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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.661c - Construction or Preservation Projects to Be Performed by Contract Awarded by Competitive Bidding; Other Method; Findings; Report; "Local Road Agency" Defined.

247.661c Construction or preservation projects to be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding; other method; findings; report; "local road agency" defined.
Sec. 11c.
(1) All construction projects of the department concerning highways, streets, roads, and bridges, whose cost exceeds $100,000.00 for construction or preservation as defined in section 10c, shall be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding unless the department affirmatively finds that under the circumstances relating to those projects, some other method is in the public interest. The director of the department shall report his or her findings to the state transportation commission 90 days before work is commenced and promptly in writing to the appropriations committees of the senate and house of representatives. However, in a case in which the department determines emergency action is required, the reports need not be filed before a contract is awarded but shall be promptly filed.
(2) All construction projects of a local road agency whose costs exceed $100,000.00 for construction or preservation, excluding maintenance, shall be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding unless the local road agency affirmatively finds that under the circumstances relating to those projects, some other method is in the public interest. Installation or upgrading of advanced traffic management and signals is exempt from this subsection. A county road commission shall report its findings before work is commenced in writing to the county board of commissioners of that county. A city or village shall report its findings before work is commenced in writing to the governing elected body of that city or village. As used in this subsection, "local road agency" means that term as defined in section 9a.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 438, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 294, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1993 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 79, Eff. July 28, 1997 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 498, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2002 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 182, Eff. Nov. 10, 2015
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 1 of Act 471 of 2014 provides:"Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Joint Resolution UU of the 97th Legislature becomes a part of the state constitution of 1963 as provided in section 1 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963."House Joint Resolution UU was presented to the electors as Proposal 15-1 at the May 5, 2015 special election. The proposal to amend the constitution was not approved by the voters and Act 471 of 2014 does not go into effect.
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.661d - Report to Legislature on Changes in Department's Accounting System.

247.661d Report to legislature on changes in department's accounting system.
Sec. 11d.
Within 6 months following the effective date of this section, the state transportation department shall report to the legislature on changes in the department's accounting system to implement the provisions of section 11(2) and (3).
History:
Add. 1982, Act 438, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.661e - Local Program Fund; Creation; Purpose; Distribution of Funds; Local Federal Match Program; Use.

247.661e Local program fund; creation; purpose; distribution of funds; local federal match program; use.
Sec. 11e.
(1) There is created within the state trunk line fund a local program fund for the purpose of receiving funds allocated from the Michigan transportation fund and from the state trunk line fund. Funds received shall be distributed 64.2% to the county road commissions of the state to be administered according to section 12 and 35.8% to the cities and villages of the state to be administered according to section 13.
(2) There is created within the state trunk line fund a local federal match program for the purpose of receiving the proceeds of bonds issued under section 18b that are to be repaid under section 11(1)(a)(iii). Funds deposited into the local federal match program shall not exceed $80,000,000.00.
(3) The legislature intends that funds in the local federal match program be used for 1 or more of the following:
(a) Except for those projects described in section 11f(d)(iv), projects that are the subject of a federal appropriation in the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act, a legacy for users (SAFETEA-LU), Public Law 109-59, or the transportation equity act for the 21st century, Public Law 105-178, and have been designated as high priority road and bridge projects that have received earmarks in the federal budget, so long as those projects are under construction or let for bid on or before September 5, 2008.
(b) Projects scheduled to be under construction or let for bid during the fiscal year that begins on October 1, 2006 and that can be advanced to the fiscal year that began on October 1, 2005.
(c) Any project scheduled for any fiscal year after the fiscal year that begins on October 1, 2006 that can be advanced and under construction or let for bid during the fiscal year that begins on October 1, 2005, October 1, 2006, or October 1, 2007.
History:
Add. 1992, Act 223, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 1992 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 139, Imd. Eff. May 22, 2006 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 141, Imd. Eff. May 22, 2006 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 26, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2007 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 73, Imd. Eff. Apr. 7, 2008
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.661j - Prioritization Parameters of Funding Applications; Railroad Crossing Projects; Local Grade Separation Grant Program.

