August 4, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Caswell and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to authorize the state administrative board to convey
certain state owned property in Branch county; to prescribe
conditions for the conveyance; and to provide for disposition of
the revenue from the conveyance.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1. The state administrative board, on behalf of the
2 state, may convey to the township of Coldwater, in Branch county,
3 for consideration of $1.00, certain state owned property that is
4 currently under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections
5 and is adjacent to a parcel of property previously conveyed by
6 the state to the township of Coldwater, and is located in Branch
7 county, Michigan, and more particularly described as:
8 Land in Coldwater Township, Branch County, Michigan.
9 Land in the Southwest quarter of Section 10, Town 6 South,
10 Range 6 West, Coldwater Township, Branch County, Michigan and
1 described as beginning at a point on the West line of said
2 Section 10 located North 00° 46' 35" est 1295.64 feet from the
3 Southwest corner of said Section 10; and running thence from this
4 point of beginning North 89° 59' 49" East 379.40 feet; thence
5 South 00° 46' 35" East 444.00 feet; thence North 89° 59' 49" East
6 263.32 feet; thence North 00° 46' 35" West 463.61 feet; thence
7 North 54° 19' 36" West 343.57 feet; thence South 89° 59' 49" West
8 366.34 feet, to the West line of said Section 10; and thence
9 South 00° 46' 35" East 220.00 feet, along said Section line and
10 along Marshall Road to the point of beginning. Containing 5.3
11 acres of land.
12 Sec. 2. The description of the parcel in section 1 is
13 approximate and for purposes of the conveyance is subject to
14 adjustment as the state administrative board or attorney general
15 considers necessary by survey or other legal description.
16 Sec. 3. The conveyance authorized by section 1 shall
17 provide for all of the following:
18 (a) The property shall be used exclusively for public
19 recreational purposes and if any fee, term, or condition for the
20 use of the property is imposed on members of the public, or if
21 any of those fees, terms, or conditions are waived for use of
22 this property, resident and nonresident members of the public
23 shall be subject to the same fees, terms, conditions, and
24 waivers.
25 (b) Upon termination of the public purpose use described in
26 subdivision (a) or in the event of use for any nonpublic purpose,
27 the state may reenter and repossess the property, terminating the
1 grantee's estate in the property.
2 (c) If the grantee disputes the state's exercise of its right
3 of reentry and fails to promptly deliver possession of the
4 property to the state, the attorney general, on behalf of the
5 state, may bring an action to quiet title to, and regain
6 possession of, the property.
7 Sec. 4. The conveyance authorized by section 1 shall be by
8 quitclaim deed approved by the attorney general and shall reserve
9 mineral rights to the state.
10 Sec. 5. The revenue received under section 1 shall be
11 deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general
12 fund.