Bill Text: MI HB6066 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Highways; bridges; public notice requirement for creation of special assessment district for construction of certain bridges; revise to require notice as provided in the local government public notice act. Amends sec. 5 of 1919 PA 398 (MCL 254.55). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5560'14

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-12-03 - Printed Bill Filed 12/03/2014 [HB6066 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-HB6066-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 6066

 

December 2, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Price and referred to the Committee on Local Government.

 

     A bill to amend 1919 PA 398, entitled

 

"An act to authorize the construction of bridges over navigable

streams and waters in certain cases, for the continuance of public

highways over such water as avenues of public travel; to authorize

the levying, spreading and collecting of special taxes and

assessments for any such bridge; to authorize the borrowing of

money and issuance of bonds under certain restrictions, regulations

and limitations; to provide for the recovery by the owners of

property or property rights abutting upon or adjoining any such

highway of their damages resulting by reason of the construction of

such bridge and providing the procedure for recovery of such

damages; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain officers

with reference thereto,"

 

by amending section 5 (MCL 254.55).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 5. Said A board of county road commissioners shall by

 

resolution speedily prepare a proposed special assessment district

 

for such the work described in section 1, fixing it by resolution

 

which shall embody include a description of the boundaries thereof

 

of the proposed special assessment district. They The board shall

 

fix a time and place to hear objections to such the proposed

 

special assessment district and give notice thereof of the hearing

 

as hereinafter provided in this section. Such The notice shall set

 

forth a description of describe the boundaries of the proposed

 

special assessment district or the several parcels of land proposed

 

to be assessed on account of such work, and the time and place of

 

hearing. At this the hearing, all parties or persons interested

 

persons shall be given an opportunity to present their objections,

 

if any, to such the proposed special assessment district. Notice

 

Before January 1, 2015, the board of county road commissioners

 

shall give notice of this the hearing shall be given by the county

 

road commissioners at least 10 days prior to such the hearing by

 

causing publishing a notice thereof to be published of the hearing

 

at least once in each week for 2 consecutive weeks in succession in

 

some a newspaper published and of general circulation in such the

 

county, and by posting in public and conspicuous places 5 notices

 

in each township, city, and village within which the assessment

 

district lies in whole or in part, and within the limits of such

 

the district, and also by posting such notice in any public place

 

which may be provided in the county seat for the posting of public

 

notices. Beginning January 1, 2015, notice of a hearing under this

 

section shall be published using tier A public notice as provided

 

in the local government public notice act. At this the hearing, the

 

county road commissioners shall , subject to the foregoing, make

 

any changes in the specifications deemed by them advisable, without

 

further notice or hearing, provided such if those changes do not

 

increase the estimates by more than 10 per cent. 10%. If they do

 

the changes in the specifications increase the estimates by more

 

than 10 per cent 10%, then the board of county road commissioners

 

shall hold a new hearing shall be had and shall give notice thereof

 

given, as in the first instance of the hearing as provided in this

 

section. At said the new hearing, the board of county road

 

commissioners may alter the boundaries of the proposed assessment

 

district. : Provided, however, That if said. If a special

 

assessment district is enlarged or otherwise altered so as to

 

embrace include additional lands, the board of county road

 

commissioners shall hold a hearing thereon on the enlargement or

 

alteration after due giving notice shall be had as hereinbefore

 

provided in this section.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5560 (request no.

 

03796'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.