247.661j Prioritization parameters of funding applications; railroad crossing projects; local grade separation grant program.
Sec. 11j.
(1) The department shall develop parameters for prioritizing the approval of funding applications for railroad crossing projects awarded under the local grade separation grant program created in section 11i. The parameters must give priority to railroad crossing projects that meet 1 or more of the following conditions, and must give a higher priority to railroad crossing projects that meet a higher number of the following conditions than competing railroad crossing projects:
(a) Are within 5 miles of a railyard.
(b) Are within 5 miles of a manufacturing facility.
(c) Are within 5 miles of any of the following:
(i) An adult assisted-living facility.
(ii) A courthouse.
(iii) Any facility where emergency medical service vehicles are housed for maintenance, operation, and dispatch.
(iv) A fire station.
(v) An international airport.
(vi) A level I to level IV trauma center.
(vii) A school.
(d) Any other condition the department considers relevant.
(2) Before awarding grants under the local grade separation grant program created in section 11i, the department must publish the parameters described in subsection (1) on the department's website.
(3) As used in this section, "railroad crossing project" means a project as described in section 11i(3)(a) or (b).
History:
Add. 2023, Act 67, Imd. Eff. July 12, 2023
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.662a - Snow Removal; Distribution of Amount Returned to County Road Commission.

247.662a Snow removal; distribution of amount returned to county road commission.
Sec. 12a.
(1) The amount withheld from the counties' November monthly distribution as specified in section 12(3) shall be returned to the county road commission of each county for snow removal purposes, including the purchase and maintenance of equipment for snow removal and shall be distributed among the counties on the basis of each respective county's average percentage share of the total amount returned annually to all counties in the state in each of the 14 calendar years before 1987.
(2) Before November 30 of each year, the state transportation department shall certify to the department of management and budget its determination of the amount to which each county is entitled from the distribution authorized by this section. Before December 15 of each year the department of management and budget shall cause to be paid to the county treasurer of each county entitled to money for snow removal purposes the amount to be returned to the county for snow removal purposes under this section and the amount returned shall be deposited to the credit of the county road fund.
History:
Add. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 327, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1973 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 444, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1978 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 58, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1979 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 438, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.662b - County Urban System; Distribution of Amounts Returned; Urban Area Boundaries.

247.662b County urban system; distribution of amounts returned; urban area boundaries.
Sec. 12b.
(1) The amounts returned to the counties for the county urban system as provided in section 12(4) shall be distributed on the basis of the county road mileage contained within the urban area boundaries as established pursuant to this section.
(2) On January 3, 1973, the department of transportation shall establish urban area boundaries which shall be reviewed and corrected periodically and which shall be in conformance with the federal-aid urban area definition as published by the federal highway administration of the United States department of transportation and in effect July 1, 1971.
(3) The amounts returned to the county road commissions qualifying under this section shall be in the same proportion that the total urban local road mileage, plus 6 times the urban primary road mileage of each county bears to the total mileage in all the urban local road systems of the state, plus 6 times the total mileage in all the urban primary road systems of the state.
(4) All amounts returned to the county road commissions on the basis of the urban primary road mileage of each county are for use on the county primary road system and are subject to the same provisions of this act as other amounts for expenditure on the county primary road system.
(5) All amounts returned to the county road commissions on the basis of the urban local road mileage of each county are for expenditure on the county local road system and are subject to the same provisions of this act as other amounts for expenditure on the county local road systems.
History:
Add. 1972, Act 327, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1973 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 444, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1978
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McNitt Act
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.662c - Placing County Primary Road Under Jurisdiction of City or Village; Request; Response by County Road Commission; Appeal; Hearing; Determination.

