Bill Text: MI SB0509 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Property; conveyances; sale of Farnum building; allow, and earmark revenue. Creates land transfer act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-12-04 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB0509 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-SB0509-Engrossed.html
SB-0509, As Passed Senate, December 4, 2013
SENATE BILL No. 509
September 17, 2013, Introduced by Senator RICHARDVILLE and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain state-owned
property in Ingham county; to prescribe conditions for the
conveyance; to provide for certain powers and duties of certain
state departments in regard to the conveyance; and to provide for
appropriation of revenue derived from the conveyance.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. The secretary of the senate may convey by quitclaim
deed for not less than fair market value all or portions of certain
state-owned property now under the jurisdiction of the Michigan
state senate, commonly known as the Farnum building, and located in
the city of Lansing, county of Ingham, Michigan, and more
particularly described as follows:
PARCEL 1
The East 30 feet of the West 78 feet of the North 100 feet of
Lots 11 and 12 and the North 100 feet of the West 48 feet of Lots
11 and 12, Block 115, Original Plat, City of Lansing, Ingham
County, Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof.
PARCEL 2
The north 32 5/6 feet of Lot 10 and the South 21 feet of Lot
11, Block 115, Original Plat, City of Lansing, Ingham County,
Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof.
Sec. 2. The description of the property in section 1 is
approximate and, for purposes of the conveyance, is subject to
adjustments as the secretary of the senate or the attorney general
considers necessary by survey or other legal description. The
secretary of the senate may include necessary or advisable
appurtenances and easements to the description in section 1.
Sec. 3. The property to be conveyed under section 1 shall
include all surplus, salvage, and scrap property or equipment
identified by the secretary of the senate.
Sec. 4. The fair market value of the property described in
section 1 shall be determined by an appraisal prepared by an
independent appraiser.
Sec. 5. All state agencies and departments shall provide full
cooperation to the secretary of the senate to facilitate the
performance of his or her duties, powers, and responsibilities and
the conveyance of property under this act. The secretary of the
senate may require a state agency or department to prepare or
record any documents necessary to evidence the conveyance of
property under this act.
Sec. 6. The secretary of senate shall not reserve to this
state oil, gas, or mineral rights to the property conveyed under
this act. However, the conveyance authorized under this act must
provide that, if the purchaser or any grantee develops any oil,
gas, or minerals found on, within, or under the conveyed property,
the purchaser or any grantee will pay the state 1/2 of the gross
revenue generated from the development of the oil, gas, or
minerals. This payment will be deposited in the natural resources
trust fund established in section 35 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963.
Sec. 7. The secretary of the senate shall reserve to this
state all aboriginal antiquities including mounds, earthworks,
forts, burial and village sites, mines, and other relics on,
within, or under the property conveyed under this act, with power
to this state and all others acting under its authority to enter
the property for any purpose related to exploring, excavating, and
taking away aboriginal antiquities.
Sec. 8. (1) The net revenue received from the sale of property
under this act is appropriated to the Michigan state senate and
shall be credited to the Farnum building and other properties fund
to be used as directed by the secretary of the senate for acquiring
or leasing office space for the Michigan state senate. These funds
are designated as work project appropriations and shall not lapse
at the end of the fiscal year and shall continue to be available
for expenditure until the project has been completed.
(2) As used in this section, "net revenue" means the proceeds
from the sale of the property less reimbursement for any costs to
this state associated with the sale of property, including, but not
limited to, all of the following:
(a) Administrative costs including employee wages, salaries,
and benefits.
(b) Costs of reports and studies and other materials necessary
to the preparation of sale.
(c) Environmental remediation.
(d) Legal fees.
(e) Litigation costs related to the conveyance of the
property.
