Sec. 20.
The authority may, if it sees fit, at any time, when for any reason the bridge may be out of service, acquire through purchase, lease or otherwise and operate 1 or more ferries for the purpose of conveying passengers and freight between the upper and lower peninsulas, in which event the cost thereof may be paid from the revenues of the authority, including, unless prohibited by the terms of the proceedings authorizing the bonds, the proceeds of the sale of bonds hereunder, and all revenues derived from the operation of such ferries shall be regarded and treated as revenues of the bridge for all purposes of this act.
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Section 254.313 - Repealed. 2005, Act 331, Imd.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.