(1) A township may establish a resort district authority. A parcel of property shall not be included in more than 1 authority created under this act. A parcel of property that is in a village shall not be included in a resort district established by a township except upon approval by resolution of the governing body of the village and subject to such conditions as may be set forth in the resolution.
  (2) The authority shall be a public body corporate which may sue and be sued in any court of this state. The authority possesses all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of its incorporation. The enumeration of a power in this act shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general powers of the authority.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.2203

  • Authority: means a resort district authority created pursuant to this act. See Michigan Laws 125.2202
  • Resort district: means an area that encompasses a natural geographic feature used for recreation, such as an inland lake or the Great Lakes shoreline, that is specifically designated by resolution and approved as provided in this act, and a portion of which is land that is or was a part of a resort association incorporated under 1 of the following:
  
  (i) 1897 PA 230, MCL 455. See Michigan Laws 125.2202
  • 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
    •   (3) An authority is intended and shall be considered to be an authority the tax limitations of which are provided by charter or general law within the meaning of section 6 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
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