HOUSE BILL No. 5050


     October 26, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Garcia, Julian, Howell, Caul, Rick Johnson,
Mortimer, Middaugh, Shulman, Hart and Vander Roest and referred to the Committee on
Transportation.


        A bill to regulate the erection of certain signs or markers

   by road agencies for certain purposes.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1.  A road agency shall only provide for the erection

 2    of signs or markers for the purpose of naming or renaming a high-

 3    way, street, or road or a portion of a highway, street, or road

 4    within its jurisdiction in honor of a specific individual or

 5    organization if sufficient private contributions are received to

 6    completely cover the cost of erecting the signs or markers for

 7    that purpose.

 8         Sec. 2.  As used in this act, "road agency" means the state

 9    transportation department, a county road commission or the county

10    executive or other agency acting as the county road commission,

11    or a city or village that has jurisdiction over a highway,

12    street, or road.


   03407'99                                                 TJS