SB-1118, As Passed Senate, August 15, 2018
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 1118
A bill to authorize the department of technology, management,
and budget to convey or transfer state-owned property in Muskegon
and Tuscola Counties; to prescribe conditions for the conveyances;
to provide for the powers and duties of certain state departments
in regard to the property; and to provide for the disposition of
revenue derived from the conveyances.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) The department of technology, management, and
budget, on behalf of this state, may convey by quitclaim deed or
transfer by affidavit of jurisdictional transfer all or portions of
state-owned property now under the jurisdiction of the department
of corrections located in Muskegon County. The property to be
conveyed under this subsection is described as follows:
Parcels of land situated in the City of Muskegon, Muskegon County,
State of Michigan, and described as follows to-wit:
PARCEL 2:
Part of the South 1/2 of Section 35, T10N-R16W, City of Muskegon,
Muskegon County, Michigan and more fully described as: Beginning at
the South 1/4 corner of Section 35, Town 10 North, Range 16 West,
said point also being the Southeast corner of Lot 69 of the
recorded plat of "Port City Industrial Center No. 6" as recorded in
Liber 22, pages 5-8, Muskegon County records; thence South
8956'51" West, along the South line of said Lot 69, 633.77 feet to
the Southwest Corner of said Lot 69; thence North 0040'22" East
890.06 feet to the Northwest Corner of said Lot; thence South
8956'00" East 632.90 feet to the Northwest Corner of Lot 68 of
said plat; thence South 0037'04" West 100.00 feet; thence South
8956'00" East 1289.87 feet to the East line of Lot 67 of said
plat; thence, along the East line of said Lot 67 the following
three (3) courses; along a 303.18 foot curve to the right with a
radius of 642.00 feet and a chord bearing and distance of South
2250'42" West 300.37 feet; thence on a 371.00 foot curve to the
left with a radius of 303.00 feet and a chord bearing and distance
of South 0133'47" West 348.26 feet; thence South 3311'07" East
192.07 feet to the Southeast Corner of Lot 67 of said plat; thence
South 8955'56" West, along the South line of Lots 67 and 68 of
said plat, 1277.39 feet to the Point of Beginning. Parcel contains
34.49 acres of land, more or less.
PARCEL 3A:
Part of the Northwest of the Northeast of Section 2, Town 9
North, Range 16 West, City of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan,
described as: beginning at the Northeast corner of the Northwest
of the Northeast of Section 2; thence South 2 degrees 39 minutes
West, 1133.35 feet along the East 1/8th line of said Section 2;
thence North 70 degrees 46 minutes West, 1378.4 feet along the
Northerly line of land that was conveyed to Consolidated Rail
Corporation; thence North 2 degrees 01 minute East, 674.89 feet
along the North and South quarter line of said Section 2; thence
North 89 degrees 53 minutes East along the North line of said
Northwest of Northeast to the place of beginning. Parcel
contains 27.47 acres of land, more or less.
SUBJECT TO all agreements, covenants, easements, right-of-ways,
reservations and restrictions of record, if any.
(2) The department of technology, management, and budget, on
behalf of this state, may convey property under the jurisdiction of
the department of health and human services by quitclaim deed to
the Tuscola Area Airport Authority, or by quitclaim deed or
affidavit of jurisdictional transfer as otherwise provided in this
section. The property to be conveyed under this subsection is
described as follows:
A parcel of land situated in Section 18, Town 12 North, Range 9
East, Township of Indianfields, County of Tuscola, State of
Michigan, and described as follows to-wit:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of Section 12, Town 12 North,
Range 8 East, said point also being on the centerline of State
Highway M-81; thence, along said centerline, on a 250.06 foot curve
to the left, having a radius 34379.29 feet and a chord bearing and
distance of South 8935'59" East 250.06 feet; thence, continuing on
said centerline, South 8935'59" East 566.52 feet; thence North
0158'02" West 1348.13 feet; thence South 8939'42" East 1324.28
feet to the North and South one-quarter line of said Section 18;
thence North 0154'51" West, along said North and South one-quarter
line, 1210.97 feet to the East and West one-quarter line of said
Section 18; thence South 8802'38" West, along the East and West
one-quarter line of said Section 18, 2094.39 feet to the West line
of said Section 18; thence South 0054'19" East, along the West
line of said Section 18, 2472.91 feet to the Southeast Corner of
Section 12, Town 12 North, Range 9 East and the Point of Beginning.
