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MI Comp L § 120.15 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.15 - Port District Public Improvement; Issue of Evidence of Indebtedness.

 ***** 120.15 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.15 Port district public improvement; issue of evidence of indebtedness. Sec. 15.  Whenever in order to carry out the purposes of this act it becomes necessary to acquire property which cannot be wholly paid for out of any funds which may be available to the commission under the provisions of section 24, the commission is authorized and empowered to issue notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness which shall be a lien upon the property to be acquired for such purposes, which lien may be secured by a mortgage, trust deed, or other form of indenture, and is also authorized and empowered to, in the name of the port district, guarantee the payment in whole or in part of any and all such notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness according to the terms thereof, or of any mortgage, trust deed or other security issued in connection therewith. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2304 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 67, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 120.15 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.16 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.16 - Port District Public Improvements; Bonds for Public Improvement, Revenue, Full Faith and Credit, Approvals.

 ***** 120.16 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.16 Port district public improvements; bonds for public improvement, revenue, full faith and credit, approvals. Sec. 16.  In lieu of the bonds authorized in section 15, any port district may issue revenue bonds as provided in Act No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1933, as amended, being sections 141.101 to 141.139 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, or as may be provided in any other appropriate statute of this state, for the purpose of financing the whole or any part of the cost of acquiring, improving, enlarging, extending or repairing any of the public improvements mentioned in section 14 and in such case any such public improvements shall be deemed to be a “public improvement” under said act, and the port district shall be governed by the provisions of said act in all matters covered thereby. No such bonds shall be issued without first obtaining the approval therefor by a majority vote of the governing body of each of the cities, townships or counties that are member units of the port districts. Revenue bonds which pledge the faith and credit of the port district shall be controlled by the general revenue limitations of section 24. No bonds, which pledge the faith and credit of the county or counties wherein the port district is situated, shall be issued without first obtaining the approval of the electors. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2305 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 67, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 120.16 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.17 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.17 - Port District Public Improvements; Lands, Leases and Easements.

 ***** 120.17 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.17 Port district public improvements; lands, leases and easements. Sec. 17.  Each port commission shall have power to own and control lands, leases, and all easements in land necessary for the purposes of the port district. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2306 ;-- CL 1948, 120.17 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.18 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.18 - Port District Public Improvements; Streams.

 ***** 120.18 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.18 Port district public improvements; streams. Sec. 18.  Each port commission shall have power to improve navigable and nonnavigable streams of the United States and the state of Michigan within the port district. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2307 ;-- CL 1948, 120.18 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.19 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.19 - Port District Public Improvements; Waterways, Creation.

 ***** 120.19 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.19 Port district public improvements; waterways, creation. Sec. 19.  Each port commission shall have power to create and improve for harbor purposes any waterways within the port district; to regulate and control all such waters and all natural or artificial waterways within the limits of such port district so far and to the full extent that this state can grant the same and remove obstructions therefrom. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2308 ;-- CL 1948, 120.19 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.20 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.20 - Public Improvements; Income Producing; Payment in Lieu of Taxes.

 ***** 120.20 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.20 Public improvements; income producing; payment in lieu of taxes. Sec. 20.  Any port district owning and operating an income-producing public improvement shall pay from such income annual sums in lieu of taxes to the county, city, school district or other taxing unit of the state, with respect to any real or personal property held by it and which constitutes a part of such improvement. The amount so paid to each taxing unit in each year shall be equivalent to the taxes which would have been paid if such property were not exempt from taxation. The port district shall have the same right of appeal as is provided by law to any other taxpayer insofar as any levy or assessment of such taxes is concerned. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2309 ;-- CL 1948, 120.20 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.21 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.21 - Commodities; Tolls, Fees, Rents; Approval.

 ***** 120.21 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.21 Commodities; tolls, fees, rents; approval. Sec. 21.  Each port district shall have power to fix and collect tolls, fees, rents and other charges for the use of the services, property, facilities and commodities furnished by it, subject to review and approval of a majority of the members present and voting of the board or boards of supervisors of the county or counties in which the port district is situated. The tolls, fees, rents and other charges shall at no time be less than necessary to satisfy the requirements of any statute, ordinance or resolution under which revenue bonds then outstanding shall have been issued by the port district. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2310 ;-- CL 1948, 120.21 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.22 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.22 - Lease of Property; Maximum Term, Bond.

