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MI Comp L § 125.1552 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 220 of 1979 - Indian Housing Authority (125.1551 - 125.1555)|Section 125.1552 - Indian Housing Authority; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Vacancy; Election of Officers; Commissioner as Secretary and Treasurer.

125.1552 Indian housing authority; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancy; election of officers; commissioner as secretary and treasurer. Sec. 2.  (1) Each Indian reservation in this state may create an Indian housing authority. Each authority shall have 5 commissioners appointed by the reservation governor, with the advice and consent of the tribal council of the reservation for which the authority is created. Not less than 4 commissioners, including the chairperson, shall be members of the tribe of the respective reservation. The holding of any tribal office shall not bar appointment of a tribal member to the authority of the member's reservation.  (2) The term of a member appointed, except to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term, shall be 4 years from the expiration of the term of the member's predecessor. However, the terms of the members first appointed shall be as follows: 1 shall be appointed for 1 year, 1 for 2 years, 1 for 3 years, and 2 for 4 years. A vacancy in the office of an appointed member occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the term.  (3) Each authority shall elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer from among the commissioners. A commissioner may hold the positions of both secretary and treasurer. History: 1979, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1980
MI Comp L § 125.1553 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 220 of 1979 - Indian Housing Authority (125.1551 - 125.1555)|Section 125.1553 - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Availability of Writings to Public.

125.1553 Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public. Sec. 3.  (1) The business which an authority may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the authority held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended.  (2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by an authority 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, as amended, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1979, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1980
MI Comp L § 125.1554 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 220 of 1979 - Indian Housing Authority (125.1551 - 125.1555)|Section 125.1554 - Indian Housing Authority; Powers and Duties.

125.1554 Indian housing authority; powers and duties. Sec. 4.  An authority shall have all of the following powers and duties:  (a) To purchase, lease, sell, exchange, transfer, assign, and mortgage real or personal property or any interest in the property, or acquire real or personal property by gift or bequest. The authority also may clear and improve property, engage in or contract for the design, construction, alteration, improvement, extension, or repair of a house or housing project under the authority's jurisdiction.   (b) To lease, operate, and maintain, or provide for the leasing, operation, and maintenance of a housing project.  (c) To provide for water, sewage, drainage, recreational, community, and educational facilities which the authority considers a necessary part of a housing project.  (d) To provide for streets, sidewalks, bicycle paths, or any other type of thoroughfare which the authority considers necessary for the transportation needs of the inhabitants of a housing project.  (e) To arrange for financing of housing projects and to enter into grants or contracts for the implementation of the activities described in this section. History: 1979, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1980
MI Comp L § 125.1555 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 220 of 1979 - Indian Housing Authority (125.1551 - 125.1555)|Section 125.1555 - Facilities, Services, and Financial Aid; Agreement With State.

125.1555 Facilities, services, and financial aid; agreement with state. Sec. 5.  The state may provide facilities, services, and financial aid, by loan, grant, or appropriation, to an authority. In addition, the state may enter into an agreement with an authority for the purposes of implementing this act. History: 1979, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1980
MI Comp L § 125.1561 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 524 of 1980 - Construction Contracts With Certain Public Agencies (125.1561 - 125.1566)|Section 125.1561 - Definitions.

