S.B. 500: COMMITTEE SUMMARY SIGHTSEEING SEMITRAILERS
Senate Bill 500
Sponsor: Senator Walter H. North Committee: Transportation and Tourism
Date Completed: 5-16-95
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to provide that a truck tractor could haul up to four semitrailers to transport passengers on a train operated solely for sightseeing purposes. Under the Code, a truck tractor may not haul more than one trailer and one semitrailer or more than two trailers in combination at any one time, although exceptions apply to farm tractors and refuse haulers.
MCL 257.719 Legislative Analyst: S. Margules
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: B. Bowerman
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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.
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