A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled “The drain code of 1956,” by amending sections 551, 552, 553, 555, 556, 557, and 558 (MCL 280.551, 280.552, 280.553, 280.555, 280.556, 280.557, and 280.558).
House Bills 4382 and 4383 would rewrite Chapter 22 of the Drain Code, which pertains to water management districts and subdistricts. The bills would establish procedures for the creation of a water management program, which would require the creation of a water management district and plan via a petition process, and for the creation of apportionments between and within counties for assessments to finance the program. The water management board would be responsible for all water management program operations and for maintenance of a water management district. House Bill 4383 would repeal several current sections of the chapter,1 and the two bills would amend (and in most cases rewrite) all the remaining sections. The two bills are tie-barred together, which means that neither bill can take effect unless both bills are enacted.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance
