HOUSE BILL No. 4286


     February 11, 1997, Introduced by Rep. Willard and referred to the Committee on Marine Affairs and Port Development.


        A bill to amend 1921 PA 246, entitled

   "An act to regulate the service, rates, fares and charges of car-
   riers by water within this state,"

   (MCL 460.201 to 460.206) by adding section 7.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 7.  (1) IF A CARRIER BY WATER REGULATED BY THIS ACT

 2    DISCONTINUES SERVICE TO AN AREA THAT IS DEPENDENT ON THE REGU-

 3    LATED SERVICE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT, PASSENGERS, OR

 4    EXPRESS, THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL DECLARE THE

 5    AREA TO BE IN A STATE OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY.

 6         (2) IF A STATE OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY IS DECLARED UNDER

 7    SUBSECTION (1), THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SHALL IMPLE-

 8    MENT AN EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THE AREA CONTIN-

 9    UES TO RECEIVE CARRIER SERVICE.





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 1         (3) THE EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED UNDER

 2    SUBSECTION (2) SHALL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE AREA

 3    UNTIL AN ALTERNATIVE CARRIER PROVIDER IS ESTABLISHED.


















































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