Michigan Laws 141.1604 – Michigan settlement administration authority; creation; authority as state institution; appropriation
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 141.1604
- Authority: means the Michigan settlement administration authority created under section 4. See Michigan Laws 141.1603
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- fund: means the settlement administration fund created in section 7. See Michigan Laws 141.1603
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- 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
(1) The Michigan settlement administration authority is created as a public body corporate and politic within the department of treasury. The authority is a state institution within the meaning of section 9 of article II of the state constitution of 1963 and an instrumentality of this state exercising public and essential governmental functions. The exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by this act is an essential governmental function of this state.
(2) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, there is appropriated $194,800,000.00 from the settlement administration fund to be used only as provided in this act.