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Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.504 (2026)

Joint exercise of powers.

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URBAN COOPERATION ACT OF 1967


Act 7 of 1967 (Ex. Sess.)


124.504 Joint exercise of powers.

Sec. 4.

    A public agency of this state may exercise jointly with any other public agency of this state, with a public agency of any other state of the United States, with a public agency of Canada, or with any public agency of the United States government any power, privilege, or authority that the agencies share in common and that each might exercise separately.

History: 1967, Ex. Sess., Act 7, Eff. Mar. 22, 1968 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 439, Imd. Eff. June 13, 2002

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1993–2020 · 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). “MCL 124.504 of the UCA provides for the joint exercise of powers by public agencies of this state 5 for “any power, privilege, or authority that the agencies share in common and that each might exercise separately.”
Seiu Health Care Michigan v. Snyder, 875 F. Supp. 2d 710 (E.D. Mich. 2012). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.504 . The Interlocal Agreement states that MQC3: [sjhall be responsible for development and maintenance of one or more registries and may assist Consumers in recruiting Providers.”
Mason Cnty. v. Dep't of Cmty. Health, 820 N.W.2d 192 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “[MCL 124.504.] The bill was also addressed in an earlier analysis by the Senate Fiscal Agency.”
Detroit Int'l Bridge Co. v. Gov't of Canada, 883 F.3d 895 (D.C. Cir. 2017). “For instance, the Company maintains that the Crossing Agreement violates the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967, which provides that Michigan agencies can exercise only powers they share in common with other agencies or possess independently, Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 124.504 , by…”
Hughes v. Region VII Area Agency on Aging, 423 F. Supp. 2d 708 (E.D. Mich. 2006). · cites it 2× “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.504 . The UCA specifically states that any entity created pursuant to the act is “a public body” that “shall not operate for profit.”
Detroit Int'l Bridge Co. v. Gov't of Canada, 875 F.3d 1132 (D.D.C. 2017). “For instance, the Company maintains that the Crossing Agreement violates the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967, which provides that Michigan agencies can exercise only powers they share in common with other agencies or possess independently, Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 124.504 , by…”
Holland-West Ottawa-Saugatuck Consortium v. Holland Educ. Ass'n, 501 N.W.2d 261 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “MCL 124.504; MSA 5.4088(4) and MCL 124.502(e); MSA 5.”
Dep't of Transp. v. Riverview-Trenton R.R. Co, 958 N.W.2d 246 (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “Under MCL 124.504, public agencies of this state can exercise jointly with “a public agency of Canada .”
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