Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.11581

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Municipality: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  (1) In addition to the materials management planning grants under section 11587, a municipality or county may fund the implementation of an MMP through any of the following methods, if applicable and to the extent authorized by the mechanism:
  (a) A millage under 1917 PA 298, MCL 123.261.
  (b) A municipal utility service fee.
  (c) Special assessments under 1957 PA 185, MCL 123.731 to 123.786; 1954 PA 188, MCL 41.721 to 41.738; or the township and village public improvement and public service act, 1923 PA 116, MCL 41.411 to 41.419.
  (d) A service provider franchise agreement.
  (e) Hauler licensing fees.
  (f) A voter-approved millage.
  (g) A general fund appropriation.
  (h) Supplemental fees for service.
  (i) A surcharge under section 8a of the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.508a.
  (j) A landfill surcharge.
  (k) A flow control fee structure.
  (l) Any other lawful mechanism.
  (2) Appropriate uses for funding described in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, the following:
  (a) Recycling programs.
  (b) Organic materials management.
  (c) Education and outreach regarding recycling and materials utilization.
  (d) Relevant market development.
  (e) Materials reduction and reuse initiatives.