Parcel contains 81.32 acres of land, more or less.
This description constitutes the remainder of land in the Southwest
one-quarter of Section 18, T12N-R9E from deed Liber 156 Page 562
granted from Martha Gamble to the State of Michigan after the
recording of deed Liber 922 pages 868-870 selling land from State
of Michigan to the Tuscola County Airport Authority.
SUBJECT TO a 66 foot wide highway easement for M-81 over the
southerly 33 foot thereof.
ALSO SUBJECT TO all agreements, covenants, easements, right-of-
ways, reservations and restrictions of record, if any.
(3) The department of technology, management, and budget shall
not convey property under subsection (1) or (2) unless the
conveyance and the terms of the conveyance have been approved by
the state administrative board.
(4) The descriptions of the property in subsections (1) and
(2) are approximate and, for purposes of the conveyances, are
subject to adjustment as the department of technology, management,
and budget or the attorney general considers necessary by survey or
other legal description.
(5) Surplus real property conveyed or transferred under
subsection (1) or (2) includes all surplus, salvage, and personal
property or equipment remaining on the property on the date of the
conveyance or transfer.
(6) If surplus real property is to be sold for fair market
value under subsection (1) or (2), the property must first be
appraised by an independent fee appraisal prepared for the
department of technology, management, and budget, or by an
appraiser who is an employee or contractor of this state.
(7) The department of corrections, for the property described
in subsection (1), and the department of health and human services,
for the property described in subsection (2), are responsible for
all expenses of maintaining the property described in subsections
(1) and (2) until the time of conveyance or transfer.
(8) The department of attorney general shall approve as to
legal form all deeds or affidavits of jurisdictional transfer
authorized by subsection (1) or (2).
(9) The department of technology, management, and budget may
transfer the property described in subsection (1), with or without
consideration, through jurisdictional transfer to another state
agency. If the property described in subsection (2) is not conveyed
to the Tuscola Area Airport Authority as described in subsection
(2), the department of technology, management, and budget may
transfer that property, with or without consideration, through
jurisdictional transfer to another state agency. If property is
transferred under this subsection, the transfer must be made by an
affidavit of jurisdictional transfer in recordable form rather than
a quitclaim deed.
(10) The department of technology, management, and budget may
transfer the property described in subsection (1) and, if the
property described in subsection (2) is not conveyed to the Tuscola
Area Airport Authority as described in subsection (2), may transfer
the property described in subsection (2) or portions of that
property to the Michigan land bank fast track authority established
under section 15 of the land bank fast track act, 2003 PA 258, MCL
124.765. For properties or portions of properties conveyed to the
Michigan land bank fast track authority, the Michigan land bank
fast track authority shall do both of the following:
(a) Convey the property in accordance with the land bank fast
track act, 2003 PA 258, MCL 124.751 to 124.774.
(b) Deposit the net revenue received by this state or the
Michigan land bank fast track authority from the sale of property
under this subsection into the land bank fast track fund.
(11) The department of technology, management, and budget
shall offer the property described in subsection (2) for sale to
the Tuscola Area Airport Authority for $1.00. A conveyance under
this subsection must be subject to the conditions required for a
conveyance under subsection (12)(d).
(12) If the property described in subsection (2) is not
transferred to the Tuscola Area Airport Authority as described in
subsection (2), the department of technology, management, and
budget may transfer the property under subsection (9) or (10) or
take the necessary steps to convey that property using any of the
following means:
(a) Any publicly disclosed competitive method of sale,
selected to realize the fair market value to the state, as
determined by the department of technology, management, and budget.
