September 6, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Kooiman, Farhat, Proos, Vander Veen, Green, Booher, Stahl, Hansen, Moolenaar, Gillard, Lipsey, Sheen, Hoogendyk, Hildenbrand, Huizenga, Walker, Pearce, Wenke, Shaffer, Caul, Kahn, Nitz, Palsrok and Ball and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1964 PA 286, entitled
"An act to provide for the organization, powers, and duties of the
state transportation commission and the state transportation
department; to provide for the appointment, powers, and duties of
the state transportation director; to abolish the office of state
highway commissioner and the commissioner's advisory board and to
transfer their powers and duties; to provide for penalties and
remedies; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 247.803).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. (1) The governor with the advice and consent of the
senate shall appoint the first members of the commission for terms
of 1, 2, 3, and 4 years, commencing on July 1, 1964. Except for
terms commenced before the effective date of section 6a, the term
of office of a member of the commission shall be for 3 years.
Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by the governor for the
unexpired terms. Each member shall give to the people of the state
a bond in the penal sum of $25,000.00, with sureties approved by
the state treasurer, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the
duties of his or her office, the premium to be paid from the state
transportation fund.
(2) The governor shall appoint commission members to assure
that the commissioners are selected equitably among the department
of transportation regions. To assure equitable geographic
representation, the governor shall appoint no more than 2
commissioners from any 1 transportation region.