DRIVING & PASSING LANE SIGNS S.B. 1127: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Senate Bill 1127 (as introduced 3-9-06)
Sponsor: Senator Valde Garcia
Committee: Transportation
Date Completed: 6-6-06
CONTENT
The bill would amend Public Act 205 of 1941, which governs limited access highways, to require the Michigan Department of Transportation to post on each four-line highway subject to the Act signs indicating that the right lane of a four-lane highway is for driving and the left lane is for passing.
The signs would have to be placed at the Michigan border of each four-lane highway subject to the Act and at other locations of each four-lane highway subject to the Act that the Department considered appropriate. The Department would have to determine the size and design of the signs.
MCL 252.52 Legislative Analyst: Julie Koval
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would cost the State an indeterminate amount depending on the number and size of road signs the State Transportation Department determined were necessary. The costs for the signs would be paid by the State Trunkline Fund.
Fiscal Analyst: Jessica Runnels
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. 1127/0506