(b) Offering the property for sale for fair market value to a
local unit or units of government.
(c) Exchanging some or all of the property for other real
property if the other real property is determined by the department
of technology, management, and budget to be of reasonably equal
value to this state.
(d) Offering the property for sale for less than fair market
value to the local units of government in which the property is
located, subject to the following conditions:
(i) If a local unit of government makes an offer to purchase
the property that is accepted by the department of technology,
management, and budget, the local unit of government will enter
into a purchase agreement within 60 days after the date of the
offer and complete the conveyance within 180 days after the date of
the offer. The department of technology, management, and budget may
extend the period to complete the conveyance as needed.
(ii) The property must be used exclusively for public use for
30 years following the conveyance, subject to restrictions imposed
under subsection (16). If any fee, term, or condition for the use
of the property is imposed on members of the public, or if any of
those fees, terms, or conditions are waived for use of the
property, all members of the public must be subject to the same
fees, terms, conditions, and waivers. The public use restriction
must be included in the deed.
(iii) Within 30 years after the conveyance, the unit may offer
the property for sale, in writing, to this state, which may
purchase the property at the original sale price. This state will
be provided 120 days to consider reacquiring the property. If this
state agrees to reacquire the property, this state is not liable to
any person for improvements to or liens placed on the property. If
this state declines to reacquire the property, the public use
restrictions described in subparagraph (ii) will remain in effect.
(iv) If the local unit of government retains the property for
30 years after the date of the conveyance from this state, the
public use restrictions under subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) will
automatically terminate, subject to the restrictions imposed under
subsection (16).
(v) If the local unit of government or its successor disputes
this state's exercise of its right of reentry and fails to promptly
deliver possession of the property to this state, the attorney
general, on behalf of this state, may bring an action to quiet
title to, and regain possession of, the property.
(vi) If this state reenters and repossesses the property, this
state is not liable to reimburse any party for any improvements
made on the property nor to compensate any party for any part of an
unfulfilled contract or license issued for the provision of goods
or services on or for the property.
(vii) The department of technology, management, and budget may
require the local unit of government to reimburse this state at
closing for this state's demonstrably incurred costs as were
necessary to prepare the property for conveyance.
(13) The net revenue received from the sale of property under
subsection (1) or (2) must be deposited in the state treasury and
credited to the general fund, except as provided otherwise under
subsection (10).
(14) This state shall not reserve oil, gas, or mineral rights
to the property conveyed under subsection (1) or (2). However, the
conveyance authorized under subsection (1) or (2) must provide
that, if the purchaser or any grantee develops any oil, gas, or
minerals found on, within, or under the conveyed property, the
purchaser or any grantee shall pay this state 1/2 of the gross
revenue generated from the development of the oil, gas, or
minerals. This payment must be deposited in the general fund.
(15) 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 conveyed under
subsection (1) or (2) 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.
(16) If property conveyed under subsection (1) or (2) was used
by this state as a historical monument, memorial, burial ground,
park, or protected wildlife habitat area, it must be maintained and
protected for that purpose in perpetuity in accordance with
applicable law.
(17) If property conveyed under subsection (1) or (2) is used
for any purpose that is inconsistent with any restrictions under
subsection (11), (12), (14), (15), or (16), as applicable, this
state may reenter and repossess the property, terminating the
grantee's or successor's estate in the property. If this state
reenters and repossesses property under this subsection, 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.
(18) The department of technology, management, and budget may
require a grantee of a property conveyed under subsection (1) or
(2) to record the instrument of conveyance or jurisdictional
transfer with the applicable register of deeds and provide the
department with a recorded copy of the recorded instrument as a
condition of closing.
