HOUSE BILL NO. 6475
December 02, 2020, Introduced by Rep. LaGrand
and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1941 PA 205, entitled
"An act to provide for the construction, establishment, opening, use, discontinuing, vacating, closing, altering, improvement, and maintenance of limited access highways and facilities ancillary to those highways; to permit the acquiring of property and property rights and the closing or other treatment of intersecting roads for these purposes; to provide for the borrowing of money and for the issuing of bonds or notes payable from special funds for the acquisition, construction or improvement of such highways; and to provide for the receipt and expenditure of funds generated from the facilities,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 252.52), as amended by 2002 PA 150.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 2. (1) The
state transportation department, a board of county road commissioners, or a
city or village, acting alone or in cooperation with each other or with a
federal, state, or local agency having authority to participate in the
construction and maintenance of highways, may establish, open, discontinue,
vacate, close, alter, improve, maintain, and provide for the public use of
limited access highways, subject to section 1(i) of 1925 PA 352, MCL 213.171.
(2) The state transportation department shall allow only the
installation of vending machines at selected sites on the limited access
highway system to dispense food, drink, and other articles that the state
transportation department determines appropriate. The state transportation
department shall allow only the installation of vending machines at selected
travel information centers. Following a 2-year trial period, the state transportation department shall use its
discretion with the advice of the commission
for the blind bureau of services for blind
persons to allow only vending machines at other locations on the
limited access highway system. The vending machines shall
must be operated solely by the commission for the blind, bureau of services for blind persons, which is
designated as the state licensing agency under section
2(a)(5) of chapter 638, 49 Stat. 1559, 20 U.S.C. 107a. 20 USC 107a. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, no other commercial enterprise shall
must be authorized or conducted
within or on a property acquired for or
designated as a limited access highway. The commission
for the blind bureau of services for blind
persons shall require evidence of liability insurance and monitor
compliance as it pertains to only vending machines in the designated areas, holding harmless and shall hold the state transportation department harmless.
(3) In conjunction with the exemption granted by federal law
from the restrictions contained in section 111 of
title 23 of the United States Code, 23 U.S.C. 111, and under 23 USC 111, as described in the "manual Manual
on uniform traffic control
devices Uniform Traffic Control Devices
for streets Streets and highways",
Highways", U.S. department Department
of transportation Transportation and federal
highway administration, Federal
Highway Administration, part 2g (LOGOS), this section does not
prohibit the use of facilities located in part on the right-of-way of I-94 in
the vicinity of the interchange of I-94 and I-69 business loop/I-94 business
loop for the sale of only those articles which
that are for export and
consumption outside the United States.
(4) This section does not prohibit the use of facilities located
in the vicinity of the international bridge International Bridge in the city of Sault Ste. Marie
for the sale of only those articles which
that are for export and
consumption outside the United States to the extent that the use is not
restricted by federal law.
(5) This section does not prohibit the operation of customs
brokering facilities on state owned property available for that use at the
sites of the blue water bridge Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron and the international bridge International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie.
(6) The state transportation department may enter into a
lease for facilities described in subsection (3), (4), or (5). , the The revenue from the
lease for facilities described in subsection (3), (4), or (5) which shall must be deposited in
into the state trunk line fund if
attributable to the blue water bridge Blue Water Bridge site or in
into the fund created under
section 7 of 1954 PA 99, MCL 254.227, if attributable to the international bridge International Bridge site.
(7) This section does not prohibit the use of facilities
located at rest areas or welcome centers to distribute, either directly or
through electronic technologies, free travel related information or assistance,
or both, to the traveling public if the distribution is approved by the state
transportation department.
(8) The state transportation department may enter into
agreements for the activities described in subsection (7).
, the revenue Revenue from which
shall the activities described in
subsection (7) must be deposited in the state trunk line fund established under section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661.
(9) The state transportation department may enter into
agreements to authorize the use of property acquired for or designated as a
limited access highway or acquired for or designated for ancillary purposes for
the installation, operation, and maintenance of commercial or noncommercial
electronic devices and related structures so long as the electronic devices and
related structures are intended to assist in providing travel related
information to motorists who subscribe to travel related information services,
the public, or the state transportation department. All revenue generated by
the agreements shall must
be deposited in the state trunk line fund. The state
transportation department may accept facilities or in-kind services to be used
for public purposes in lieu of, or in addition to, monetary compensation.
(10) This section does not prohibit the use of logo signage
within the right-of-way of limited access highways. For
purposes of this subsection, "logo signage" means a sign containing
the trademark or other symbol that identifies a business in a manner and at
locations approved by the state transportation department. The
state transportation department may enter into agreements to allow logo
signage, and any revenue received by the state transportation department under
this subsection shall must be deposited into the state trunk line fund
established under section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661.
As used in this section, "logo signage" means a sign that contains
the trademark or other symbol that identifies a business in a manner and at
locations approved by the state transportation department.
(11) At the request of a hospital that provides 24-hour
emergency care, the state transportation department shall place and maintain
signs on all limited access highways that indicate exits that are within 2
miles of that hospital. The signs shall indicate the name of the hospital or
the name of the nonprofit corporation that owns or operates the hospital and
the exit number of the exit that is within the 2 miles of the hospital. At
least 1 sign shall must
be placed for each exit that is within 2 miles of a requesting
hospital that provides 24-hour emergency care. The cost of placing and
maintaining the sign shall must be paid by the hospital requesting the signs.
The state transportation department shall adopt guidelines specifying that
specify the size, shape, design, number, and placement of the
signs authorized under this subsection. The state transportation department
shall not remove signs on limited access highways that exist on the effective date of the amendatory act that
added this subsection July
23, 2001, and that indicate exits within 10 miles of a hospital
that provides 24-hour emergency care but that do not otherwise satisfy the
requirements of this subsection. As used in this subsection, "hospital"
means a health facility that is licensed as
a hospital under part 215 article 17 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368,
MCL 333.21501 to 333.21568.333.20101 to 333.22260.
(12) The state transportation department may install, operate, and maintain or allow the installation, operation, and maintenance of charging stations for electric vehicles at selected sites on limited access highway rest areas or travel information centers. The state transportation department may enter into a lease for the installation or operation of the charging station. Revenue from a lease entered into under this subsection must be deposited into the state trunk line fund established under section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661. The state transportation department shall identify specific selected sites on the limited highway system or specific selected travel information centers that are best suited for electric vehicle charging stations.