Michigan § 247.660n - Comprehensive transportation fund; distribution of funds; notes.

(1) Funds from the comprehensive transportation fund may be distributed to a trustee, or to the Michigan municipal bond authority as created under the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1051 to 141.1076, that is authorized to receive the funds under a borrowing resolution adopted by an eligible authority. The issuance of the notes of an eligible authority in anticipation of payment of proceeds from the comprehensive transportation fund shall be authorized by a borrowing resolution of the eligible authority under the metropolitan transportation authorities act of 1967, 1967 PA 204, MCL 124.401 to 124.426, or a regional transit authority under the regional transit authority act. The issuance of the notes under this section is not subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, and shall be subject to the prior approval of the state transportation commission. Failure of the commission to take action within 35 days after receipt of notification from the eligible authority of intent to issue the notes, constitutes approval by the state transportation commission. The eligible authority may only issue the notes in anticipation of funds to be received during its current fiscal year at any time before the eligible authority's receipt of the funds from the comprehensive transportation fund. The principal amount of notes for which the funds to be received from the comprehensive transportation fund are pledged shall not exceed 85% of the amount remaining to be received by the eligible authority from the comprehensive transportation fund in the current fiscal year. The pledge of 100% of the funds the eligible authority expects to receive from the comprehensive transportation fund shall be secured by a direct transfer of the pledge funds from the comprehensive transportation fund to the trustee or the Michigan municipal bond authority that is authorized to receive the funds by the borrowing resolution adopted by the eligible authority. The notes of the eligible authority shall not be in any way a debt or a liability of this state and shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability, or obligations of this state or be or constitute a pledge of the full faith and credit of this state. Each note shall contain on its face a statement to the effect that the eligible authority is obligated to pay the principal of and the interest on the note only from funds of or due to the eligible authority and that this state is not obligated to pay that principal or interest and that neither the faith in credit nor the taxing power of this state is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the note. The notes shall mature not more than 13 months from the date of issuance, shall bear interest at a fixed or variable rate or rates of interest per annum, and, in addition to other security required by this section, may be secured by letter or line of credit issued by a financial institution or as provided in the borrowing resolution.

(2) The issuance of notes under this section is subject to the agency financing reporting act, 2002 PA 470, MCL 129.171 to 129.177.