SB-1124, As Passed House, September 9, 2004                                 

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                           HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR                                 

                                                                                

                           SENATE BILL NO. 1124                                 

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to authorize the state administrative board to convey                      

                                                                                

    certain parcels of state owned property in various counties; to             

                                                                                

    prescribe conditions for the conveyances; to provide for certain            

                                                                                

    powers and duties of certain state departments in regard to the             

                                                                                

    property; to provide for disposition of revenue derived from the            

                                                                                

    conveyances; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.                          

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1.  (1) The state administrative board, on behalf of                   

                                                                                

2   the state and subject to the terms stated in this section, may              

                                                                                

3   convey for not less than fair market value all or portions of               

                                                                                

4   certain state owned property now under the jurisdiction of the              

                                                                                

5   department of state police and located in the city of Alpena,               

                                                                                

6   Alpena county, Michigan, and more particularly described as                 

                                                                                

7   follows:                                                                    

                                                                                

8   Commencing at the section common to Sections 27, 28, 33, and 34,            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   thence along the section line common to Sections 33 and 34, 210             

                                                                                

2   feet to the west line of State Street, thence along the west line           

                                                                                

3   of State Street, 1,005 feet thence at right angles to State                 

                                                                                

4   Street, 27 feet, to the point of beginning, thence at right                 

                                                                                

5   angles to State Street, 156.6 feet, thence along a curve having a           

                                                                                

6   radius of 2,704.58 feet, 218.2 feet, thence at right angles to              

                                                                                

7   State Street and towards State Street 69.5 feet, thence at right            

                                                                                

8   angles and paralleled to State Street 200 feet, to the point of             

                                                                                

9   beginning, said parcel containing 0.518 acres, more or less.                

                                                                                

10      (2) Before offering the property described in subsection (1)                

                                                                                

11  for public sale, the director of the department of management and           

                                                                                

12  budget shall first offer the property for sale for less than fair           

                                                                                

13  market value to the local units of government in which the                  

                                                                                

14  property is located.  In order to exercise its right to purchase            

                                                                                

15  the property under this subsection, a local government must enter           

                                                                                

16  into a purchase agreement within 60 days after the date of the              

                                                                                

17  offer and must complete the purchase within 120 days after the              

                                                                                

18  date of the offer.  If a local unit of government purchases the             

                                                                                

19  property and, within 1 year after the date of that purchase,                

                                                                                

20  conveys the property for use other than for public purposes, the            

                                                                                

21  local unit of government shall pay to the state 50% of the net              

                                                                                

22  profit, if any, realized from that conveyance.                              

                                                                                

23      (3) Any conveyance to a local unit of government authorized                 

                                                                                

24  by subsection (2) shall provide for all of the following:                   

                                                                                

25      (a) The property shall be used exclusively for public                       

                                                                                

26  purposes and if any fee, term, or condition for the use of the              

                                                                                

27  property is imposed on members of the public, or if any of those            


                                                                                

1   fees, terms, or conditions are waived for use of this property,             

                                                                                

2   resident and nonresident members of the public shall be subject             

                                                                                

3   to the same fees, terms, conditions, and waivers.                           

                                                                                

4       (b) Upon termination of the public purpose use described in                 

                                                                                

5   subdivision (a) or in the event of use for any nonpublic purpose,           

                                                                                

6   the state may reenter and repossess the property, terminating the           

                                                                                

7   grantee's estate in the property.                                           

                                                                                

8       (c) If the grantee disputes the state's exercise of its right               

                                                                                

9   of reentry and fails to promptly deliver possession of the                  

                                                                                

10  property to the state, the attorney general, on behalf of the               

                                                                                

11  state, may bring an action to quiet title to, and regain                    

                                                                                

12  possession of, the property.                                                

                                                                                

13      (4) The fair market value of the property described in                      

                                                                                

14  subsection (1) shall be determined by an appraisal prepared by an           

                                                                                

15  independent appraiser.                                                      

                                                                                

16      (5) If the property described in subsection (1) is offered                  

                                                                                

17  for sale at not less than fair market value, the sale shall be              

                                                                                

18  conducted in a manner designed to realize the highest price from            

                                                                                

19  the sale or the highest value to the state.  The sale of this               

                                                                                

20  property shall be done in an open manner that utilizes 1 or more            

                                                                                

21  of the following:                                                           

                                                                                

22      (a) A competitive sealed bid.                                               

                                                                                

23      (b) Real estate brokerage services.                                         

                                                                                

24      (c) A public auction.                                                       

                                                                                

25      (6) A notice of a competitive sealed bid or public auction                  

                                                                                

26  sale regarding the property described in subsection (1) shall be            

                                                                                

27  published at least once in a newspaper as defined in section 1461           


                                                                                

1   of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1461,           

                                                                                

2   not less than 10 business days before the sale.  A notice shall             

                                                                                

3   describe the general location and size of the property to be                

                                                                                

4   offered, highlights of the general terms of the offer, and                  

                                                                                

5   directions on how to get further information about the property,            

                                                                                

6   as available, prior to the sale.  The notice shall also list the            

                                                                                

7   date, time, and place of the sale or bid opening.                           

