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MI Comp L § 125.1579 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1579 - Evaluation of Applicants; Factors; Notice of Rejection; Notice of Favorable Evaluation.

125.1579 Evaluation of applicants; factors; notice of rejection; notice of favorable evaluation. Sec. 9.  (1) A community board shall evaluate applicants who want to start or expand a small business and to locate within the business incubation center based upon, but not limited to, all of the following factors:  (a) The likelihood that the business will be profitable.  (b) Whether the product that would be manufactured, or the service that would be rendered, would be new or improved to the state or the area.  (c) The potential marketability of the product or service.  (d) The likelihood that the business will generate a significant number of new jobs and not eliminate existing jobs.  (e) The likelihood that new jobs generated will be filled by persons who presently are unemployed or whose skills are not in great demand.  (f) The likelihood that the business will not be started if the applicant is not accepted into the business incubation center.  (2) A board shall forward to each applicant whose application it rejects notice of its rejection, together with the reasons for the rejection.  (3) A board shall forward to each local governmental unit that has agreed to contribute monetarily or in kind to the center and to each applicant it favorably evaluates notification of its decision and of whether or not space exists to accept the applicant. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1580 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1580 - Report; Hiring Management Consultants or Contracting With Management Consulting Firm.

125.1580 Report; hiring management consultants or contracting with management consulting firm. Sec. 10.  (1) A community board shall report in writing at least annually to the department on the activities of the board and the center. The report shall include, at minimum, the name of each applicant whose application it rejects, together with the reasons for the rejection, and the name of each applicant whose application it favorably evaluates.  (2) A community board may hire 1 or more management consultants or contract with a management consulting firm that shall recommend possible tenants for the building and that shall provide the services described in section 12. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1581 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1581 - Lessee of Business Incubation Center; Duties.

125.1581 Lessee of business incubation center; duties. Sec. 11.  A lessee of a business incubation center shall do all of the following:  (a) Pay rent, which amount shall be determined by the board. The board may agree to have the rent for a predetermined number of months payable at a later date by which time the business is expected to have received committed starting capital.  (b) Pay utilities as determined by the board.  (c) Make every effort to relocate to a permanent location not later than 18 months after entering a business incubation center. A business may request extensions of this requirement for periods of not more than 12 months. The board may grant extensions of up to 12 months at a time upon a determination that a business still requires the services of the center. This subdivision does not apply to support services. As used in this subdivision, "support services" means those services provided to all lessees of the center to assist them in the operation of their business. Support services includes, but is not limited to, bookkeeping, secretarial services, duplicating, and delivery.  History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1582 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1582 - Lessee Benefits.

125.1582 Lessee benefits. Sec. 12.  (1) In return for his or her monthly rent, a lessee of a business incubation center shall receive the following benefits:  (a) Physical space within the center.  (b) The services of a building management consultant or management consulting firm.  (c) Services or facilities available within the center that are agreed upon by the board and the lessees of the center. These services and facilities may include, but are not limited to, cleaning, building security, typing, and reception services; conference, laboratory, and library facilities; duplicating machines; and computers.  (2) In addition to the benefits described in subsection (1), the center shall make available certain professional services on a fee for use basis. These services, which the building management consultant of the management consulting firm shall arrange, may include, but are not limited to, information on government regulations, basic management skills, advertising and promotion, marketing, sales, control of inventory levels, recruitment of employees, labor relations, and financial counseling in areas such as venture capital, risk management, taxes, insurance, and qualifying for government small business loans. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1583 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1583 - Powers and Duties of Department Generally.

125.1583 Powers and duties of department generally. Sec. 13.  (1) The department shall work closely with business incubation centers, offering advice and assistance when possible, and shall promote, through advertising and other appropriate means, the concept and benefits of business incubation centers and their availability.  (2) The department shall cooperate with community boards, local governmental units, and educational institutions to effectuate the purposes of this act.  (3) The department, if it finds that a community board or center is not operating in compliance with the requirements of the act, may withdraw state funding from the center.  History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1584 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1584 - Administration of State Funding.