(19) The department of technology, management, and budget, on
behalf of this state, may convey by quitclaim deed or transfer by
affidavit of jurisdictional transfer all or portions of state-owned
properties now under the jurisdiction of the department of health
and human services located in Tuscola County. The property to be
conveyed or transferred under this subsection is described as
follows:
PARCEL 2:
DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land situated in Sections 18 and 19, Town
12 North, Range 9 East, Township of Indianfields, County of
Tuscola, State of Michigan, and described as follows to-wit:
Beginning at the Southeast Corner of Section 12, Town 12 North,
Range 8 East; said point being on the centerline of Michigan State
Highway M-81; thence, along said centerline of highway for the
following two (2) courses, along a 250.06 foot curve to the left,
having a radius of 34379.29 feet and a chord bearing and distance
of South 8935'59" East 250.06 feet; thence South 8935'59" East
566.52 feet; thence North 0158'02" West 33.03 feet to a point on
the northerly easement line of Michigan State Highway M-81; thence
South 8935'59" East 1323.35 feet to the intersection of said
northerly easement line and the North-South one-quarter line of
Section 18, T12N-R9E; thence South 0155'28" East, along said North
and South one-quarter line, 33.03 feet to the centerline of said
highway; thence, along said centerline the following two (2)
courses: thence South 8935'59" East 141.21 feet; thence on a
480.79 foot curve to the left having a radius of 2858.85 feet, with
a chord bearing and distance of North 8534'57" East 480.23 feet to
the centerline of Center Street; thence, along the centerline of
said Center Street the following two (2) courses, South 5525'18"
East 96.30 feet; thence on a 45.80 foot curve to the left having a
radius of 580.47 feet, with a chord bearing and distance of South
6018'22" East 45.79 feet to the north line of the Michigan Central
Railroad Company; thence along the north line of said railroad,
South 7052'47" West 3023.54 feet to the West line of said section
19; thence North 0112'54" West, along said west line, 1046.88 feet
to the Point of Beginning. Parcel contains 36.92 acres of land,
more or less.
SUBJECT TO the 66' wide right of way of Center Street over the
easterly 33' thereof.
ALSO SUBJECT TO a variable easement for M-81 highway as shown on
survey.
ALSO SUBJECT TO the right-of-way of Handy Road over the westerly 33
feet thereof.
ALSO SUBJECT TO all agreements, covenants, easements, right-of-
ways, reservations and restrictions of record, if any.
PARCEL 3:
DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land situated in Sections 18, 19 and 20
Town 12 North, Range 9 East, Township of Indianfields, County of
Tuscola, State of Michigan, and described as follows to-wit:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of Section 13, Town 12 North,
Range 8 East; thence South 0107'31" East 239.06 feet to the South
line of Section 19, Town 12 North, Range 9 East; thence North
8806'37" East, along the South line of said Section 19, 2131.37
feet to a traverse line along the westerly side of the Cass River;
thence, along said traverse line for the following seven (7)
courses, North 1728'36" East 2264.16 feet; thence South 8129'07"
East 477.45 feet; thence North 8952'03" East 1187.63 feet; thence
North 4409'05" East 777.64 feet; thence North 2500'34" East
536.20 feet; thence North 1421'42" West 436.72 feet; thence North
0722'58" East 247.90 feet to the end of said traverse line; thence
South 8755'11" West, parallel with the North line of said section
19, 719.89 feet; thence North 0158'18" West, parallel with the
East line of said section 19, 1202.91 feet; thence South 8755'11
West, parallel with the North line of said section 19, 397.51;
thence North 0128'17" West 714.99 feet, to the south line of the
Michigan Central Railroad; thence South 7052'47" West, along said
south line of railroad and its extension, 1107.57 feet to the North
line of said section 19 and the centerline of Center Street; thence
South 8755'11" West, along said North line, 56.55 feet; thence,
continuing along said centerline of Center street, on a 10.97 foot
curve to the right having a radius of 268.88 feet and a chord
bearing and distance of South 8905'19" West 10.97 feet to said
southerly line of said railroad; thence South 7052'47" West
3140.25 feet to the West line of said section 19; thence South
0112'54" East, along said West line, 1512.21 feet to the East one-
quarter Corner of Section 13, Town 12 North Range 8 East; thence,
continuing along said West line, South 0117'28" East 2607.34 feet
to the Point of Beginning. Parcel contains 443.13 acres of land,
more or less.
