Bill > SB0595

This bill amends a previous act concerning the Michigan-Indiana state line by establishing a five-member Michigan-Indiana state line commission, composed of licensed surveyors from specific counties bordering Indiana, to oversee the survey and replacement of boundary monuments. The commission is tasked with recovering or reestablishing these monuments based on the 1827 federal survey, resolving discrepancies, and providing updates to the state's land survey office, with the caveat that they will not replace lost markers if Indiana does not participate. The commission can collaborate with Indiana's counterparts and will procure surveying services through negotiated contracts or grants to county remonumentation programs, which are local programs focused on maintaining land survey markers. These county programs receiving funds must use them for surveying services and cannot mix them with funds from another state program. The bill also repeals the act it amends, making it effective immediately but setting a repeal date for January 1, 2030.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0595