Michigan Laws 247.807 – Powers and duties of commission
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(1) The commission‘s powers and duties shall include:
(a) The awarding of all contracts for the construction, improvement, and maintenance of the highways and transportation facilities under its jurisdiction, as provided by law.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 247.807
- Commission: means the state transportation commission. See Michigan Laws 247.801
- Director: means the director of transportation. See Michigan Laws 247.801
- 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.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- 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
(b) The establishment of transportation policies for the guidance and direction of the director.
(2) The commission may do the following:
(a) Delegate to any member of the commission, the director, or any subordinate, any powers, other than the power to establish policy, vested in the commission as it considers necessary and proper; and permit the director to delegate any powers delegated to him or her by the commission.
(b) Acquire, own, and hold real and personal property in the name of the state or the commission and sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, or encumber, the same in connection with, and in furtherance of, its duties and the purposes of this act.
(c) Do anything necessary and proper to carry out the duties imposed upon it by the constitution and such other duties as may be imposed by law.