Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.266

Sec. 266. If the taxes levied for the construction, cleaning out, widening, deepening, straightening or extending of any drain are not collected by the township, city or village treasurer, they shall by him be returned, together with the lands upon which they were levied, to the county treasurer in the same return, at the same time, and in the same manner, in every respect (naming in each case the particular drain), as lands are returned for state, county and township taxes, and such taxes shall follow such lands, the same as all such other taxes, and all the general provisions of law now existing, or that may be hereafter enacted for enforcing the payment of township, county and state taxes, shall apply to such drain taxes, and to the lands returned delinquent therefor, in the same manner and with like effect.