Including all land between the described traverse line and the
centerline of the Cass River.
SUBJECT to the 66 foot wide right-of-way of Center Street as shown
on survey.
ALSO SUBJECT TO the right-of-way of Handy Road over the westerly 33
feet thereof.
ALSO SUBJECT TO all agreements, covenants, easements, right-of-
ways, reservations and restrictions of record, if any.
PARCEL 5:
DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land situated in Sections 17 and 20, Town
12 North, Range 9 East, Township of Indianfields, County of
Tuscola, State of Michigan, and described as follows to-wit:
Commencing at the East one-quarter corner of Section 17, Town 12
North, Range 9 East; thence South 8806'51" West, along the East
and West one-quarter line of said Section 17, 99.90 feet to the
point of beginning of this description; thence South 8806'51"
West, along said East-West one-quarter line of said Section,
2177.27 feet to the southeasterly line of the Michigan Central
Railroad; thence, along the southeasterly line of said railroad for
the following two (2) courses: thence South 4422'03" West 1803.14
feet; thence on a 539.24 foot curve to the right with a radius of
3298.74 with a chord bearing and distance of South 4901'08" West
538.64 feet to the centerline of Chambers Road as previously
defined in an unrecorded survey by Spicer Group drawing CA-1617
dated March 26, 2007; thence, along said centerline the following
three (3) courses, on a 218.66 foot curve to the right, having a
radius of 230.00 feet and chord bearing and distance of South
0500'58" East 210.52 feet; thence South 2212'00" West 1028.69
feet; thence on a 478.05 foot curve to the left, having a radius of
327.41 feet with a chord bearing and distance of South 1937'52"
East 436.70 feet to the end of said centerline and to a traverse
line along the westerly side to the Cass River; thence, along said
traverse line for the following six (6) courses: North 4253'13"
East 492.67 feet; thence North 6036'19" East 1325.94 feet; thence
North 3142'55" East 865.51 feet; thence North 5926'32" East
572.95 feet; thence North 7923'58" East 751.00 feet; thence North
3843'38" East 1422.68 feet to the Point of Beginning. Parcel
contains 113.18 acres of land, more or less.
Including all land between the described traverse line and the
centerline of the Cass River.
SUBJECT TO the right of way for Chambers Road over the westerly 33
foot, thereof.
ALSO SUBJECT TO all agreements, covenants, easements, right-of-
ways, reservations and restrictions of record, if any.
PARCEL 6:
DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land situated in Section 17, Town 12
North, Range 9 East, Township of Indianfields, County of Tuscola,
State of Michigan, and described as follows to-wit:
Commencing at the West one quarter corner of Section 17, Town 12
North, Range 9 East; thence North 8757'00" East, along the east
and west one-quarter line, 2623.97 feet to the Center one-quarter
corner of said Section 17, Town 12 North, Range 9 East; thence
North 8806'51" East, along the East and West one quarter line of
said section 17, 115.46 feet to the centerline of the 66 foot wide
easement for State Highway M-81 and the point of beginning of this
description: thence, along said centerline for the following two
(2) courses; thence South 4423'17" West 1720.92 feet; thence on a
438.90 foot curve to the right with a radius of 2866.60 feet with a
chord bearing and distance of South 4846'28" West 438.47 feet to
the centerline of Chambers Road; thence South 3650'22" East, along
said centerline, 44.70 feet to the northwesterly line of the
Michigan Central Railroad Company; thence, along said northwesterly
line for the following two (2) courses: thence on a 523.10 foot
curve to the left, having a radius of 3198.74 feet with a chord
bearing and distance of North 4901'14" East 522.52 feet; thence
North 4422'01" East 1698.70 feet to the East and West one-quarter
line of said Section; thence South 8806'51" West, along said one-
quarter line, 75.54 feet to the point of beginning. Intending to
describe the area bounded by the northwesterly line of the Michigan
Central Railroad on the south, the centerline of State Highway M-81
on the west, the centerline of Chambers Road on the south and the
East and West one-quarter line of section 17, T12N-R9E on the
north. Parcel contains 2.59 acres of land, more or less.
