CERTIFIED SURVEY MAP REQUIREMENTS                                            S.B. 589:

                                                                                         SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                         REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 589 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Curtis Hertel, Jr.

Committee:  Local Government

CONTENT

The bill would amend Public Act 132 of 1970, which provides for the filing of surveys in the office of the register of deeds relative to land division, to do the following:

-- Require the grantor or lessor of a property to record in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the land was located a certified copy of the original survey map.

-- Specify that land surveyed for preparation of a condominium subdivision plan would not have to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the country in which the land was located.

-- Require a professional surveyor who could not set a corner because of a physical obstruction to establish an alternative permanent monument and to reference the corner by bearing and distance from two different monumented corners of the survey.

-- Modify the requirements for a certified survey map.

MCL 54.211-54.213                                          Legislative Analyst:  Olivia Ponte

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  11-21-22                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Bobby Canell

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.