TRAVERSE CITY CONVEYANCE
House Bill 5181
Sponsor: Rep. Jason Allen
Committee: Regulatory Reform
Complete to 10-17-01
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5181 AS INTRODUCED 10-10-01
The bill would allow the State Administrative Board to convey certain state-owned property to the Traverse City Area Public Schools for $1. The property could only be used for public recreational or educational purposes; if used for any other purpose, the land would revert to state ownership. If the right of the state to reclaim the property were disputed, the attorney general could bring an action to quiet title to, and regain possession of, the property. The conveyance would be by quitclaim deed and would not reserve mineral rights to the state. Any revenue received under the bill would be credited to the general fund. The bill would specify that property descriptions in the bill are approximate and subject to adjustment as necessary by survey or other legal description.
(The property in question is a swath of land 25 feet wide that is an abandoned railroad right-of-way. This strip of land lies in between property owned by the Traverse City Area Public Schools, essentially cutting the school-owned property in two.)
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.