Sec. 22.

(1) Upon the expiration of 180 days after the effective date of this act, the fund shall succeed to the ownership and operation of the economic development fund created by Act No. 70 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 125.1901 to 125.1934 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Payments into the economic development fund pursuant to the heritage trust act of 1982, Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 318.421 to 318.434 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall continue to be made as provided by that act upon and after the fund succeeds to the ownership and operation of the economic development fund.

(2) The fund shall pay into the economic development fund any money appropriated or otherwise provided by this state for the economic development fund and any other money made available to the fund for the economic development fund from any other source, public or private.

(3) After the fund succeeds to ownership and operation of the economic development fund, money in the economic development fund shall be utilized to achieve the purposes and objectives of the fund, this act, and other acts related to the fund and shall be expended in the following order of priority:

(a) To pay the principal and interest on bonds and notes issued pursuant to section 7 of Act No. 70 of the Public Acts of 1982, being section 125.1907 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, as provided in and to the extent authorized by the authorizing resolution pledging such funds for payment of such bonds or notes.

(b) To pay the principal and interest on bonds and notes issued by the fund, as provided in and to the extent authorized by the authorizing resolution pledging such funds for payment of such bonds or notes.

(c) To pay the costs of administration of the authority including the cost of administration of the economic development fund.

(d) To make a transfer to any of the accounts or funds created or operated by the fund in such amounts and at such times as the fund shall by resolution determine.

(4) After the fund succeeds to ownership and operation of the economic development fund, money previously transferred from the economic development fund to other funds created by Act No. 70 of the Public Acts of 1982 but not yet expended or obligated shall be transferred to the economic development fund or to 1 or more of the accounts or funds to which a transfer may be made under subsection (3)(d).

(5) After the fund succeeds to ownership and operation of the economic development fund, repayments of money expended from a fund created by Act No. 70 of the Public Acts of 1982 shall be made to 1 or more of the accounts or funds to which a transfer may be made under subsection (3)(d), as specified by the fund.

(6) Money deposited in the economic development fund from the proceeds of a bond or note of the fund or to which the fund succeeds pledging money directly derived from payments from the heritage trust fund created by Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1982, shall be utilized by the fund only in carrying out its powers in relation to an economic development project, to an export related transaction pursuant to section 7(r), to an enterprise eligible to receive financial aid from the research center fund, or to a process, technique, product, or device eligible to receive financial aid from the product development program account.

History: 1984, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 Popular Name: Strategic Fund