247.662c Placing county primary road under jurisdiction of city or village; request; response by county road commission; appeal; hearing; determination.
Sec. 12c.
(1) A city or village which desires to have a county primary road, which is under the jurisdiction of a county road commission and which lies within the corporate limits of the city or village, placed under the jurisdiction of the city or village, shall present a resolution of its governing body to the appropriate county road commission requesting that the county primary road be placed under the jurisdiction of the city or village. The county road commission shall respond to the request, in writing, within 90 days after its receipt of the request.
(2) If the county road commission rejects the request within 90 days after its receipt of the request, the city or village, by resolution of its governing body, not sooner than 30 days after, nor later than 90 days after, the decision of the county road commission, may appeal the decision of the county road commission to the state transportation commission.
(3) If the county road commission does not respond, in writing, within 90 days after its receipt of the request, the city or village, by resolution of its governing body, not sooner than 30 days after, nor later than 90 days after, the expiration of the 90-day period for a response, may petition the state transportation commission for a hearing on the request.
(4) The state transportation commission, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the appeal under subsection (2) or the petition under subsection (3), shall review the merits of the request. The state transportation commission in its determination as to whether the county primary road shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the city or village, shall consider all of the following:
(a) The benefits of the requested transfer to the city or village making the request.
(b) The benefits of the requested transfer to the users of the county primary road.
(c) The benefits of the requested transfer to the county with respect to the maintenance of a county road arterial network.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 438, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.663a - Acquisition of Private Property Within Right of Way of Highway Project; Expenditure of Revenue.

247.663a Acquisition of private property within right of way of highway project; expenditure of revenue.
Sec. 13a.
The state transportation commission, the county road commissions, and the cities and villages of the state, acting individually or jointly in accordance with a contract, may acquire by purchase or condemnation, in advance of actual construction programming, private property situated within the right of way of a highway project planned for future construction by the governmental unit, and may expend for the advance acquisition of right of way money received by the governmental unit from the Michigan transportation fund. Revenue received from a rental or lease of property so acquired or from the disposition of an improvement on that property or the proceeds of the sale of excess parcels of property so acquired shall be expended by the governmental unit for highway purposes in accordance with this act.
History:
Add. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 444, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1978
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.663b - Contracts Between County Road Commissions for Purchase or Use of Equipment or Machinery.

***** 247.663b THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024: See 247.663b.amended *****
247.663b Contracts between county road commissions for purchase or use of equipment or machinery.
Sec. 13b.
A county road commission may contract with other county road commissions for the purchase and use of equipment or machinery necessary for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a road or highway.
History:
Add. 1976, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 1976
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.663b.amended - Contracts Between County Road Commissions for Purchase or Use of Equipment or Machinery.

***** 247.663b.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
247.663b.amended Contracts between county road commissions for purchase or use of equipment or machinery.
Sec. 13b.
A county road commission may contract with other county road commissions or with the department for the purchase and use of equipment or machinery necessary for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a road or highway.
History:
Add. 1976, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 1976 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 248, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.664a - Expenditures to Pay Cost of Drain Assessments; Rules.

247.664a Expenditures to pay cost of drain assessments; rules.
Sec. 14a.
Expenditure of funds allocated by this act to the department of state highways or to a county road commission to pay the cost of drain assessments under Act No. 40 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended, being sections 280.1 to 280.623 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, imposed after the effective date of rules promulgated under this section, shall be made only if all apportionments of benefits of any nature or kind determined or made for the drainage of county roads or state highways are made in accordance with rules jointly promulgated by the department of state highways and the department of agriculture. The department of state highways and the department of agriculture jointly shall promulgate rules in accordance with and subject to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, to provide for an engineering determination of benefits based on the pro rata share of storm water runoff from the county roads or state highways within the drainage district in direct proportion to the total storm water runoff in the entire drainage district. Fifty percent of the cost of a drain assessment against the county for the drainage of county roads shall be paid by the county road commission from county road funds. Expenditures for such purposes shall be reported separately by each county road commission to the state highway commission. Section 16 applies to expenditures made pursuant to this section.
History:
Add. 1972, Act 327, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1973
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
Admin Rule:
R 280.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.665 - Reports Showing Disposition of Funds Appropriated, Apportioned, or Allocated; Other Information.

