Act No. 652

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

January 4, 2007

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 5, 2007

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 5, 2007

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Reps. Hune, Gaffney and Mortimer

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5553

AN ACT to amend 1988 PA 57, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation by 2 or more municipalities of certain authorities for the purpose of providing emergency services to municipalities; to provide for the powers and duties of authorities and of certain state and local agencies and officers; to guarantee certain labor contracts and employment rights in regard to the formation and reorganization of authorities; to provide for certain condemnation proceedings; to provide for the levy of property taxes for certain purposes; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies," by amending the title and sections 5 and 9 (MCL 124.605 and 124.609), the title as amended by 1999 PA 167.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

TITLE

An act to provide for the incorporation by 2 or more municipalities of certain authorities for the purpose of providing emergency services to municipalities; to provide for the powers and duties of authorities and of certain state and local agencies and officers; to guarantee certain labor contracts and employment rights in regard to the formation and reorganization of authorities; to provide for certain condemnation proceedings; to provide for fees; to provide for the levy of property taxes for certain purposes; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies.

Sec. 5. Subject to the laws of this state, an authority's articles of incorporation shall state the name of the authority; the names of the incorporating municipalities; the purpose or purposes for which the authority is created; the powers, duties, and limitations of the authority and its officers, including ordinances necessary to support the authority as allowed under section 9(b); the method of selecting its governing body, officers, and employees; and the person or persons who are charged with the responsibility of causing the articles of incorporation to be published and printed copies to be certified and filed as provided in section 2 or who are charged with any other responsibility in connection with the incorporation of the authority.

Sec. 9. An authority, in addition to its other powers and duties, may do all of the following:

(a) Adopt bylaws and rules of administration to accomplish the purposes of this act.

(b) Adopt ordinances that allow the authority to assess fees on owners or occupants of property who receive emergency services to cover the costs of providing emergency services under this act. An ordinance adopted under this subdivision shall be rescinded if, within 60 days from the date the ordinance is adopted, 1/3 or more of the municipalities affected by the ordinance vote to rescind the ordinance.

(c) Apply for and accept grants, loans, or contributions from the federal government or any of its agencies, the state, or other public or private agencies to be used for any of the purposes of this act and to do any and all things within its express or implied powers necessary or desirable to secure that financial or other aid or cooperation in the carrying out of any of the purposes of this act.

(d) Enter into any contracts with other entities not prohibited by law.

(e) Investigate emergency services requirements, needs, and programs and engage, by contract, consultants as may be necessary and cooperate with the federal government, state, political subdivisions, and other authorities in those investigations.

(f) Subject to section 10, hire employees, attorneys, accountants, and consultants as the authority considers necessary to carry out the purposes of the authority.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor