Bill Text: MI SB0140 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Transportation: authorities; designation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by agency having jurisdiction over the highway; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-16 - Referred To Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure [SB0140 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-SB0140-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 140
February 16, 2021, Introduced by Senator
MCMORROW and referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
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; to investigate and study the tolling of roads, streets, highways, or bridges; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 247.651), as amended by 2012 PA 390.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1. (1) The
state trunk line highway system of this state consists of all roads, streets,
and highways, either located within or outside the limits of incorporated
cities and villages, now or hereafter constituted that are made state trunk line highways under the
laws of this state. The director of the department may establish subordinate
classifications or groupings of state trunk line highways as the department deems considers
necessary or desirable for proper administration of the state
trunk line highway system. Additions to and deletions from the state trunk line
highway system may be made in the manner prescribed by
law. by the director of the
department. All roads, streets, and highways included in the
state trunk line highway system shall be known and may be referred to for all
purposes as state trunk line highways.
(2) The department or a local road agency may enter into an
operating license agreement with a regional transit authority to operate a
public transit system on the streets and highways of this state as provided for
in state law enacted after January 1, 2012. As part of such an operating
license agreement, the department or local road agency may
designate 1 or more lanes of a street or highway as a dedicated public transit
lane. A dedicated public transit lane may be reserved for the exclusive use of
public transit vehicles operated by a regional transit authority during periods
determined by the department or the local road agency, except that a dedicated
public transit lane shall must be made available at all times to emergency
services vehicles. Lanes A lane designated and marked as a dedicated public transit lanes
lane by the department or a local
road agency under an operating license agreement with a regional transit
authority are is
subject to the same provisions as a
high-occupancy vehicle lanes
lane under the Michigan vehicle
code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923.
(3) The
department may designate a lane on a highway for the exclusive use of
high-occupancy vehicles or other classes of vehicles determined by the
department, during a period determined by the department, by filing a traffic
control order and installing appropriate traffic control devices.
(4) As used in
this act:
(a)
"High-occupancy vehicle" means that term as defined in section 20b of
the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.20b.
(b) "Traffic
control devices" means that term as defined in section 70 of the Michigan
vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.70.
(c) "Traffic control order" means that term as defined in section 71 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.71.
