Real Estate & Property Law

DRIC Bridge Faces Further Delay

By Alan Ackerman

The WDIV article has it right.  There is no precise 'feeling' of what should come out of the House and Senate.  At the same time, one must acknowledge that the underlying principles of legislation is to allow debate on a subject when there is no precise knowledge prior to passage of a bill on the table.  Clearly, the bill passed in the House will not and is not satisfactory to the vast majority of the senate and a substantial minority, including some Democrats, in the House.  At the same, Senator Gilbert is leading the review process for the proposed second bridge, to be built with bonds and no State of Michigan liability.  Senator Gilbert is a responsive and responsible State Senator, possibly one of the most responsible in the Senate.  As a Republican senator, his views may be considered by enough members of his own party that a satisfactory bill will be enacted as legislation even before the end of the year.

wdiv.com

If the Senate doesn't vote this year, it would be left to the next Legislature and governor to address the issue starting in 2011.

Bishop hasn't declared the legislation as dead.

The Michigan House earlier this year approved a bill that would let the state enter a partnership with Canada and a private contractor.

Full post as published by National Eminent Domain Blog on September 22, 2010 (boomark / email).