HB-4573, As Passed House, October 11, 2017

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4573

     A bill to amend 1846 RS 16, entitled

"Of the powers and duties of townships, the election and duties of

township officers, and the division of townships,"

(MCL 41.1a to 41.110c) by adding section 3b.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 3b. (1) A township may provide by ordinance a procedure

to finance by special assessments the provision of mosquito

abatement by private contractors. The ordinance must authorize the

township board to initiate the establishment of a special

assessment district under this section by resolution or authorize

the use of petitions to initiate the establishment of a special

assessment district under this section, or both. If petitions are

used to initiate the establishment of a special assessment district

under this section, the owners of not less than 25% of the land to

be made into the special assessment district must sign the

petitions to initiate the establishment of the special assessment

district.

     (2) If a township board adopts a resolution to initiate the

establishment of a special assessment district as provided under

subsection (1), the township board shall do 1 of the following:

     (a) Submit the question of raising money for mosquito

abatement by special assessment to those electors residing in that

portion of the township located in the special assessment district

at a general election or special election called for that purpose

by the township board.

     (b) Adopt a resolution to establish the special assessment

district for mosquito abatement.

     (3) If the owners of not less than 25% of the land to be made

into a special assessment district sign petitions to initiate the

establishment of a special assessment district as provided under

subsection (1), the township board shall do 1 of the following:

     (a) Submit the question of raising money for mosquito

abatement by special assessment to those electors residing in that

portion of the township located in the special assessment district

at a general election or special election called for that purpose

by the township board.

     (b) Adopt a resolution to establish the special assessment

district for mosquito abatement.

     (4) If the question of raising money for mosquito abatement by

special assessment is submitted by the township board to those

electors residing in that portion of the township located in the

special assessment district, a special assessment district for

mosquito abatement is established if a majority of the electors

residing in that portion of the township located in the special

assessment district voting on the question approve the special

assessment district.

     (5) All proceedings related to the levying and collecting of

special assessments authorized under this section must be in

accordance with the proceedings provided in 1954 PA 188, MCL 41.721

to 41.738.

     (6) A special assessment district for mosquito abatement

established under this section may be discontinued upon petition by

the owners of not less than 51% of the land comprising the special

assessment district.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.