reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-45 - Part 45 Bonds for Prevention and Abatement of Water Pollution (324.4501...324.4511) › Section 324.4504 - Bonds; Issuance in Series; Resolution of Administrative Board; Sale of Bonds.

324.4504 Bonds; issuance in series; resolution of administrative board; sale of bonds.
Sec. 4504.
(1) The bonds shall be issued in 1 or more series, each series to be in the principal amount, to be dated, to have the maturities that may be either serial, term, or term and serial, to bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed 6% per annum if issued before September 19, 1982 and not to exceed 18% per annum if issued on or after September 19, 1982, to be subject or not subject to prior redemption and, if subject to prior redemption with call premiums, to be payable at a place or places, to have or not have the provisions for registration as to principal only or as to both principal and interest, and to be in the form and to be executed in the manner as determined by resolution to be adopted by the administrative board. The administrative board may in the resolution provide for the investment and reinvestment of bond sales proceeds and any other details for the bonds and the security of the bonds considered necessary and advisable. The bonds or any series of the bonds shall be sold for not less than the par value of the bonds and may be sold, as authorized by the state administrative board, either at a public sale or at a publicly negotiated sale.
(2) Bonds issued under this part are not subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
(3) The issuance of bonds under this part is subject to the agency financing reporting act.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 248, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 2002
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-45 - Part 45 Bonds for Prevention and Abatement of Water Pollution (324.4501...324.4511) › Section 324.4505 - Revenues; Disposition.

324.4505 Revenues; disposition.
Sec. 4505.
The proceeds of sale of the bonds or any series of the bonds and any premium and accrued interest received on the delivery of the bonds shall be deposited in the treasury in a separate account and shall be disbursed from the separate account only for the purposes for which the bonds have been authorized and for the expense of issuing the bonds. Proceeds of sale of the bonds or any series of the bonds shall be expended for the purposes set forth in this part in the manner provided by law.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-45 - Part 45 Bonds for Prevention and Abatement of Water Pollution (324.4501...324.4511) › Section 324.4506 - Bonds; Negotiability; Tax Exempt.

324.4506 Bonds; negotiability; tax exempt.
Sec. 4506.
Bonds issued under this part are fully negotiable under the uniform commercial code, Act No. 174 of the Public Acts of 1962, being sections 440.1101 to 440.11102 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the bonds and the interest on the bonds are exempt from all taxation by the state or any of its political subdivisions.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-45 - Part 45 Bonds for Prevention and Abatement of Water Pollution (324.4501...324.4511) › Section 324.4507 - Legal Investments.

324.4507 Legal investments.
Sec. 4507.
Bonds issued under former Act No. 76 of the Public Acts of 1968 or this part are securities in which all banks, bankers, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business; all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business; and all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest any funds, including capital, belonging to them or within their control.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-45 - Part 45 Bonds for Prevention and Abatement of Water Pollution (324.4501...324.4511) › Section 324.4508 - Bonds; Question; Submission to Electors; Ballot; Form.

324.4508 Bonds; question; submission to electors; ballot; form.
Sec. 4508.
The question of borrowing the sum of $335,000,000.00 and issuing bonds of the state for the purpose set forth in this part shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the state qualified to vote on the question in accordance with section 15 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 , at the general November election to be held on November 5, 1968. The question submitted shall be substantially as follows:
"Shall the state of Michigan borrow the sum of $335,000,000.00 and issue general obligation bonds of the state therefor pledging the full faith and credit of the state for the payment of principal and interest thereon for the purpose of planning, acquiring and constructing facilities for the prevention and abatement of water pollution and for the making of grants, loans and advances to municipalities, political subdivisions and agencies of the state for such purposes, the method of repayment of said bonds to be from the general fund of the state?
Yes [ ]
No [ ]".
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-45 - Part 45 Bonds for Prevention and Abatement of Water Pollution (324.4501...324.4511) › Section 324.4509 - Submission to Electors.

