HOUSE BILL No. 5822


     April 9, 2002, Introduced by Rep. Palmer and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.


        A bill to amend 1993 PA 159, entitled

   "An act to provide for the establishment of a base conversion
   authority; to prescribe the powers and duties of the base conver-
   sion authority; and to provide for conversion of certain bases to
   civilian uses,"

   by amending section 8 (MCL 3.578).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 8.  The authority may do all of the following:

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             (a) Employ law enforcement officers, fire protection person-

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        nel, maintenance personnel, and other employees as necessary to

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        protect and maintain real and personal property located on the

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        base or contract for the procurement of any of these services.

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             (b) Enter into contracts with the United States department

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        of defense for the maintenance and security of buildings,

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        grounds, water and sewage systems, heating and cooling systems,





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        and other systems or property at the base until final disposition

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        of the systems or property.

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             (c) Sell, lease, convey, exchange, transfer, assign, subdi-

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        vide, pledge by mortgage or deed of trust, or otherwise dispose

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        of any real or personal property under its control or an interest

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        in the property.

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             (d) Rent, maintain, manage, operate, improve, demolish, and

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        repair property under its control.

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             (e) Plan, propose, and implement plans of development neces-

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        sary to achieve the purposes of this act.

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             (f) Receive funds from a local governmental unit, other

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        state agencies, the federal government or an agency of the fed-

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        eral government, or a private individual or group, foundations or

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        other private entities and spend those funds to the extent per-

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        mitted under the powers granted to it pursuant to this section.

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             (g) Issue notes or bonds of the authority if necessary to

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        implement plans of development necessary to achieve the purposes

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        of this act.  BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY ARE SUBJECT

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        TO THE REVISED MUNICIPAL FINANCE ACT, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 TO

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        141.2821.

















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