HOUSE BILL No. 6527


     December 3, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Jamnick and Gilbert and referred to the Committee on Transportation.


        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 clas-
   sification; 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 trans-
   portation fund and the use and administration of the fund for
   transportation purposes; 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 pur-
   poses; to set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commis-
   sion; to establish certain standards for road contracts for cer-
   tain businesses; to provide for the continuing review of trans-
   portation needs within the state; to authorize the state trans-
   portation 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 appropria-
   tions and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads;
   to authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to pro-
   vide for the establishment and administration of the state trunk
   line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation
   fund, and certain other funds; to provide for the deposits in the
   state trunk line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive


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   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 submis-
   sion 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 offi-
   cials; to provide for the making of loans for transportation pur-
   poses by the state transportation department and for the receipt
   and repayment by local units and agencies of those loans from
   certain specified sources; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"

   by amending section 19 (MCL 247.669).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 19.  (1)  The  EXCEPT AS MAY BE PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN

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        THIS SECTION, THE board of county road commissioners in each  of

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        the several counties  COUNTY shall, within 1 year from  the

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        effective date of this act  JUNE 1, 1951, complete the taking

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        over as county roads of all roads, streets, and alleys

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         heretofore  required to be taken over as county roads  by the

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        provisions of Act No.  130 of the Public Acts of 1931, as

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        amended, being sections 247.1 to 247.13, inclusive, of the

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        Compiled Laws of 1948  UNDER FORMER 1931 PA 130.  Said  THE

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        board of county road commissioners in each  of the several

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        counties  COUNTY shall take over as county roads all streets and

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        alleys lying outside the limits of incorporated cities and vil-

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        lages and dedicated to the public in recorded plats approved by

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         said  THE board of county road commissioners, within 30 days

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        after the recording of the plat or  the effective date of this

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        act  JUNE 1, 1951, whichever  may be the  IS later. 
    Such

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        dedicated  DEDICATED streets and alleys, when taken over by the


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        county road commission, shall be  county roads in all respects

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        and for all purposes and shall be  classified as county primary

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        roads or county local roads  pursuant to the provisions of  UNDER

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        this act.

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             (2) A CHARTER TOWNSHIP WITH A POPULATION OF 35,000 OR MORE

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        MAY ASSUME JURISDICTION OF THE COUNTY PRIMARY, SEASONAL, AND

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        LOCAL ROADS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP BOUNDARIES IF ALL OF THE FOLLOW-

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        ING EVENTS OCCUR:

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             (A) A MAJORITY OF ELECTORS IN THE TOWNSHIP VOTE TO ASSUME

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        JURISDICTION OF THE ROADS.

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             (B) THE TOWNSHIP BOARD ADOPTS A RESOLUTION TO ASSUME JURIS-

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        DICTION OF THE ROADS.

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             (C) THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADOPTS A RESOLUTION

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        APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF THE ROADS.

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             Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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        effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 6528

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        (request no. 06559'02 *) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

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        law.





















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