324.4509 Submission to electors.
Sec. 4509.
The secretary of state shall take such steps and perform all acts as are necessary to properly submit the question to the electors of the state qualified to vote on the question at the general November election to be held on November 5, 1968.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-45 - Part 45 Bonds for Prevention and Abatement of Water Pollution (324.4501...324.4511) › Section 324.4510 - Bonds; Appropriation to Make Prompt Payment.

324.4510 Bonds; appropriation to make prompt payment.
Sec. 4510.
After the issuance of the bonds authorized by former Act No. 76 of the Public Acts of 1968 or this part, or any series of the bonds, the legislature shall each year make appropriations fully sufficient to pay promptly when due the principal of and interest on all outstanding bonds authorized by former Act No. 76 of the Public Acts of 1968 or this part and all costs incidental to the payment of that principal and interest.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-45 - Part 45 Bonds for Prevention and Abatement of Water Pollution (324.4501...324.4511) › Section 324.4511 - Approval of Electors.

324.4511 Approval of electors.
Sec. 4511.
Bonds shall not be issued under this part unless the question set forth in section 4508 is approved by a majority vote of the qualified electors voting on the question at the general November election to be held on November 5, 1968.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-47 - Part 47 Sewage Disposal and Water Supply Districts (324.4701...324.4712) › Section 324.4701 - Definitions.

324.4701 Definitions.
Sec. 4701.
As used in this part:
(a) "Due notice" means notice published at least twice, with an interval of at least 7 days between the 2 publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area or, if a publication of general circulation is not available, by posting at a reasonable number of conspicuous places within the appropriate area. Posting shall include, if possible, posting at public places where it may be customary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs. At any hearing held pursuant to the notice and at the time and place designated in the notice, adjournment may be made without renewing the notice for an adjournment date.
(b) "Municipality" includes a metropolitan district, a water or sewer authority created by law, or a county, township, charter township, incorporated city, or incorporated village. An incorporated village, for the purposes of this part, is a governmental unit separate and distinct from the township or townships in which it is located.
(c) "Sewage disposal systems" includes all interceptor sewers, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, combined sanitary and storm sewers, sewage treatment plants, and all other plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in connection with the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes.
(d) "United States or agencies of the United States" includes the United States of America or any bureau, department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or otherwise created by the congress of the United States.
(e) "Water supply and sewage disposal district" means a governmental subdivision of this state and a public body corporate and politic organized in accordance with this part for the purpose, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions in this part.
(f) "Water supply system" includes all plants, work, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in connection with obtaining a water supply, the treatment of water, and the distribution of water.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-47 - Part 47 Sewage Disposal and Water Supply Districts (324.4701...324.4712) › Section 324.4702 - Department of Natural Resources; Powers and Duties.

324.4702 Department of natural resources; powers and duties.
Sec. 4702.
The department under this part has all of the following powers and duties:
(a) To foster and encourage the organization of sewage disposal and water supply districts, to act as the administrative agency in the proceedings incident to the formation of districts, and to offer and lend appropriate assistance to the directors of districts organized as provided in this part in the carrying out of any of their powers, functions, and programs.
(b) To cooperate, negotiate, and enter into contracts with the other governments, governmental units and agencies in matters concerning water supply systems and sewage disposal systems; to take steps and perform acts and execute documents as may be necessary to take advantage of any act enacted by the congress of the United States that may make available funds for any of the purposes enumerated in this part or be otherwise of assistance in carrying out the purposes of this part; to disburse money that may be appropriated by the legislature for the use and benefit of the districts created under this part or municipalities or local units of government of this state in accordance with the formula prescribed in this part or in the acts of appropriation; and to disburse money that may be received by this state from the United States government for the purposes provided for in this part in accordance with the formula set forth by applicable acts of congress.
(c) To act as the fiscal agent for this state for the purpose of making available to local units of government and the districts as may be organized under this part money or instruments of indebtedness that may be approved by the legislature or the people of this state for the construction and operation of sewage disposal systems by local units of government or districts.
(d) To coordinate its duties and functions with similar or related duties and functions that are performed by other state agencies or governmental units to coordinate and cooperate efforts to accomplish the purposes of this part.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-47 - Part 47 Sewage Disposal and Water Supply Districts (324.4701...324.4712) › Section 324.4703 - Sewage Disposal and Water Supply Districts; Joint Municipal Action to Form District; Filing, Contents, and Consolidation of Petition.

324.4703 Sewage disposal and water supply districts; joint municipal action to form district; filing, contents, and consolidation of petition.
Sec. 4703.
(1) Two or more municipalities, by resolution of their legislative bodies, may file a petition with the department requesting that a sewage disposal district or a water supply district or a combination of both be organized to function in the area described in the petition. The petition shall set forth all of the following:
(a) The proposed name of the district.
(b) That there is need in the interests of public health and welfare for the district to function in the area described in the petition.
(c) A description of the area proposed to be organized as a district. The description is not required to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivision, but is sufficient if the description is generally accurate and designates the local units of governments comprised within the proposed district. The territory shall include only area within the boundaries of the petitioning municipality.
(d) A request that a referendum be held within the defined territory on the question of creation of the district in the territory, and that the agency create the requested district.
(2) When more than 1 petition is filed covering a portion of the same territory, the agency may consolidate all or any of the petitions.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-47 - Part 47 Sewage Disposal and Water Supply Districts (324.4701...324.4712) › Section 324.4706 - Permanent Governing Body; Nomination, Election, and Terms of Directors; Certification of Election; Vacancy; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice of Meeting; Quorum; Concurrence of Majority for Determination; Expenses.

324.4706 Permanent governing body; nomination, election, and terms of directors; certification of election; vacancy; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; quorum; concurrence of majority for determination; expenses.
Sec. 4706.
(1) The first permanent governing body of the district after the district has been organized and has received the secretary of state certificate described in section 4705 shall consist of 5 directors. The directors shall be nominated and elected at the next general state election in the same manner and pursuant to the election laws applicable to members of the house of representatives.
(2) Except for the first directors, the directors shall hold office for a term of 6 years. Among the first directors to be elected, the 2 receiving the highest number of votes shall hold office for the full term of 6 years and the 3 receiving the next highest number of votes shall hold office for 4 years. The secretary of state shall be responsible for the certification of the election of the directors. A vacancy shall be filled by appointment made by the remaining directors for the unexpired term.
(3) The business which the directors may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the directors held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, 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. A majority of the directors constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business and the concurrence of a majority of the total number of directors in a matter shall be required for the matter's determination. A director shall not receive compensation for services, but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of his or her duties.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-47 - Part 47 Sewage Disposal and Water Supply Districts (324.4701...324.4712) › Section 324.4710 - Sewage Disposal and Water Supply Districts; Contract Sewage Treatment; Income; Application.

324.4710 Sewage disposal and water supply districts; contract sewage treatment; income; application.
Sec. 4710.
The district may enter into a contract for the furnishing of sewage treatment services by any sewage treatment plant owned or operated by the district as a part of its sewage disposal system or the furnishing of water service from any water facilities owned or operated by the district. This contract shall provide for reasonable charges or rates for the service furnished. Any income derived from a contract described in this section shall be applied by the district to the costs of operation and maintenance of its sewage disposal system or its water supply system, and any balances remaining after payment of its cost shall be applied in reduction of its outstanding bonded indebtedness incurred for the acquisition or improvement of its sewage disposal system or water supply system. A contract shall not exceed a period of 40 years.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-47 - Part 47 Sewage Disposal and Water Supply Districts (324.4701...324.4712) › Section 324.4711 - Detachment of Territory From Participating Municipality; Contractual Obligations; Bonds; Redemption.

324.4711 Detachment of territory from participating municipality; contractual obligations; bonds; redemption.
Sec. 4711.
If territory that is part of a district created under this part is detached from a municipality and transferred to a municipality that is not part of the district, the territory shall remain a part of the municipality from which detached only for the purpose of carrying out any contractual obligations or for the purpose of levying a tax to retire any bonded indebtedness incurred by such district for which the territory is liable until the contractual obligations are fulfilled or the bonds are redeemed or sufficient funds are available in the district's debt retirement fund for this purpose. A territory described in this section is a part of the municipality to which transferred for all other purposes and subsequent to the redemption of the bonds or the time when sufficient funds are available to redeem the bonds, the territory is no longer a part of the district.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-47 - Part 47 Sewage Disposal and Water Supply Districts (324.4701...324.4712) › Section 324.4712 - Existing Systems; Self-Liquidating Revenue Bonds.