125.1561 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:   (a) "Agent" means the person or persons agreed to or selected by the contractor and the public agency pursuant to section 4(2).  (b) "Architect or professional engineer" means an architect or professional engineer licensed under Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 339.101 to 339.2601 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and designated by a public agency in a construction contract to recommend progress payments.  (c) "Construction contract" or "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 $30,000.00 or a contract that provides for 3 or fewer payments.  (d) "Contract documents" means the construction contract; instructions to bidders; proposal; conditions of the contract; performance bond; labor and material bond; drawings; specifications; all addenda issued before execution of the construction contract and all modifications issued subsequently.  (e) "Contractor" means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or joint venture, that is a party to a construction contract with a public agency.   (f) "Facility" means a building, utility, road, street, boulevard, parkway, bridge, ditch, drain, levee, dike, sewer, park, playground, or other structure or work that is paid for with public funds or a special assessment.  (g) "Progress payment" means a payment by a public agency to a contractor for work in place under the terms of a construction contract.  (h) "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. However, public agency does not include the state transportation department, a school district, junior or community college, the Michigan state housing development authority created in Act No. 346 of the Public Acts of 1966, as amended, being sections 125.1401 to 125.1496 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and a municipal electric utility or agency. "Assessment district" means the real property within a distinct area upon which special assessments are levied or imposed for the construction, reconstruction, betterment, replacement, or repair of a facility to be paid for by funds derived from those special assessments imposed or levied on the benefited real property.  (i) "Retainage" or "retained funds" means the amount withheld from a progress payment to a contractor pursuant to section 3.  History: 1980, Act 524, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
MI Comp L § 125.1562 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 524 of 1980 - Construction Contracts With Certain Public Agencies (125.1561 - 125.1566)|Section 125.1562 - Construction Contract; Designation of Person to Submit Written Requests for Progress Payments; Designation of Person to Whom Requests for Progress Payments to Be Submitted; Manner and Times of Submissions; Deferring the Processing of Progress Payments; Payment of Requested Progress Payment; Failure of Public Agency to Make Timely Progress Payment; Interest.

125.1562 Construction contract; designation of person to submit written requests for progress payments; designation of person to whom requests for progress payments to be submitted; manner and times of submissions; deferring the processing of progress payments; payment of requested progress payment; failure of public agency to make timely progress payment; interest. Sec. 2.  (1) The construction contract shall designate a person representing the contractor who will submit written requests for progress payments, and a person representing the public agency to whom request for progress payments are to be submitted. The written requests for progress payments shall be submitted to the designated person in a manner and at such times as provided in the construction contract.   (2) The processing of progress payments by the public agency may be deferred by the public agency until work having a prior sequence, as provided in the contract documents, is in place and is approved.  (3) Each progress payment requested, including reasonable interest if requested under subsection (4), shall be paid within 1 of the following time periods, whichever is later:   (a) Thirty days after the architect or professional engineer has certified to the public agency that work is in place in the portion of the facility covered by the applicable request for payment in accordance with the contract documents.  (b) Fifteen days after the public agency has received the funds with which to make the progress payment from a department or agency of the federal or state government, if any funds are to come from either of those sources.  (4) Upon failure of a public agency to make a timely progress payment pursuant to this section, the person designated to submit requests for progress payments may include reasonable interest on amounts past due in the next request for payment. History: 1980, Act 524, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
MI Comp L § 125.1563 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 524 of 1980 - Construction Contracts With Certain Public Agencies (125.1561 - 125.1566)|Section 125.1563 - Retaining Portion of Each Progress Payment to Assure Proper Performance of Construction Contract; Retainage; Limitations; Exceeding Pro Rata Share of Public Agency's Matching Requirement; Commingling and Deposit of Retained Funds; Releasing to Contractor Retainage and Interest Earned on Retainage; Irrevocable Letter of Credit.

