RECREATIONAL AUTH; SCHOOL DISTRICTS S.B. 222:
FLOOR SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 222 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator John J. Gleason
Committee: Local, Urban and State Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Recreational Authorities Act to allow a school district to establish a recreational authority with one or more municipalities.
Under the Act, two or more municipalities or districts may establish a recreational authority for the purpose of the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of a public swimming pool, recreation center, auditorium, conference center, park, museum, and/or historic farm. "Municipality" means a city, county, village, or township. "District" means a portion of a municipality having boundaries coterminous with those of a precinct used for general elections.
Under the bill, "municipality" would include a school district.
(The Act allows an authority to purchase or lease real and personal property; apply for grants or contributions; hire employees and retain professional services; receive revenue as appropriated by the Legislature or a participating municipality; assess and collect fees for services it provides and expenses it incurs; levy a tax of up to one mill for a period of up to 20 years on all taxable property within the territory of the authority and issue general obligation unlimited tax bonds upon the approval of a majority of the electors in each of the participating municipalities of the authority; and borrow money and issue bonds or notes.)
MCL 123.1133 Legislative Analyst: Craig Laurie
FISCAL IMPACT
This legislation could provide some funding flexibility to school districts that chose to create or join recreational authorities and levy up to one mill (with voter approval), if the school districts otherwise would have used their own general funds to pay for a swimming pool, recreation center, auditorium or conference center, or park, all of which must be public facilities under the Recreational Authorities Act.
For school districts opting to create or participate in an authority, the bill would increase both revenue and expenditure by an unknown amount. The actual amount of any change would depend upon the costs associated with each authority and the millages approved under the Act.
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State government.
Date Completed: 3-4-09 Fiscal Analyst: Kathryn Summers-Coty
floor\sb222 Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb222/0910