Act No. 172

Public Acts of 2008

Approved by the Governor

July 2, 2008

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 2, 2008

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 2, 2008

STATE OF MICHIGAN

94TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

Introduced by Reps. Pearce, Vagnozzi, LaJoy, Garfield, Booher, Sheen, Meekhof, Emmons, Dean, Ball, Bieda, Constan, Gonzales, Hammel, Hammon, Hansen, Horn, Johnson, Robert Jones, David Law, Marleau, Mayes, Moolenaar, Moss, Nitz, Opsommer, Sak, Schuitmaker, Shaffer, Sheltrown and Stakoe

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6121

AN ACT to amend 1955 PA 233, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of certain municipal authorities to acquire, own, extend, improve, and operate sewage disposal systems, water supply systems, and solid waste management systems; to prescribe the rights, powers, and duties thereof; to authorize contracts between such authorities and public corporations; to provide for the issuance of bonds to acquire, construct, extend, or improve the systems; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies," by amending section 4a (MCL 124.284a), as added by 1985 PA 178.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 4a. The authority shall adopt rules and regulations by resolution of its governing body and with concurrence by resolution of constituent municipalities. After adoption of the resolution and concurrence by the constituent municipalities, a notice of adoption of the resolution and the rules and regulations, or a summary of those rules and regulations, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the territory encompassed by the authority and within the territory furnished service by the authority by contract pursuant to section 10. The rules and regulations shall become effective 30 days after the date of publication of the notice and the rules and regulations or the summary of the rules and regulations. If a summary of rules and regulations is published, the summary shall be written in clear and nontechnical language and the authority shall designate in the publication the location where a full copy of the rules and regulations can be inspected or obtained.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor