Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.130

  • Aeronautical facilities: means any device, physical or otherwise, that is an object of nature or that is human-made, that aids and is used in aeronautics. See Michigan Laws 259.2
  • Political subdivision: means a county, city, village, or township of this state, and any other political subdivision, public corporation, authority, or district in this state that is or may be authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, maintain, improve, and operate airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities. See Michigan Laws 259.7
  • 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
   Political subdivisions may appropriate funds and levy tax for airports, landing fields and other aeronautical facilities. Every political subdivision of this state is hereby authorized to appropriate funds for acquisition, improvement, maintenance and equipping of airports, landing fields and other aeronautical facilities as provided in this act, and may levy tax on property within such political subdivisions subject to taxation for public purposes, as provided by law; but said tax shall never exceed in any 1 year 1 mill on the assessed valuation of said political subdivision: Provided, That funds of any political subdivision not already appropriated or earmarked for other purposes may be used for the herein authorized purposes upon the majority vote of the legislative body of any such political subdivision.