125.1584 Administration of state funding.  Sec. 14.  (1) The department shall administer state funding for the centers it designates.  (2) During the first 3 years of operation, the department shall provide funding for any designated center up to 50% of the costs of establishment and maintenance that are not covered by rental fees. The department shall not provide any state funding to a center after the center's first 3 years of operation. As used in this subsection, "costs of establishment" means the actual cost of leasing the center or the actual cost of acquisition of the center prorated over a period of not less than 15 years. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1585 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1585 - Annual Appropriation.

125.1585 Annual appropriation. Sec. 15.  The legislature annually shall appropriate a sum sufficient to implement this act. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1586 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1586 - Reports.

125.1586 Reports. Sec. 16.  The department shall submit to the senate and house committees that have the responsibility for economic development matters 2 reports covering the effectiveness of this act, the number of applicants who were accepted into business incubation centers, and the number of such businesses in operation at the time of the writing of each report. The first report shall be submitted before January 31, 1985, and the second report before January 31, 1990. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1591 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 57 of 1998 - Contracts for Improvement to Real Property (125.1591 - 125.1596)|Section 125.1591 - Definitions.

125.1591 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:   (a) "Contractor" means a person who contracts with a governmental entity to improve real property or perform or manage construction services. Contractor does not include a person licensed under article 20 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2001 to 339.2014.  (b) "Governmental entity" means the state, a county, city, township, village, public educational institution, or any political subdivision thereof.  (c) "Improve" means to build, alter, repair, or demolish an improvement upon, connected with, or beneath the surface of any real property, to excavate, clear, grade, fill, or landscape any real property, to construct driveways and roadways, or to perform labor upon improvements.  (d) "Improvement" includes, but is not limited to, all or any part of any building, structure, erection, alteration, demolition, excavation, clearing, grading, filling, landscaping, trees, shrubbery, driveways, and roadways on real property.  (e) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, governmental entity, or any other legal entity.  (f) "Real property" means the real estate that is improved, including, but not limited to, lands, leaseholds, tenements, hereditaments, and improvements placed on the real property. History: 1998, Act 57, Eff. Oct. 6, 1998
MI Comp L § 125.1592 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 57 of 1998 - Contracts for Improvement to Real Property (125.1591 - 125.1596)|Section 125.1592 - Improvement Contract Exceeding $75,000; Provisions.

125.1592 Improvement contract exceeding $75,000; provisions. Sec. 2.  A contract between a contractor and a governmental entity for an improvement that exceeds $75,000.00 shall contain all of the following provisions:  (a) That if a contractor discovers 1 or both of the following physical conditions of the surface or subsurface at the improvement site, before disturbing the physical condition, the contractor shall promptly notify the governmental entity of the physical condition in writing:  (i) A subsurface or a latent physical condition at the site is differing materially from those indicated in the improvement contract.  (ii) An unknown physical condition at the site is of an unusual nature differing materially from those ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inhering in work of the character provided for in the improvement contract.  (b) That if the governmental entity receives a notice under subdivision (a), the governmental entity shall promptly investigate the physical condition.   (c) That if the governmental entity determines that the physical conditions do materially differ and will cause an increase or decrease in costs or additional time needed to perform the contract, the governmental entity's determination shall be made in writing and an equitable adjustment shall be made and the contract modified in writing accordingly.  (d) That the contractor cannot make a claim for additional costs or time because of a physical condition unless the contractor has complied with the notice requirements of subdivision (a). The governmental entity may extend the time required for notice under subdivision (a).  (e) That the contractor cannot make a claim for an adjustment under the contract after the contractor has received the final payment under the contract. History: 1998, Act 57, Eff. Oct. 6, 1998
MI Comp L § 125.1593 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 57 of 1998 - Contracts for Improvement to Real Property (125.1591 - 125.1596)|Section 125.1593 - Contract Completion; Performance; Consent of Governmental Entity; Arbitration; Judgment Rendered.

