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MI Comp L § 460.822 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 2 - (460.821...460.824)|Section 460.822 - Joint Venture Agreement; Proportion of Undivided Interest in Project to Be Owned; Percentage Share of Output and Capacity; Liability; Restrictions as to Money, Property, or Undivided Share; Acquisition of Project; Sources of Money; Providing Property, Services, and Other Considerations.

460.822 Joint venture agreement; proportion of undivided interest in project to be owned; percentage share of output and capacity; liability; restrictions as to money, property, or undivided share; acquisition of project; sources of money; providing property, services, and other considerations. Sec. 22.  Pursuant to a joint venture agreement, each governmental unit shall own an undivided interest in a project or projects in proportion to the amount of money furnished or the value of property or other consideration supplied by the governmental unit for the planning, development, acquisition, or construction of the project, and each governmental unit shall be entitled to a percentage share of output and capacity from the project equal to its undivided interest. Each governmental unit shall be severally liable for its own acts, but shall not be jointly or severally liable for the acts, omissions or obligations of other governmental units or power utility party to the joint venture agreement, and money or property or other consideration supplied by the governmental unit shall not be credited or otherwise applied to the account of another governmental unit or power utility, nor shall the undivided share of a governmental unit in a project be charged directly or indirectly with a debt or obligation of another governmental unit or be subject to a lien as a result of a debt or obligation of another governmental unit or power utility. The acquisition of a project may include, but not limited to, the purchase or lease of an existing, completed project, or the purchase of a project under construction. A governmental unit participating in the joint planning, financing, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, betterment, ownership, operation, or maintenance of a project under this act may furnish money derived from the proceeds of bonds, from the ownership and operation of its electrical system, or from any other source, and may provide property, both real and personal, services, and other considerations. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.823 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 2 - (460.821...460.824)|Section 460.823 - Joint Venture Agreement; Terms, Conditions, and Provisions; Ratification of Contracts by Resolution; Provisions of Contract.

460.823 Joint venture agreement; terms, conditions, and provisions; ratification of contracts by resolution; provisions of contract. Sec. 23.  A joint venture agreement entered into by governmental units with respect to joint ownership in a project shall contain those terms, conditions, and provisions, not inconsistent with this act, as the governing bodies of the governmental units determine to be in the interest of the governmental units. The contracts shall be ratified by resolution of the governing body of each governmental unit in the manner as may be prescribed by law or local charter. A contract shall include provisions relating to, but not limited to, the following:  (a) The purpose or purposes of the contract.  (b) The duration of the contract.  (c) The method of appointing or employing the personnel necessary in connection with the project.  (d) The method of financing the project, including the apportionment of costs and revenues.  (e) The ownership interests of the parties in property used or useful in connection with the project, and the procedures for disposition of that property when the contract expires or is terminated, or when the project is abandoned, decommissioned, or dismantled.  (f) The prohibition or restrictions of the alienation or partition of a governmental unit's undivided interest in a project, which provisions shall not be subject to a law restricting covenants against alienation or partition.  (g) The construction of a project, which may include the determination that a governmental unit jointly participating, or a person, firm, or corporation, may construct the project as agent for all parties to the joint venture agreement.  (h) The operation and maintenance of a project, which may include a determination that a governmental unit jointly participating, or that a person, firm, or corporation, may operate and maintain the project for all parties.  (i) Detailed project costs.  (j) The creation of a committee of representatives of the governmental units or power utility jointly participating, which committee shall have powers regarding the construction and operation of the project as the contract, not inconsistent with this act, may provide.  (k) If 1 or more of the governmental units defaults in the performance or discharge of its or their obligations with respect to the project, the other party or parties may assume, pro rata or otherwise, the obligations of the defaulting parties, and may succeed to the rights and interests of the defaulting party or parties in the project as may be agreed upon in the contract.  (l) Methods for amending the contract.  (m) Methods for terminating the contract.  (n) Any other necessary or proper matter. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.824 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 2 - (460.821...460.824)|Section 460.824 - Sale or Exchange of Capacity or Output; Licenses, Permits, Certificates, or Approvals; Contracts for Electric Power and Energy; Authority, Rights, Privileges, and Immunities of Personnel; Annual Report; Operating and Financial Statement; Audit.

