state of michigan
100th Legislature
Regular session of 2019
Introduced by Reps. Markkanen, LaFave and Cambensy
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4120
AN ACT to amend
1909 PA 283, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws
relating to the establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing,
altering, improvement, maintenance, and use of the public highways and private
roads; the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building,
repairing and preservation of bridges; maintaining public access to waterways
under certain conditions; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, and
cutting weeds and brush within this state; providing for the election or appointment
and defining the powers, duties, and compensation of state, county, township,
and district highway officials; and to prescribe penalties and provide
remedies,” by amending section 10 of chapter IV (MCL 224.10), as amended by
2004 PA 516.
The People of the
State of Michigan enact:
CHAPTER IV
Sec. 10. (1) The clerk and the members of a
board of county road commissioners are subject to 1968 PA 317, MCL 15.321 to
15.330.
(2) The board of
county road commissioners shall employ a competent county highway engineer who
shall make surveys ordered by the board, prepare plans and specifications for
roads, bridges, and culverts, and exercise general supervision over
construction to insure that the plans and
specifications are strictly followed. Two or more adjoining counties may employ
the same engineer, if the work in 1 or more of the counties is not enough to
employ the whole time of the engineer. The engineer employed by the board shall
be known as the county highway engineer.
(3) The board may
also engage other professional and consultant services as it considers
necessary to implement this act and promote efficiency and economy in the
operation of the county road system. The board may also employ other necessary
laborers and may purchase machines, tools, appliances, and materials that it
considers necessary or convenient for the performance of work by the laborers.
In cases involving the expenditure of an amount greater than $15,000.00 for the
purchase of machines, tools, appliances, and materials, the board of county
road commissioners shall advertise for sealed proposals for the machines,
tools, appliances, and materials proposed to be purchased, except under
emergency conditions, in which case the limit must not exceed $50,000.00. All
purchases made under this section must be compiled separately for purposes of
board approval. The board shall advertise for sealed
proposals for the purchase of passenger vehicles and trucks weighing less than
5,000 pounds. The board may purchase surplus properties from the state and
federal governments without advertising for sealed proposals.
(4) Each county
road commission shall take all reasonable steps to ensure minority business
enterprises have the equal opportunity to compete and perform contracts or
purchases of services, or both, for the county road commission. The county road
commission shall issue a plan for implementing this subsection.
(5) Except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, a county road commission may enter into
a contract or agreement for the purchase of real or personal property for
public purposes, to be paid for in installments over a period not to exceed 15 years
or the useful life of the property acquired, whichever is less. A county road
commission for a county with a population of less than 100,000 may enter into a
contract or agreement for the purchase of real or personal property for public
purposes, to be paid for in installments over a period not to exceed 30 years
or the useful life of the property acquired, whichever is less. Real or personal
property purchased under this act may serve as collateral in support of the
purchase, contract, or agreement.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved___________________________________________
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Governor