Bill Text: MI HB5179 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Property; conveyances; certain state land located in Wayne county; provide for transfer. Creates land transfer act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-31 - Assigned Pa 427'14 With Immediate Effect 2014 Addenda [HB5179 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5179-Engrossed.html
HB-5179, As Passed Senate, December 18, 2014
HOUSE BILL No. 5179
December 5, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Heise and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to authorize the state administrative board to convey
certain parcels of state-owned property in Wayne county; to
prescribe conditions for the conveyance; to provide for certain
powers and duties of certain state departments and local units of
government in regard to the property; and to provide for
disposition of revenue derived from the conveyance.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) The state administrative board, on behalf of this
state, shall convey by quitclaim deed all or portions of certain
state-owned property, commonly known as the western Wayne
correctional facility and formerly known as the Detroit house of
corrections and further described as follows:
A parcel of land located in Section 20, T1S, R8E, Plymouth
Township, Wayne County, Michigan, described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of said Section 20, thence along
the north section line (also being the centerline of Five Mile
Road), N87°06'00"E 2650.40 feet to the north 1/4 corner of said
Section 20; thence continuing along said section line (also being
the centerline of Five Mile Road) N87°30'48"E 1119.14 feet to a
point located S87°30'48"W 1519.34 feet from the northeast corner of
said Section 20; thence S01°40'48"E 425.00 feet; thence N87°30'48"E
200.00 feet; thence S01°40'48"E 2107.18 feet; thence 116.58 feet
along a non-tangent curve to the right (having a central angle of
02°34'22", a radius of 2596.27 feet, and a chord bearing
N59°28'25"W 116.57 feet); thence N58°11'14"W 1052.13 feet; thence
672.28 feet along a tangent curve to the left (having a central
angle of 09°54'12", a radius of 3889.52 feet, and a chord bearing
N63°08'27"W 671.45 feet); thence N68°09'26"W 2614.21 feet; thence
along the west section line, N02°35'35"W 447.57 feet to the point
of beginning, containing 125.3127 acres, the bearings for this
description being based on state plane coordinates listed on the
remonumentation L.C.R.C.'s in Section 20, Plymouth Township.
(2) The description of the property in subsection (1) is
approximate and, for purposes of the conveyance, is subject to
adjustments as the state administrative board or the attorney
general considers necessary by survey or other legal description.
(3) The state administrative board shall include in the sale
under this section all surplus, salvage, and scrap property or
equipment remaining on the property as of the date of the
conveyance.
House Bill No. 5179 as amended December 18, 2014
(4) The state administrative board shall convey the property
described in subsection (1) to the land bank fast track authority
for $1.00.
<<(5) The department of corrections shall continue to maintain
the property described in subsection (1) as determined appropriate by
the department of corrections until the property is sold under section
2. The department of corrections shall pay any maintenance costs
incurred in maintaining the property in full and shall not charge any
of the costs to the land bank fast track authority.
(6) The department of corrections shall post notices warning of
the dangerous and defective condition of the property described in
subsection (1) on the property in a manner so that the signs will be
clearly visible to the public.>>
Sec. 2. The land bank fast track authority shall sell the
property described in section 1 in a manner and on terms that the
authority, in its discretion, determines are calculated to realize
the greatest benefit to this state.
Sec. 3. The quitclaim deed authorized by this act shall be
approved as to legal form by the department of attorney general.
Sec. 4. (1) The state administrative board shall not reserve
to this state oil, gas, or mineral rights to property conveyed
under this act. However, a conveyance by the state administrative
board or the land bank fast track authority under this act shall
provide that, if the purchaser or any subsequent grantee develops
any oil, gas, or minerals found on, within, or under the conveyed
property, the purchaser or grantee shall pay this state 1/2 of the
gross revenue generated from the development of the oil, gas, or
minerals. This payment shall be deposited in the general fund.
(2) This state reserves all aboriginal antiquities including
mounds, earthworks, forts, burial and village sites, mines, or
other relics lying on, within, or under the property with power to
this state and all others acting under its authority to enter the
property for any purpose related to exploring, excavating, and
taking away the aboriginal antiquities.
Sec. 5. The net revenue received by this state from the sale
of property under this act shall be deposited in the state treasury
and credited to the general fund.
Sec. 6. As used in this section:
(a) "Land bank fast track authority" means the authority
created under section 15 of the land bank fast track act, 2003 PA
258, MCL 124.765.
(b) "Net revenue" means the proceeds from the sale of the
property less reimbursement for any costs to this state associated
with the sale of property, including, but not limited to,
administrative costs, including employee wages, salaries, and
benefits; costs of reports and studies and other materials
necessary to the preparation of sale; environmental remediation;
legal fees; and any litigation related to the conveyance of the
property.
