LAND DIVISION ACT: FEES - S.B. 130 (S-2): FLOOR ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 130 (Substitute S-2 as reported)

Sponsor: Senator Leon Stille

Committee: Local, Urban and State Affairs

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Land Division Act to:

-- Delete the October 1, 1999, sunset date on requirements that a preliminary plat submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) be accompanied by a $500 fee to cover the administrative cost of the DEQ's preliminary plat review; and that the DEQ assess an additional $1,500 if engineering computations are necessary to establish the limits of the flood plain.

-- Reinstate provisions of the Act requiring the payment of filing and recording fees as well as State plat review fees, which had sunsetted on October 1, 1998.

MCL 560.117 et al. - Legislative Analyst: L. Arasim

FISCAL IMPACT

This bill would continue local government filing and recording and State plat review fee levels that were in place prior to October 1, 1998. Additionally, the bill would remove the October 1, 1999, sunset date on the DEQ's preliminary plat review and $500 administrative fee.

Date Completed: 11-23-98 - Fiscal Analyst: R. Ross

- G. Cutler

FLOOR\SB130 - Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.