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Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.21 (2026)

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONDITIONAL TRANSFER OF PROPERTY BY CONTRACT


Act 425 of 1984


124.21 Definitions.

Sec. 1.

    As used in this act:

    (a) "Economic development project" means land and existing or planned improvements suitable for use by an industrial or commercial enterprise, or housing development, or the protection of the environment, including, but not limited to, groundwater or surface water. Economic development project includes necessary buildings, improvements, or structures suitable for and intended for or incidental to use as an industrial or commercial enterprise or housing development; and includes industrial park or industrial site improvements and port improvements or housing development incidental to an industrial or commercial enterprise; and includes the machinery, furnishings, and equipment necessary, suitable, intended for, or incidental to a commercial, industrial, or residential use in connection with the buildings or structures.

    (b) "Local unit" means a city, township, or village.

History: 1984, Act 425, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1990

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: Twp. of Casco v. Sec'y of State, 701 N.W.2d 102 (Mich. 2005).
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Twp. of Casco v. Sec'y of State, 701 N.W.2d 102 (Mich. 2005). · cites it 2× “Moreover, the lower courts clearly believed that the ability of villages and townships to use the HRCA to their advantage was unfair.”
Casco Twp. v. State Boundary Comm'n, 622 N.W.2d 332 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “The first is whether the commission had the jurisdiction and authority to determine the legal validity of an agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of 1984 PA 425 , MCL 124.21 et seq.-, MSA 5.4087(21) et seq.”
Vern Guindon v. Twp. of Dundee, Michigan, 488 F. App'x 27 (6th Cir. 2012). “On January 4, 2007, Plaintiffs submitted a written request to the Township to transfer the 20-acre parcel from the Township’s jurisdiction to the jurisdiction of the Village of Dundee, pursuant to 1984 PA 425 , Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.21 et seq., (“Act 425”), which authorizes the…”
Harbor Tel. 2103, LLC v. Oakland Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 654 N.W.2d 633 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). “1 Shortly before the occurrence of the annexation election, the township entered an agreement with the city of Birmingham to transfer property, including a portion of the land within the annexation area, pursuant to 1984 PA 425 (Act 425), MCL 124.21 et seq. 2 The agreement…”
Teridee LLC v. Charter Twp. of Haring (Mich. 2017). · cites it 6× “151800, Clam Lake Township and Haring Charter Township (the Townships) appealed in the Wexford Circuit Court the determination of the State Boundary Commission (the Commission) that an agreement entered into under the Intergovernmental Conditional Transfer of Property by…”
TeriDee LLC v. Haring Charter Twp., 876 N.W.2d 824 (Mich. 2016). “The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether the defendant townships’Agreement pursuant to the *897 Intergovernmental Conditional Transfer of Property by Contract Act, 1984 PA 425 , MCL 124.21 et seq. (Act 425), was void because certain provisions of the…”
TeriDee LLC v. Haring Charter Twp., 879 N.W.2d 268 (Mich. 2016). “The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether Inverness Mobile Home Community v Bedford Twp, 263 Mich App 241 (2004), applies to the defendant townships’ Agreement pursuant to the Intergovernmental Conditional Transfer of Property by Contract Act, 1984 PA…”
William Sherman v. City of St Joseph (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “BACKGROUND This case involves an agreement under the Intergovernmental Conditional Transfer of Property by Contract Act, MCL 124.21 et seq. Because the statute was first enacted through 1984 PA 425 , intergovernmental agreements under its authority are commonly referred to as…”
Comm. for Marshall-Not the Megasite v. City of Marshall (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “About 1 The agreements are referred to as “425” agreements because the law permitting these transfer agreements, MCL 124.21 et seq., was originally enacted by 1984 PA 425 .”
Teridee LLC v. Charter Twp. of Haring (Mich. 2016). “(Act 425), was void because certain provisions of the Agreement contracted away Haring Township’s legislative zoning authority; (2) if so, whether the offending provisions of the defendant townships’ Act 425 Agreement were severable; and (3) whether the challenged provisions of…”
Clam Lake Twp. v. Dep't of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs, 499 Mich. 949 (Mich. 2016). “The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether Casco Twp v State Boundary Comm, 243 Mich App 392, 399 (2000), correctly held that the State Boundary Commission (SBC) has the authority to determine the validity of an agreement made pursuant to the…”
Clam Lake Twp. v. Dep't of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs (Mich. 2016). “The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether Casco Twp v State Boundary Comm’n, 243 Mich App 392, 399 (2000), correctly held that the State Boundary Commission (SBC) has the authority to determine the validity of an agreement made pursuant to the…”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.21(a) — 3 cases
Casco Twp. v. State Boundary Comm'n, 622 N.W.2d 332 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001). “The first is whether the commission had the jurisdiction and authority to determine the legal validity of an agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of 1984 PA 425 , MCL 124.21 et seq.-, MSA 5.4087(21) et seq.”
Teridee LLC v. Charter Twp. of Haring (Mich. 2017). “151800, Clam Lake Township and Haring Charter Township (the Townships) appealed in the Wexford Circuit Court the determination of the State Boundary Commission (the Commission) that an agreement entered into under the Intergovernmental Conditional Transfer of Property by…”
William Sherman v. City of St Joseph (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “BACKGROUND This case involves an agreement under the Intergovernmental Conditional Transfer of Property by Contract Act, MCL 124.21 et seq. Because the statute was first enacted through 1984 PA 425 , intergovernmental agreements under its authority are commonly referred to as…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.21(b) — 2 cases
Teridee LLC v. Charter Twp. of Haring (Mich. 2017). “151800, Clam Lake Township and Haring Charter Township (the Townships) appealed in the Wexford Circuit Court the determination of the State Boundary Commission (the Commission) that an agreement entered into under the Intergovernmental Conditional Transfer of Property by…”
Comm. for Marshall-Not the Megasite v. City of Marshall (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “About 1 The agreements are referred to as “425” agreements because the law permitting these transfer agreements, MCL 124.21 et seq., was originally enacted by 1984 PA 425 .”
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