Bill Text: MI SB0958 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Transportation; school vehicles; waiver of fees under and exemption from motor bus transportation act under certain circumstances; provide for. Amends sec. 23 of 1982 PA 432 (MCL 474.123).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-12-30 - Assigned Pa 0458'16 12/30/16 Addenda [SB0958 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SB0958-Enrolled.html
STATE OF MICHIGAN
98TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
Introduced by Senators Schmidt, Casperson and Stamas
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 958
AN ACT to amend 1982 PA 432, entitled “An act to regulate persons who transport passengers by motor bus; to prescribe powers and duties for the state transportation department; to impose certain fees; and to impose penalties,” by amending section 23 (MCL 474.123), as amended by 1989 PA 233.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 23. (1) The department may grant an emergency certificate of authority to a motor carrier if there is an immediate and urgent need for the transportation of passengers to a point or between points within this state. An emergency certificate of authority granted by the department under this section, unless suspended or revoked for good cause, is valid for the time specified by the department.
(2) The department may waive any or all applicable fees or other requirements under this act for a certificate granted under subsection (1).
(3) The department may exempt a motor carrier that is providing transportation to or from a special event of statewide significance from this act.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person that operates a streetcar, trolley, light rail vehicle, or tram as part of a public transportation system and is not otherwise considered a motor carrier under this act is not a motor carrier for purposes of this act and is exempt from this act.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved
Governor