 ***** 120.22 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.22 Lease of property; maximum term, bond. Sec. 22.  Each port commission shall have power to lease under such covenants and conditions as the commission may prescribe, all storage facilities, wharves, piers, bulkheads, docks, sheds, warehouses, industrial locations and other property owned and controlled by said port district upon such terms as the port commission may deem proper: Provided, That no lease shall be executed for longer than a period of 50 years and every such lease shall be secured by a bond with surety satisfactory to or approved by the port commission. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2311 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 67, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 120.22 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1955 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.23 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.23 - Sale of Property; Approval.

 ***** 120.23 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.23 Sale of property; approval. Sec. 23.  Each port commission shall have power to sell and convey any property in anywise acquired and owned by the port district whenever the port commission of such district shall have by resolution declared such property to be no longer needed for the purpose of the port district: Provided, That the power herein granted to the commission shall not be exercised without first obtaining the approval therefor by a 2/3 vote of the members elect of the board of supervisors of the county or counties in which such property is located. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2312 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 67, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 120.23 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1955 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.24 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.24 - Port Commission; Taxes, Special Assessments; Allocation of Millage.

 ***** 120.24 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.24 Port commission; taxes, special assessments; allocation of millage. Sec. 24.  Each port commission shall have power to raise revenue by a tax to be levied on all taxable property within such port district, not exceeding 2 mills in any one year on each dollar of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in such port district. The tax shall be for such number of years as approved by the electors of the cities or townships or of the county or counties and shall be levied and collected in the same manner now provided for the levy of state and county taxes under the general tax law, and shall be paid to the county treasurer having custody of the port district fund, to the credit of such fund, and such tax shall not exceed $1,500,000.00 in any one year. If the port commission is authorized under any present or future law of the state to establish special assessment zones and to raise revenue through the medium of special assessments for benefits within such zones, taxes so assessed shall be in excess of such 2 mill limitation. This act shall not authorize a county allocation board to allocate millage within the 15 mill limitation for capital construction purposes, except to meet any deficiency in the payments of principal or interest upon bonds regularly issued with the approval of the electors. Funds may be appropriated from regular millage for operating purposes only in an amount to be established by the board of supervisors, and the board of supervisors may also appropriate for any purposes moneys obtained as revenues from the operation of the port. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2313 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 299, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 67, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 120.24 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 24, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1964 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.24a, 120.24b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.24a, 120.24b - Repealed. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958.

120.24a, 120.24b Repealed. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958. Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections provided for port districts' estimates and reports of amounts necessary to be raised by general tax.
MI Comp L § 120.25 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.25 - Port Commission; Bond Issues, Limit, Approval by Governing Bodies or Electors.

 ***** 120.25 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.25 Port commission; bond issues, limit, approval by governing bodies or electors. Sec. 25.  Each port commission shall have power to borrow money and issue bonds to an amount not greater in any one year than 1/5 of 1% of the total assessed valuation of such port district, nor to a total amount including all outstanding bonded indebtedness of such district exceeding 2% of the assessed valuation of such district and at a rate of interest not to exceed 6% after a resolution to that effect is passed by the majority of the board of commissioners and approved by a 3/5 majority of the members elect of the governing body of the cities or townships or of the board of supervisors of the county or counties of the port district, and the question shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the district at a general election and 51% of the electors voting on such resolution shall vote in favor thereof. The election officials of the cities or townships or of the county or counties in the port district shall prepare the ballots or voting machines. The canvass of votes on such question shall, if the port district be located in a single county, be made by the board of county canvassers, and if it be located in more than 1 county, be made by the board of state canvassers. The general election laws of the state shall govern the conduct of the vote and qualifications of electors. In any port district having an assessed valuation of $50,000,000.00 or less, the commission shall have power to borrow money and issue bonds to an amount not greater in any one year than 1 1/2% of the total assessed valuation of such district. General bonds for any such district may be issued for any period not exceeding 30 years. No bond or evidence of indebtedness shall be negotiated at less than par and the accrued interest. The question of a bond issue may be submitted to the electors at the same time that the question of the creation of a port district is submitted to them, but a vote authorizing a bond issue shall be invalid unless the creation of the district is also authorized by the electors voting thereon. In such case the expense of the elections shall be paid by the cities or townships or the county or counties and the question of the bond issue shall be submitted in substantially the following form: “Shall the port commission, if authority be given for its creation at this election, have the power to issue ............... in bonds for port improvements?” History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2314 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 299, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 67, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1933 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 120.25 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 96, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.26 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.26 - Port Commission; Assistants and Employes.

