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Michigan Statutes, Title 54

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Title 54, SURVEYORS

10 chapters · 75 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 5475 Ch 345-of-1990, STATE SURVEY AND REMONUMENTATION ACT22 Ch 74-of-1970, CORNER RECORDATION ACT13 Ch R.S.-of-1846, Revised Statutes of 184612 Ch 9-of-1964, MICHIGAN COORDINATE SYSTEMS11 Ch 81-of-2022, MICHIGAN-INDIANA STATE LINE REMONUME…6 Ch 115-of-1976, RIGHT OF ENTRY BY SURVEYORS4 Ch 132-of-1970, CERTIFIED SURVEYS3 Ch 149-of-1883, SECTION CORNERS AND QUARTER POSTS2 Ch 196-of-1941, COUNTY SURVEYOR ABOLISHED2

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.261 Short title.
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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "state survey and remonumentation act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.262 Definitions.
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Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Commission" means the state survey and remonumentation commission created in section 3. (b) "County plan" means a county monumentation and remonumentation plan and perpetual monument maintenance plan established under section 8. (c) "County repre…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.263 State survey and remonumentation commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancy; compensation; expenses.
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Sec. 3. (1) The state survey and remonumentation commission is created in the department. (2) The commission shall consist of 7 members. By January 1, 2015, the governor shall appoint the members, with the advice and consent of the senate, as follows: (a) Two members shall be app…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.264 Commission; chairperson; meetings.
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Sec. 4. At the commission's first meeting, 1 member of the commission shall be selected by a majority of the commission members to be chairperson. The commission shall meet at least 2 times each year, at a time and place agreed upon by the commission. The chairperson may call spe…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.265 Conduct of business at public meetings; public notice; writings.

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Sec. 5. (1) The business that the commission performs shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of th…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.266 Duties of department; expediting county's plan; payment or reimbursement of costs; interaction with commission.

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Sec. 6. (1) The department shall do all of the following: (a) Coordinate the restoration, maintenance, and preservation of the land survey records and monuments of the public land survey system in this state, including, but not limited to, all pertinent field notes, plats, docume…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.267 Employee as surveyor.

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Sec. 7. The employee in direct charge of the state survey and remonumentation section in the department that performs services for the director of the department under this act must be a surveyor.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.268 County monumentation and remonumentation plan; perpetual monument maintenance plan; rules; submission; provisions; failure to establish and submit plan or revised plan; expediting plan; geodetic control stations.

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Sec. 8. (1) Each county shall establish a county monumentation and remonumentation plan and perpetual monument maintenance plan. The department, in consultation with the commission, shall create and distribute a model county plan that may be adopted by a county with any changes a…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.269 County surveyor as county representative for surveying projects.

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Sec. 9. The county surveyor in each county in this state shall perform the duties of county representative for all surveying projects approved or initiated under this act. If a county does not have a county surveyor, the county board of commissioners shall appoint a licensed prof…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.269a Grant administrator; appointment; responsibilities.

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Sec. 9a. A county board of commissioners shall appoint a grant administrator to be responsible for and oversee the county's obligations and money associated with this act.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.269b County peer review group as panel of surveyors; appointment; responsibilities.

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Sec. 9b. A county board of commissioners shall appoint a county peer review group to act as a panel of surveyors to review and provide advice on original public land survey corners or protracted public land survey corners presented by surveyors before the county accepts the origi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.270 Conducting monumentation or remonumentation under negotiated contract; cost.

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Sec. 10. (1) Any monumentation or remonumentation conducted under section 8(3) shall be conducted under a negotiated contract. The department shall prepare specifications for each contract negotiated by the department and monitor the field work and notes of work done under each c…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.271 State survey and remonumentation fund; creation as separate fund; administration; deposit of money, interest, and earnings; gifts or donations from individuals or corporations; establishment of restricted subaccounts.

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Sec. 11. (1) The state survey and remonumentation fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund. The fund shall be administered by the department. (2) Money deposited in the fund, and all interest and earnings generated by the fund, shall not lapse at the end of a fisc…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.272 State survey and remonumentation fund; use of money; provisions applicable to deposited funds; limitation.

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Sec. 12. (1) Money in the fund shall be used by the department for the following purposes: (a) Annual grants to the various counties to implement their monumentation and remonumentation plans described in section 8(2)(a). (b) The implementation of county plans that are initiated …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.273 Application for annual grant; form.

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Sec. 13. An application for an annual grant authorized under this act must be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the department. The department may require the applicant to provide any information reasonably necessary to allow the department to make a determination requir…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.274 Grant; conditions.

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Sec. 14. (1) The department shall not make a grant under section 12(1)(a) unless all of the following conditions are met: (a) The applicant files an application for the grant on or before December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the grant is made. …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.275 Grant recipient to obtain authorization for significant change to plan; revocation or withholding of grant.

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Sec. 15. (1) A recipient of a grant made under section 12(1)(a), (b), or (d) shall obtain authorization from the department before implementing a change that significantly alters the approved grant. (2) The department may revoke a grant made by it under this act or withhold payme…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.276 Records.

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Sec. 16. (1) The department, upon request, shall provide copies or certified copies of records in its possession to the public, other state agencies or officers, or local governmental agencies. The department may charge a reasonable fee for providing the records. (2) A certified …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.277 Rules.

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Sec. 17. (1) The department shall promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this act. (2) In promulgating rules under this section, or in adopting a guideline related to the administration of this act, …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.277a Contested case proceeding.

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Sec. 17a. If a county is aggrieved by a decision of the department that affects the county made under this act or the rules promulgated under this act, the county may contest the decision of the department as a contested case under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.278 Effective date.

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Sec. 18. This act shall take effect January 1, 1991.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.279 Conditional effective date.

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Sec. 19. This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 381 of the 85th Legislature is enacted into law.