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HB-4023, As Passed Senate, July 3, 2026
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HOUSE BILL NO. 4023
A bill to authorize the state administrative board to convey
state-owned property in Eaton County; to prescribe conditions for
the conveyance; to provide for powers and duties of state
departments, agencies, and officers in regard to the property; and
to provide for disposition of revenue derived from the conveyance.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) Not later than 2 years after the effective date of 1
this act, the state administrative board, on behalf of this state, 2
may convey real property described in this section to the Michigan 3
Police Equipment Company. The conveyance is intended to eliminate a 4
January 28, 2025, Introduced by Rep. Witwer and referred to Committee on Appropriations.
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slight encroachment by a building or buildings of the Michigan 1
Police Equipment Company on state land that is now under the 2
administrative jurisdiction of the department of technology, 3
management, and budget, but which that department has determined is 4
surplus to this state's needs. 5
(2) A conveyance under this act must be for not less than fair 6
market value as determined under section 3 plus this state's 7
reasonable and demonstrable costs of implementing this conveyance 8
under section 8. 9
(3) The property to be conveyed under this act is located in 10
Windsor Township, Eaton County, Michigan, and is described as 11
follows: 12
A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of 13
Section 9, Town 3 North, Range 3 West, Windsor Township, Eaton 14
County, Michigan, described as commencing at the North 1/4 corner 15
of said Section 9; thence S 00°14'26" E 1770.30 feet along the 16
north-south 1/4 line of said Section 9 to the centerline of south-17
bound Lansing road; thence S 50°52'22" W 510.71 feet along said 18
centerline to the point of beginning; thence N 38°44'04" W 256.42 19
feet; thence S 50°50'44" W 131.99 feet; thence S 38°37'37" E 256.36 20
feet to said centerline; thence N 50°52'22" E 3.18 feet along said 21
centerline; thence N 37°50'38" W 198.00 feet; thence N 50°52'22" E 22
107.00 feet; thence S 37°50'38" E 198.00 feet to said centerline; 23
thence N 50°52'22" E 22.29 feet along said centerline to the point 24
of beginning. Containing 0.29 acres, more or less. Subject to all 25
agreements, covenants, easements, rights-of-way, reservations, and 26
restrictions of record, if any. 27
Sec. 2. The description of the property in section 1 is 28
approximate and, for purposes of a conveyance under this act, may 29
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be adjusted as the state administrative board or the department of 1
attorney general considers necessary because of a survey or another 2
legal description. 3
Sec. 3. The fair market value of the property to be conveyed 4
under this act must be determined by an appraisal based on the 5
property's highest and best use, as prepared by an independent fee 6
appraiser commissioned for that purpose by the department of 7
technology, management, and budget. 8
Sec. 4. The property conveyed under this act must include all 9
surplus, salvage, and scrap property and all permanent improvements 10
made on the property as of the date of the conveyance. 11
Sec. 5. A conveyance under this act must be by a quitclaim 12
deed that is prepared, or otherwise approved as to legal form, by 13
the department of attorney general. 14
Sec. 6. This state shall not reserve oil, gas, or mineral 15
rights to property conveyed under this act. However, the conveyance 16
authorized under this act must provide that, if the Michigan Police 17
Equipment Company or any successor in title develops any oil, gas, 18
or minerals found on, within, or under the conveyed property, the 19
Michigan Police Equipment Company or any successor must pay this 20
state 1/2 of the gross revenue generated from the development of 21
the oil, gas, or minerals. A payment under this section must be 22
deposited in the general fund. 23
Sec. 7. A conveyance under this act must reserve to this state 24
all aboriginal antiquities, including mounds, earthworks, forts, 25
burial and village sites, mines, or other relics lying on, within, 26
or under the property, with power to this state and all others 27
acting under its authority to enter the property for any purpose 28
related to exploring, excavating, and taking away the aboriginal 29
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antiquities. 1
Sec. 8. The net revenue received from the sale of property 2
under this section must be deposited in the state treasury and 3
credited to the general fund. As used in this section, "net 4
revenue" means the proceeds from the sale of the property less 5
reimbursement for any costs to the department of technology, 6
management, and budget associated with the sale, including, but not 7
limited to, surveying, appraising, researching, and closing a sale 8
of the property plus the costs of any environmental remediation, 9
legal fees, and any litigation related to the conveyance of the 10
property. 11