Bill Text: MI SB0119 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Property; conveyances; transfer of certain state-owned property in Marquette County; provide for. Creates new act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-09 - Assigned Pa 0026'17 With Immediate Effect [SB0119 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0119-Engrossed.html
SB-0119, As Passed Senate, March 2, 2017
SENATE BILL No. 119
February 8, 2017, Introduced by Senator CASPERSON and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to require the state administrative board to convey
state-owned property in Marquette County; to prescribe conditions
for the conveyance; to provide for powers and duties of state
departments, agencies, and officers 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 shall convey to
Northern Michigan University real property owned by this state
described as follows:
That part of Section 36, Township 48 North, Range 25 West, City of
Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, being described as follows:
Commencing at the South one-quarter (S 1/4) Corner of said Section
36, thence N01o 10'26"E along the North-South one quarter (N-S 1/4)
Line of said Section 36, a distance of 1318.11 feet to the Center-
South one-sixteenth (C-S 1/16) corner of said Section 36; thence
N89o 32'33"W, a distance of 732.77 feet to a 1" iron pipe with
Beaver 25828 cap, thence N01o 22'07"E, a distance of 528.87 feet;
thence N02o 24'08"E, a distance of 507.69 feet to a 4" Aluminum
Michigan DNR monument; thence N61o 49'30"W, a distance of 187.31
feet to a 4" Aluminum Michigan DNR monument; thence N88o 45'01"W, a
distance of 154.46 feet; thence S62o 13'59"W, a distance of 62.54
feet; thence N41o 24'01"W, a distance of 108.30 feet to a 4"
Aluminum Michigan DNR monument and the POINT OF BEGINNING of the
parcel to be described.
Thence N41o 24'01"W, a distance of 103.20 feet; thence N03o
15'45"W, a distance of 234.56 feet; thence N13o 19'15"E, a distance
of 183.17 feet; thence N41o 47'36"E, a distance of 91.29 feet to
the southwesterly right-of-way of US-41/M-28 (90 feet wide); thence
along the southwesterly right-of-way of US-41/M-28 (90 feet wide)
on a curve to the left, having a radius of 11553.50 feet, a central
angle of 01o 16'39", a chord distance of 257.58 feet, a chord
bearing S48o 50'43"E, a arc distance of 257.59 feet; thence
continuing along the southwesterly right-of-way of US-41/M-28 (90
feet wide) S49o 29'05"E, a distance of 78.26 feet; thence along the
northerly line of the MDNR Property for the next 3 calls S42o
08'38"W, a distance of 92.80 feet; thence S58o 14'23"W, a distance
of 142.96 feet to a 4" Aluminum Michigan DNR monument; thence S25o
12'23"W, a distance of 213.84 feet to a 4" Aluminum Michigan DNR
monument and the POINT OF BEGINNING.
And including an easement for ingress and egress to and from the
above described real property and highway US-41/M-28, described as
follows:
A 20 foot wide easement for ingress/egress being part of Section
36, Township 48 North, Range 25 West, City of Marquette, Marquette
County, Michigan, the centerline of said 20 foot wide strip is
described as follows:
Commencing at the South one-quarter (S 1/4) Corner of said Section
36, thence N01o 10'26"E along the North-South one quarter (N-S 1/4)
Line of said Section 36, a distance of 1318.11 feet to the Center
South one-sixteenth (C-S 1/16) corner of said Section 36; thence
N89o 32'33"W, a distance of 732.77 feet to a 1" iron pipe with
Beaver 25828 cap, thence N01o 22'07"E, a distance of 528.87 feet;
thence N02o 24'08"E, a distance of 507.69 feet to a 4" Aluminum
Michigan DNR monument; thence N61o 49'30W, a distance of 187.31
feet to a 4" Aluminum Michigan DNR monument; thence N88o 45'01"W, a
distance of 154.46 feet; thence S62o 13'59"W, a distance of 62.54
feet; thence N41o 24'01"W a distance of 108.30 feet to a 4"
Aluminum Michigan DNR monument; thence N41o 24'01"W, distance of
91.74 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Thence S19o 20'44"W, a distance of 108.58 feet; thence along a
curve to the left, having a radius of 175.00 feet, a central angle
of 36o 47'31", a chord distance of 110.45 feet, a chord bearing of
S00o 56'59"W, a arc distance of 112.37 feet; thence S17o 26'47"E, a
distance of 57.69 feet; thence N37o 35'56"E, a distance of 34.85
feet; thence N27o 04'42"E, a distance of 69.84 feet; thence along a
curve to the right, having a radius of 190.00 feet, a central angle
of 50o 50'10", a chord distance of 163.10 feet, a chord bearing of
N52o 29'47"E, a arc distance of 168.58 feet; thence N77o 54'52"E, a
distance of 135.08 feet; thence N63o 44'51"E, a distance of 293.50
feet to the southwesterly right-of-way of US-41/M-28 (90 feet wide)
and the POINT OF TERMINATION.
(2) The description of the property in subsection (1) is
approximate and, for purposes of conveyance under this act, may be
adjusted as the state administrative board or the department of
attorney general considers necessary because of a survey or another
legal description.
(3) The state administrative board shall transfer the property
described in subsection (1) by quitclaim deed for the consideration
of $1.00. The deed must be approved as to legal form by the
department of attorney general.
(4) The conveyance under this act must contain the following
restrictions:
(a) The property must be used exclusively by Northern Michigan
University for studies related to forensic anthropology and
directly related activities.
(b) The use of the property must not interfere with the use of
contiguous or nearby property for correctional purposes by or on
behalf of the department of corrections.
(c) Northern Michigan University shall not convey or sell the
property to any person other than this state.
(5) The state administrative board shall not reserve oil, gas,
or mineral rights to property conveyed under this section. However,
the conveyance under this act must provide that, if the grantee or
any successor develops any oil, gas, or minerals found on, within,
or under the conveyed property, the grantee or any successor must
pay this state 1/2 of the gross revenue generated from the
development of the oil, gas, or minerals. A payment under this
subsection must be deposited in the general fund.
(6) The conveyance under this act must reserve to this state
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.
(7) If property conveyed under this section was used by this
state as a historical monument, memorial, burial ground, park, or
protected wildlife habitat area, the grantee shall maintain and
protect the property for that purpose in perpetuity in accordance
with applicable law.
(8) The state administrative board shall deposit the net
revenue received from the sale of property under this section in
the state treasury. The state treasurer shall credit the money
deposited to the general fund.
(9) If property conveyed under this section is used in a
manner that violates any of the restrictions imposed under
subsection (4), the grantee shall reconvey the property to this
state or this state may reenter and take the property, terminating
the grantee's or any successor's estate in the property. An action
to regain possession of the property under this section may be
brought and maintained by the attorney general on behalf of this
state.
(10) If this state reenters and repossesses property under
subsection (9), this state is not liable to reimburse any person
for any improvements made on the property or to compensate any
person for any part of an unfulfilled contract or license issued to
provide goods or services on or for the property.
