(2) Determines that either all debts and obligations of the authority have been fully paid or extinguished or that adequate provision has been made for one or more successors to accept or assume all remaining debts and obligations of the authority, if any, pursuant to a plan of distribution provided for in its articles of incorporation.
(3) Recommends its dissolution.
(b) If it is determined that an authority has achieved all the purposes for which the authority was formed, the authority shall be dissolved by adoption by the board of a resolution that does all of the following:
(1) Determines that it has achieved all of the purposes for which the authority was formed.
(2) Determines that either all debts and obligations of the authority have been fully paid or extinguished or that adequate provision has been made for one or more successors to accept or assume all remaining debts and obligations of the authority, if any, pursuant to a plan of distribution provided for in its articles of incorporation.
(3) Recommends its dissolution.
(c) A dissolution under subsection (a) or (b) is only effective upon approval by the county of incorporation and all municipalities whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of an authority.
(d) Upon receiving the necessary approvals from the county of incorporation and all municipalities, the chair and secretary of the authority shall execute a certificate of dissolution reciting that resolutions have been adopted and that the authority has been dissolved. The certificate of dissolution shall be filed with the office of the judge of probate, who shall record the certificate in an appropriate book. In the event that the authority owns any assets or property at the time of dissolution, whether voluntary or involuntary, title to all its assets and property shall thereupon vest as provided in the articles.
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