TRAFFIC SIGNS & SIGNAL INSTALLATION H.B. 4602 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 4602 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Representative Philip LaJoy
House Committee: Transportation
Senate Committee: Transportation
CONTENT
The bill would amend Public Act 51 of 1951, the Michigan Transportation Fund law, to include traffic sign and signal device installation and replacement in the term "preservation", rather than "routine maintenance".
Under the Act, "preservation" means an activity undertaken to preserve the integrity of the existing roadway system, and includes maintenance, reconstruction, and other activities. "Maintenance" means routine maintenance, preventive maintenance, or both. "Routine maintenance" means actions performed on a regular or controllable basis or in response to uncontrollable events upon a highway, road, street, or bridge, and currently includes the repair, replacement, or operation of traffic signal systems, and the installation of traffic signs and signal devices. The bill would delete the reference to replacement of traffic signal systems, and would include installing traffic signs and signal devices in new locations and replacing existing signal devices in the term "preservation".
MCL 247.660c Legislative Analyst: Julie Koval
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 5-18-05 Fiscal Analyst: Craig Thiel
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. hb4602/0506