324.4712 Existing systems; self-liquidating revenue bonds.
Sec. 4712.
If the governing body of a district formed under this part acquires, extends, improves, or operates a sewage disposal system or water supply system or provides for the sale and purchase of sewage disposal service or water supply service from an existing system or systems and executes contracts that may be necessary, the authority may, pursuant to any contract entered into under section 4709, issue self-liquidating revenue bonds in accordance with the revenue bond act of 1933, Act No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1933, being sections 141.101 to 141.140 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or any other act providing for the issuance of revenue bonds. However, these bonds are payable solely from the revenues of the sewage disposal system or the water supply system. The charges specified in any contract are subject to increase by the district at any time if necessary to provide funds to meet its obligations and any contract authorized by this part is for a period of not more than 40 years. The legislative body of any municipality that enters into a contract with the district may raise by taxes or pay from its general funds any money required to be paid under the terms of the contract to obtain maps, plans, designs, specifications, and cost estimates of the proposed sewage disposal system or water supply system.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-49 - Part 49 Construction of Collecting Sewers (324.4901...324.4912) › Section 324.4901 - Definitions.

324.4901 Definitions.
Sec. 4901.
As used in this part:
(a) "Collecting sewers" means lateral, branch, submain, and trunk sewers consisting of pipes or conduits including pumps, lift stations, force mains, and other appurtenances necessary for a system to prevent or eliminate discharges of raw or inadequately treated sewage of human origin into any waters of the state. Collecting sewers do not include pipes or conduits that carry storm water, surface water, and street wash, or that convey sewage from a building to a common public sewer except that part lying within a public right-of-way; and sewers eligible for grants under Act No. 329 of the Public Acts of 1966, being sections 323.111 to 323.128 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b) "Construction" means the engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other similar actions necessary to the construction of collecting sewers; the installation, erection, and building of collecting sewers; and the inspection and supervision of the construction of such sewers. Construction does not include acquisition of lands and rights-of-way.
(c) "Local agencies" means local units of government or other public bodies created by or pursuant to state law and having jurisdiction over collecting sewers.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Environmental Assistance Division to the Director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, see E.R.O. No. 1995-16, compiled at MCL 324.99901 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-49 - Part 49 Construction of Collecting Sewers (324.4901...324.4912) › Section 324.4902 - State Sewer Construction Fund; Grants; Funding.

324.4902 State sewer construction fund; grants; funding.
Sec. 4902.
Grants to local agencies shall be funded from the state sewer construction fund for collecting sewer projects in the descending order of their priority as established by the department under sections 4909 to 4912.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-49 - Part 49 Construction of Collecting Sewers (324.4901...324.4912) › Section 324.4903 - State Sewer Construction Fund; Establishment; Eligibility.

324.4903 State sewer construction fund; establishment; eligibility.
Sec. 4903.
A fund to be known as the state sewer construction fund is established to be used for state grants to local agencies for their construction of collecting sewers. Grants shall be made only for collecting sewers on which contracts for construction were awarded prior to the exhaustion of the fund.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-49 - Part 49 Construction of Collecting Sewers (324.4901...324.4912) › Section 324.4904 - State Sewer Construction Fund; Disposition.

324.4904 State sewer construction fund; disposition.
Sec. 4904.
The proceeds of the sale of $50,000,000.00 of the bonds authorized by former Act No. 76 of the Public Acts of 1968 or part 45, or any series of the bonds, and any premiums and accrued interest received on the delivery of the bonds, shall be deposited with the state treasurer in the state sewer construction fund. Disbursements from the fund shall be made only for specific eligible collecting sewer projects approved, as provided in section 4912, by the appropriations committees and by the legislature by concurrent resolution adopted by a roll call vote of a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house. A concurrent resolution shall include all or part of the projects on the priority list of eligible projects reported to the legislature by the department as provided in section 4912, but in case of a part only it shall be the entire part containing all projects on the list having priorities higher than those of projects not included in the resolution and shall not include projects lower in the order of priority. The income from temporary investments of the proceeds shall be deposited in the general fund.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 61, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-49 - Part 49 Construction of Collecting Sewers (324.4901...324.4912) › Section 324.4905 - Grants; Application; Amount; Limitations.

