SENATE BILL No. 134

 

 

January 31, 2007, Introduced by Senator SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

 

     A bill to authorize the state administrative board to convey

 

certain parcels of state owned property in Ingham county and Wayne

 

county; to prescribe conditions for the conveyances; to provide for

 

certain powers and duties of certain state departments and agencies

 

in relation to the conveyances; to provide for disposition of

 

revenue derived from the conveyances; and to provide for the

 

release of certain reversionary rights held by the state.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. (1) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the state

 

administrative board, on behalf of the state, shall convey to the

 

city of Lansing, for not less than fair market value as determined

 

under subsection (4), all or portions of certain real property now

 

under the jurisdiction of the department of management and budget

 

and located in Ingham county, Michigan, and more particularly


 

described as:

 

A parcel of land in Block #4 of Claypool's Subdivision and Block

 

#90 of the Original Plat of the City of Lansing, City of Lansing,

 

Ingham County, Michigan, containing part of Lots #1 and 2, and all

 

of Lots #3 and 4 of said Claypool's Subdivision and all of Lots #1,

 

2, 3, 5 and 6 of said Block #90 of the Original Plat of the City of

 

Lansing, more particularly described as beginning at the northwest

 

corner of said Block #4, Claypool's Subdivision; thence easterly

 

along the north line of said block 344.33 feet; thence southerly

 

parallel to the west line of said block 198.00 feet; thence

 

easterly parallel to the north line of said block 92.26 feet;

 

thence northerly parallel to the west line of said block 198.00

 

feet to the north line of said block; thence easterly along said

 

north line 140.92 feet to the northwest corner of said Block #90 of

 

the Original Plat; thence continuing easterly on the north line of

 

said block 161.21 feet to the east line of said block; thence

 

southerly along said east line 197.35 feet to the southeast corner

 

of Lot 3 of said block; thence westerly 159.26 feet on the south

 

line of said Lot 3 to the west line of said block; thence southerly

 

65.42 feet on said west line to the northwest corner of Lot 5 of

 

said block; thence easterly 158.61 feet on the north line of said

 

Lot 5 to the east line of said block; thence southerly on said east

 

line 132.44 feet to the south line of said block; thence westerly

 

on said south line 157.33 feet to the southeast corner of said Lot

 

2, Block #4 of Claypool's Subdivision; thence continuing westerly

 

178.75 feet on the south line of said block; thence northerly

 

parallel to the west line of said block 148.50 feet; thence


 

westerly parallel to the south line of said block 55.00 feet;

 

thence southerly parallel to the west line of said block 148.50

 

feet to the south line of said block; thence westerly on said south

 

line 348.74 feet to the west line of said block; thence northerly

 

on said west line 396.00 feet to the point of beginning, containing

 

5.87 acres.

 

     (2) The description of the property in subsection (1) is

 

approximate and for purposes of the conveyance is subject to

 

adjustment as the state administrative board or the attorney

 

general considers necessary by survey or other legal description.

 

     (3) The property described in subsection (1) includes all

 

surplus, salvage, and scrap property or equipment.

 

     (4) The fair market value of the property described in

 

subsection (1) shall be determined by an appraisal prepared for the

 

department of management and budget by an independent appraiser.

 

     (5) The department of management and budget shall take the

 

necessary steps to prepare to convey the property described in

 

subsection (1). The director of the department of management and

 

budget shall first offer the property described in subsection (1)

 

for sale to the city of Lansing or the Lansing economic development

 

corporation at not less than fair market value as determined under

 

subsection (4). The city of Lansing, or an entity formed by the

 

city of Lansing, has the first right to purchase the property for a

 

period of 180 days after the effective date of this act.

 

     (6) If the property described in subsection (1) is not sold to

 

the city of Lansing pursuant to subsection (5), the department of

 

management and budget shall take the necessary steps to prepare to


 

convey the property using any of the following at any time:

 

     (a) Competitive bidding designed to realize the best value to

 

the state, as determined by the department of management and

 

budget.

 

     (b) A public auction designed to realize the best value to the

 

state, as determined by the department of management and budget.

 

     (c) Use of real estate brokerage services designed to realize

 

the best value to the state, as determined by the department of

 

management and budget.

 

     (d) Offering the property for sale for fair market value to a

 

local unit or units of government.

 

     (7) The department of attorney general shall approve as to

 

legal form the quitclaim deed authorized by this section.

 

     (8) The state shall not reserve oil, gas, or mineral rights to

 

the parcels of property conveyed under this section. However, the

 

conveyances authorized under this section shall 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 the 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.

 

     (9) All state agencies and departments shall provide full

 

cooperation to the state administrative board to facilitate the

 

performance of its duties, powers, and responsibilities and the

 

conveyance of property under this section. The state administrative

 

board may require a state agency or department to prepare or record

 

any documents necessary to evidence the conveyance of property


 

under this section.

 

     (10) The net revenue received from the sale of the property

 

under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and

 

credited to the general fund. As used in this subsection, "net

 

revenue" means the proceeds from the sale of the parcels of

 

property less reimbursement for any costs to the state associated

 

with the sale of the parcels 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

 

parcels of property.