125.1593 Contract completion; performance; consent of governmental entity; arbitration; judgment rendered. Sec. 3.  (1) If the contractor does not agree with the governmental entity's determination, with the governmental entity's consent the contractor may complete performance on the contract.   (2) At the option of the governmental entity, the contractor and the governmental entity shall arbitrate the contractor's entitlement to recover the actual increase in contract time and costs incurred because of the physical condition of the improvement site. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the American arbitration association and judgment rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. History: 1998, Act 57, Eff. Oct. 6, 1998
MI Comp L § 125.1594 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 57 of 1998 - Contracts for Improvement to Real Property (125.1591 - 125.1596)|Section 125.1594 - Incorporation of Additional Provisions.

125.1594 Incorporation of additional provisions.  Sec. 4.  If an improvement contract does not contain the provisions required under section 2, the provisions shall be incorporated into and considered part of the improvement contract. History: 1998, Act 57, Eff. Oct. 6, 1998
MI Comp L § 125.1595 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 57 of 1998 - Contracts for Improvement to Real Property (125.1591 - 125.1596)|Section 125.1595 - Rights or Remedies.

125.1595 Rights or remedies. Sec. 5.  This act does not limit the rights or remedies otherwise available to a contractor or the governmental entity under any other law or statute. History: 1998, Act 57, Eff. Oct. 6, 1998
MI Comp L § 125.1596 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 57 of 1998 - Contracts for Improvement to Real Property (125.1591 - 125.1596)|Section 125.1596 - Repealed. 2001, Act 28, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2001.

125.1596 Repealed. 2001, Act 28, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2001. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to repeal of act.
MI Comp L § 125.1601 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 338 of 1974 - Economic Development Corporations Act (125.1601 - 125.1636)|Section 125.1601 - Short Title.

125.1601 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "economic development corporations act".  History: 1974, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1974
MI Comp L § 125.1605 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 338 of 1974 - Economic Development Corporations Act (125.1601 - 125.1636)|Section 125.1605 - Approval of Application to Incorporate and Articles of Incorporation by Resolution; Incorporation Pursuant to MCL 125.1628 to 125.1636.

125.1605 Approval of application to incorporate and articles of incorporation by resolution; incorporation pursuant to MCL 125.1628 to 125.1636. Sec. 5.  After the governing body approves the application to incorporate the economic development corporation and the articles of incorporation by resolution, and the resolution is in effect and is filed with the secretary of state, the clerk of the municipality shall incorporate the economic development corporation pursuant to sections 28 to 36. History: 1974, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1974 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 175, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1976 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 467, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 501, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981 Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 501 of 1980 provides: “This amendatory act shall not take effect in a city with a population of greater than 750,000 persons until a subsidiary corporation described under section 6a has been created by the corporation of that city. In addition, any project for which a corporation has designated the project area at the time this amendatory act takes effect shall be exempt from the requirement of payment of the prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates described in section 8(4)(h).”Act 86 of 1984 amended enacting section 2 of Act No. 501 of 1980 to read as follows: “Section 2. Except for the issuance of bonds and entry into loan agreements by a corporation to refund bonds issued before January 21, 1981, under Act No. 62 of the Public Acts of 1963, being sections 125.1251 to 125.1267 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, this amendatory act shall not take effect in a city with a population of greater than 750,000 persons until a subsidiary corporation described under section 6a has been created by the corporation of that city. In addition, any project for which a corporation has designated the project area at the time this amendatory act takes effect shall be exempt from the requirement of payment of the prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates described in section 8(4)(h).”
MI Comp L § 125.1606 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 338 of 1974 - Economic Development Corporations Act (125.1601 - 125.1636)|Section 125.1606 - Organization of Corporation at Municipal and County Levels; Limitation.

