INGHAM COUNTY CONVEYANCE H.B. 5529: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
House Bill 5529 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Michael C. Murphy
House Committee: Regulatory Reform
Senate Committee: Appropriations
Date Completed: 9-28-04
CONTENT
The bill would authorize the State Administrative Board to convey approximately 39 acres of State-owned property to the City of Lansing for $1. The property would have to be used for a city-owned public golf course or other public purpose. Any fee, term, or condition for use of the property would have to apply to both resident and nonresident members of the public. If the property were no longer used for a public purpose, the State could reenter and repossess the property.
The conveyance would have to be by quitclaim deed approved by the Attorney General, and could not reserve the mineral rights to the State.
FISCAL IMPACT
The property described in the bill is part of the Groesbeck Golf Course in the City of Lansing, which was reportedly inadvertently left off of the original conveyance of the property from the State to the city under Public Act 531 of 1996. The city has been using the property as a golf course for many years, even though the parcel described in the bill still belongs to the State. Public Act 531 also conveyed the property for $1 and contained similar language regarding use by members of the general public without regard to the place of residence.
Fiscal Analyst: Michael Hansen
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb5529/0304