247.665 Reports showing disposition of funds appropriated, apportioned, or allocated; other information.
Sec. 15.
(1) Before May 2 of each year, each county road commission or the county executive or other agency acting as the county road commission shall file with the director of the state transportation department, each township in the county, and the clerk of the county, on forms to be provided by the director, a report showing the disposition of funds appropriated, apportioned, or allocated under this act to the county road commission or the county executive or other agency acting as the county road commission including the funds expended for road construction and heavy maintenance in each township in the county on the form provided by the department in the annual county financial report instruction and forms booklet prepared by the department, except funds appropriated under section 10b.
(2) In addition to the general information required under subsection (1), the report filed by the county road commission or the county executive or other agency acting as the county road commission under subsection (1) must also include the following specific information:
(a) The number of miles of local roads outside of incorporated municipalities in each township in the county and the amount of funds received for each of those miles by the county under the formula described in section 12(7)(a).
(b) The number of miles of primary roads outside of incorporated municipalities in each township in the county and the amount of funds received for each of those miles by the county under the formula described in section 12(4) and (6)(b).
(c) The total population outside of incorporated municipalities in each township in the county and the per capita amount of funds received for each person on the basis of population according to the formula described in section 12(7)(b).
(d) The amount of funds received by the county road commission or the county executive or other agency acting as the county road commission directly from each township in the county for the purposes of this act.
(3) Beginning with municipal fiscal years ending after April 15, 1976, each city and village shall file with the director of the state transportation department, not more than 120 days after the end of its fiscal year, on forms provided by the director, a report showing the disposition of funds appropriated, apportioned, or allocated under this act to the city or village, except funds appropriated under section 10b.
History:
1951, Act 51, Eff. June 1, 1951 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1976 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 438, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 50, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1999 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 152, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2020
Popular Name:
McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.665a - Intergovernmental Highway Corridor Planning Preservation Committees.

247.665a Intergovernmental highway corridor planning preservation committees.
Sec. 15a.
County road commissions and cities and villages shall establish, where applicable, intergovernmental highway corridor planning preservation committees for the purpose of developing corridor plans in order to provide a stable economic environment for businesses in the corridor and to eliminate duplicative services at the local government level.
History:
Add. 1997, Act 79, Eff. July 28, 1997
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.665b - Mowing Right-of-Way of Public Road.

247.665b Mowing right-of-way of public road.
Sec. 15b.
(1) Road authorities shall mow the right-of-way of a public road in accordance with the requirements prescribed in this section, subject to the following:
(a) This section does not apply within the limits of a city or village.
(b) This section is not mandatory with respect to public road rights-of-way within designated federal aid urban boundaries.
(c) Property owners may mow public road rights-of-way immediately in front of their residences, schools, or businesses.
(2) Mowing shall be 12 feet or to the leading edge of the ditch, whichever is less, adjacent to both shoulders of the roadway to any height at any time. The area between the ditch bottom and the back slopes of the rights-of-way shall be protected from mowing between September 1 and the following July 15 except as permitted in this subsection. Spraying shall be limited to the control of noxious weeds and brush within this area. From July 16 through August 31, mowing may be through the entire right-of-way if needed, including through the ditch bottom, while maintaining not less than 12 inches of grass height from the back of the ditch to the back of the right-of-way and within the median. Between July 16 and the following March 1, mechanical brush and woody stem control may be completed to whatever height is needed to provide control and safety. Up to 50% of all roads shall be designated annually for brush control that includes mowing and may include herbicide treatment during the next growing season.
(3) The mowing standards prescribed in this section shall apply to all medians 70 feet wide or more. Medians 70 feet wide or more shall be maintained as brush-free as possible and with a grass height of at least 12 inches. Twenty-five percent of the medians within a region shall be annually designated for removal or spot spray treatment of unwanted brush and trees. It is the intent of the legislature that the mowing standards prescribed in this section apply to medians 50 or more feet wide 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection.
(4) All mowing of the back slope and wide median areas beyond the 12-foot width from the road edge shall be performed so as to ensure a minimum of 12 inches of grass remains by September 1 each year, except in those zones designated for brush control. Areas of brush within the right-of-way shall be mowed back to prevent brush from becoming established within the right-of-way. Brush or tree stumps shall be spot treated with herbicide, as needed, for long-term control.
(5) A right-of-way may be mowed as necessary to maintain public health and safety.
(6) The road authority shall not provide compensation for any mowing or spraying that does not comply with this section.
History:
Add. 1997, Act 79, Eff. July 28, 1997 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 174, Imd. Eff. Nov. 16, 1999
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.666 - Forfeiture of Funds.

