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House committee advances bill to remonument Michigan–Indiana border, allow county surveyors on commission
Summary
The House Government Operations Committee voted to report Senate Bill 595 H‑1 to the full House, extending the State Border Commission’s authority and allowing county surveyors to serve on the commission to keep a decades‑long remonumentation effort moving forward.
The House Government Operations Committee voted to report Senate Bill 595 H‑1 to the full House, a bill intended to advance a decades‑long effort to remonument the Michigan–Indiana state line and avoid losing momentum when a statutory sunset takes effect.
Senator Lindsey, who represents the 17th Senate District and sponsored the Senate version, told the committee the border has not had a full re‑survey and re‑monumentation since the 1800s and that the commission faces a statutory sunset scheduled for Jan. 1 unless lawmakers act. "If we don't take action come January 1, all the work that has been done will kind of be wiped away and we'll go back to zero," he said, urging the panel to…
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