Section 125.2452 - Definitions; A, B. - Michigan Statutes

LAND RECLAMATION AND IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 173 of 1992

125.2452 Definitions; A, B.

Sec. 2.

(1) “Authority”, unless the context clearly implies a different meaning, means a land reclamation and improvement authority established pursuant to sections 4 to 7.

(2) “Authority board” means the governing body of an authority provided for in section 8.

(3) “Authority district” means the territory within which an authority exercises its jurisdiction.

(4) “Blighted area” means land that satisfies all of the following requirements:

(a) The land was used for mining, commercial, or industrial purposes.

(b) The mining, commercial, or industrial use significantly disturbed the natural qualities of the land.

(c) The land is not currently useful for residential, recreational, or commercial purposes.

(d) The land can be reclaimed and made useful for residential, recreational, or commercial purposes.

(e) The land is not a site listed under section 20105 of part 201 (environmental remediation) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being section 324.20105 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or on the national priorities list established pursuant to section 105 of title I of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act of 1980, Public Law 96-510, 42 U.S.C. 9605.

History: 1992, Act 173, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1992 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996