SB-0676, As Passed House, November 12, 2009
June 25, 2009, Introduced by Senators BARCIA, CROPSEY and PAPPAGEORGE and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform.
A bill 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 10 (MCL 124.290), as amended by 1981 PA 154.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
10. (1) The authority and any constituent or
nonconstituent
municipality of the authority or Indian tribe may
contract for the furnishing of water, sewage disposal, or waste
management
services , or a
combination of the such services by the
authority to the municipality or Indian tribe. The charges or rates
specified
in a contract shall be under
this subsection are subject
to change by the authority, if necessary to meet its obligations.
The
charges or rates to a nonconstituent municipality that is not a
constituent municipality or to an Indian tribe may be greater than
those to constituent municipalities.
(2) The authority and any other public corporation may
contract for the furnishing of water, sewage disposal, or solid
waste
management system services , or a
combination of such
services by the other public corporation to the authority or may
contract for the use by the authority of any of the facilities of
the water supply system; sewage disposal system, including sewers;
or
solid waste management systems; system or
a combination of
systems of the other public corporation. Any lump sum payment for
those
uses such a use may be considered as a part of the cost of
the authority system and may be financed the same as other capital
costs are financed under this act.
(3) Each contract authorized in this section shall be for a
period not exceeding 40 years. Each contract with a municipality
authorized
in this section shall be is
a general obligation of the
municipality.