Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.2587

  • Municipality: means a county, city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 125.2565
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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
  • Strategic plan: means a plan agreed to by this state and a municipality concerning an empowerment zone that includes both of the following:
  (i) Certification of the authority to adopt a strategic plan in an application for nomination as an empowerment zone under applicable federal regulations. See Michigan Laws 125.2565
   In order to accomplish the purposes of this act, a municipality may institute and prosecute proceedings under its powers of eminent domain in accordance with state law or local charter. The taking and transfer of public and private property by the municipality for use in a project set forth in a strategic plan may be on terms and conditions that the municipality considers appropriate and shall be considered necessary for the benefit of the public.