125.1563 Retaining portion of each progress payment to assure proper performance of construction contract; retainage; limitations; exceeding pro rata share of public agency's matching requirement; commingling and deposit of retained funds; releasing to contractor retainage and interest earned on retainage; irrevocable letter of credit. Sec. 3.  (1) To assure proper performance of a construction contract by the contractor, a public agency may retain a portion of each progress payment otherwise due as provided in this section.  (2) The retainage shall be limited to the following:  (a) Not more than 10% of the dollar value of all work in place until work is 50% in place.  (b) After the work is 50% in place, additional retainage shall not be withheld unless the public agency determines that the contractor is not making satisfactory progress, or for other specific cause relating to the contractor's performance under the contract. If the public agency so determines, the public agency may retain not more than 10% of the dollar value of work more than 50% in place.  (3) The retained funds shall not exceed the pro rata share of the public agency's matching requirement under the construction contract and shall not be commingled with other funds of the public agency and shall be deposited in an interest bearing account in a regulated financial institution in this state wherein all such retained funds are kept by the public agency which shall account for both retainage and interest on each construction contract separately. A public agency is not required to deposit retained funds in an interest bearing account if the retained funds are to be provided under a state or federal grant and the retained funds have not been paid to the public agency.  (4) Except as provided in section 4(7) and (8), retainage and interest earned on retainage shall be released to a contractor together with the final progress payment.  (5) At any time after 94% of work under the contract is in place and at the request of the original contractor, the public agency shall release the retainage plus interest to the original contractor only if the original contractor provides to the public agency an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of the retainage plus interest, issued by a bank authorized to do business in this state, containing terms mutually acceptable to the contractor and the public agency. History: 1980, Act 524, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
MI Comp L § 125.1565 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 524 of 1980 - Construction Contracts With Certain Public Agencies (125.1561 - 125.1566)|Section 125.1565 - Construction Contracts to Which Act Applicable.

125.1565 Construction contracts to which act applicable. Sec. 5.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this act shall apply only to a construction contract entered into after the effective date of this act.  (2) For a construction contract entered into before the effective date of this act, the provisions of this act may be implemented by a public agency, through a contract amendment, upon the written request of the contractor, with such consideration as the public agency considers adequate. History: 1980, Act 524, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
MI Comp L § 125.1566 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 524 of 1980 - Construction Contracts With Certain Public Agencies (125.1561 - 125.1566)|Section 125.1566 - Effective Date.

125.1566 Effective date. Sec. 6.  This act shall take effect January 1, 1983. History: 1980, Act 524, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
MI Comp L § 125.1571 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1571 - Short Title.

125.1571 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan business incubation act". History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties under the Michigan business incubation act from the department of commerce to the chief executive officer of the Michigan jobs commission, see E.R.O. No. 1996-2, compiled at MCL 445.2001 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MI Comp L § 125.1572 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1572 - Definitions.

125.1572 Definitions. Sec. 2.  As used in this act:   (a) "Business incubation center" or "center" means a building described in section 3.  (b) "Community board" or "board" means a board created pursuant to section 4.  (c) "Department" means the department of commerce.  (d) "Educational institution" means a local school district, an intermediate school district, or a college, university, community college, or junior college within this state.  (e) "Local governmental unit" means a county, township, city, or village within this state. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1573 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1573 - Designation of Business Incubation Centers; Purpose; Title to or Lease of Building; Priority of Proposals.

125.1573 Designation of business incubation centers; purpose; title to or lease of building; priority of proposals. Sec. 3.  (1) Upon receipt of a petition from a community board pursuant to section 5, the department shall designate, in whole or in part, not more than 10 vacant or nearly vacant buildings as business incubation centers for the purpose of encouraging and assisting, as described in this act, the establishment and expansion of small businesses within this state. A community board described in section 4, a local governmental unit, or an educational institution may hold title to the building or may lease the building from the title holder.  (2) In designating business incubation centers, priority shall be given to those proposals that the department determines conform with all of the following:  (a) Will generate a significant number of jobs.  (b) Are supported by 2 or more proximate local governmental units, or 1 local governmental unit and at least 1 educational unit, each of which agrees to contribute monetarily or in kind to the center.  (c) Are supported by local representatives of business, labor, and education.  (d) Have financial commitment of at least 50% of the projected unreimbursed costs of the establishment and maintenance of the center for a 3-year period. As used in this subdivision:   (i) "Costs of the establishment" includes the fair market rental value of the center.  (ii) "Unreimbursed costs" means total costs less rental receipts. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1575 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1575 - Community Board; Duties; Petition for Designation.

