Michigan Laws > Chapter 259 > Act 327 of 1945 > Chapter IV – General Powers and Duties of Aeronautics Commission and Director of Aeronautics


§ 259.51	Aeronautics commission; powers and duties generally
§ 259.52	Director of aeronautics; powers and duties
§ 259.53	Director of aeronautics; powers delegated
§ 259.54	Cooperation with federal government; compliance with federal laws and regulations for expenditure of federal money; receipt and disbursement of federal and other money; commission as agent of sta
§ 259.55	Enforcement officers

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Adjacent neighborhood: means a residential area as determined by the authority immediately adjoining or near a downtown area within the same municipality. See Michigan Laws 125.1458
Adjusted household income: means that term as defined in rules of the authority. See Michigan Laws 125.1458
Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
Aeronautical facilities: means any device, physical or otherwise, that is an object of nature or that is human-made, that aids and is used in aeronautics. See Michigan Laws 259.2
Aeronautics: means any act or matter that treats or deals with flight in the airspace. See Michigan Laws 259.2
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Aircraft: means any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. See Michigan Laws 259.2
Airport: means any location, either on land or water, that is used for the landing or take-off of aircraft, and includes the buildings and facilities, if any, on that location. See Michigan Laws 259.2
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Area median income: means the median income for the area as determined under section 8 of the United States housing act of 1937, 42 USC 1437f, adjusted for family size. See Michigan Laws 125.1459
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Authority: means the Michigan state housing development authority created in this act. See Michigan Laws 125.1411
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Board of control: means the board charged with policy direction of a state supported institution of higher education. See Michigan Laws 38.382
Board of education: means the board of education of the city of Detroit. See Michigan Laws 38.371
Board of governors: means the board of governors of Wayne state university. See Michigan Laws 38.371
Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
Collateral: means the property subject to a security interest or agricultural lien. See Michigan Laws 440.9102
Commission: means the Michigan aeronautics commission. See Michigan Laws 259.3
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Consumer housing cooperative: means a nonprofit corporation incorporated pursuant to the corporation laws of this state and chapter 5. See Michigan Laws 125.1411
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
County: means a county within this state. See Michigan Laws 125.1411
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Department: means the state transportation department, bureau of aeronautics. See Michigan Laws 259.3
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
Director: means the deputy director of the department, bureau of aeronautics who is the director of the Michigan aeronautics commission. See Michigan Laws 259.3
Downtown area: means an area where 20 or more contiguous properties have been planned, zoned, or used for commercial purposes for 50 or more years and where a majority of the buildings are built adjacent to each other as determined by the authority and up to the public right-of-way. See Michigan Laws 125.1458
Eligible applicant: means a not-for-profit corporation, a for-profit corporation, a municipality, a land bank fast track authority organized under the land bank fast track act, 2003 PA 258, MCL 124. See Michigan Laws 125.1458
Eligible employees: means the members of the faculty and administrative staff of state supported institutions of higher education on a full-time basis whose positions require the performance of professional services in the discharge of the educational or administrative functions of the institution. See Michigan Laws 38.382
Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
Financing statement: means a record or records composed of an initial financing statement and any filed record relating to the initial financing statement. See Michigan Laws 440.9102
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Fund: means the Michigan housing and community development fund created in section 58a. See Michigan Laws 125.1458
Fund: means the housing development fund created by this act. See Michigan Laws 125.1411
Housing charges: means monthly rentals or carrying charges, and includes estimated or actual expenditures for heat, light, water, cooking fuel, and other utilities, and other reasonable expenditures which the authority determines to be a part of housing charges. See Michigan Laws 125.1451
Housing project: means any of the following:

(i) Residential real property developed or to be developed or receiving benefits under this act. See Michigan Laws 125.1411

in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q

Income: means an amount determined in a manner consistent with the determination of lower income families under section 8 of the United States housing act of 1937, 42 USC 1437f. See Michigan Laws 125.1459

Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.

Individual living unit: means an accommodation containing a living area, 1 to 4 sleeping areas, bathing and sanitation facilities, and cooking facilities equipped with a cooking range, refrigerator, and sink, all of which are separate and distinct from any other accommodations. See Michigan Laws 125.1459

Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.

Internal revenue code: means the United States internal revenue code of 1986. See Michigan Laws 125.1411

Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.

Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.

Low and moderate income housing: means housing financed by bond issues authorized under this act, by federally-aided mortgages as defined in section 11(c), or by other programs directed toward providing housing within the financial means of low and moderate income families as the authority shall determine. See Michigan Laws 125.1451

Majority leader: see Floor Leaders

Mixed use buildings: means buildings that can be used for more than 1 purpose, and in any combination, including, but not limited to, residential housing combined with either commercial or retail space. See Michigan Laws 125.1458

month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j

Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.

Multifamily housing: means a building or buildings providing housing to 2 or more households, none of which is owner occupied. See Michigan Laws 125.1458

Municipality: means a city, village, or township in this state. See Michigan Laws 125.1411

Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

Optional retirement program: means a system of retirement benefits established as a part of the plan of compensation for eligible teaching and administrative personnel. See Michigan Laws 38.382

Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 259.7

person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l

Personal property: All property that is not real property.

Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.

Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. ^Source:

Political subdivision: means a county, city, village, or township of this state, and any other political subdivision, public corporation, authority, or district in this state that is or may be authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, maintain, improve, and operate airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities. See Michigan Laws 259.7

Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.

Project: means those activities defined under section 58c. See Michigan Laws 125.1458

Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.

Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.

Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Rehabilitation: means all or part of those repairs and improvements necessary to make residential real property safe, sanitary, or adequate. See Michigan Laws 125.1411

Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.

rental: means all regular charges paid on a periodic basis to a housing corporation by a person or family living in a rental or cooperative housing project, excluding initial down payments. See Michigan Laws 125.1451

Retirement commission: means the retirement commission of the employee retirement system of the school district of the city of Detroit. See Michigan Laws 38.371

Retirement system: means the employee retirement system of the school district of the city of Detroit created and established by chapter 2 of Act No. See Michigan Laws 38.371

Retirement system: means the Michigan public school employees' retirement system created by the public school employees retirement act of 1979, Act No. See Michigan Laws 38.382

Rule: means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24. See Michigan Laws 259.7

seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:

(a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3n

Security interest: means an interest in personal property or fixtures which secures payment or performance of an obligation. See Michigan Laws 440.1201

shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c

state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o

State supported institution of higher education: means any of the following:

(i) Western Michigan university. See Michigan Laws 38.382

Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.

Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

Supportive housing: means a rental housing project in which some or all of the units are targeted to people with household incomes at or below 30% of area median income and that provide services, either directly or contracted for, to those people that include, but are not limited to, mental health, substance abuse services, counseling services, and daily living services. See Michigan Laws 125.1458

Supportive housing property: means property that meets all of the following requirements:

(i) Is owned by an organization exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 501, or by a nonprofit housing corporation organized under chapter 4. See Michigan Laws 125.1459

Testify: Answer questions in court.

Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

this amendatory act: means the amendatory act that added this part. See Michigan Laws 440.9701

This amendatory act: means the amendatory act that added this part. See Michigan Laws 440.9801

This amended article: means this article as amended by this amendatory act. See Michigan Laws 440.9801

Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o

Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

Wayne service: means creditable service of an employee of the board of education who has been transferred to Wayne state university and includes creditable service prior to such transfer and service as an employee of the board of governors of Wayne state university thereafter. See Michigan Laws 38.371