Bill Text: MI SB0227 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Townships: public services; improvements authorized; expand to include prevention of and signage regarding aquatic invasive species. Amends sec. 2 of 1954 PA 188 (MCL 41.722).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-19 - Referred To Committee On Local Government [SB0227 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB0227-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 227
March 19, 2019, Introduced by Senators MACGREGOR and SCHMIDT and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 188, entitled
"An act to provide for the making of certain improvements by
townships; to provide for paying for the improvements by the
issuance of bonds; to provide for the levying of taxes; to provide
for assessing the whole or a part of the cost of improvements
against property benefited; and to provide for the issuance of
bonds in anticipation of the collection of special assessments and
for the obligation of the township on the bonds,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 41.722), as amended by 2002 PA 585.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. (1) The following improvements may be made under this
act:
(a) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of storm or
sanitary sewers or the improvement and maintenance of, but not the
construction of new or expanded, combined storm and sanitary sewer
systems.
(b) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of water
systems.
(c) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of public
roads.
(d) The acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public
parks.
(e) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of elevated
structures for foot travel over roads in the township.
(f) The collection and disposal of garbage and rubbish.
(g) The construction, maintenance, and improvement of bicycle
paths.
(h) The construction, maintenance, and improvement of erosion
control structures or dikes.
(i) The planting, maintenance, and removal of trees.
(j) The installation, improvement, and maintenance of lighting
systems.
(k) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of
sidewalks.
(l) The eradication, or control, or prevention of, or signage
regarding, aquatic weeds, and plants, and invasive species.
(m) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of private
roads.
(n) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of a lake,
pond, river, stream, lagoon, or other body of water or of an
improvement to the body of water. This subdivision includes, but is
not limited to, dredging.
(o) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of dams and
other structures that retain the waters of this state for
recreational purposes.
(p) The construction, improvement, and maintenance of sound
attenuation walls, pavement, or other sound mitigation treatments
unless a written objection is filed in the same manner as provided
under section 3 by the record owners of land constituting more than
20% of the total area in the proposed special assessment district.
If a written objection is filed, then the township board shall not
proceed with the improvement until a petition signed by the record
owners of land constituting more than 50% of the total land area in
the special assessment district as finally established is filed
with the board.
(2) A road under the jurisdiction of either the state
transportation department or the board of county road commissioners
shall
must not be improved under this act without the written
approval of the state transportation department or the board of
county road commissioners. As a condition to the granting of
approval, the state transportation department or the board of
county road commissioners may require 1 or more of the following:
(a) That all engineering with respect to the improvement be
performed by the state transportation department or the board of
county road commissioners.
(b) That all construction, including the awarding of contracts
for construction, in connection with the improvement be pursuant to
the specifications of the state transportation department or the
board of county road commissioners.
(c) That the cost of the engineering and supervision be paid
to the state transportation department or the board of county road
commissioners from the funds of the special assessment district.
(3) A lake, pond, river, stream, lagoon, or other body of
water
under the jurisdiction of a county drain commissioner shall
must not be improved under this act without the written approval of
the county drain commissioner of the county in which the lake,
pond, river, stream, lagoon, or other body of water is located.
