(1) The land bank fast track authority is created as a public body corporate and politic within the department.
  (2) The state authority shall exercise its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities independently of the director of the department. The budgeting, procurement, and related administrative or management functions of the state authority shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the director of the department. The state authority may contract with the department for the purpose of maintaining the rights and interests of the state authority.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 124.765

  • Authority: means a land bank fast track authority created under section 15, section 23(4), or section 23(5). See Michigan Laws 124.753
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of labor and economic growth, a principal department of state government created by section 225 of the executive organization act of 1965, 1965 PA 380, MCL 16. See Michigan Laws 124.753
  • 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 authority: means the land bank fast track authority created under section 15. See Michigan Laws 124.753
  (3) Subject to available appropriations, if requested by the state authority, the department shall provide staff and other support to the state authority sufficient to carry out its duties, powers, and responsibilities.
  (4) All departments and agencies of state government shall provide full cooperation to the state authority in the performance of its duties, powers, and responsibilities.