HOUSE
BILL No.
5465


     January 14, 1998,
Introduced by
Rep.
Wetters and referred to the Committee on Tax
Policy.


        A bill to amend 1947 PA 359, entitled

   "The charter township act,"

   by amending section 31 (MCL 42.31).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 31.  Each charter township may make local or public

 2    improvements by  the  paving  of  streets  which  THAT are not a

 3    part of the county highway system,  the  laying  of  curbs and

 4    gutters,  the  installing  of  elevated structures for foot

 5    travel over highways within the township with the written

 6    approval of the director of the state transportation department

 7    if the highways are state highways or with the written approval

 8    of the board of county road commissioners if the highways are

 9    county roads,  the  laying  of  sidewalks,  the installation of 

10    INSTALLING solid waste disposal systems, steam generation and

11    distribution,  the  paving  of  streets  which  THAT are a part


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 1    of the county highway system with the consent of and according to

 2    specifications of the county road commission,  the  laying  of 

 3    storm and sanitary sewers AND SEPARATING STORM WATER DRAINAGE

 4    FROM SANITARY SEWERS ON PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC

 5    PURPOSE,  the installation of  INSTALLING water systems, and  the

 6     installation of  INSTALLING street and highway lighting systems,

 7    and further may maintain or operate  the same  THESE

 8    IMPROVEMENTS.  The township board of each charter township may

 9    determine the necessity of the local or public improvement and

10    may determine that the whole or any part of the expense of the

11    local or public improvement shall be defrayed by special assess-

12    ment upon lands abutting upon and adjacent to or otherwise bene-

13    fited by the improvement.  , the  A SPECIAL assessment  to  UNDER

14    THIS SECTION SHALL be made in all respects as provided for the

15    making of special assessments under  Act No. 188 of the Public

16     Acts of 1954, as amended, being sections 41.721 to 41.737 of the

17     Michigan Compiled Laws  1954 PA 188, MCL 41.721 TO 41.738.  Each

18    charter township may borrow money and issue bonds therefor in

19    anticipation of the payment of special assessments, which may be

20    an obligation of the special assessment district or may be both

21    an obligation of the special assessment district and a general

22    obligation of the township.  , which bonds  BONDS ISSUED UNDER

23    THIS ACT shall be issued in accordance with  Act No. 188 of the

24     Public Acts of 1954, as amended  1954 PA 188, MCL 41.721 TO

25    41.738.







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