HOUSE BILL No. 6043
September 15, 1998, Introduced by Rep. Profit and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled "An act to provide for the classification of all public roads, streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that classification and for additions to and deletions from each clas- sification; to set up and establish the Michigan transportation fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels; to provide for the allocation of funds from the Michigan trans- portation fund and the use and administration of the fund for transportation purposes; to set up and establish the truck safety fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety fund and administration of the fund for truck safety pur- poses; to set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commis- sion; to establish certain standards for road contracts for cer- tain businesses; to provide for the continuing review of trans- portation needs within the state; to authorize the state trans- portation commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue bonds, and make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to authorize counties to advance funds for the payment of deficiencies necessary for the payment of bonds issued under this act; to provide for the limitations, payment, retirement, and security of the bonds and pledges; to provide for appropria- tions and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads; to authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to pro- vide for the establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive 05964'98 a TLG 2 transportation fund, and certain other funds of money raised by specific taxes and fees; to provide for definitions of public transportation functions and criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation programs; to provide for submis- sion of annual legislative requests and reports; to provide for the establishment and functions of certain advisory entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for transportation purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and offi- cials; to provide for the making of loans for transportation pur- poses by the state transportation department and for the receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of those loans from certain specified sources; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending section 10a (MCL 247.660a), as amended by 1992 PA 137. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 10a. (1) Annually the state transportation department 2 shall determine the miles of state trunk line highways, county 3 primary and local roads, and city and village major and local 4 streets transferred to and from state, county, city, TOWNSHIP, 5 CHARTER TOWNSHIP, or village jurisdiction during the preceding 6 period of July 1 to June 30. In each year after that determina- 7 tion, the transferred mileage shall be accumulated and added to 8 the mileage transferred in each subsequent July 1 to June 30 9 period. 10 (2) The current average revenue worth per mile of a county 11 primary road and a county local road shall be determined annually 12 by dividing the total county primary and local road mileages 13 respectively as of the first day of the preceding July 1 to June 14 30 period into the total amount of Michigan transportation funds 15 returned to counties pursuant to this act for use on county 05964'98 a 3 1 primary and local roads respectively during that period, except 2 money returned to counties pursuant to section 12(2) and (3). 3 (3) The total amount of money to be transferred from and to 4 the state trunk line fund, the counties, cities, TOWNSHIPS, 5 CHARTER TOWNSHIPS, and villages shall be determined annually by 6 multiplying the current revenue worth per mile of a county pri- 7 mary road and a county local road respectively by the number of 8 accumulated miles in each category transferred from and to state, 9 county, city, TOWNSHIP, CHARTER TOWNSHIP, or village 10 jurisdiction. If the transferred facility becomes classified as 11 part of the local road or street system of the receiving juris- 12 diction, the transfer of money shall be calculated on the basis 13 of the revenue worth per mile of a county local road. In any 14 other category of jurisdictional transfer, the transfer of money 15 shall be calculated on the basis of the revenue worth per mile of 16 a county primary road. 17 (4) For jurisdictional transfers made from the state to a 18 county, city, or village after July 1, 1992, the amount in the 19 state trunk line fund to be transferred shall be transferred to 20 the county, city, or village receiving jurisdiction. If the 21 transferred highway is then classified as part of the local road 22 or street system of the receiving jurisdiction, the transfer of 23 money to the receiving jurisdiction shall be calculated on the 24 basis of the revenue worth per mile of a county local road as 25 determined in subsection (2). If the transferred highway is then 26 classified as part of the primary road or major street system of 27 the receiving jurisdiction, the transfer of money to the 05964'98 a 4 1 receiving jurisdiction shall be calculated on the basis of the 2 revenue worth per mile of a county primary road as determined in 3 subsection (2). This subsection and subsection (5) shall not be 4 construed to effect AFFECT contracts entered into before or 5 after the effective date of this subsection JULY 15, 1992 pur- 6 suant to Act No. 166 of the Public Acts of 1965, being sections 7 408.551 to 408.558 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1965 PA 166, 8 MCL 408.551 TO 408.558, for the maintenance of a transferred 9 highway. 10 (5) In cities and villages with a population of 25,000 or 11 more, trunk line mileage that is transferred to local jurisdic- 12 tion after July 1, 1992 and is then classified as a major street 13 shall be certified at twice its measured length. 14 (6) The transfer of funds under this section shall be 15 included each year in the October appropriation of the Michigan 16 transportation fund. 17 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 18 effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ 19 (request no. 05964'98) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into 20 law. 05964'98 a Final page. TLG