324.4905 Grants; application; amount; limitations.
Sec. 4905.
(1) A local agency may apply to the department for a grant under this part.
(2) A grant shall be made in an amount equal to 1/2 that portion of the cost of construction of collecting sewers, computed upon the cost of the current year's project only, in excess of 10% of the state equalized value of all taxable property within the political boundaries of the unit of government served by the collecting sewers certified under subsection (2) of section 4906 or $1,000,000.00, whichever is less.
(3) Grants are subject to the following limitations:
(a) A grant shall not be made for collecting sewers required under the subdivision control act of 1967, Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1967, being sections 560.101 to 560.293 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b) A grant shall not be made for collecting sewers for which a federal grant has been made if the amount of the federal grant equals or exceeds the amount of the state grant that the collecting sewers would have received if there had been no federal grant. If the amount of the federal grant made for the collecting sewers is less than the amount of the state grant that the collecting sewers would have received if there had not been a federal grant, the amount of the state grant made for the collecting sewers shall not exceed the difference between the state grant that the collecting sewers would have received if there had not been a federal grant, and the federal grant.
(c) A grant shall not be made for collecting sewers, the construction of which would result in the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage to the waters of the state.
(d) A grant shall not be made unless the local agency has received approval by the department of an official pollution control plan as required by sections 7 and 8 of Act No. 329 of the Public Acts of 1966, being sections 323.117 and 323.118 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the collecting sewers are in conformity with the official plan.
(e) A grant shall not be made for collecting sewers which the department determines would not meet an existing or imminent need or would constitute a noneconomic or speculative project.
(f) A local agency shall not be allotted more than 2% of the fund.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-49 - Part 49 Construction of Collecting Sewers (324.4901...324.4912) › Section 324.4907 - Rules.

324.4907 Rules.
Sec. 4907.
The department may promulgate rules to implement this part.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-49 - Part 49 Construction of Collecting Sewers (324.4901...324.4912) › Section 324.4908 - State Agencies; Officers and Employees; Use; Purpose; Grant Recipients; Records.

324.4908 State agencies; officers and employees; use; purpose; grant recipients; records.
Sec. 4908.
(1) The department, with consent of the head of any other agency of this state, shall use the officers and employees of such agency as may be found necessary to assist in carrying out the purposes of this part.
(2) A recipient of a grant under this part shall keep records as the department prescribes, including records that fully disclose the amount and disposition by the recipient of the proceeds of the grant, the total cost of construction of the collecting sewers in connection with the grant given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of construction of the collecting sewers supplied by other sources, and other records as will facilitate an effective audit. The department, the auditor general, and the state treasurer or any of their duly authorized representatives shall have access, for the purpose of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient that are pertinent to grants received under this part.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-49 - Part 49 Construction of Collecting Sewers (324.4901...324.4912) › Section 324.4909 - Priority Establishment and Project Certification Procedures; Compliance Prerequisite to Grant.

324.4909 Priority establishment and project certification procedures; compliance prerequisite to grant.
Sec. 4909.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or of any rule of the department, compliance with sections 4909 to 4912 is a prerequisite to the making of a grant under this part. Sections 4909 to 4912 provide procedures for establishing the priority of eligible projects and for certifying projects for grants for construction of collecting sewers.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-49 - Part 49 Construction of Collecting Sewers (324.4901...324.4912) › Section 324.4910 - Collecting Sewer Projects; Pollution Control Needs; Assignment of Points.

