November 13, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Pumford, Hart, Moolenaar, Emmons, Pastor, Vander Veen, Farhat, Shackleton and Meyer and referred to the Committee on Conservation and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 2102 and 52706 (MCL 324.2102 and 324.52706),
section 2102 as added by 1995 PA 60 and section 52706 as amended
by 2002 PA 356, and by adding section 2154a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 2102. (1) Notwithstanding section 2101, the department
2 may convey tax reverted land to a public agency described in
3 section 2101 without
monetary consideration. but subject to a
4 reverter to this state
upon termination of the use of the land
5 for which the
conveyance was approved by the department or upon
6 any use of the land
other than the use for which the conveyance
7 was approved.
8 (2) The department shall not retain a reversionary interest
9 in land conveyed to an entity other than a church or the United
1 States under this section or section 52706. Not more than 90
2 days after the effective date of the 2003 amendatory act that
3 added this subsection, the department shall relinquish any
4 existing reversionary interests in land conveyed to an entity
5 other than a church or the United States under this section or
6 section 52706. However, if land conveyed to an entity other than
7 a church or the United States under this section or section 52706
8 is subsequently conveyed by that entity, that entity shall
9 distribute the proceeds of the conveyance as follows:
10 (a) Fifty percent of the proceeds shall be retained by that
11 entity.
12 (b) Fifty percent of the proceeds shall be submitted to the
13 state treasurer, who shall distribute the proceeds as follows:
14 (i) Twenty percent of the total proceeds to the state school
15 aid fund established in section 11 of article IX of the state
16 constitution of 1963.
17 (ii) Fifteen percent of the total proceeds to the
18 agricultural preservation fund created in section 36202.
19 (iii) Fifteen percent of the total proceeds to the PILT fund
20 created in section 2154a.
21 Sec. 2154a. (1) The PILT fund is created within the state
22 treasury.
23 (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
24 from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer
25 shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer
26 shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund
27 investments.
1 (3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall
2 remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
3 (4) The department shall expend money from the fund, upon
4 appropriation, only to make payments in lieu of taxes under this
5 subpart or subpart 13.
6 Sec. 52706. (1) The department, the department of treasury,
7 or other state officer having charge of state land, may sell
8 homestead, tax, swamp, or primary school land to municipalities
9 for forestry purposes, at
a price fixed set by the department,
10 department of treasury,
or other state officer. However, land
11 shall not be sold in
excess of the amount of land sold
shall not
12 exceed the amount that may be necessary for the municipality, and
13 any land that is sold
shall be suitable for and used solely for
14 a forestry purpose. When
the land described in this section is
15 no longer used for a
forestry purpose, the land shall revert to
16 the state.
17 (2) Subsection (1) is subject to section 2102.