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 69 to 33 in the House on June 17, 2004.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• 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 by voice vote in the Senate on November 9, 2004.
• Passed 35 to 1 in the Senate 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.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on November 10, 2004.
• Passed 80 to 24 in the House 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.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 9, 2004.