                                                                                

8       (7) The description of the parcel in subsection (1) is                      

                                                                                

9   approximate and for purposes of the conveyance is subject to                

                                                                                

10  adjustments as the state administrative board or the attorney               

                                                                                

11  general considers necessary by survey or other legal                        

                                                                                

12  description.                                                                

                                                                                

13      (8) The net revenue received under this section shall be                    

                                                                                

14  deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general                 

                                                                                

15  fund.  As used in this subsection, "net revenue" means the                  

                                                                                

16  proceeds from the sale of the property less reimbursement for any           

                                                                                

17  costs to the department of management and budget associated with            

                                                                                

18  the sale of the property, including the cost of securing                    

                                                                                

19  discharge of liens or encumbrances.  If the revenue received                

                                                                                

20  under this section is insufficient to reimburse the department of           

                                                                                

21  management and budget for its costs of using outside vendors in             

                                                                                

22  surveying, appraising, and closing the sale of the property                 

                                                                                

23  offered in this section, those costs shall be reimbursed by the             

                                                                                

24  department of state police within 30 days after being presented             

                                                                                

25  an itemized bill for those costs.                                           

                                                                                

26      (9) The conveyance authorized by this section shall be by                   

                                                                                

27  quitclaim deed prepared and approved by the attorney general,               


                                                                                

1   subject to easements and other encumbrances of record.  The                 

                                                                                

2   quitclaim deed shall provide for both of the following:                     

                                                                                

3       (a) If the property is reentered and repossessed by the                     

                                                                                

4   state, the state shall have no liability for any improvements               

                                                                                

5   made on the property.                                                       

                                                                                

6       (b) The state reserves all rights in aboriginal antiquities,                

                                                                                

7   including mounds, earthworks, forts, burial and village sites,              

                                                                                

8   mines, or other relics, including the right to explore and                  

                                                                                

9   excavate for the aboriginal antiquity by the state or its                   

                                                                                

10  authorized agents.                                                          

                                                                                

11      (10) The state shall not reserve the mineral rights to the                  

                                                                                

12  property conveyed under this section.  However, the conveyance              

                                                                                

13  authorized under this section shall provide that, if the                    

                                                                                

14  purchaser or any grantee develops any minerals found on, within,            

                                                                                

15  or under the conveyed property, the purchaser or any grantee                

                                                                                

16  shall pay 1/2 of the gross revenue generated from the development           

                                                                                

17  of the minerals to the state, for deposit in the state general              

                                                                                

18  fund.                                                                       

                                                                                

19      (11) If the property described in subsection (1) is not sold                

                                                                                

20  pursuant to subsection (2) and fails to sell at a public sale for           

                                                                                

21  fair market value, the director of the department of management             

                                                                                

22  and budget with the concurrence of the state administrative board           

                                                                                

23  may do any of the following:                                                

                                                                                

24      (a) Order a reappraisal of the property.                                    

                                                                                

25      (b) Withdraw the property from sale.                                        

                                                                                

26      (c) Offer the property for sale for less than fair market                   

                                                                                

27  value.                                                                      


                                                                                

1       (12) If the property is offered for sale pursuant to                        

                                                                                

2   subsection (11), the sale shall be conducted in a manner designed           

                                                                                

3   to realize the highest price from the sale or the highest value             

                                                                                

4   to the state.                                                               

                                                                                

5       Sec. 2.  (1) The state administrative board, on behalf of                   

                                                                                

6   the state, and subject to the terms stated in this section, may             

                                                                                

7   convey for consideration the board considers a fair exchange of             

                                                                                

8   value for value, except for a parcel of approximately 10.667                

                                                                                

9   acres conveyed or authorized to be conveyed under section 14 of             

                                                                                

10  2002 PA 671, all or portions of certain state owned property now            

                                                                                

11  under the jurisdiction of the department of community health,               

                                                                                

12  known as the Ypsilanti regional psychiatric hospital, located in            

                                                                                

13  the township of York, Washtenaw county, Michigan, and more                  

                                                                                

14  particularly described as follows:                                          

                                                                                

