SENATE BILL No. 844

 

 

March 8, 2016, Introduced by Senators JONES and HERTEL and referred to the Committee on Local Government.

 

 

 

     A bill to authorize the state administrative board to convey

 

state-owned property in Ingham County; to prescribe conditions for

 

the conveyance; and to provide for disposition of the revenue from

 

the conveyance.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. The state administrative board, on behalf of this

 

state, shall convey to Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing, LLC,

 

or its successors or assigns, for fair market value as determined

 

under section 3, property under the jurisdiction of the department

 

of technology, management, and budget located in the city of

 

Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, and further described as follows:

 

 

 

A parcel of land in the NE 1/4 of Section 5, T4N, R2W, City of

 


Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan and more particularly described as

 

commencing at the Northeast corner of said Section 5; thence N

 

89°59'49" W 124.94 feet on the North line of said Section 5; thence

 

S 00°00'11" W 33.00 feet; thence S 33°12'59" W 315.33 feet to the

 

point of beginning; thence N 53°08'14" W 101.37 feet; thence S

 

89°11'38" W 47.55 feet; thence S 00°42'03" W 68.57 feet; thence N

 

88°47'25" E 46.68 feet; thence S 79°55'02" E 79.99 feet; thence N

 

10°44'09" E 21.83 feet to the point of beginning. This parcel

 

contains 0.16 acres of land, more or less.

 

 

 

     Sec. 2. (1) The description of the property in section 1 is

 

approximate and for purposes of the conveyance is subject to

 

adjustments as the state administrative board or the attorney

 

general considers necessary by survey or legal description.

 

     (2) The conveyance of property under section 1 must include

 

all surplus, salvage, and scrap property or equipment.

 

     Sec. 3. The fair market value of the property described in

 

section 1 must be determined by an appraisal prepared for the

 

department of technology, management, and budget by an independent

 

appraiser.

 

     Sec. 4. Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing, LLC, shall

 

complete the conveyance authorized under this act within 180 days

 

after the effective date of this act.

 

     Sec. 5. (1) The state administrative board shall make the

 

conveyance authorized by this act by quitclaim deed designed or

 

otherwise approved as to legal form by the attorney general. This

 

state shall not reserve oil, gas, or mineral rights to the property

 


conveyed under this act. However, the conveyance authorized under

 

this act must provide that if the purchaser or any grantee develops

 

any oil, gas, or minerals found on, within, or under the conveyed

 

property, the purchaser or any grantee shall pay the state 1/2 of

 

the gross revenue generated from the development of the oil, gas,

 

or minerals. Any payment from revenue generated from the

 

development of oil, gas, or minerals under this subsection must be

 

deposited in the general fund.

 

     (2) This state reserves all aboriginal antiquities including

 

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

 

other relics lying on, within, or under the property with power to

 

this state and all others acting under its authority to enter the

 

property for any purpose related to exploring, excavating, and

 

taking away the aboriginal antiquities.

 

     Sec. 6. The net revenue received under this act must be

 

deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.

 

As used in this section, "net revenue" means the proceeds from the

 

sale of the property less reimbursement for any costs to this state

 

associated with the sale of property, including, but not limited

 

to, administrative costs; costs of reports and studies and other

 

materials necessary to the preparation of sale; environmental

 

remediation; legal fees; and any litigation related to the

 

conveyance of the property.