March 17, 2011, Introduced by Senators GLEASON, KOWALL, GREGORY, JONES, HUNTER, SMITH, ANDERSON, YOUNG, HOPGOOD, WHITMER and BIEDA and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Elections.
A bill to amend 2000 PA 321, entitled
"Recreational authorities act,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 123.1133), as amended by 2003 PA 135.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. As used in this act:
(a) "Articles" means the articles of incorporation of an
authority.
(b) "Authority" means a recreational authority established
under section 5.
(c) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.
(d) "District" means a portion of a municipality having
boundaries coterminous with those of a precinct used for general
elections.
(e) "Electors of the authority" means the qualified and
registered electors of the participating municipalities who reside
within the territory of the authority.
(f) "Largest county" means, of those counties in which a
participating municipality is located, the county having the
greatest population.
(g)
"Municipality" means a city, county, village, or township,
or school district.
(h) "Park" means an area of land or water, or both, dedicated
to 1 or more of the following uses:
(i) Recreational purposes, including, but not limited to,
landscaped tracts; picnic grounds; playgrounds; athletic fields;
camps; campgrounds; zoological and botanical gardens; living
historical farms; boating, hunting, fishing, and birding areas;
swimming areas; and foot, bicycle, and bridle paths.
(ii) Open or scenic space.
(iii) Environmental, conservation, nature, or wildlife areas.
(i) "Participating municipality" means a municipality or
district that is named in articles of incorporation or proposed
articles of incorporation as joining in the original establishment
of an authority, or a municipality or district that joins an
existing authority and is added to the articles of incorporation,
and that has not withdrawn from the authority.
(j) "Public historic farm" means a parcel of public land and
its buildings that are accessible to the public, and provides, but
is not limited to, agricultural and historical programs, farming
activities and animal husbandry, community recreation activities
and events, programs held in common areas, meeting rooms, and
community gardens, and access to surrounding parkland.
(k) "Swimming pool" includes equipment, structures, areas, and
enclosures intended for the use of individuals using or operating a
swimming pool, such as equipment, dressing, locker, shower, and
toilet rooms.
(l) "Territory of the authority" means the combined territory
of the participating municipalities that is served by an authority.