HOUSE BILL No. 5688


     April 27, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Koetje, DeWeese, Spade, Richardville, Garcia, Vear, Birkholz, Toy, Ehardt and Bisbee
and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management.


        A bill to amend 1937 PA 103, entitled

   "An act to prescribe certain conditions relative to the execution
   of instruments entitled to be recorded in the office of the reg-
   ister of deeds,"

   (MCL 565.201 to 565.203) by adding section 2a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 2A.  (1) THE REGISTER OF DEEDS SHALL RECEIVE FOR RECORD

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      AN EASEMENT SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 11 OF THE DRAIN CODE OF

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      1956, 1956 PA 40, MCL 280.11, THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH ALL OF

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      THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1 IF THE EASEMENT WAS GRANTED BEFORE

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      MARCH 28, 1956 AND IS SUBMITTED FOR RECORDING ALONG WITH AN AFFI-

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      DAVIT OF THE COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER.  AN AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED

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      UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL STATE THE INFORMATION THAT IS MISSING OR

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      INCORRECT IN THE EASEMENT OR SHALL STATE THAT THE CORRECT OR

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      MISSING INFORMATION CANNOT BE OBTAINED BY THE COUNTY DRAIN




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      COMMISSIONER.  THE AFFIDAVIT SHALL BE IN RECORDABLE FORM MEETING

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      THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1.

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           (2) THE COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER WHO SUBMITS AN EASEMENT

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      UNDER THIS SECTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES ALLOWABLE UNDER

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      LAW FOR RECORDING THE EASEMENT.














































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