April 13, 2016, Introduced by Senator SHIRKEY and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
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
classification; 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
transportation fund and the use and administration of the fund for
transportation purposes; to promote safe and efficient travel for
motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other legal
users of roads, streets, and highways; 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
purposes; to set up and establish the Michigan truck safety
commission; to establish certain standards for road contracts for
certain businesses; to provide for the continuing review of
transportation needs within the state; to authorize the state
transportation 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 appropriations
and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads; to
authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to provide
for the establishment and administration of the state trunk line
fund, local bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and
certain other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk
line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive 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 submission 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 officials; to provide for the making of loans
for transportation purposes 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 sections 1h and 1i (MCL 247.651h and 247.651i), section
1h as amended by 2008 PA 501 and section 1i as added by 2001 PA
259.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1h. (1) The department shall develop and implement a
life-cycle cost analysis for each project for which total pavement
costs exceed $1,000,000.00 funded in whole, or in part, with state
funds. The department shall design and award paving projects
utilizing material having the lowest life-cycle cost, and shall
consider the entire life-cycle cost of the project and not just the
initial cost of the project in designing and awarding paving
projects. All pavement design life shall ensure that state funds
are utilized as efficiently as possible.
(2) As used in this section, "life-cycle cost" means the total
of the cost of the initial project plus all anticipated costs for
subsequent maintenance, repair, or resurfacing over the life of the
pavement.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, life-cycle
cost shall compare equivalent designs and shall be based upon
Michigan's actual historic project maintenance, repair, and
resurfacing schedules and costs as recorded by the pavement
management system, and shall include estimates of user costs
throughout the entire pavement life.
(4) For pavement projects for which there are no relevant
Michigan actual historic project maintenance, repair, and
resurfacing schedules and costs as recorded by the pavement
management
system, the department may use actual either of the
following as a substitute for the requirements listed in subsection
(3):
(a) Actual historical and comparable data for reasonably
equivalent
designs from states with similar climates, soil
structures,
or vehicle traffic.another
state or a foreign country
that otherwise comply with the laws of this state.
(b) Pursuant to an express written request from the director
of the department and subject to legislative approval by passage of
a concurrent resolution, sufficiently successful preliminary
results from a lawful demonstration project currently underway as
described in section 1i.
Sec. 1i. (1) Notwithstanding section 1h and subject to
subsection
(5), the department may conduct not
more than 4 10
pavement demonstration projects each year to evaluate new
construction methods, materials, or design for highways, roads, or
streets to be used by motor vehicles, no more than 4 of which may
be conducted for the purposes described in subsection (2)(b) and
(c). The department may offer or conduct a pavement demonstration
project that may be all or a portion of that project using either
concrete or asphalt as determined by the department. Each
demonstration project shall include measurable goals and objectives
for determining the success of that project. The department shall
measure the interim success of each demonstration project each year
and make a final report for each demonstration project following
the demonstration life of the project, which may be shorter than
the actual pavement life of the material used for the project, that
assesses the cost-effectiveness and performance of the pavement
materials and design used in the project and compares the results
to the pavement material identified under the department's standard
pavement selection process.
(2) Demonstration projects shall be selected using any of the
following criteria:
(a) Pavement designs intended to increase pavement life
expectancy in a manner that will result in lowered life-cycle
costs.
(b) Pavement designs intended to improve performance,
including, but not limited to, friction, surface stress, reduction
of noise, and improvement of ride quality.
(c) Comparisons of performance of various types of pavement.
(3) The total cost of contracts awarded for demonstration
projects under this section using asphalt and concrete shall not
exceed
a difference of more than 20% 40%
between the respective
paving materials in any consecutive 2-year period. Nothing in this
subsection requires, or shall be construed to require, that any
individual demonstration project be duplicated with both of the
respective paving materials. As used in this subsection, "total
costs" means the initial engineer's estimated costs of the pavement
design portion of the project.
(4) The director shall provide an annual report, not later
than February 1 of each year, to the senate and house of
representatives transportation standing committees and the senate
and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on
transportation regarding the status of each demonstration project.
(5) A lack of Michigan actual historic project maintenance,
repair, and resurfacing schedules and costs as recorded by the
pavement management system does not preclude the department from
conducting a pavement demonstration project under this section.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.