OFFICER SCOTT FLAHIVE MEM. HWY                                                       S.B. 527 (S-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 527 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Senator Roger Victory

Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Memorial Highway Act to do the following:

-- Exclude the portion of Highway US-31 beginning at the intersection with Robbins Road in the city of Grand Haven and continuing north to the intersection with Jackson Street from its current designation as a portion of the "Blue Star Memorial Highway".

-- Designate the portion of Highway US-31, also known as Beacon Boulevard, beginning at the intersection with Robbins Road in the city of Grand Haven and continuing north to the intersection with Jackson Street, as the "Officer Scott Flahive Memorial Highway".

Currently, the portion of Highway US-31 beginning at the border between Michigan and Indiana in Berrien County and extending to the Straits of Mackinac at the county line of Emmet and Cheboygan Counties is known as the "Blue Star Memorial Highway". The bill would exclude the portion of Highway US-31 beginning at the intersection with Robbins Road in the city of Grand Haven and continuing north to the intersection with Jackson Street from this designation.

MCL 250.1011 et al.                                                  Legislative Analyst: Tyler VanHuyse

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  10-21-19                                            Fiscal Analyst:  Michael Siracuse

This 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.