Michigan § 120.153 - Definitions.

As used in this act:

(a) "Fund" means the maritime and port facility assistance fund created in section 7.

(b) "Grant program" means the maritime and port facility assistance grant program created in section 5.

(c) "Green marine certification" means a certification issued or awarded by a nationally recognized maritime organization identified by the office that ranks or evaluates port facilities on various criteria, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(i) Greenhouse gas and air pollutants.

(ii) Spill prevention and stormwater management.

(iii) Dry bulk handling and storage.

(iv) Community impacts.

(v) Environmental leadership.

(vi) Waste management.

(d) "Office" means the maritime and port facility assistance office created in section 10s of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660s.

(e) "Port facility" means a commercial facility located alongside a navigable waterway used for commercial vessels and includes any of the following types of facilities:

(i) A seawall jetty, pier, wharf, or dock.

(ii) A warehouse, storehouse, elevator, grain bin, cold storage plant, terminal icing plant, bunker, or oil tank.

(iii) A ferry, canal, lock, seaway, or conveyor.

(iv) A modern appliance for the economical handling, storage, or transportation of freight and handling of passenger traffic.

(v) A transfer or terminal facility required for the efficient operation or development of a port or harbor.

(vi) Any other port or harbor improvement to assist with commercial operations.

(vii) An improvement, enlargement, remodeling, or extension of a facility described in this section.