SUBJECT TO a 66 foot wide easement for state Highway M-81 over the
northerly 33 foot, thereof.
ALSO SUBJECT TO the right of way of Chambers Road over the westerly
33 foot, thereof.
ALSO SUBJECT TO all agreements, covenants, easements, right-of-
ways, reservations and restrictions of record, if any.
PARCEL 7:
DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land situated in Sections 17 and 18, Town
12 North, Range 9 East, Township of Indianfields, County of
Tuscola, State of Michigan, and described as follows to-wit:
Commencing at the Southeast corner of Section 18, Town 12 North,
Range 9 East; thence North 0201'40" West, along the East line of
said section 18, 640.60 feet to the northerly line of the Michigan
Central Railroad Company and the point of beginning of this
description; thence, along said northerly line the following (2)
courses North 7052'47" East 332.37 feet; thence on a 958.81 foot
curve to the left with a radius of 3198.74 feet and a chord bearing
and distance of North 6217'34" East 955.23 feet to the centerline
of Chambers Road; thence North 3650'22" West, along said
centerline, 44.70 feet to the centerline of a 66 foot wide easement
for State highway M-81; thence along said M-81 centerline the
following three (3) courses: thence on a 887.12 foot curve to the
right with a radius of 2866.60 feet and a chord bearing and
distance of South 6201'34" West 883.58 feet; thence South
7053'30" West 2009.12 feet; thence on a 492.62 foot curve to the
right having a radius of 2858.88 feet and a chord bearing and
distance of South 7549'41" West 492.01 feet to the centerline of
Center Street; thence, along said centerline of Center Street the
following (2) courses; thence South 5525'18" East 96.30 feet;
thence on a 45.85 foot curve to the left with a radius of 268.83
feet and a chord bearing and distance of South 6018'22" East 45.79
feet to the northerly line of said railroad; thence along said
northerly line the following three (3) courses: thence North
7052'47" East 314.39 feet; thence North 0023'42" West 21.12 feet;
thence North 7052'47" East 1700.72 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Parcel contains 3.99 acres of land, more or less.
SUBJECT TO a 66 foot wide easement of State Highway M-81 over the
northerly 33 foot, thereof.
SUBJECT to the 66 foot wide right-of-way of Center Street as shown
on survey.
ALSO SUBJECT TO a 66 foot wide right of way for Chambers Road over
the easterly 33 foot, thereof.
ALSO SUBJECT TO all agreements, covenants, easements, right-of-
ways, reservations and restrictions of record, if any.
(20) The property legally described in subsection (19) was
described generally in 2018 PA 334 as the "CARO PROPERTY". If the
department of technology, management, and budget conveys or
transfers the property under subsection (19), the department shall
do so as required by 2018 PA 334.
(21) As used in this section:
(a) "Fair market value" means the highest estimated price that
the real property would bring if offered for sale on the open
market, allowing a reasonable time to find a purchaser that would
buy with knowledge of the property's possible uses.
(b) "Local unit of government" means the township, village,
city, county, school district, intermediate school district, or
community college district in which the property is located.
(c) "Net revenue" means the proceeds from the sale of the
property less reimbursement for any costs to the department of
technology, management, and budget or to the Michigan land bank
fast track authority 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 costs
related to the conveyance of the property.
(d) "Public use" means, subject to subdivision (e), actual use
of the property by members of the public or actual use by the unit
of local government for any of the following:
(i) Publicly owned and operated correctional facilities.
(ii) Law enforcement purposes.
(iii) Emergency management response purposes.
(iv) Public educational use.
(v) Public transportation.
(vi) Public parks and recreational areas.
(vii) Public health uses.
(viii) Wildlife conservation or restoration.
(e) "Public use" does not include use by a for-profit
enterprise or any use that is closed to the public.