Bill Text: MI HB4644 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Traffic control; traffic regulation; annual multiple trip permit for vehicles; allow. Amends sec. 725 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.725).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-02-13 - Assigned Pa 17'18 With Immediate Effect [HB4644 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4644-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4644
May 23, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Cole, Rendon, Hoitenga, Hornberger, Allor, Dianda and Chirkun and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 725 (MCL 257.725), as amended by 2016 PA 454.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 725. (1) Upon receipt of a written application and good
cause being shown, a jurisdictional authority may issue a written
special permit authorizing an applicant to operate upon or remove
from a highway maintained by that jurisdictional authority a
vehicle or combination of vehicles that are any of the following:
(a) Of a size, weight, or load exceeding the maximum specified
in this chapter.
(b) Otherwise not in conformity with this chapter.
(2) The application for a special permit shall be on a form
prescribed by the jurisdictional authority and shall specifically
describe the vehicle or vehicles and load to be operated or moved
and the particular highways upon which the special permit to
operate is requested.
(3) A jurisdictional authority may issue a special permit and
charge a fee that does not exceed the administrative costs incurred
authorizing the operation of the following upon a highway:
(a) Traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with
transverse corrugations upon the periphery of those movable tracks
on farm tractors.
(b) Other farm machinery otherwise prohibited under this
chapter.
(c) A vehicle of a size or weight otherwise prohibited under
this chapter that is hauling farm machinery to or from a farm.
(4) A special permit shall specify the trip or trips and date
or dates for which it is valid and the jurisdictional authority
granting the special permit may restrict or prescribe conditions of
operation of a vehicle or vehicles, if necessary, to protect the
safety of the public or to ensure against undue damage to the road
foundations, surfaces, structures, or installations, and may
require a reasonable inspection fee and other security as that
jurisdictional authority determines necessary to compensate for
damages caused by the movement. A special permit may be issued on
an annual basis. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
fee charged by the state transportation department for an
intrastate or an out-of-state vehicle for a single trip shall be
$50.00 and for multiple trips or on an annual basis shall be
$100.00.
$264.00. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
fee charged by a jurisdictional authority other than the state
transportation department for an intrastate or an out-of-state
vehicle for a single trip shall be not more than $50.00 and for
multiple trips or on an annual basis shall be not more than
$100.00. Effective October 1, 1998, the fee charged by a
jurisdictional authority other than the state transportation
department for a special permit under this subsection shall be the
fee charged on September 30, 1997. The fee charged by a
jurisdictional authority other than the state transportation
department for a special permit under this subsection may be
increased above the amount charged on September 30, 1997 subject to
the maximums allowed by this subsection subject to a prior public
hearing with reasonable notice. However, the fee charged by a
jurisdictional authority other than the state transportation
department for a special permit under this subsection that is more
than $50.00 for a single trip or that is more than $100.00 for
multiple trips or on an annual basis, or both, on September 30,
1997 shall not be increased.
(5) The fee charged by the state transportation department for
an intrastate or an out-of-state vehicle or combination of vehicles
that exceed the maximum size specified in this chapter but do not
exceed the maximum weight or load specified in this chapter or are
otherwise not in conformity with this chapter shall be $15.00 for a
single
trip and $30.00 $264.00 for multiple trips or on an annual
basis. The fees charged under this subsection may be increased not
more than once each year based on the percentage increase in the
United States consumer price index for all urban consumers for the
immediately preceding 12-month period rounded to the nearest whole
dollar. This subsection takes effect October 1, 1998.
(6) The fee charged by a jurisdictional authority other than
the state transportation department for an intrastate or an out-of-
state vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size exceeding the
maximum specified in this chapter but not exceeding the maximum
weight or load specified in this chapter shall not exceed the
administrative costs incurred by that jurisdictional authority in
issuing the permit. This subsection takes effect October 1, 1998.
(7) A special permit issued under this section shall be
carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it
refers and shall be open to inspection by a police officer or
authorized agent of a jurisdictional authority granting the special
permit. A person shall not violate any of the terms or conditions
of the special permit.
(8) A person who violates this section is responsible for a
civil infraction.
(9) A jurisdictional authority issuing a special permit to
move a mobile home under this section and a person who is issued a
special permit to move a mobile home under this section are subject
to section 719a.
(10) Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a
jurisdictional authority to impose fees upon or enact regulations
regarding a vehicle or combination of vehicles engaged in
silvicultural operations if the vehicle or combination of vehicles
is not in excess of the size, weight, or load maximums specified in
this chapter and is otherwise in conformity with this chapter. This
subsection does not excuse a vehicle or combination of vehicles
engaged in silvicultural operations from the seasonal weight
reductions described in section 722.
(11) A jurisdictional authority shall allow an applicant to
obtain an annual multiple trip permit under this section for a
power unit without requiring a separate permit for each individual
piece of equipment carried by that power unit.
(12) All of the following apply to an annual multiple trip
permit issued under this section:
(a) The permit may be stored and presented by the holder of
the permit using a mobile device.
(b) The permit shall provide that the vehicle for which it is
issued may only travel in the extreme right-hand lane available for
travel unless passing a slower-moving vehicle or for other safety
reasons.
(c) The permit shall not contain any restrictions on daily
operating hours and shall only include Memorial Day weekend and
Labor Day weekend as restricted holidays. Except as otherwise
provided in this subdivision, the permit shall not restrict travel
on weekends.
(d) The permit shall not require travel below the posted speed
limit.
(e) The permit shall not require the applicant to input a
route or obtain approval of a route when applying for or operating
under the permit.
(f) The permit shall require the applicant to display a red
light and an orange flag or cloth, or a red light and a red flag or
cloth, after sunset in the manner provided in section 693.
(13) (11)
As used in this section,
"jurisdictional authority"
means the state transportation department, a county road
commission, or a local authority having jurisdiction over a highway
upon which a vehicle is proposed to be moved pursuant to a permit
required under this section.
