Michigan Laws 399.207 – Historic resource; acquisition by local legislative body
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 399.207
- Commission: means a historic district commission created by the legislative body of a local unit under section 4. See Michigan Laws 399.201a
- Committee: means a historic district study committee appointed by the legislative body of a local unit under section 3 or 14. See Michigan Laws 399.201a
- Historic district: means an area, or group of areas not necessarily having contiguous boundaries, that contains 1 resource or a group of resources that are related by history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture. See Michigan Laws 399.201a
- Local unit: means a county, city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 399.201a
- Resource: means 1 or more publicly or privately owned historic or nonhistoric buildings, structures, sites, objects, features, or open spaces located within a historic district. See Michigan Laws 399.201a
- Standing committee: means a permanent body established by the legislative body of a local unit under section 14 to conduct the activities of a historic district study committee on a continuing basis. See Michigan Laws 399.201a
If all efforts by the historic district commission to preserve a resource fail, or if it is determined by the local legislative body that public ownership is most suitable, the local legislative body, if considered to be in the public interest, may acquire the resource using public funds, public or private gifts, grants, or proceeds from the issuance of revenue bonds. The acquisition shall be based upon the recommendation of the commission or standing committee. The commission or standing committee is responsible for maintaining publicly owned resources using its own funds, if not specifically designated for other purposes, or public funds committed for that use by the local legislative body. Upon recommendation of the commission or standing committee, the local unit may sell resources acquired under this section with protective easements included in the property transfer documents, if appropriate.