Sec. 4. A public agency of this state may exercise jointly with any other public agency of this state, with a public agency of any other state of the United States, with a public agency of Canada, or with any public agency of the United States government any power, privilege, or authority that the agencies share in common and that each might exercise separately.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.504
Joint exercise of powers
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Hughes v. Region VII Area Agency on Aging (2006)
Most recently applied in Detroit International Bridge Company v. Government of Canada (November 2017)
1967, Ex
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