HOUSE BILL No. 5196


     September 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Crissman and Brackenridge and referred to the Committee on Local Government.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 639, entitled

   "Hertel-Law-T. Stopczynski port authority act,"

   (MCL 120.101 to 120.130) by amending the title and by adding sec-

   tion 14a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                                  TITLE

 2         An act to authorize the establishing of port authorities in

 3    cities and counties; to prescribe the powers and duties of port

 4    authorities, cities, and counties; to authorize the incurrence of

 5    contract obligations and the issuance and payment of bonds or

 6    other evidences of indebtedness; to provide for a pledge by a

 7    city or county of its full faith and credit for the payment of

 8    contract obligations entered into under this act and the levy of

 9    taxes without limitation as to rate or amount to the extent

10    necessary; to validate obligations issued; to provide for the


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 1    adoption of a port facilities plan; to provide for the financing

 2    of the operating budget of port authorities; TO PRESCRIBE PENAL-

 3    TIES AND PROVIDE REMEDIES; and to repeal  certain  acts and parts

 4    of acts.

 5         SEC. 14A.  A PETITION UNDER SECTION 14, INCLUDING THE CIRCU-

 6    LATION AND SIGNING OF THE PETITION, IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 488 OF

 7    THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488.  A PERSON

 8    WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA

 9    116, MCL 168.1 TO 168.992, APPLICABLE TO A PETITION DESCRIBED IN

10    THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED FOR THAT VIO-

11    LATION IN THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 TO

12    168.992.

13         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

14    effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____

15    (request no. 02378'97) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

16    law.

























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