June 16, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Meyer and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to authorize the department of management and budget to
convey certain state owned property in Tuscola 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:
Sec. 1. The department of management and budget, on behalf of
the state, may convey to Indianfields township in Tuscola county,
for consideration of $1.00, certain real property now under the
jurisdiction of the department of management and budget and located
in Tuscola county, Michigan, and more particularly described as:
Part of the Southeast 1/4 and Southwest 1/4 of Section 17, and part
of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 20, T12N, R9E, Indianfields
Township, Tuscola County, Michigan, described as commencing at the
Center of said Section 17; thence along the East-West 1/4 line of
said Section 17, S. 88° 41' 50" E., 335.38 feet to the Point of
Beginning; thence continuing along said East-West 1/4 line of
Section 17, S. 88° 41' 50" E., 2177.53 feet to a traverse line on
the top of bank of the Cass River; thence along said traverse line,
S. 41° 54' 49" W., 1422.68 feet and S. 82° 35' 090" W., 751.00 feet
and S. 62° 37' 43" W., 572.95 feet and S. 34° 54' 06" W., 865.51
feet and S. 63° 47' 30" W., 1325.94 feet and S. 46° 04' 24" W.,
492.67 feet to the centerline of Chambers Road; thence along said
centerline of Chambers Road on a curve to the right having a radius
of 327.40 feet, central angle of 83° 39' 40", and long chord
bearing and distance of N. 16° 26' 39" W., 436.71 feet; thence
continuing along said centerline of Chambers Road, N. 25° 23' 11"
E., 695.16 feet; thence S. 64° 36' 49" E., 479.18 feet; thence N.
39° 07' 34" E., 1627.58 feet; thence N. 41° 19' 18" W., 447.74 feet
to the Southeasterly line of railroad right-of-way; thence along
said Southeasterly line of railroad right-of-way, N. 47° 34' 00"
E., 986.20 feet to the Point of Beginning; containing 94.96 acres
to the water's edge, more or less; subject to riparian rights
pertaining to the Cass River and other rights-of-way, easements and
restrictions of record.
Sec. 2. The description of the real property in section 1 is
approximate and for purposes of the conveyance is subject to
adjustment as the state administrative board or the attorney
general considers necessary by survey or other legal description.
Sec. 3. The conveyance authorized by section 1 shall provide
for all of the following:
(a) The property shall be used exclusively for the purpose of
a public park and if any fee, term, or condition for the use of the
property is imposed on members of the public, or if any of those
fees, terms, or conditions are waived for use of this property,
resident and nonresident members of the public shall be subject to
the same fees, terms, conditions, and waivers.
(b) Upon termination of the use described in subdivision (a)
or use for any other purpose, the state may reenter and repossess
the property, terminating the grantee's estate in the property.
(c) If the grantee disputes the state's exercise of its right
of reentry and fails to promptly deliver possession of the property
to the state, the attorney general, on behalf of the state, may
bring an action to quiet title to, and regain possession of, the
property.
Sec. 4. The conveyance authorized by this act shall be by
quitclaim deed designed or otherwise approved by the attorney
general and shall not reserve to the state any gas, oil, or mineral
rights found on, within, or under the conveyed property, but shall
provide for the exercise of the state's ongoing property interests
in and regulatory jurisdiction over any historic artifacts and
antiquities subsequently found on the site.
Sec. 5. The revenue received from the conveyance authorized by
this act shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
the general fund.