Public Act 421 of 2004

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• Introduced by Rep. Michael Murphy (D) on February 11, 2004, to convey the 40 acre Groesbeck Golf Course site in Lansing to the city for $1, to be used only as a public golf course or other public purpose. This state-owned parcel is now leased to the city for $1 a year.
  • Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on February 11, 2004.
    • Reported in the House on June 15, 2004, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the House (69 to 33) on June 17, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 22, 2004.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 22, 2004.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 6, 2004, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 9, 2004, adding the sale of certain state property to the City of Grand Rapids for fair market value for the "Michigan Hill" project. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on November 9, 2004.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 1) on November 10, 2004, to convey the 40 acre Groesbeck Golf Course site in Lansing to the city for $1, to be used only as a public golf course or other public purpose. This state-owned parcel is now leased to the city for $1 a year. Also, to sell a 1.6 acre state-owned parking lot to the City of Grand Rapids for fair market value for the "Michigan Hill" project. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on November 10, 2004.
• Passed in the House (80 to 24) on November 30, 2004, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which also authorizes the sale of a 1.6 acre state-owned parking lot to the City of Grand Rapids for fair market value for the "Michigan Hill" project. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 9, 2004.