LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: LIBRARY - H.B. 4939: FLOOR ANALYSIS


House Bill 4939 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor: Representative Thomas M. George

House Committee: Commerce

Senate Committee: Government Operations


CONTENT


The bill would amend the Management and Budget Act to eliminate a provision that requires the Legislative Council to manage and operate the Michigan Library and Historical Center. The bill also would require the Department of Management and Budget (DMB) to follow certain public notice procedures regarding surplus land.


Currently, the DMB must issue directives to provide for the disposition of facilities and lands that are considered surplus. The Act requires the DMB to include a "public notice component" in its directive. The bill would delete this provision, and instead require the DMB, within 30 days after determining that a parcel of State property was considered surplus, to give public notice of its determination. The notice would have to be by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or municipalities in which the property was located, and also by written notice to the county and each city, village, or township in which the property was located, as well as each city, village, or township that had a border within 10 miles of the property. The notice would have to contain the common address of the property and a description of it in relation to highways, streets, streams, or other prominent landmarks, a statement of the fair market value, if known, and a description of the proposed use for the property by the prospective purchaser, if known. The notice would have to contain an address and telephone number of the DMB, where people could submit questions or comments regarding the Department's determination that the property was considered surplus.


The bill is tie-barred to House Bill 4941, which would create the "Department of History, Arts, and Libraries".


MCL 18.1114 et al. - Legislative Analyst: G. Towne


FISCAL IMPACT


Please see FISCAL IMPACT on House Bill 4941 (S-1).



Date Completed: 7-11-01 - Fiscal Analyst: M. Tyszkiewicz

- J. Runnels

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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.