Bill Text: MI HB6410 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Local government: other; public notice regarding noxious weeds; revise to make reference to the local government public notice act. Amends sec. 4a of 1941 PA 359 (MCL 247.64a).
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-11-18 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/18/2020 [HB6410 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6410-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6410
November 12, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Bolden,
Meerman, Coleman and Steven Johnson and referred to the Committee on
Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1941 PA 359, entitled
"An act for controlling and eradicating certain noxious weeds within the state; to permit townships, villages, and cities to have a lien for expenses incurred in controlling and eradicating such weeds; to permit officials of counties and municipalities to appoint commissioners of noxious weeds; to define the powers, duties, and compensation of commissioners; to provide for sanctions; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,"
by amending section 4a (MCL 247.64a), as amended by 1987 PA 210.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 4a. (1) Instead Before January 1, 2022, instead of the notice required by section 4, the township, city, or village may publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county during the month of March that weeds not cut by May 1 of that year may be cut by the township, village, or city and the owner of the property charged with the cost under the provisions of section 4. Beginning January 1, 2022, instead of the notice required by section 4, the township, city, or village may during the month of March post public notice as set forth in the local government public notice act that weeds not cut by May 1 of that year may be cut by the township, village, or city and the owner of the property charged with the cost under section 4. The publication shall notice under this section must also contain all other information required of the notice provided for in section 4. The township, city, or village may cut weeds as many times as is necessary and charge the cost to the property owner.
(2) The provisions of this act relative to entering on property for the cutting of weeds shall do not apply to railroads, which shall continue to be are subject to the provisions of section 11.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6440 (request no. 02449'19) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.
