Sec. 17.
It is hereby found, determined and declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state and constitute a public purpose, and that the bridge is an essential part of the public highway system of the state and that the authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers herein conferred upon it. Therefore, all property owned by the authority hereunder shall be exempt from all taxes levied by the state of Michigan and all of its political subdivisions and taxing districts, and the authority shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments upon its activities or upon any of its revenues. If at any time hereafter any taxes of any nature shall be legally imposed on any properties of the authority or the obligations thereof, and such taxes shall be determined to be valid and effective, they shall be paid from the revenues of the authority as 1 of the expenses of maintaining and operating the bridge.
History: 1952, Act 214, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 1952
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Section 254.313 - Repealed. 2005, Act 331, Imd.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.