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Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.801 (2026)

Airport authority; formation, charter; population specifications.

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AIRPORT AUTHORITIES


Act 73 of 1970


259.801 Airport authority; formation, charter; population specifications.

Sec. 1.

    Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, counties, any portion of whose boundaries are within 10 miles of any state-owned airport and any city located within the boundaries of any such counties and having a population of over 100,000, by a resolution passed by each of their legislative bodies by a majority of the entire membership of each board or council voting separately shall join to form an airport authority, hereafter referred to as the "authority". The authority shall be deemed to be a charter authority within the meaning of section 6 of article 9 of the state constitution.

History: 1970, Act 73, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1997–1999 · leading case: Capital Region Airport Auth. v. DeWitt Charter Twp., 601 N.W.2d 141 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999).
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Capital Region Airport Auth. v. DeWitt Charter Twp., 601 N.W.2d 141 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “i PACTS AND PROCEEDINGS The CRAA is the airport authority charged with operating Capital City Airport pursuant to the airport authorities act, 1970 PA 73 , as amended, MCL 259.801 et seq.-, MSA 10.380(1) et seq.”
Gen. Aviation, Inc. v. Capital Region Airport Auth., 569 N.W.2d 883 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “Plaintiff also argues that defendant is not immune from tort liability because defendant is a regional airport authority organized under the airport authorities act, MCL 259.801 et seq.; MSA 10.380(1) et seq.”
Bingham Twp. v. RLTD R.R., 603 N.W.2d 795 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). “A similar result was reached in Capital Region Airport Authority v DeWitt Charter Twp, 236 Mich App 576 ; 601 NW2d 141 (1999), in which this Court held that the airport authorities act, MCL 259.801 et seq.; MSA 10.380(1) et seq.”
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