 

     Sec. 2. (1) The state administrative board, on behalf of the

 

state, may convey by quitclaim deed for not less than fair market

 

value or, if subsection (5)(e) applies, for less than fair market

 

value, all or portions of certain state owned property now under

 

the jurisdiction of the department of corrections, commonly known

 

as western Wayne correctional facility, and located in Plymouth

 

township, Wayne county, Michigan, and more particularly described

 

as follows:

 

A parcel of land in the N 1/2 of section 20, T1S – R8E Plymouth

 

Township, Wayne County, Michigan, more particularly described as

 

beginning at the NW corner of said section 20; thence N89˚50'10"E

 

2650.86 feet on the north line of said section to the N 1/4 corner

 

of said section; thence continuing on said north line S89˚45'02"E

 

1319.14 feet; thence S01˚03'21"W 2532.18 feet to the northerly

 

right of way of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; thence along said


 

northerly right of way for the following four (4) courses:

 

     1) 116.58 feet on a curve to the right with a radius of

 

2596.27 feet, a central angle of 02˚34'22" and a long chord bearing

 

and distance of N56˚44'27"W 116.57 feet

 

     2) N55˚27'04"W 1052.13 feet

 

     3) 672.28 feet on a curve to the left with a radius of 3889.51

 

feet, a central angle of 09˚54'12" and a long chord bearing and

 

distance of N60˚24'17"W 671.45 feet

 

     4) N65˚21'16"W 2614.21 feet to the west line of said section

 

20; thence N00˚05'01"E 447.57 feet on said west line to the point

 

of beginning, containing 127.27 acres, more or less.

 

EXCEPT a parcel of land described as commencing at the N 1/4 corner

 

of said section 20; thence S89˚45'02"E 1119.14 feet on the north

 

line of said section to the point of beginning of this description;

 

thence continuing on said north line S89˚45'02"E 50.00 feet; thence

 

S01˚03'21"W 225.00 feet; thence S89˚45'02"E 150.00 feet to the east

 

line of a parcel recorded at Liber 22436, Page 520; thence

 

S01˚03'21"W 200.00 feet on said east line; thence N89˚45'02"W

 

200.00 feet; thence N01˚03'21"E 425.00 feet to the point of

 

beginning, containing 1.18 acres, more or less.

 

Subject to a 60-foot wide easement adjacent and parallel to the

 

west and north section lines for roadway purposes.

 

     (2) The description of the property in this section 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.

 

The property described in this section includes all surplus,


 

salvage, and scrap property or equipment.

 

     (3) The fair market value of the property described in this

 

section shall be determined by an appraisal prepared for the

 

department of management and budget by an independent appraiser.

 

     (4) The department of attorney general shall approve as to

 

legal form the quitclaim deed authorized by this section.

 

     (5) The department of management and budget shall take the

 

necessary steps to prepare to convey the property described in this

 

section using any of the following at any time:

 

     (a) Competitive bidding designed to realize the best value to

 

the state, as determined by the department of management and

 

budget.

 

     (b) A public auction designed to realize the best value to the

 

state, as determined by the department of management and budget.

 

     (c) Use of real estate brokerage services designed to realize

 

the best value to the state, as determined by the department of

 

management and budget.

 

     (d) Offer the property for sale for fair market value to a

 

local unit or units of government.

 

     (e) Offer the property for sale for less than fair market

 

value to a local unit or units of government subject to subsection

 

(6).

 

     (6) Any conveyance to a local unit of government authorized by

 

subsection (5)(e) shall provide for all of the following:

 

     (a) The property shall be used exclusively for public purposes

 

and 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 this property, all members of

 

the public shall be subject to the same fees, terms, conditions,

 

and waivers.

 

     (b) In the event of an activity inconsistent with subdivision

 

(a), the state may reenter and repossess the property, terminating

 

the grantee's or successor's estate in the property.

 

     (c) If the grantee or successor disputes the state's exercise

 

of its right of reentry and fails to promptly deliver possession of

 

the property to the state, the attorney general, on behalf of the

 

state, may bring an action to quiet title to, and regain possession

 

of, the property.

 

     (d) If the state reenters and repossesses the property, the

 

state shall not be liable to reimburse any party for any

 

improvements made on the property.

 

     (7) The state shall not reserve oil, gas, or mineral rights to

 

the property conveyed under this section. However, the conveyance

 

authorized under this section shall 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 the state 1/2 of the gross revenue generated from the

 

development of the oil, gas, or minerals. This payment shall be

 

deposited in the natural resources trust fund.

 

     (8) Subject to the state's right to reenter and repossess the

 

property under subsection (6), if a local unit of government

 

intends to convey the property conveyed under this section within 3

 

years after the conveyance from the state, the local unit of

 

government shall provide notice to the director of the department


 

of management and budget of its intent to offer the property for

 

sale. The department of management and budget shall retain a right

 

to first purchase the property at the original sale price, plus the

 

value of any improvements made to the property as determined by an

 

independent fee appraiser, within 90 days after the notice. If the

 

state waives its first refusal right, the local unit of government

 

shall pay to the state 40% of the difference between the sale price

 

of the conveyance from the state and the sale price of the local

 

unit of government's subsequent sale or sales to a third party.

 

     (9) All state agencies and departments shall cooperate fully

 

with the state administrative board to facilitate the performance

 

of its duties, powers, and responsibilities under this section. The

 

state administrative board may require a state agency or department

 

to prepare or record any documents necessary to evidence the

 

conveyance of property under this section.

 

     (10) The net revenue received from the sale of property under

 

this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited

 

to the general fund. As used in this subsection, "net revenue"

 

means the proceeds from the sale of the property less reimbursement

 

for any costs to the state associated with the sale of property,

 

including, but not limited to, employee wages, salaries, and

 

benefits associated with administrative personnel; 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.

 

     Sec. 3. The state administrative board, on behalf of the

 

state, may release for less than fair market value the reservation


 

of aboriginal antiquities, including mounds, earthworks, forts,

 

burial and village sites, mines, and other relics, on, within, or

 

under the property located in the city of Detroit and recited on

 

the quitclaim deed between the state of Michigan and 1200 Sixth

 

street, LLC, recorded in liber 42965, page 77, Wayne county

 

register of deeds.