2025 House Bill 4831

Drains: districts; revision of drainage district boundaries; modify procedure.

A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled “The drain code of 1956,” by amending sections 135 and 197 (MCL 280.135 and 280.197), section 135 as amended by 2020 PA 281 and section 197 as amended by 2017 PA 62.

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House Bill No. 4831 updates the Michigan Drain Code to clarify and streamline the procedures for adding or removing counties from drainage districts, enhancing due process, notification, and stakeholder participation.

Introduced in the House

Aug. 27, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Gregory Alexander (R-98) and two co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Cameron Cavitt (R-106) and David Martin (R-68)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations