Sec. 14e.
(1) Neither the Mackinac bridge authority nor the Mackinac Straits corridor authority may pay or obligate any money or assets related to the utility tunnel except money that is deposited into the straits protection fund or any escrow or reserve fund created under the tunnel agreement. This state, a state official, a state-related entity, the Mackinac bridge authority or an agent of the Mackinac bridge authority, the Mackinac Straits corridor authority or an agent of the Mackinac Straits corridor authority, or any other legal, financial, or other expert providing advice to the Mackinac bridge authority or the Mackinac Straits corridor authority shall not enter into an agreement for the payment of money from any source other than the straits protection fund or any escrow or reserve fund created under the tunnel agreement. This subsection does not restrict the right of the Mackinac bridge authority or the Mackinac Straits corridor authority to utilize any property rights granted to the Mackinac bridge authority or the Mackinac Straits corridor authority by this state or a private property owner.
(2) This state, a state official, a state-related entity, the Mackinac bridge authority or an agent of the Mackinac bridge authority, the Mackinac Straits corridor authority or an agent of the Mackinac Straits corridor authority, or any other legal, financial, or other expert providing advice to the Mackinac bridge authority or the Mackinac Straits corridor authority shall not enter into an agreement to accept any liability for or resulting from the installation, maintenance, operation, or decommissioning of any utility equipment owned by the user of a utility tunnel, including, but not limited to, a pipeline, electrical transmission line, or broadband cable within the utility tunnel.
History: Add. 2018, Act 359, Imd. Eff. Dec. 12, 2018
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 214 of 1952 - Mackinac Bridge Authority (254.311 - 254.332)
Section 254.311 - Mackinac Bridge Authority; Definitions; Scope of Act.
Section 254.312 - Mackinac Bridge Authority; Corporate Existence, Terms.
Section 254.313 - Repealed. 2005, Act 331, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2005.
Section 254.318 - Mackinac Bridge Authority; Grants or Donations.
Section 254.319 - Unauthorized Indebtedness to State.
Section 254.320 - Scope of Act.
Section 254.321 - Board and State Highway Department; Authority.
Section 254.323 - Federal Government Approvals.
Section 254.324 - Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority; Definitions.
Section 254.324c - Straits Protection Fund.
Section 254.325 - Construction of Act.
Section 254.326 - Contracts, Books, Maps; Delivery to Authority.
Section 254.327 - Declared Public Purpose; Tax Exemption.
Section 254.328 - Authority's Rights Not Limited or Altered; Competitive Vehicular Traffic Services.
Section 254.329 - Bondholders' Rights; Enforcement Actions.
Section 254.330 - Operation of Ferries.