BOUNDARY MARKING REPEALERS

House Bill 5738 as reported without amendment

Sponsor:  Rep. Jeffrey R. Noble

House Bill 5741 as reported without amendment

Sponsor:  Rep. Beau Matthew LaFave

Committee:  Oversight                                        (Enacted as Public Acts 321 and 322 of 2018)

Complete to 5-11-18

SUMMARY:

House Bill 5738 would repeal Section 8 of Public Act 267 of 1947, which made a one-time fiscal year 1947-48 appropriation of $2,000 to carry out the provisions of the Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan Interstate Boundary Compact in surveying and marking the boundaries between the three states.

MCL 2.208 (repealed)

House Bill 5741 would repeal Public Act 282 of 1927, which established a special commission charged with designating and marking the boundary between Michigan and Wisconsin in accordance with a 1926 United States Supreme Court decision, Michigan v Wisconsin, 270 US 295. The 1926 decision was later dismissed and the boundary settled with two subsequent Supreme Court cases, Wisconsin v Michigan, 295 US 455 (1935), and Wisconsin v Michigan, 297 US 547 (1936).

MCL 2.221 (repealed)

FISCAL IMPACT:

The bills would have no fiscal impact on the state or local units of government.

                                                                                        Legislative Analyst:   Susan Stutzky

                                                                                               Fiscal Analysts:   Ben Gielczyk

                                                                                                                           Michael Cnossen

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.