LOGO SIGNING PILOT PROGRAM S.B. 389 (S-3): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 389 (Substitute S-3 as reported) Sponsor: Senator George A. McManus, Jr. Committee: Transportation and Tourism
The bill would amend Public Act 205 of 1941, which provides for the construction and maintenance of limited access highways and facilities ancillary to them, to require the State Transportation Department to conduct a study for at least three years to evaluate the potential benefit to the traveling public of logo signing within the right-of-way of limited access highways. The study would have to include a pilot program for logo signing at up to 30 interchanges. At least 30 days before the pilot program’s implementation date, any proposed agreement specifying a location for the pilot program would have to be reported to the Senate and House of Representatives standing committees that consider transportation-related legislation. The Department would have to issue a written report on the study, which would have to include the economic impact of logo signing on the outdoor advertising industry and the proposed standards for logo signing recommended by the State Transportation Commission. Any revenue received by the Department would have to be deposited in the State Trunk Line Fund.
MCL 252.52 Legislative Analyst: L. Arasim
Senate Bills 388 (S-3) and 389 (S-3) would result in additional revenue to the State Trunkline Fund. The amount would depend on the number of logo signs, the cost of the program, and the amount charged. Forty-three states allow for logo signs. Eighteen of those states have programs that are privatized. If this State privatized the pilot program, revenue would depend on the terms of the contract.
Date Completed: 5-2-95 Fiscal Analyst: B. Bowerman
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.