June 8, 2005, Introduced by Senator JOHNSON and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 106, entitled
"Highway advertising act of 1972,"
by amending the title and section 7 (MCL 252.307), the title as
amended by 1998 PA 464 and section 7 as amended by 1998 PA 533.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
An act to provide for the licensing, regulation, control, and
prohibition of outdoor advertising adjacent to certain roads and
highways; to prescribe powers and duties of certain state agencies
and officials; to promulgate rules; to make appropriations; to
provide remedies and prescribe penalties for violations; and to
repeal acts and parts of acts.
Sec. 7. (1) A permit fee is payable annually in advance, to be
credited to the state trunk line fund. The initial fee for each new
billboard
is $100.00, for
the first year except that signs in
existence prior to a highway's change in designation or
jurisdiction which would require signs to be permitted shall only
be required to pay the permit renewal amount as provided in
subsection (2). The department shall establish an annual expiration
date for each permit and may change the expiration date of existing
permits to spread the permit renewal activity over the year. Permit
fees may be prorated the first year. An application for the renewal
of a permit shall be filed with the department at least 30 days
before the expiration date.
(2)
For Beginning on the
effective date of the amendatory
act
that amended this section, for signs greater
than 8 square
feet
and up to and including 300 square
feet, the annual permit
renewal
fee is $25.00 $75.00. For signs greater than 300 square
feet,
the annual permit renewal fee is $40.00 $120.00. Signs of
the service club and religious category as defined in rules
promulgated by the department are not subject to an annual renewal
fee.
(3) The billboard administration fund is created. All permit
fees charged under this section are credited to this fund. Assets
in the fund shall be used for administration and enforcement of
this act.