HOUSE BILL No. 5468


     November 29, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Kilpatrick, Thomas, Allen, Lipsey, Wojno, McConico, Kolb, Scranton, Godchaux, Anderson, Woodward,
Switalski and Reeves and referred to the Committee on Commerce.


        A bill to amend 1982 PA 432, entitled

   "Motor bus transportation act,"

   by amending section 4 (MCL 474.104), as amended by 1989 PA 233.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 4.  (1)  This  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN

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      SUBSECTION (2), THIS act shall not apply to a motor carrier of

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      passengers that is any of the following:

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           (a) A county, city, township, or village as provided by law,

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      or other authority incorporated under  Act No. 55 of the Public

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      Acts of 1963, as amended, being sections 124.351 to 124.359 of

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      the Michigan Compiled Laws  1963 PA 55, MCL 124.351 TO 124.359.

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      Each authority and governmental agency incorporated under  Act

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      No. 55 of the Public Acts of 1963  1963 PA 55, MCL 124.351 TO

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      124.359, shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to determine its

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      own contemplated routes, hours of service, estimated transit


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      vehicle miles, costs of public transportation services, and

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      projected capital improvements or projects within its service

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      area.

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           (b) An authority incorporated under the  metropolitan trans-

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      portation authorities act of 1967, Act No. 204 of the Public Acts

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      of 1967, as amended, being sections 124.401 to 124.426 of the

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      Michigan Compiled Laws,  DETROIT AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION

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      AUTHORITY ACT or that operates a transportation service pursuant

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      to an interlocal agreement under the urban cooperation act of

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      1967,  Act No. 7 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1967,

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      as amended, being sections 124.501 to 124.512 of the Michigan

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      Compiled Laws  1967 (EX SESS) PA 7, MCL 124.501 TO 124.512.

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           (c) Operating under a contract entered into pursuant to  Act

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      No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1967, being sec-

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      tions 124.531 to 124.536 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or Act

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      No. 35 of the Public Acts of 1951, being sections 124.1 to 124.13

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      of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1967 (EX SESS) PA 8, MCL 124.531

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      TO 124.536, OR 1951 PA 35, MCL 124.1 TO 124.13.

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           (d) An authority incorporated under the public transporta-

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      tion authority act,  Act No. 196 of the Public Acts of 1986,

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      being sections 124.451 to 124.479 of the Michigan Compiled Laws

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      1986 PA 196, MCL 124.451 TO 124.479, or a nonprofit corporation

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      organized under the nonprofit corporation act,  Act No. 162 of

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      the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 450.2101 to 450.3192 of

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      the Michigan Compiled Laws  1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 TO

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      450.3192, that provides transportation services.





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           (e) An authority financing public improvements to

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      transportation systems under the revenue bond act of 1933,  Act

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      No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1933, being sections 141.101 to

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      141.140 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 TO

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      141.140.

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           (2) A motor carrier of passengers exempt under

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      subsection (1) shall operate under the requirements of this act

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      when operating outside of the political subdivisions permitted by

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      the authorizing statute, AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT UNDER THE URBAN

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      COOPERATION ACT OF 1967, 1967 (EX SESS) PA 7, MCL 124.501 TO

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      124.512, or the contract required by the authorizing statute.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5467

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      (request no. 02196'01) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

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      law.



























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