August 5, 2009, Introduced by Senator STAMAS and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to authorize the department of natural resources to
convey certain state owned property in Iosco county; to prescribe
conditions for the conveyance; and to provide for disposition of
the revenue from the conveyance.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. The department of natural resources, on behalf of the
state, shall convey to Boyd S. Aldridge and Loretta S. Aldridge,
husband and wife, for fair market value as determined under section
3, certain property under the jurisdiction of the department of
natural resources and located in Oscoda township, Iosco county,
Michigan, and further described as follows:
BEGINNING AT THE CORNER COMMON TO SECTIONS 4 AND 5 ON NORTH COUNTY
LINE, T24N, R9E, OSCODA TOWNSHIP, IOSCO COUNTY, MICHIGAN ; THENCE
NORTH 89°58'16" EAST, ALONG NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 4, AND
CENTERLINE OF KINGS CORNER ROAD, 1300.14 FEET; THENCE SOUTH
00°25'53" WEST, ALONG EAST LINE OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST
1/4 OF SAID SECTION 4, 2642.99 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°25'53" WEST,
ALONG EAST LINE OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID
SECTION 4, 2627.86 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°02'35" EAST, ALONG EAST
LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 4,
1325.23 FEET THENCE SOUTH 89°31'39" EAST, ALONG NORTH LINE OF THE
SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9 OF SAID TOWNSHIP,
905.00 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF LAKE
STATE RAIL ROAD; THENCE 1404 FEET MORE OR LESS ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE AND A CIRCULAR CURVE CONCAVE EASTERLY, TO THE NORTH-SOUTH
1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION 9; THENCE SOUTH 00°11'52" WEST, ALONG SAID
NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE, 1291 FEET MORE OR LESS; THENCE NORTH
89°24'17" WEST, ALONG SOUTH LINE OF NORTH 1/2 OF SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF
SAID SECTION 9, 2616.18 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01°30'06" EAST, ALONG
WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 9, 1302.68 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87°56'14"
WEST, ALONG EAST WEST 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 8 OF SAID TOWNSHIP,
735.53 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°28'42" EAST, 7884.33 FEET; THENCE
NORTH 89°55'49" EAST, ALONG NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 5 AND
CENTERLINE OF KINGS CORNER ROAD, 700.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL BEING THE WEST 1/4 OF SAID
SECTION 4 AND A PART OF THE EAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 5, AND PART OF
WEST 1/2 OF SAID SECTION 9, AND PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE
NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 8, AND CONTAINS 475 ACRES OF LAND,
MORE OR LESS. BEING SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC OVER THE
NORTHERLY 33 FEET THEREOF FOR KINGS CORNER ROAD. ALSO BEING SUBJECT
TO EASEMENTS AND/OR RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD IF ANY.
Sec. 2. The description of the parcel in section 1 is
approximate and for purposes of the conveyance is subject to
adjustments as the department of natural resources or the attorney
general considers necessary by survey or legal description.
Sec. 3. The fair market value of the property described in
section 1 shall be determined by an appraisal prepared for the
department of natural resources by an independent appraiser.
Sec. 4. The conveyance authorized by this act shall be by
quitclaim deed approved by the attorney general and shall reserve
all rights in aboriginal antiquities, including mounds, earthworks,
forts, burial and village sites, mines, or other relics, including
the right to explore and excavate for the aboriginal antiquity by
the state or its authorized agents.
Sec. 5. The state shall not reserve oil, gas, or mineral
rights to the property conveyed under this act. However, the
conveyance authorized under this act shall provide that, if the
purchaser of any grantee develops any oil, gas, or minerals found
on, within, or under the conveyed property, the purchaser or any
grantee shall pay the state 1/2 of the gross revenue generated from
the development of the oil, gas, or minerals. This payment shall be
deposited in the general fund.
Sec. 6. The revenue received under this act shall be deposited
in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.