15      (a) Parcel #1:  All of section 2, t4s, r6e, Washtenaw county,               

                                                                                

16  Michigan, lying westerly of interstate highway US-23 except the             

                                                                                

17  north 1,200 feet thereof.  The above-described parcel contains              

                                                                                

18  approximately 342 acres, subject to survey, and to all easements            

                                                                                

19  and restrictions of record, if any.                                         

                                                                                

20      (b) Parcel #2:  the east 1/2 of section 3, t4s, r6e,                        

                                                                                

21  Washtenaw county, Michigan, except the north 1/2 of the northeast           

                                                                                

22  1/4 of said section 3, containing approximately 302 acres,                  

                                                                                

23  subject to survey, and to all easements and restrictions of                 

                                                                                

24  record, if any.                                                             

                                                                                

25      (c) Parcel #3:  the northwest 1/4 of section 3, t4n, r6e,                   

                                                                                

26  Washtenaw county, Michigan, lying easterly of the Conrail                   

                                                                                

27  railroad, containing approximately 53 acres, subject to survey,             


                                                                                

1   and to all easements and restrictions of record, if any.                    

                                                                                

2       (d) Parcel #4:  beginning at the north 1/4 corner of section                

                                                                                

3   11, t4s, r6e, Washtenaw county, Michigan, thence south 89 degrees           

                                                                                

4   49' 45" west 1,485.77 feet, on the north line of said section 11;           

                                                                                

5   thence south 01 degrees 32' 29" east 948.23 feet; thence north 89           

                                                                                

6   degrees 49' 45" east 490.01 feet; thence north 01 degrees 32' 29"           

                                                                                

7   west 239.65 feet; thence north 89 degrees 49' 45" east 998.63               

                                                                                

8   feet, to the north-south 1/4 line of said section 11; thence                

                                                                                

9   north 01 degrees 46' 23" west 708.65 feet, on said north-south              

                                                                                

10  1/4 line to the point of beginning; containing 26.88 acres, more            

                                                                                

11  or less, subject to survey, and to all easements and restrictions           

                                                                                

12  of record, if any.                                                          

                                                                                

13      (2) In determining whether consideration for the property                   

                                                                                

14  described in this section represents a fair exchange of value for           

                                                                                

15  value, the board may consider the highest return and best value             

                                                                                

16  to the state based on either or both of the following:                      

                                                                                

17      (a) The fair market value of the property described in this                 

                                                                                

18  section as determined by an appraisal prepared for the department           

                                                                                

19  of management and budget by an independent appraiser.                       

                                                                                

20      (b) The total value to the state of the sale of the property                

                                                                                

21  and the best interests of the state, including, but not limited             

                                                                                

22  to, any positive economic impact to the state likely to be                  

                                                                                

23  generated by the proposed use of the property, especially                   

                                                                                

24  economic impact resulting in the creation of high-technology or             

                                                                                

25  highly skilled jobs or increased capital investment for research            

                                                                                

26  and development.                                                            

                                                                                

27      (3) Any sale of property described in subsection (1) shall be               


                                                                                

1   conducted using 1 or more of the following:                                 

                                                                                

2       (a) A competitive sealed bid process conducted by the                       

                                                                                

3   department of management and budget in a manner to realize the              

                                                                                

4   highest return and best value to the state, as determined by the            

                                                                                

5   department.                                                                 

                                                                                

6       (b) A public auction sale conducted by the department of                    

                                                                                

7   management and budget in a manner to realize the highest return             

                                                                                

8   and best value to the state, as determined by the department.               

                                                                                

9       (c) Use of real estate brokerage services by the department                 

                                                                                

10  of management and budget in a manner to realize the highest                 

                                                                                

11  return and best value to the state, as determined by the                    

                                                                                

12  department.                                                                 

                                                                                

13      (d) A negotiated sale process conducted by the department of                

                                                                                

14  management and budget in a manner to provide the state with                 

                                                                                

15  consideration for the property representing at least a fair                 

                                                                                

16  exchange of value for value.  In determining whether                        

                                                                                

17  consideration for the property described in subsection (1)                  

                                                                                

18  represents a fair exchange of value for value, the department may           

                                                                                

19  consider the highest return and best value to the state based on            

                                                                                

20  either or both of the following:                                            

                                                                                

21                                                                               (i) The fair market value of the property described in                              

                                                                                

22  subsection (1) as determined by an appraisal prepared for the               

                                                                                

23  department of management and budget by an independent appraiser.            