460.824 Sale or exchange of capacity or output; licenses, permits, certificates, or approvals; contracts for electric power and energy; authority, rights, privileges, and immunities of personnel; annual report; operating and financial statement; audit.Sec. 24.  (1) Capacity or output derived by a governmental unit from its ownership share of a project not then required by the governmental unit for its own use and for the use of its customers may be sold or exchanged by the governmental unit for a consideration and for a period and upon other terms and conditions as may be determined by the parties to the sale.  (2) Municipalities proposing to jointly plan, finance, develop, own and operate a project, may either jointly or separately apply to the appropriate agencies of the state, the federal government, another state, or another proper agency, for the necessary licenses, permits, certificates, or approvals; may construct, maintain, and operate the project in accordance with the licenses, permits, certificates, or approvals; and may obtain, hold, and use the licenses, permits, certificates, or approvals in the same manner as the operating unit of any other power utility.  (3) Municipalities participating in a joint project or projects may enter into contracts for the purchase, sale, exchange, interchange, wheeling, pooling, or transmission of electric power and energy produced by the project or projects with a power utility.  (4) Personnel appointed by a municipality to work on a joint project shall have the same authority, rights, privileges, and immunities that the officers, agents, and employees of the appointing municipality enjoy within the jurisdictional boundaries of the municipality, whether within or without that territory, when the personnel are acting within the scope of their authority or within the course of their employment.  (5) Municipalities party to a joint project authorized by this article shall, following the end of each fiscal year, prepare an annual report of the activities of the project, including a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the project for that year. The municipalities shall conduct an audit of the books of records and accounts of the project to be made not less than annually by a certified public accountant, and the cost of the audit may be treated as part of the cost of construction of the project, or as part of the expense of administering the project covered by the audit. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008
MI Comp L § 460.831 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.831 - Joint Agency; Formation; Creation; Purpose; Determination of Best Interest.

460.831 Joint agency; formation; creation; purpose; determination of best interest.Sec. 31.  A joint agency is formed when the governing bodies of 2 or more municipalities by resolution determine that it is in the best interest of the municipalities in accomplishing the purposes of this act to create a joint agency for the purpose of undertaking the planning, financing, development, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, betterment, operation, or maintenance of a project or projects to supply electric power and energy for their present or future needs as an alternative or supplemental method of obtaining the benefits and assuming the responsibilities of ownership in a project. In determining whether the creation of a joint agency for this purpose is in the best interest of a municipality, the governing body of each municipality shall consider, but shall not be limited to, the following:  (a) Whether a separate entity may be able to finance the cost of projects in a more economic and efficient manner.  (b) Whether financial market acceptance may be enhanced if 1 entity is responsible for issuing and selling all of the bonds required for a project or projects in a timely and orderly manner and with a uniform credit rating, instead of multiple entities marketing their separate issues of bonds.  (c) Whether savings and other advantages may be obtained by providing a separate entity responsible for the acquisition, construction, ownership, and operation of a project or projects.  (d) Whether the existence of a separate entity will foster the continuation of joint planning and undertaking of projects, and the resulting economies and efficiencies to be realized from the joint planning and undertaking will serve the interests of the residents of the municipality. The determination made by the governing body of a municipality hereunder shall be conclusive. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008
MI Comp L § 460.832 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.832 - Board of Commissioners; Appointment and Term of Commissioners.

460.832 Board of commissioners; appointment and term of commissioners. Sec. 32.  The joint agency shall be governed by a board of commissioners appointed by the respective governing bodies of the municipalities which are members of the joint agency. The governing body of each member municipality shall, by resolution, appoint 1 commissioner who, at the discretion of the governing body, may be an officer or an employee of the municipality. Each commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the governing body by which he was appointed. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.833 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.833 - Board of Commissioners; Officers; Record of Proceedings; Custody of Records, Documents, Minutes, and Seal; Copies; Certificate.

460.833 Board of commissioners; officers; record of proceedings; custody of records, documents, minutes, and seal; copies; certificate. Sec. 33.  The board of commissioners of a joint agency shall annually elect 1 of the commissioners as chairperson, another as vice-chairperson, and another person or persons, who may or may not be a commissioner, as treasurer, secretary, and if desired, assistant secretary. The office of treasurer may be held by the secretary or assistant secretary. The board of commissioners may appoint additional officers as it deems necessary. The secretary or assistant secretary of the joint agency shall keep a record of the proceedings of the joint agency, and the secretary shall be the custodian of all records, books, documents, and papers filed with the joint agency, the minutes or journal of the joint agency, and its official seal. Either the secretary or the assistant secretary of the joint agency may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the joint agency and may give certificates under the official seal of the joint agency to the effect that the copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the joint agency may rely upon a certificate under the official seal of the joint agency. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.833a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.833a - Records, Books, Documents, and Papers; Exclusion From Public Disclosure; Exception.

460.833a Records, books, documents, and papers; exclusion from public disclosure; exception.Sec. 33a.  (1) Records, books, documents, and papers of a joint agency or a municipal electric utility system, including those maintained electronically, may be exempted from public disclosure by the board of commissioners of the joint agency or the governing body of the municipal electric utility system if any of the following apply:  (a) They contain specific pricing or other confidential or proprietary information.  (b) They pertain to the development, construction, financing, or leasing of a project.  (c) They contain information which was received from a power utility or other person and which is subject to a confidentiality agreement.  (2) Upon a showing of good cause, disclosure subject to appropriate confidentiality provisions may be ordered by a court. History: Add. 2008, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008
MI Comp L § 460.835 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.835 - Board of Commissioners; Quorum; Effect of Vacancy; Action Authorized by Resolution; Expenses.

