Sec. 22.
(1) The authority may expend not more than $995,000.00 from funds under its jurisdiction to construct a building and lease it to the department of state police for use as a regional state police post. The building shall be located on authority owned property adjacent to the north terminal of the bridge.
(2) The authority shall not construct a building pursuant to this section until the authority and the department of state police enter into a lease agreement that contains all of the following terms:
(a) A provision that the building be used for a regional state police post.
(b) A provision that the initial term of the lease shall be 10 years, with renewals as agreed to by the authority and department of state police.
(c) A provision that the lease amount be equivalent to the fair market lease value of the leased building. However, the lease may provide for a reduction in the lease amount equivalent to the reasonable cost incurred by the department of state police in providing a certain level of law enforcement services incident to the operation of the bridge.
(d) Except as otherwise agreed by the authority and department of state police, a requirement that the department of state police pay the costs of maintaining the building in reasonable repair.
(e) Any other terms that may be agreed to by the authority and the department of state police regarding the use of the building.
(3) Lease payments that are received by the authority under a lease agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (2) shall be regarded and treated as revenues of the bridge for all purposes under this act.
(4) Upon the expiration or termination of a lease agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (2), the authority may use the building for any reasonable purpose in carrying out its duties under this act.
History: Add. 1992, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1992
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Section 254.313 - Repealed. 2005, Act 331, Imd.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.