SENATE BILL No. 1343

September 20, 2000, Introduced by Senator JAYE and referred to the Committee on Local,

Urban and State Affairs.

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:

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

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

3 sideration of $1.00, property under the jurisdiction of the

4 department of natural resources and located in the charter town-

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

6 follows:

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

8 located in Shelby Township, Macomb County, more specifically

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

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

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

2 T3N, R12E, Macomb county.

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

4 for all of the following:

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

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

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

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

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

10 nonresident members of the public shall be subject to the same

11 fees, terms, conditions, and waivers.

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

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

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

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

16 right of reentry and fails to promptly deliver possession of the

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

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

19 sion of, the property.

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

21 quitclaim deed approved by the attorney general and shall not

22 reserve mineral rights to the state.

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

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

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