SB-1120, As Passed House, September 29, 2004
March 23, 2004, Introduced by Senator VAN WOERKOM and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to authorize the state administrative board to convey
certain state owned property in Mason county; to prescribe
conditions for the conveyance; and to provide for disposition of
revenue derived from the conveyance.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1. The state administrative board, on behalf of the
2 state, may convey to the Mason county road commission for
3 consideration of $1.00, for a public purpose, the state's 1/2
4 interest in property now under the jurisdiction of the department
5 of management and budget and located in the township of Amber,
6 Mason county, Michigan, and further described as follows:
7 The East one-half of the South one-half of the North one-half of
8 the Northwest one-quarter and the East one-half of the North
9 one-half of the North one-half of the South one-half of the
10 Northwest one-quarter of section 10, T18N, R17W, Amber Township,
1 Mason County, Michigan, also a strip of land one rod wide off the
2 North Side of the West one-Half of the South one-half of the
3 North one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 10, T18N,
4 R17W, Amber Township, Mason County, Michigan.
5 Sec. 2. The conveyance authorized by section 1 shall provide
6 for all of the following:
7 (a) The property shall be used exclusively for public
8 purposes and if any fee, term, or condition for the use of the
9 property is imposed on members of the public, or if any of those
10 fees, terms, or conditions are waived for use of this property,
11 resident and nonresident members of the public shall be subject
12 to the same fees, terms, conditions, and waivers.
13 (b) Upon termination of the public purpose use described in
14 subdivision (a) or in the event of use for any nonpublic purpose,
15 the state may reenter and repossess the property, terminating the
16 grantee's estate in the property.
17 (c) If the grantee disputes the state's exercise of its right
18 of reentry and fails to promptly deliver possession of the
19 property to the state, the attorney general, on behalf of the
20 state, may bring an action to quiet title to, and regain
21 possession of, the property.
22 Sec. 3. The description of the parcel in section 1 is
23 approximate and for purposes of the conveyance is subject to
24 adjustments as the state administrative board or the attorney
25 general considers necessary by survey or other legal
26 description.
27 Sec. 4. The net revenue received under this act shall be
1 deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general
2 fund. As used in this section, "net revenue" means the proceeds
3 from the sale of the property less reimbursement for any costs to
4 the department of management and budget associated with the sale
5 of the property, including the cost of securing discharge of
6 liens or encumbrances.
7 Sec. 5. The conveyance authorized by this act shall be by
8 quitclaim deed prepared and approved by the attorney general,
9 subject to easements and other encumbrances of record. The
10 quitclaim deed shall provide for both of the following:
11 (a) If the property is reentered and repossessed by the
12 state, the state shall have no liability for any improvements
13 made on the property.
14 (b) The state shall reserve all rights in aboriginal
15 antiquities, including mounds, earthworks, forts, burial and
16 village sites, mines, or other relics, including the right to
17 explore and excavate for the aboriginal antiquity by the state or
18 its authorized agents.
19 Sec. 6. The state shall not reserve the mineral rights to
20 the property conveyed under this act.