Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.4915

  • Authority: means all of the following:
  (i) An authority as defined in part 2. See Michigan Laws 125.4901
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Municipality: means all of the following:
  •   (i) A municipality as defined in part 2. See Michigan Laws 125.4901
      (1) The department of treasury may institute proceedings to compel enforcement of this act and shall send written notification to an authority that fails to comply with this act, to each taxing jurisdiction that has tax increment revenues captured by the authority, and to the governing body of the municipality that established the authority of a violation of any provision of this act. The written notification shall specifically detail the authority’s noncompliance with this act.
      (2) If the department of treasury notifies an authority in writing that the authority failed to comply with any provision of this act, and after 60 days following receipt of that notice the authority does not comply, that authority shall not capture any tax increment revenues that are in excess of amounts necessary to pay bonded indebtedness and other obligations for the period of noncompliance. During the period of noncompliance, an authority cannot amend or approve a tax increment financing plan. However, if the period of noncompliance exceeds 2 consecutive years, that authority shall not capture any tax increment revenues that are in excess of amounts necessary to pay bonded indebtedness and other obligations without a resolution of authorization of the municipality that created the authority and each taxing jurisdiction whose ad valorem taxes are subject to capture by the authority. Any excess funds captured shall be returned to the taxing jurisdiction from which they were captured as follows:
      (a) For part 2, as provided in section 215(2).
      (b) For part 3, as provided in section 314(2).
      (c) For part 4, as provided in section 413(2).
      (d) For part 5, as provided in section 523(7).
      (e) For part 6, as provided in section 619(2).
      (f) For part 7, as provided in section 716(2).
      (g) For part 8, as provided in section 815(2).