HOUSE BILL No. 4147


     February 7, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Rivet and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.


        A bill to amend 1947 PA 359, entitled

   "The charter township act,"

   by amending section 31 (MCL 42.31).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 31.  Each charter township may make local or public

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      improvements by  the  paving  of  streets  which
    THAT are not a

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      part of the county highway system,  the  laying  of  curbs and

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      gutters,  the  installing  of  elevated structures for foot

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      travel over highways within the township with the written

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      approval of the director of the state transportation department

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      if the highways are state highways or with the written approval

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      of the board of county road commissioners if the highways are

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      county roads,  the  laying  of  sidewalks,  the
   installation of

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      INSTALLING solid waste disposal systems, steam generation and

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      distribution,  the  paving  of  streets  which
    THAT are a part


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      of the county highway system with the consent of and according to

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      specifications of the county road commission,  the  laying  of

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      storm and sanitary sewers AND SEPARATING STORM WATER DRAINAGE AND

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      FOOTING DRAINS FROM SANITARY SEWERS ON PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY

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      FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE,  the installation of  INSTALLING water sys-

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      tems, and  the installation of  INSTALLING street and highway

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      lighting systems, and further may maintain or operate  the same

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      THESE IMPROVEMENTS.  The township board of each charter township

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      may determine the necessity of the local or public improvement

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      and may determine that the whole or any part of the expense of

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      the local or public improvement shall be defrayed by special

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      assessment upon lands abutting upon and adjacent to or otherwise

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      benefited by the improvement.  , the  A SPECIAL assessment  to

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      UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL be made in all respects as provided for

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      the making of special assessments under  Act No. 188 of the

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      Public Acts of 1954, as amended, being sections 41.721 to 41.737

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      of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1954 PA 188, MCL 41.721 TO

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      41.738.  Each charter township may borrow money and issue bonds

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      therefor in anticipation of the payment of special assessments,

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      which may be an obligation of the special assessment district or

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      may be both an obligation of the special assessment district and

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      a general obligation of the township.  , which bonds  BONDS

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      ISSUED UNDER THIS ACT shall be issued in accordance with  Act

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      No. 188 of the Public Acts of 1954, as amended  1954 PA 188, MCL

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      41.721 TO 41.738.







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