Section 120.102 - DefinitionsAs used in this act:
(a) "Authority" means a port authority created under this act and may also include the area within the jurisdiction of an authority.(b) "Constituent unit" means a city or county requesting the incorporation of an authority.(c) "Governing body of the city" means the city council or city commission of a city requesting incorporation of an authority created under this act.(d) "Governing body of the county" means the county board of commissioners of a county participating in an authority created under this act.(e) "Port facilities" means those facilities owned by the port authority such as: seawall jetties; piers; wharves; docks; boat landings; marinas; warehouses; storehouses; elevators; grain bins; cold storage plants; terminal icing plants; bunkers; oil tanks; ferries; canals; locks; bridges; tunnels; seaways; conveyors; modern appliances for the economical handling, storage, and transportation of freight and handling of passenger traffic; transfer and terminal facilities required for the efficient operation and development of ports and harbors; other harbor improvements; or improvements, enlargements, remodeling, or extensions of any of these buildings or structures.(f) "Project" means the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, improvement, enlargement, repair, condemnation, maintenance, or operation of port facilities.1978, Act 639, Imd. Eff. 1/11/1979.