Drains: other; requirement to provide landowners with preliminary cost estimates; provide for. Amends secs. 73 & 125 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.73 & 280.125).

This bill requires Michigan drain commissioners to provide landowners in drainage districts with preliminary cost estimates for proposed drainage projects within seven days of receiving them from engineers. It allows landowners to withdraw their support for a drainage petition within 21 days of receiving the cost estimate, and if enough owners withdraw, a new petition for the same project cannot be filed for at least one year. The bill also clarifies that drain commissioners can choose more efficient routes for drains and ensures total cost computations are shared with landowners before apportionment reviews, with the same withdrawal rights applying to the final cost figures.