Sec. 22.
Pursuant to a joint venture agreement, each governmental unit shall own an undivided interest in a project or projects in proportion to the amount of money furnished or the value of property or other consideration supplied by the governmental unit for the planning, development, acquisition, or construction of the project, and each governmental unit shall be entitled to a percentage share of output and capacity from the project equal to its undivided interest. Each governmental unit shall be severally liable for its own acts, but shall not be jointly or severally liable for the acts, omissions or obligations of other governmental units or power utility party to the joint venture agreement, and money or property or other consideration supplied by the governmental unit shall not be credited or otherwise applied to the account of another governmental unit or power utility, nor shall the undivided share of a governmental unit in a project be charged directly or indirectly with a debt or obligation of another governmental unit or be subject to a lien as a result of a debt or obligation of another governmental unit or power utility. The acquisition of a project may include, but not limited to, the purchase or lease of an existing, completed project, or the purchase of a project under construction. A governmental unit participating in the joint planning, financing, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, betterment, ownership, operation, or maintenance of a project under this act may furnish money derived from the proceeds of bonds, from the ownership and operation of its electrical system, or from any other source, and may provide property, both real and personal, services, and other considerations.
History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977