125.1575 Community board; duties; petition for designation. Sec. 5.  (1) Upon appointment, the community board shall do all of the following:  (a) Identify the building or part of the building under consideration for designation as a business incubation center.  (b) Advertise the concept of a business incubation center in the surrounding area.  (c) Solicit the views of the community concerning the designation of the building or part of the building under consideration as a business incubation center.  (d) Identify possible tenants for the center.  (e) Obtain commitments from persons, organizations, businesses, local governmental units, or other sources amounting to at least 50% of those costs not covered by rental fees that the board estimates will be needed for the establishment and operation of the business incubation center for 3 years.  (2) If, after performing the duties required by subsection (1), the board determines that a designation of the building under consideration as a business incubation center is desirable and possible, the board shall petition the department for the designation. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1576 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1576 - Feasibility Study; Factors; Notice of Decision; Reapplication or Designation.

125.1576 Feasibility study; factors; notice of decision; reapplication or designation. Sec. 6.  (1) After filing a petition pursuant to section 5, the community board, in cooperation with the department, shall conduct and complete within 180 calendar days an in-depth center feasibility study. The study shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following factors:   (a) Necessary lease, purchase, renovation, or construction costs.  (b) Estimated rental costs for lessees of the center.  (c) Estimated utility costs.  (d) Estimated wage or salary rates of future employees of the center, including a building manager, receptionist, typist, and security guard.  (e) Estimated income for the center, including the estimated annual local subsidies and state appropriation, and, if necessary, the cost of financing.  (f) Prospects of attracting suitable businesses to the center.  (g) The ability of the community to provide necessary support for the center, including but not limited to, technical assistance and training, assistance in attracting employees, assistance in relocating a business, assistance in business start-up, and library facilities.  (2) Within 30 calendar days after completion of the feasibility study, the department, based upon the study and the criteria set forth in section 3, shall notify the board of its decision. If the department does not designate the building as a business incubation center, the department shall set forth the reasons for its decision in its notification letter to the board. A board receiving a negative response may reapply for designation of the building when circumstances which led to its initial rejection have been remedied. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1577 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1577 - Period of Designation; Return of Building to Previous State; Notification; Publicizing Closing Date.

125.1577 Period of designation; return of building to previous state; notification; publicizing closing date. Sec. 7.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a designation of a building as a business incubation center shall remain in effect for 15 years unless otherwise agreed to at any time during the period of designation by the department and a community board.  (2) A local governmental unit or educational institution that has a building designated as a business incubation center and that desires to have the building returned to its previous state before the expiration of 15 years shall notify the board 5 years before the time the building will be needed. Upon receipt of notification, the board shall forward a copy of the notification to the department and shall publicize the closing date of the center to the lessees of the center and to the community. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
MI Comp L § 125.1578 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 198 of 1984 - Michigan Business Incubation Act (125.1571 - 125.1586)|Section 125.1578 - Application to Start or Expand Small Business in Business Incubation Center; Contents; Waiver for Existing Business.

125.1578 Application to start or expand small business in business incubation center; contents; waiver for existing business. Sec. 8.  (1) When a building is designated as a business incubation center by the department, its community board shall accept applications from persons desiring to start or expand a small business and to locate that business within a business incubation center. The application, developed by the department, shall elicit, at a minimum, all of the following information:  (a) The type of business that the applicant wishes to start or expand.  (b) An estimate of the number of employees the applicant will need in order to start or expand the business and a 2-year projection of future employment.  (c) The skill and educational level of the employees that the applicant plans to hire.  (d) The ability of the applicant to start or operate a successful business.  (e) A general statement as to why the applicant wishes to be accepted into the business incubation center.  (f) A signed statement by the applicant that he or she understands and accepts the obligations placed upon him or her under section 11 if accepted into the business incubation center.  (g) Information that the applicant considers to be of a proprietary nature and that he or she does not want to be made public.  (2) An existing business located within this state is not eligible to participate in the business incubation program unless a waiver is granted for that business by the department. History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984