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Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.403 (2026)

Authorities; powers.

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METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1967


Act 204 of 1967


124.403 Authorities; powers.

Sec. 3.

    Authorities created under this act shall plan, acquire, construct, operate, maintain, replace, improve, extend and contract for public transportation facilities. An authority is a public benefit agency and instrumentality of the state with all the powers of a public corporation, for the purpose of planning, acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining, improving and extending public transportation facilities, and for controlling, operating, administering and exercising the franchise of such transportation facilities, if any, including charter operations as acquired.

History: 1967, Act 204, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1967

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1982–2012 · leading case: Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Detroit, 704 N.W.2d 712 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).
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Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Detroit, 704 N.W.2d 712 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “MCL 124.403 sets forth the powers of authorities: Authorities created under this act shall plan, acquire, construct, operate, maintain, replace, improve, extend and contract for public transportation facilities.”
Detroit Edison Co. v. Se. Michigan Transp. Auth., 410 N.W.2d 295 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 4× “Section 3 of the Act, MCL 124.403 [MSA 5.3475(103)] provides as follows: "Authorities created under this act shall plan, *33 acquire, construct, operate, maintain, replace, improve, extend and contract for public transportation facilities.”
Am. Freedom Def. Initiative v. Suburban Mobility Auth. for Reg'l Transp., 698 F.3d 885 (6th Cir. 2012). “It is undisputed that SMART’S restrictions are state-imposed, see Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.403 , and that the relevant forum is the advertising space on SMART’S buses.”
Se. Michigan Transp. Auth. v. Dep't of Treasury, 333 N.W.2d 14 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “” MCL 124.403; MSA 5.3475(103). (Emphasis supplied.”
Michigan Ass'n of R.R. Passengers v. Se. Michigan Transp. Auth., 362 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “MCL 124.403, 124.406, 124.408; MSA 5.3475(103), 5.”
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