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Michigan House approves bill letting counties assess DNR land for drain maintenance
Summary
The Michigan House passed House Bill 4118 to allow county drain commissioners to apply drain assessments to properties managed by the Department of Natural Resources, a change supporters said will spread costs more evenly for maintenance projects such as the Curtis Drain.
The Michigan House of Representatives on May 13 passed House Bill 4118, a measure that allows county drain commissioners to apply drain assessments to properties managed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) the same way they are applied to private or Department of Transportation property.
Supporters said the change addresses what they described as an unfair cost burden on a small number of private landowners when drains cross large parcels of state-managed land. "This policy is about fairness to Michigan…
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