324.4910 Collecting sewer projects; pollution control needs; assignment of points.
Sec. 4910.
(1) Points assigned to a collecting sewer project as a complete measure of pollution control needs shall not exceed 15.
(2) Two points shall be assigned for each of the following interests subject to pollution-caused injuries, which injuries will be corrected or substantially lessened by the proposed project:
(a) Public health, safety, or welfare, but not including bathing.
(b) Public water supply for domestic use.
(c) Water supply for commercial or industrial use.
(d) Irrigation or livestock water supply for agricultural use.
(e) Organized public recreational use including bathing.
(f) Aesthetic value or utility of riparian lands.
(g) Water supply for wild animals, birds, and fish and adverse effects on aquatic life or plants.
(h) Usefulness of fish or game for human consumption.
(3) Collecting sewers required to be constructed in compliance with a judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction, a stipulation or an order of the department, or an agreement with the department of public health shall be assigned from 1 to 4 points in accordance with the following schedule, if the stipulation, order, or agreement specifically recites the existence of unlawful pollution and was in effect not less than 30 days before the deadline for filing applications and if the pollution abatement date is such that compliance would make it necessary to start construction during the year ending:
(a) June 30 of the fiscal year for which the application is filed, 4 points.
(b) June 30 of the first succeeding fiscal year, 3 points.
(c) June 30 of the second succeeding fiscal year, 2 points.
(d) June 30 of the third succeeding fiscal year, 1 point.
(4) An applicant in default of a performance date specified by an order, stipulation, or agreement may be assigned points under the preceding schedule only at the discretion of the department.
(5) A collecting sewer project for which construction contracts were awarded before the deadline date for filing applications shall be assigned 4 points. The combined total points assigned pursuant to subsections (3) to (5) shall not exceed 4 points.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-49 - Part 49 Construction of Collecting Sewers (324.4901...324.4912) › Section 324.4911 - Total Priority Points; Computation; Tied Projects; Assignment of Priority.

324.4911 Total priority points; computation; tied projects; assignment of priority.
Sec. 4911.
(1) Total priority points for a collecting sewer project shall be the sum of the points assigned for water pollution control needs.
(2) If 2 or more projects receive the same priority point totals, the department shall assign priorities to the tied projects after considering factors such as waters affected, extent of public interests involved, relative magnitude of pollution injury, and other factors as the department considers appropriate.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-50 - Part 50 Water Asset Management Council (324.5001...324.5008) › Section 324.5004 - Asset Management Plans.

324.5004 Asset management plans.
Sec. 5004.
(1) By October 1, 2019, the water asset management council shall establish a schedule for submission of asset management plans that ensures that 1/3 of asset owners submit an asset management plan each year. The asset management plans are subject to all of the following:
(a) The asset management plans shall cover and be valid for a minimum of 3 years and shall be consistent with the template provided by the water asset management council.
(b) The asset management plans shall be reviewed by the water asset management council within 6 months of receipt. The water asset management council shall compare submitted asset management plans to the minimum components required by this act and the template provided by the water asset management council and shall determine if the asset management plans are in compliance with those standards. If the water asset management council determines that an asset management plan does not meet established standards, the water asset management council shall seek concurrence from the department. If the department concurs, the water asset management council shall notify the entity submitting the asset management plan of the deficiency in meeting the standards and shall require the entity to revise the asset management plan to meet the standards and resubmit the plan within 6 months of receiving the notice.
(c) An asset owner that is required under this part to have an approved asset management plan must implement the approved asset management plan by October 1, 2024.
(2) An asset owner may seek and use federal grants or loans to achieve the goals and manage the asset inventory described in its asset management plan.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 324, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-1 - Chapter 1 Point Source Pollution Control (324.3101...324.6539) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS - Part Sewage Disposal and Waterworks Systems (324.4101...324.5419) › 451-1994-II-1-SEWAGE-DISPOSAL-AND-WATERWORKS-SYSTEMS-50 - Part 50 Water Asset Management Council (324.5001...324.5008) › Section 324.5005 - Annual Report.

324.5005 Annual report.
Sec. 5005.
The water asset management council shall annually submit to the Michigan infrastructure council a report on asset condition and investment that includes a summary analysis of the asset management plans received from drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater entities. The report shall also include recommendations on drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater condition goals and analysis of how the utilities are meeting those goals. The water infrastructure asset management analyses contained in the report shall be consistent with the Michigan infrastructure council's asset management process and shall be reported consistent with categories established by the Michigan infrastructure council.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 324, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2018