125.1606 Organization of corporation at municipal and county levels; limitation. Sec. 6.  Not more than 1 corporation shall be organized under this act for a municipality, except for subsidiaries established pursuant to section 6a. If a corporation is organized at the county level, thereafter, a corporation may be organized for a municipality within that county, the effect of which shall be to exclude that municipality from subsequent project jurisdiction of the county corporation, except on specific subsequent consent by the governing body of the municipality. The organization of a corporation at less than the county level does not preclude the organization of a corporation at the county level for the remainder of the county. More than 1 corporation may join or cooperate in a project or act together in coordinating more than 1 project. History: 1974, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1974 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 501, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981 Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 501 of 1980 provides: “This amendatory act shall not take effect in a city with a population of greater than 750,000 persons until a subsidiary corporation described under section 6a has been created by the corporation of that city. In addition, any project for which a corporation has designated the project area at the time this amendatory act takes effect shall be exempt from the requirement of payment of the prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates described in section 8(4)(h).”Act 86 of 1984 amended enacting section 2 of Act No. 501 of 1980 to read as follows: “Section 2. Except for the issuance of bonds and entry into loan agreements by a corporation to refund bonds issued before January 21, 1981, under Act No. 62 of the Public Acts of 1963, being sections 125.1251 to 125.1267 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, this amendatory act shall not take effect in a city with a population of greater than 750,000 persons until a subsidiary corporation described under section 6a has been created by the corporation of that city. In addition, any project for which a corporation has designated the project area at the time this amendatory act takes effect shall be exempt from the requirement of payment of the prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates described in section 8(4)(h).”
MI Comp L § 125.1607a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 338 of 1974 - Economic Development Corporations Act (125.1601 - 125.1636)|Section 125.1607a - Pledge by Corporation; Validity; Lien; Filing or Recording Instruments Not Required.

125.1607a Pledge by corporation; validity; lien; filing or recording instruments not required. Sec. 7a.  A pledge made by the corporation shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made. The money or property pledged and thereafter received by the corporation immediately shall be subject to the lien of the pledge without a physical delivery, filing, or further act. The lien of such a pledge shall be valid and binding as against parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise, against the corporation, irrespective of whether the parties have notice. Neither the resolution, the trust agreement, nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded. History: Add. 1980, Act 501, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981 Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 501 of 1980 provides: “This amendatory act shall not take effect in a city with a population of greater than 750,000 persons until a subsidiary corporation described under section 6a has been created by the corporation of that city. In addition, any project for which a corporation has designated the project area at the time this amendatory act takes effect shall be exempt from the requirement of payment of the prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates described in section 8(4)(h).”Act 86 of 1984 amended enacting section 2 of Act No. 501 of 1980 to read as follows: “Section 2. Except for the issuance of bonds and entry into loan agreements by a corporation to refund bonds issued before January 21, 1981, under Act No. 62 of the Public Acts of 1963, being sections 125.1251 to 125.1267 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, this amendatory act shall not take effect in a city with a population of greater than 750,000 persons until a subsidiary corporation described under section 6a has been created by the corporation of that city. In addition, any project for which a corporation has designated the project area at the time this amendatory act takes effect shall be exempt from the requirement of payment of the prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates described in section 8(4)(h).”
MI Comp L § 125.1607b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 338 of 1974 - Economic Development Corporations Act (125.1601 - 125.1636)|Section 125.1607b - Board of Directors Serving as Planning Commission; Agenda.

125.1607b Board of directors serving as planning commission; agenda. Sec. 7b.  If the board of directors of a corporation created under this act serves as the planning commission under section 2 of Act No. 285 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section 125.32 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the board of directors shall include planning commission business in its agenda. History: Add. 1987, Act 67, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1987
MI Comp L § 125.1611 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 338 of 1974 - Economic Development Corporations Act (125.1601 - 125.1636)|Section 125.1611 - Amendments to Project Plan; Compliance With Local Ordinances and Resolutions.

125.1611 Amendments to project plan; compliance with local ordinances and resolutions. Sec. 11.  The governing body of the municipality for which the corporation is incorporated after a public hearing with notice of the public hearing given in accordance with section 17 may consider and approve amendments, by resolution, to the project plan. The corporation shall comply with local ordinances and resolutions. History: 1974, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1974 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 175, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1976 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 467, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 1978