Terms Used In Michigan Laws 124.290

  • constituent municipalities: includes all of the municipalities that signed or became signatories of articles of incorporation of any authority incorporated under this act. See Michigan Laws 124.281
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Indian tribe: means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians that is recognized as eligible for services by the United States secretary of the interior because of their status as Indians. See Michigan Laws 124.281
  • Municipality: means a county, township, city, or village. See Michigan Laws 124.281
  • 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.
  • 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. See Michigan Laws 124.281
  • 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. See Michigan Laws 124.281
  • 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. See Michigan Laws 124.281
    (1) The authority and any municipality or Indian tribe may contract for the furnishing of water, sewage disposal, or waste management services or a combination of such services by the authority to the municipality or Indian tribe. The charges or rates specified in a contract under this subsection are subject to change by the authority, if necessary to meet its obligations. The charges or rates to a municipality that is not a constituent municipality or to an Indian tribe may be greater than those to constituent municipalities.
    (2) The authority and any other public corporation may contract for the furnishing of water, sewage disposal, or solid waste management system services or a combination of such services by the other public corporation to the authority or may contract for the use by the authority of any of the facilities of the water supply system; sewage disposal system, including sewers; or solid waste management system or a combination of systems of the other public corporation. Any lump sum payment for such a use may be considered as a part of the cost of the authority system and may be financed the same as other capital costs are financed under this act.
    (3) Each contract authorized in this section shall be for a period not exceeding 40 years. Each contract with a municipality authorized in this section is a general obligation of the municipality.