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Act 341 of 1927
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DISCONTINUATION OF HIGHWAY BORDERING LAKE OR STREAM

Act 341 of 1927

AN ACT to prevent the abandonment, discontinuation, vacation, or alteration of the course of any public highway which borders upon, or is adjacent to any lake, or to the general course of any stream, or the course of any portion of such a highway, or bordering upon a lake or general course of any stream, by the public authorities of any village or city, until after the approval thereof by the circuit court of the county in which said highway is situated; to provide for a notice of application for that purpose, and a method of hearing in such court, and the method for review of orders made thereon; and to prescribe powers and duties of certain state agencies.


History: 1927, Act 341, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 217, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1996




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 247.41SectionHighway bordering on lake or stream; abandonment, discontinuation, alteration, or vacation.
Section 247.42SectionHighway bordering on lake or stream; application signed by landowners.
Section 247.43SectionHighway bordering on lake or stream; hearing; notice; publication; posting; service.
Section 247.44SectionHighway bordering on lake or stream; court order; operation and maintenance of property; effect of noncompliance with subsection (3); reopening road ending; closure; initiation of proceedings.
Section 247.45SectionHighway bordering on lake or stream; appeal.
Section 247.46Section“Adjacent” and “highway” defined.
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