SENATE BILL No. 1240

April 23, 2002, Introduced by Senators MC COTTER and BENNETT and referred to the

Committee on Transportation and Tourism.

A bill to amend 1967 PA 204, entitled

"Metropolitan transportation authorities act of 1967,"

by amending section 4 (MCL 124.404).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 4. (1) Regional transportation authorities in major

2 metropolitan areas of the state may be established as 1 or more

3 contiguous counties elect by majority vote of the county boards

4 of commissioners to establish or participate in an authority.

5 (2) A county which becomes a part of an authority created

6 under this act may withdraw from the authority within 1 year

7 after the county becomes a part of the authority by a resolution

8 of withdrawal approved by a majority vote of the members elected

9 to and serving on its county board of commissioners or may

10 withdraw at any time after 1 year after the county becomes a part

11 of the authority by a resolution of withdrawal approved by a 2/3

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1 vote of the members elected to and serving on its county board of

2 commissioners. However, if the county has an elected county

3 executive pursuant to Act No. 139 of the Public Acts of 1973, as

4 amended, being sections 45.551 to 45.573 of the Michigan Compiled

5 Laws 1973 PA 139, MCL 45.551 TO 45.573, the county executive may

6 veto the resolution. A veto may be overridden by a 2/3 vote of

7 the members elected to and serving on the county board of

8 commissioners.

9 (3) A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF 100,000 OR MORE BUT LESS

10 THAN 150,000 LOCATED IN A COUNTY THAT HAS BECOME PART OF AN

11 AUTHORITY UNDER THIS ACT MAY WITHDRAW FROM THE AUTHORITY AT ANY

12 TIME BY ADOPTING A CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION BY MAJORITY VOTE. A

13 CITY THAT WITHDRAWS FROM AN AUTHORITY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL

14 HAVE NO FURTHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT TAX LIABILITY TO THE

15 AUTHORITY.

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