Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 484 > Act 179 of 1991 > Article 3 > E - Services for the Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Speech-Impaired

• 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
• Agent: means the person or persons agreed to or selected by the contractor and the public agency pursuant to section 4(2). See Michigan Laws 125.1561
• Airport: means any location, either on land or water, that is used for the landing or take-off of aircraft, and includes the buildings and facilities, if any, on that location. See Michigan Laws 259.2
• Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• contract: means a written agreement between a contractor and a public agency for the construction, alteration, demolition, or repair of a facility, other than a contract having a dollar value of less than $30,000. See Michigan Laws 125.1561
• Contractor: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or joint venture, that is a party to a construction contract with a public agency. See Michigan Laws 125.1561
• Exchange: means 1 or more contiguous central offices and all associated facilities within a geographical area in which basic local exchange service is offered by a provider. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Landing field: means any location, either on land or water, that is used for the landing or take-off of aircraft. See Michigan Laws 259.6
• 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}
• local exchange service: means the provision of an access line and usage within a local calling area for the transmission of high-quality 2-way interactive switched voice or data communication. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
• 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
• Progress payment: means a payment by a public agency to a contractor for work in place under the terms of a construction contract. See Michigan Laws 125.1561
• provider: means a person that for compensation provides 1 or more telecommunication services. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
• Public agency: means this state, or a county, city, township, village, assessment district, or other political subdivision, corporation, commission, agency, or authority created by law. See Michigan Laws 125.1561
• retained funds: means the amount withheld from a progress payment to a contractor pursuant to section 3. See Michigan Laws 125.1561
• 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