HB-4643, As Passed House, August 8, 2007
April 24, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Donigan, Lindberg, Lahti, Condino, Miller, Meisner, Vagnozzi, Mayes and Accavitti and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled
"The drain code of 1956,"
by amending section 247 (MCL 280.247).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 247. The county drain commissioner acting under the
provisions
of this act may employ an attorney when he deems the
same
considered necessary and any legal expense shall be charged to
the
several drain districts in behalf of which he shall be or she
is
employed. All such expenses Any legal expenses, including, but
not limited to, litigation and witness fee expenses, judgments or
orders and the costs of any judgments or orders entered against a
drainage district, and attorney fees shall be paid out of the drain
fund
of the drainage district or the revolving
drain fund which
shall
be reimbursed out of the first moneys available: Provided,
That
and assessed to the drainage
district to reimburse the
revolving drain fund in accordance with sections 301 to 307.
However,
the board of supervisors commissioners by resolution may
cause the prosecuting attorney to give such legal assistance as
part of his or her duties.