460.835 Board of commissioners; quorum; effect of vacancy; action authorized by resolution; expenses. Sec. 35.  A majority of the commissioners of a joint agency shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the joint agency. A vacancy in the board of commissioners of the joint agency shall not impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the joint agency. Action taken by the joint agency under this article shall be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each resolution shall take effect immediately. A vote of the majority of the commissioners on the board of commissioners shall be necessary to take action, or pass a resolution. A commissioner of a joint agency shall not receive compensation for the performance of his duties but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in the performance of his duties. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.836 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.836 - Other Municipality as Member of Joint Agency; Application; Resolution; Withdrawal.

460.836 Other municipality as member of joint agency; application; resolution; withdrawal.Sec. 36.  After the creation of a joint agency, another municipality may become a member of the joint agency upon application to the joint agency after the adoption of a resolution of the governing body of the municipality as prescribed in section 31 of this article authorizing the municipality to participate, and with the unanimous consent of the members of the joint agency as provided in section 34(6). A municipality may withdraw from a joint agency, except that all contractual rights acquired and obligations incurred while a member municipality remain in full force and effect. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008
MI Comp L § 460.836a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.836a - Municipal Unit or Other Political Subdivision of Another State or Canadian Province as Member of Joint Agency; Rights, Privileges, and Obligations.

460.836a Municipal unit or other political subdivision of another state or Canadian province as member of joint agency; rights, privileges, and obligations.Sec. 36a.  (1) A municipal unit or other political subdivision of another state or Canadian province owning a system for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric power and energy for public or private use or proposing to own such a system may become a member or an associate member of, and may withdraw from, a joint agency in the same manner as a municipality under sections 34(6) and 36. However, in addition to complying with the requirements set forth in sections 34(6) and 36, the municipal unit or political subdivision of another state or Canadian province shall provide to the joint agency an opinion acceptable to the joint agency from an individual licensed to practice law in that state or province attesting to the following:   (a) That the laws applicable to the prospective member or associate member do not preclude the prospective member or associate member from joining the joint agency.   (b) That the prospective member or associate member has the legal authority under laws applicable to the prospective member or associate member to enter into valid, binding, and enforceable agreements with the joint agency and members and associate members of the joint agency.   (2) Except as otherwise provided by the board of commissioners of the joint agency, a member or an associate member located in another state or Canadian province has the same rights, privileges, and obligations as other members or associate members of the joint agency. History: Add. 2018, Act 687, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
MI Comp L § 460.838 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.838 - Board of Commissioners; Retention of General Manager of Joint Agency; Policies; Retention of Independent Certified Public Accounting Firm; Rules.

460.838 Board of commissioners; retention of general manager of joint agency; policies; retention of independent certified public accounting firm; rules. Sec. 38.  Not more than 90 days after the initial election of officers of the board of commissioners of the joint agency, the board of commissioners shall:  (a) Retain a general manager of the joint agency, on either an acting or permanent basis.  (b) Establish broad policies covering all major operations of the joint agency.  (c) Retain an independent certified public accounting firm to provide annual financial audits.  (d) Adopt rules specifying quality control standards for contractual professional services in accordance with rules establishing those criteria promulgated by the department of licensing and regulation or a board or commission within that department. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.839 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.839 - General Manager as Chief Executive and Operating Officer of Joint Agency; Powers and Duties Generally.

460.839 General manager as chief executive and operating officer of joint agency; powers and duties generally. Sec. 39.  (1) The general manager shall be the chief executive and operating officer of the joint agency. The general manager shall exercise the management of the properties and business of the joint agency and its employees. The general manager shall direct the enforcement of all resolutions, rules, and regulations of the board of commissioners, and shall enter into contracts as necessary under the general control and direction of the board of commissioners. The general manager shall serve at the pleasure of the board of commissioners.  (2) Subject to the approval of the board of commissioners, the general manager may appoint the officers, employees, and agents necessary to carry out the general purposes of the joint agency. If the joint agency operates a project described in section 5(1), the general manager shall classify all the offices, positions, and grades of regular employment required in the project. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.840 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.840 - Determining Future Power Requirements; Considerations.

460.840 Determining future power requirements; considerations. Sec. 40.  Before undertaking a project for the construction or acquisition of facilities for the transmission or generation of electric power and energy, a joint agency shall, based upon engineering studies and reports meeting the standards required under section 38(d), determine that the project is required to provide for the projected needs for power and energy of its members from the date the project is estimated to be placed in normal and continuous operation and for a reasonable period of time thereafter. In determining the future power requirements of members of a joint agency, the joint agency shall consider all of the following:  (a) The economies and efficiencies to be achieved in constructing facilities for the generation and transmission of electric power and energy.  (b) The needs of the joint agency for reserve and peaking capacity, and to meet obligations under pooling and reserve sharing agreements reasonably related to its needs for power and energy to which the joint agency is or may become a party.  (c) The estimated useful life of the project.  (d) The estimated time necessary for the planning, development, acquisition, or construction of the project and the length of time required in advance to obtain, acquire, or construct additional power supply for members of the joint agency.  (e) The reliability and availability of existing alternative power supplies and the cost of those existing alternative power supplies. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 533, Imd. Eff. July 25, 2002