HB-5113, As Passed House, May 24, 2016
December 3, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Cox, Webber, Afendoulis, LaFontaine, Poleski, Crawford, Leutheuser, Garcia and Garrett and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 178, entitled
"An act to provide for the collection of water or sewage system
rates, assessments, charges, or rentals; and to provide a lien for
water or sewage system services furnished by municipalities as
defined by this act,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 123.162), as amended by 1981 PA 132.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
2. A municipality which that
has operated or operates a
water distribution system or a sewage system for the purpose of
supplying water or sewage system services to the inhabitants of the
municipality ,
shall have has as security for the collection of
water or sewage system rates, or any assessments, charges, or
rentals due or to become due, respectively, for the use of sewage
system services or for the use or consumption of water supplied to
House Bill No. 5113 as amended May 19, 2016
any house or other building or any premises, lot or lots, or parcel
or parcels of land, a lien upon the house or other building and
upon the premises, lot or lots, or parcel or parcels of land upon
which the house or other building is situated or to which the
sewage
system service or water was supplied. This lien shall become
becomes effective immediately upon the distribution of the water or
provision of the sewage system service to the premises or property
supplied,
but shall not be enforceable for more than 3 [5] years
after it becomes effective.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.