MCL 207.632 — Transmitting payment to trustee or trustees for bonds, obligations, other evidences of indebtedness, or payments under a public-private arrangement; prohibition; exception

(1) A local governmental unit may assign or pledge all or a portion of the distribution of taxes that the local governmental unit is eligible to receive under this act for payment of bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness, including payments under a public-private arrangement, for the purposes specified in section 8(2). If a local governmental unit assigns or pledges all or a portion of the distribution of taxes that the local governmental unit is eligible to receive under this act for payment of bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness, including payments under a public-private arrangement, the state treasurer may transmit to the duly appointed trustee or trustees for the bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness, including a public-private arrangement, the payment of the distribution assigned or pledged by the local governmental unit. Notwithstanding anything in this act to the contrary, the second sentence of section 11(2) does not apply to bonds issued by a metropolitan authority that becomes a qualified local governmental unit after December 1, 2008.
(2) A local governmental unit that becomes a qualified local governmental unit before May 1, 2008 shall not issue bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness to which distributions under section 9 are pledged in a principal amount greater than $180,000,000.00. This limit does not apply to refunding bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to section 11(2) or to bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness to which distributions of taxes from the convention facility development fund are dedicated under section 11(3). A metropolitan authority that becomes a qualified local governmental unit after December 1, 2008 may, after the effective date of the amendatory act that added subdivision (f), issue bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness to which distributions under section 9 are pledged in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $299,000,000.00. The cost of a project in addition to construction and acquisition costs may include an allowance for legal, engineering, architectural, and consulting services. The following are not subject to the limitations set forth in this subsection:
(a) Interest on revenue obligations issued to finance the project becoming due before the collection of the first revenues available for the payment of those revenue obligations.
(b) A reserve for the payment of principal, interest, and redemption premiums on the revenue obligations of the qualified local governmental unit, and other necessary incidental expenses, including, but not limited to, placement fees, fees or charges for insurance, letters of credit, lines of credit, remarketing agreements, or commitments to purchase obligations issued pursuant to this act.
(c) Fees or charges associated with an agreement to manage payment, revenue, or interest rate exposure.
(d) Any other fees or charges for any other security provided to assure timely payment of the obligations.
(e) Refunding bonds.
(f) Payments under a public-private arrangement.