Bill Text: MI HB6413 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Highways: bridges; public notice requirement for creation of special assessment district for construction of certain bridges; revise to require notice as provided in the local government public notice act. Amends sec. 5 of 1919 PA 398 (MCL 254.55).
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-11-18 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/18/2020 [HB6413 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6413-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6413
November 12, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Bolden,
Meerman, Coleman and Steven Johnson and referred to the Committee on
Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1919 PA 398, entitled
"An act to authorize the construction of bridges over navigable streams and waters in certain cases, for the continuance of public highways over such water as avenues of public travel; to authorize the levying, spreading and collecting of special taxes and assessments for any such bridge; to authorize the borrowing of money and issuance of bonds under certain restrictions, regulations and limitations; to provide for the recovery by the owners of property or property rights abutting upon or adjoining any such highway of their damages resulting by reason of the construction of such bridge and providing the procedure for recovery of such damages; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain officers with reference thereto,"
by amending section 5 (MCL 254.55).
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 5. Said A board of county road commissioners shall by resolution speedily prepare a proposed special assessment district for such the work described in section 1, fixing it by resolution which shall embody must include a description of the boundaries thereof. They of the proposed special assessment district. The board shall fix a time and place to hear objections to such the proposed special assessment district and give notice thereof of the hearing as hereinafter provided in this section. Such The notice shall set forth a description of must describe the boundaries of the proposed special assessment district or the several parcels of land proposed to be assessed on account of such work, and the time and place of hearing. At this the hearing, all parties or persons interested shall persons must be given an opportunity to present their objections, if any, to such the proposed special assessment district. Notice Before January 1, 2022, the board of county road commissioners shall give notice of this the hearing shall be given by the county road commissioners at least 10 days prior to such before the hearing by causing publishing a notice thereof to be published of the hearing at least once in each week for 2 consecutive weeks in succession in some a newspaper published and of general circulation in such the county, and by posting in public and conspicuous places 5 notices in each township, city, and village within which the assessment district lies in whole or in part, and within the limits of such the district, and also by posting such notice in any public place which may be provided in the county seat for the posting of public notices. Beginning January 1, 2022, notice of a hearing under this section must, at least 10 days before the hearing, be posted as provided in the local government public notice act. At this the hearing, the county road commissioners shall , subject to the foregoing, make any changes in the specifications deemed by them advisable, without further notice or hearing, provided such if those changes do not increase the estimates by more than 10 per cent. 10%. If they do the changes in the specifications increase the estimates by more than 10 per cent 10%, then the board of county road commissioners shall hold a new hearing shall be had and shall give notice thereof given, as in the first instance. of the hearing as provided in this section. At said the new hearing, the board of county road commissioners may alter the boundaries of the proposed assessment district. : Provided, however, That if said If a special assessment district is enlarged or otherwise altered so as to embrace include additional lands, the board of county road commissioners shall hold a hearing thereon on the enlargement or alteration after due giving notice shall be had as hereinbefore provided in this section.
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.
