The authority may do all of the following:
  (a) Employ law enforcement officers, fire protection personnel, maintenance personnel, and other employees as necessary to protect and maintain real and personal property located on the base or contract for the procurement of any of these services.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 3.578

  • Authority: means a base conversion authority as provided for in this act. See Michigan Laws 3.571
  • Base: means a federal military installation on the final list of base or facility closures submitted by the base realignment and closure commission to the president of the United States and subsequently approved by congress. See Michigan Laws 3.571
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: means the department of commerce. See Michigan Laws 3.571
  • 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
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • 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
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (b) Enter into contracts with the United States department of defense for the maintenance and security of buildings, grounds, water and sewage systems, heating and cooling systems, and other systems or property at the base until final disposition of the systems or property.
  (c) Sell, lease, convey, exchange, transfer, assign, subdivide, pledge by mortgage or deed of trust, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property under its control or an interest in the property.
  (d) Rent, maintain, manage, operate, improve, demolish, and repair property under its control.
  (e) Plan, propose, and implement plans of development necessary to achieve the purposes of this act.
  (f) Receive funds from a local governmental unit, other state agencies, the federal government or an agency of the federal government, or a private individual or group, foundations or other private entities and spend those funds to the extent permitted under the powers granted to it pursuant to this section.
  (g) Issue notes or bonds of the authority if necessary to implement plans of development necessary to achieve the purposes of this act. Bonds or notes issued by the authority are not subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. The issuance of bonds and notes under this act is subject to the agency financing reporting act.