 ***** 120.26 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.26 Port commission; assistants and employes. Sec. 26.  Each port commission shall have power to employ such assistants, clerks, inspectors, engineers, legal counsel or other employes for carrying out the purposes of the port commission, and fix the salaries, compensation and bonds of such employes as it may by resolution provide, subject, however, to the provisions of section 34 hereof. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 299, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 67, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 120.26 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.27 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.27 - Port Commission; Expenditures, Authority, Bids.

 ***** 120.27 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.27 Port commission; expenditures, authority, bids. Sec. 27.  No port district coterminous with a county, or comprising an area greater than a county, shall be empowered to make any expenditure or any commitment for the expenditure of funds, arising from any source whatsoever, except to the extent that the same shall have been first duly authorized by the port district budget committee if there be one and specific appropriations made by the board or boards of supervisors of such county or counties: Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed as preventing a port district from making any expenditure or commitment, or performing any act, required by any statute or by the terms of any ordinance or resolution pertaining to the issuance of revenue bonds, if such issuance was approved by the board or boards of supervisors as required in section 16 of this act. In all cases involving the expenditure of $1,000.00, or more, each port commission shall enter into contract with the lowest competent and reliable bidder for all work to be done and for the purchase of all supplies and materials required by the port district. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2316 ;-- CL 1948, 120.27 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.28 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.28 - Port Commission; Lease of Harbor Area, Rents.

 ***** 120.28 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.28 Port commission; lease of harbor area, rents. Sec. 28.  The port commission of each port district shall have full power and authority to lease the harbor area belonging to the state of Michigan situated within such port district, to the highest bidder upon such terms and conditions as shall conform to the provisions of this act and to the comprehensive scheme of harbor improvement as herein later provided. Every such lease shall provide that the rental thereunder shall be payable to the county treasurer wherein such port district is situated for the use of such port district and to go into a special fund hereinafter provided for: Provided, That where the port district covers 2 or more counties such rents shall be paid to the county treasurer designated by the port commission. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2317 ;-- CL 1948, 120.28 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.29 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.29 - Port Commission; Election and Powers of Officers; Rules; Seal; Recording Proceedings of Board; Disposition and Disbursement of Funds of Port District; Office; Access to Maps, Charts, Plans, and Documents.

 ***** 120.29 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: See (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.29 Port commission; election and powers of officers; rules; seal; recording proceedings of board; disposition and disbursement of funds of port district; office; access to maps, charts, plans, and documents. Sec. 29.  The port commission shall elect from among its members a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary. The officers selected shall possess and exercise the powers granted to them by the commission. The port commission, by resolution, shall adopt rules governing the transaction of its business and shall adopt an official seal. Proceedings of the board of commissioners shall be by resolution recorded in a book kept for that purpose. The funds of the port district shall be paid to the county treasurer, of the county in which the port district is situated, or if it consists of 2 or more whole counties, then to the county treasurer designated by the commission. Disbursements shall be made by the officer on warrants drawn by the county auditor, or, in port districts not having a county auditor, on warrants drawn by the county clerk, on order of, or vouchers approved by, the port commission. The port commission shall have an office in which they shall keep maps, charts, plans, and documents relating to the land and waters and all matters for which the commission is responsible. The commission shall have access to other maps, charts, plans, and documents relating to port district in the office or custody of a public board, commission, or officer. History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 2318 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 277, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 120.29 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 248, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1978 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.
MI Comp L § 120.29a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 120 - Port Districts|Act 234 of 1925 - Port Districts (120.1 - 120.36)|Section 120.29a - Availability of Writings to Public.

 ***** 120.29a THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL REPEAL: SEE (2) of 120.130 ***** 120.29a Availability of writings to public. Sec. 29a.  A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission or a board or committee created pursuant to this act in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: Add. 1978, Act 248, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1978 Compiler's Notes: For repeal of act, see MCL 120.130 and Compiler's note thereto.