HOUSE BILL No. 4547


     March 29, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Sanborn and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.


        A bill to authorize the department of natural resources to

   convey certain state owned property in Macomb county; to pre-

   scribe conditions for the conveyance; and to provide for disposi-

   tion of the revenue from the conveyance.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 1.  The department of natural resources, on behalf of

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      the state, may convey to the charter township of Shelby, for con-

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      sideration of $1.00, property under the jurisdiction of the

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      department of natural resources and located in the charter town-

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      ship of Shelby, Macomb county, Michigan, and further described as

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      follows:

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           All state-owned land dedicated as the Rochester-Utica Area

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      located in Shelby Township, Macomb County, more specifically

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      described as land located in Section 19, T3N, R12E; all

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      state-owned lands in the E 1/2 of Section 19 and all state-owned


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      lands in the W 1/2 of Section 19 lying east of the Clinton River,

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      T3N, R12E, Macomb county.

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           Sec. 2.  The conveyance authorized by this act shall provide

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      for all of the following:

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

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      and recreation purposes or for a wildlife habitat, or both, and

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      if any fee, term, or condition for the use of the property is

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      imposed on members of the public, or if any of those fees, terms,

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      or conditions are waived for use of this property, resident and

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      nonresident members of the public shall be subject to the same

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      fees, terms, conditions, and waivers.

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           (b) Upon termination of the use described in subdivision (a)

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      or use for any other purpose, the state may reenter and repossess

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      the property, terminating the grantee's estate in the property.

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

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      right of reentry and fails to promptly deliver possession of the

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

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      state, may bring an action to quiet title to, and regain posses-

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      sion of, the property.

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           Sec. 3.  The conveyance authorized by this act shall be by

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      quitclaim deed approved by the attorney general and shall not

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      reserve mineral rights to the state.

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           Sec. 4.  The revenue received under this act shall be depos-

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









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