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Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.942 (2026)

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RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND ACT


Act 411 of 2012


286.942 Definitions.

Sec. 2.

    As used in this act:

    (a) "Board" means the rural development fund board established in section 3.

    (b) "Commission" means the commission of agriculture and rural development.

    (c) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural development.

    (d) "Director" means the director of the department.

    (e) "Fund" means the rural development fund created in section 5.

    (f) "Land-based industries" means food and agriculture, forestry, mining, oil and gas production, and tourism.

    (g) "Local unit of government" means a county, city, township, village, school district, or any authority composed of counties, cities, townships, villages, or school districts, or any combination of these entities.

    (h) "Telecommunication facilities" means either or both of the following:

    (i) Telecommunication facilities as defined in section 2 of the metropolitan extension telecommunications rights-of-way oversight act, 2002 PA 48, MCL 484.3102.

    (ii) Facilities used by a video service provider as defined in section 1 of the uniform video services local franchise act, 2006 PA 480, MCL 484.3301.

History: 2012, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012

Compiler's Notes:

    For the type II transfer of the rural development fund board to the department of labor and economic opportunity and modification of the membership of the board, see E.R.O. No. 2025-2, compiled at MCL 16.736.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2016 · leading case: Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Clio Area Sch. Dist. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
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Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Clio Area Sch. Dist. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “1951 (including “school districts” within the definition of “local unit of government” in an act providing that certain entities are subject to the patient’s right to independent review act); MCL 286.942(g) (including “school district[s]” within the definition of “local unit of…”
Michigan Gun Owners Inc v. Ann Arbor Pub. Schs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “1951 (including “school districts” within the definition of “local unit of government” in an act providing that certain entities are subject to the patient’s right to independent review act); MCL 286.942(g) (including “school district[s]” within the definition of “local unit of…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.942(g) — 2 cases
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Clio Area Sch. Dist. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “1951 (including “school districts” within the definition of “local unit of government” in an act providing that certain entities are subject to the patient’s right to independent review act); MCL 286.942(g) (including “school district[s]” within the definition of “local unit of…”
Michigan Gun Owners Inc v. Ann Arbor Pub. Schs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “1951 (including “school districts” within the definition of “local unit of government” in an act providing that certain entities are subject to the patient’s right to independent review act); MCL 286.942(g) (including “school district[s]” within the definition of “local unit of…”
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