                                                                                

24      (ii) The total value to the state of the sale of the property                

                                                                                

25  described in subsection (1) and the best interests of the state,            

                                                                                

26  including, but not limited to, any positive economic impact to              

                                                                                

27  the state likely to be generated by the proposed use of the                 


                                                                                

1   property, especially economic impact resulting in the creation or           

                                                                                

2   retention of high-technology or highly skilled jobs or increased            

                                                                                

3   capital investment for research and development, as determined by           

                                                                                

4   the department.                                                             

                                                                                

5       (4) If real estate brokerage services are utilized by the                   

                                                                                

6   department of management and budget under subsection (3), the               

                                                                                

7   minimum selling price for the property shall be equal to or                 

                                                                                

8   greater than the fair market value of the property as determined            

                                                                                

9   by an appraisal prepared by an independent appraiser for the                

                                                                                

10  department of management and budget or for the provider of real             

                                                                                

11  estate brokerage services.                                                  

                                                                                

12      (5) A notice of a competitive sealed bid or public auction                  

                                                                                

13  sale regarding the sale of property under this section shall be             

                                                                                

14  published at least once in a newspaper as defined in section 1461           

                                                                                

15  of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1461,           

                                                                                

16  not less than 10 business days before the sale.  The newspaper              

                                                                                

17  shall be one that is published in the county where the property             

                                                                                

18  is located.  If a newspaper is not published in the county where            

                                                                                

19  the property is located, the notice shall be published in a                 

                                                                                

20  newspaper in a county nearest to the county in which the property           

                                                                                

21  is located.  The notice shall describe the general location and             

                                                                                

22  size of the property to be offered, highlights of the general               

                                                                                

23  terms of the offer, and directions on how to get further                    

                                                                                

24  information about the property, as available, prior to the sale.            

                                                                                

25  The notice shall also list the date, time, and place of any sale            

                                                                                

26  or bid opening.                                                             

                                                                                

27      (6) The descriptions of the parcels in subsection (1) are                   


                                                                                

1   approximate and for purposes of any conveyance authorized under             

                                                                                

2   this section are subject to adjustments as the state                        

                                                                                

3   administrative board or the department of attorney general                  

                                                                                

4   considers necessary by survey or other legal description.                   

                                                                                

5       (7) The conveyance authorized by this section shall be by                   

                                                                                

6   quitclaim deed and approved as to legal form and content by the             

                                                                                

7   department of attorney general subject to any easements and other           

                                                                                

8   encumbrances of record.  The quitclaim deed may provide that the            

                                                                                

9   state reserves all rights in aboriginal antiquities, including              

                                                                                

10  mounds, earthworks, forts, burial and village sites, mines, or              

                                                                                

11  other relics, including the right to explore and excavate for the           

                                                                                

12  aboriginal antiquity by the state or its authorized agents.                 

                                                                                

13      (8) The state shall not reserve oil, gas, or mineral rights                 

                                                                                

14  to property conveyed under this section.  However, the quitclaim            

                                                                                

15  deed for the property may provide that if the purchaser of the              

                                                                                

16  property or any subsequent owner extracts any oil, gas, or                  

                                                                                

17  minerals found on, within, or under the conveyed property, the              

                                                                                

18  purchaser or subsequent owner shall pay 1/2 of the gross revenue            

                                                                                

19  generated from the extraction of the oil, gas, or minerals to the           

                                                                                

20  state treasurer, for deposit in the natural resources trust fund            

                                                                                

21  established in section 35 of article IX of the state constitution           

                                                                                

22  of 1963.  For the purpose of this subsection, mineral rights do             

                                                                                

23  not include rights to sand, gravel, clay, or other nonmetallic              

                                                                                

24  minerals.                                                                   

                                                                                

25      (9) All state departments and agencies shall provide full                   

                                                                                

26  cooperation to the state administrative board to facilitate the             

                                                                                

27  performance of its duties, powers, and responsibilities, and the            


                                                                                

1   conveyance of property under this section.                                  

                                                                                

2       (10) The state administrative board may require a state                     

                                                                                

3   department or agency to prepare or record any documents necessary           

                                                                                

4   to evidence the conveyance of property under this section.                  

                                                                                

5       (11) The net revenue received from the sale of property under               

                                                                                

6   this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and                   

                                                                                

7   credited to the general fund.  As used in this subsection, "net             

                                                                                

8   revenue" means the proceeds from the sale of the property less              

                                                                                

9   reimbursement for any costs to the state associated with the sale           

                                                                                

10  of the property, including, but not limited to, costs of                    

                                                                                

11  preparation for sale, environmental remediation costs, and any              

                                                                                

12  litigation related to conveyance of property under this section.            

                                                                                

13      Sec. 3.  Section 13 of 2002 PA 671 is repealed.