Sec. 511.

Any county, township, city, or village, by resolution of its governing body and without a vote of its electors, may issue municipal securities for the purpose of funding any part or all of a county or intercounty drain special assessment made against the county, township, city, or village at large under the provisions of the drain code of 1956, 1956 PA 40, MCL 280.1 to 280.630. A municipal security described in this section shall mature serially, the first annual maturity of which shall fall due not more than 2 years from the date of issuance and the last of which shall fall due not more than 10 years from the date of issuance or not more than 1 year after the due date of the last installment of the special assessment, whichever is later. No maturity shall be less than 1/2 of the amount of any subsequent maturity. A municipal security issued in accordance with this section may be issued in 1 or more series and may fund 1 or more drain special assessments. The principal amount of a municipal security that may be issued under this section shall not exceed the principal amount of the special assessments to be funded under this section. If any interest is to mature upon the municipal security prior to the time of the next county, township, city, or village tax collection, then the governing body of the county, township, city, or village shall make provision for the payment of that amount when due. The debt evidenced by a municipal security issued under this section shall not be included within the debt of a township, city, or village for any statutory or charter debt limitation purpose. No installment or installments of a special assessment shall be funded under this section unless payable in advance of the due date or due dates, and if the drainage district has issued municipal securities, an equal amount of the principal amount of the municipal securities must be redeemable within 90 days from the delivery of the municipal securities to the purchaser of those municipal securities. The provisions of this part together with the general provisions of this act shall govern the issuance of a municipal security authorized in this section except where inapplicable or inconsistent with this section. All municipal securities issued under this section shall be legal and valid, notwithstanding any illegality in the special assessments funded by those municipal securities.

History: 2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002