SENATE BILL NO. 565
May 4, 1999, Introduced by Senators SCHWARZ and SIKKEMA and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Tourism. A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending section 676a (MCL 257.676a), as amended by 1998 PA 224. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 676a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this sec- 2 tion, a person, firm, or corporation who sells or offers for 3 sale, or displays or attempts to display for sale, goods, wares, 4 produce, fruit, vegetables, or merchandise within the 5 right-of-way of a highway outside of the corporate limits of a 6 city or village, or within the right-of-way of a state trunk line 7 highway, is responsible for a civil infraction. 8 (2) This section does not interfere with a permanently 9 established business that, as of September 27, 1957, was located 10 on or partially on private property or grant to the owner of that 02790'99 a TLG 2 1 business additional rights or authority that the owner did not 2 possess on September 27, 1957, or diminish the legal rights or 3 duties of the authority having jurisdiction of the right-of-way. 4 (3) In conjunction with the exemption granted by federal law 5 from the restrictions contained in section 111 of title 23 of the 6 United States Code, 23 U.S.C. 111, and described in the "manual 7 on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways", 8 U.S. department of transportation and federal highway administra- 9 tion, part 2g (LOGOS), this section does not prohibit the use of 10 a facility located in part on the right-of-way of I-94 in the 11 vicinity of the interchange of I-94 and I-69 business loop/I-94 12 business loop for the sale of only those articles which are for 13 export and consumption outside the United States. 14 (4) The state transportation department shall conduct a 15 study for a period of not less than 3 years to evaluate the 16 potential benefit to the traveling public of logo signing within 17 the right-of-way of limited access highways. Not later than 18 December 31, 1998, the state transportation department shall 19 issue a written report on the study, which shall include the eco- 20 nomic impact of logo signing on the outdoor advertising industry, 21 the benefits of logo signing to the motoring public and local 22 businesses, the acceptance of logo signing by the motoring 23 public, and the proposed standards for logo signing recommended 24 by the state transportation commission. The study shall include 25 a pilot program for logo signing at not more than 60 26 interchanges. However, not less than 30 days before the 27 implementation date of the pilot program, any proposed agreement 02790'99 a 3 1 specifying a location for the pilot program shall be reported to 2 the senate and house of representatives standing committees that 3 consider transportation-related legislation. THIS SECTION DOES 4 NOT PROHIBIT THE USE OF LOGO SIGNAGE WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF 5 LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "LOGO 6 SIGNAGE" MEANS A SIGN CONTAINING THE TRADEMARK OR OTHER SYMBOL 7 THAT IDENTIFIES A BUSINESS IN A MANNER AND AT LOCATIONS APPROVED 8 BY THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. Any revenue received by 9 the state transportation department under this subsection shall 10 be deposited into the Michigan transportation fund established 11 under section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. 12 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 13 effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ 14 (request no. 01177'99) of the 90th Legislature is enacted into 15 law. 02790'99 a Final page. TLG