Terms Used In Michigan Laws 124.462

  • 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.
  • Public authority: means an authority created under this act. See Michigan Laws 124.452
  • Public transportation system: means a system for providing public transportation service, including public transportation facilities. See Michigan Laws 124.452
  • 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
   A public authority created under this act may plan, promote, finance, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, own, construct, operate, maintain, replace, and contract for public transportation service by means of 1 or more public transportation systems and public transportation facilities. A public authority is a public benefit agency and instrumentality of the state with all the powers of a public corporation, to accomplish its purposes and to control, operate, administer, and exercise the franchise of the public transportation system and public transportation facilities, if any.