April 14, 2011, Introduced by Senators CASPERSON, MOOLENAAR, ROCCA, BOOHER, PROOS, WALKER, GREEN, COLBECK, MARLEAU and EMMONS and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes.
A bill to require the department of natural resources to offer
to convey certain state forest campgrounds; to prescribe conditions
for the conveyances; and to provide for certain powers and duties
of certain state departments in regard to the property.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) As used in this act:
(a) "Closed campground" means any of the following state
forest campgrounds:
(i) In Alpena county, Thunder Bay river, section 11, T30N R7E.
(ii) In Baraga county:
(A) Beaufort lake state forest campground, section 21, T48N,
R31W.
(B) Big lake state forest campground, section 28, T49N, R34W.
(iii) In Cheboygan county:
(A) Black lake trail camp, section 2, T36N, R1E.
(B) Twin lakes, section 2, T36N R1E.
(iv) In Chippewa county:
(A) Lime Island state forest campground, section 36, T43N,
R3E.
(B) Lime Island cabins, section 36, T43N, R3E.
(C) Munuscong river state forest campground, section 15, T44N,
R1E.
(D) Shelldrake dam, section 21, T50N R6W.
(v) In Crawford county, Manistee river bridge state forest
campground, section 31, T27N, R4W.
(vi) In Dickinson county, West branch, section 25, T44N R28W.
(vii) In Grand Traverse county, Forks, section 4, T26N, R9W.
(viii) In Iron county, Deer lake state forest campground,
section 4, T45N, R32W.
(ix) In Lake county, Bray creek state forest campground,
section 35, T18N, R13W.
(x) In Luce county:
(A) Blind Sucker No. 1 state forest campground, section 2,
T49N, R12W.
(B) Headquarters lake, section 19, T49N R10W.
(C) High bridge state forest campground, section 31, T49N,
R10W.
(D) Holland lake state forest campground, section 26, T49N,
R11W.
(E) Natalie state forest campground, section 29, T46N, R10W.
(F) Reed & Green bridge state forest campground, section 11,
T49N, R10W.
(xi) In Mackinac county:
(A) Black river state forest campground, section 19, T43N,
R9W.
(B) Little Brevort lake south, section 24, T42N, R6W.
(xii) In Marquette county:
(A) North Horseshoe lake, section 22, T45N R30W.
(B) Pike lake, section 28, T45N R26W.
(xiii) In Montmorency county:
(A) Big Oaks, section 9, T29N R2E.
(B) Little Wolf lake state forest campground, section 35,
T29N, R1E.
(xiv) In Oscoda county:
(A) McCollum lake state forest campground, section 36, T28N,
R4E.
(B) Muskrat lake, section 7, T27N R2E.
(xv) In Otsego county:
(A) Lake Marjory, section 32, T29N, R3W.
(B) Pigeon bridge state forest campground, section 17, T32N,
R1W.
(C) Round lake state forest campground, section 29, T32N, R1W.
(xvi) In Schoolcraft county:
(A) Canoe lake state forest campground, section 22, T47N,
R16W.
(B) Cusino lake state forest campground, section 24, T47N,
R16W.
(C) Mead creek state forest campground, section 13, T44N,
R14W.
(D) South Gemini lake state forest campground, section 9,
T47N, R16W.
(xvii) In Wexford county, Long lake state forest campground,
section 3, T22N, R9W.
(b) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(2) The department shall promptly offer to convey each closed
campground to the township in which it is located. If a closed
campground is not conveyed to the township in which it is located
within 30 days after the effective date of this act, the department
shall promptly offer to convey the closed campground to the county
in which it is located. A conveyance under this subsection shall be
for consideration of $1.00.
(3) If a closed campground is not conveyed to the township or
county in which it is located within 60 days after the effective
date of this act, the department shall, within 120 days after the
effective date of this act, receive sealed bids for the sale of the
closed campground or offer the closed campground for sale at a
public auction. The department shall complete the conveyance of
the closed campground to the highest qualified bidder within 150
days after the effective date of this act.
(4) A conveyance authorized under this act shall provide for
all of the following:
(a) The property shall be open to the public and used for
campground purposes, and if any fee, term, or condition for the use
of the property is imposed on members of the public, or if any of
those fees, terms, or conditions are waived for use of the
property, resident and nonresident members of the public shall be
subject to the same fees, terms, conditions, and waivers.
(b) In the event of activity inconsistent with subdivision
(a), the state may reenter and repossess the property, terminating
the grantee's estate in the property.
(c) If the grantee disputes the state's exercise of its right
of reentry and fails to promptly deliver possession of the property
to the state, the attorney general, on behalf of the state, may
bring an action to quiet title to, and regain possession of, the
property.
(d) If the state reenters and repossesses the property, the
state shall not be liable to reimburse any party for any
improvements made on the property.
(5) Property conveyed under this act shall include all
surplus, salvage, and scrap property or equipment remaining on the
property as of the date of the conveyance.
(6) The department shall reserve both of the following in a
conveyance under this act:
(a) Oil, gas, and mineral rights to the property.
(b) All aboriginal antiquities including mounds, earthworks,
forts, burial and village sites, mines, and other relics, on,
within, or under the property, with power to the state, and all
others acting under its authority, to enter the property for any
purpose related to exploring, excavating, and taking away
aboriginal antiquities.
(7) A conveyance under this act shall be by quitclaim deed or
other instrument approved by the attorney general.