247.666 Forfeiture of funds.
Sec. 16.
The failure of a county road commission, city, or village to apply money returned pursuant to this act, to the purposes prescribed in this act, shall result in the forfeiture by the county road commission, city, or village of funds to which it may have been entitled under this act for a period of 1 year from and after the failure to apply the money for the purposes prescribed, and funds forfeited shall then be apportioned and distributed among the other county road commissions and cities and villages in the same manner and proportion as provided in section 10 for the distribution of the Michigan transportation fund.
History:
1951, Act 51, Eff. June 1, 1951 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 444, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1978
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.667a - Office of Audit; Creation; Head; Duties, Functions, and Responsibilities.

247.667a Office of audit; creation; head; duties, functions, and responsibilities.
Sec. 17a.
There is hereby established the office of audit within the department to conduct financial and performance audits. The office shall be headed by an individual appointed by, and serving at the pleasure of, the state transportation commission. The duties, functions, and responsibilities of the office shall be as determined by the state transportation commission.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 438, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.668 - Repealed. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957.

247.668 Repealed. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to cancelled installments of special assessments.
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.668a - Michigan Transportation Fund; Payment of Notes, Bonds, or Other Indebtedness; Notes and Bonds Not General Obligations of State.

247.668a Michigan transportation fund; payment of notes, bonds, or other indebtedness; notes and bonds not general obligations of state.
Sec. 18a.
Subject to the provisions and the limitations set forth in this act, money in the Michigan transportation fund, distributed as provided in this act, may be expended for the payment of the principal and interest on notes and bonds issued or other indebtedness incurred by a governmental unit for transportation purposes as defined by law. Except as otherwise provided by law, the notes or bonds shall be payable solely from the proceeds of taxes restricted to use for the purposes described in section 9 of article 9 of the state constitution of 1963, which are deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Michigan transportation fund and are distributed pursuant to this act. The notes and bonds shall not be general obligations of this state, which shall be specifically stated on the face of each note or bond sold.
History:
Add. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 444, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1978
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.668f - Approval of Construction; Sale Price of Bonds.

247.668f Approval of construction; sale price of bonds.
Sec. 18f.
If the aggregate maturities of the bonds exceed 15 years, the bonds shall not be issued until the state transportation department has approved the construction to be financed by the proceeds of the bonds. The sale price of the bonds shall not be less than the minimum price specified in the proceedings authorizing their issuance.
History:
Add. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 82, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1983 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 448, Imd. Eff. June 17, 2002
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.668g - Bonds; Protection of Outstanding Bonds.

247.668g Bonds; protection of outstanding bonds.
Sec. 18g.
Nothing contained in this act shall be construed in such manner as to violate or impair any substantive rights existing in the holders of any outstanding bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued under the provisions of Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended, Act No. 87 of the Public Acts of 1955, as amended, Act No. 143 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, or Act No. 175 of the Public Acts of 1952. It is hereby declared to be the determination and intent of the legislature that adequate and complete provision has been made in this act for the protection and preservation of the rights and security of the bonds issued and outstanding under the provisions of the laws.
History:
Add. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957
Compiler's Notes:
Act 87 of 1955, referred to in this section, was repealed by Act 1 of 1956, Ex. Sess., Act 263 of 1957, and Act 6 of 1967, Ex. Sess.
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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.668h - Bonds; Negotiability; Payment, Exemption From Taxation.

247.668h Bonds; negotiability; payment, exemption from taxation.
Sec. 18h.
Any bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the law merchant and the negotiable instruments law. Any bonds and interest coupons shall be made payable in lawful money of the United States of America, and shall be exempt from any and all taxation whatsoever by the state or by any taxing authority within the state.
History:
Add. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.668i - Cumulative Authority of Act.

247.668i Cumulative authority of act.
Sec. 18i.
The provisions of this act shall be construed as cumulative authority for the exercise of the bonding powers herein granted and shall not be construed to repeal any existing laws with respect thereto, it being the purpose and intention of this act to create full and complete additional and alternate methods and means for the exercise of such powers. The powers conferred by this act shall not be affected or limited by any other statute or by any charter, except as otherwise herein provided.
History:
Add. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957
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McNitt Act
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Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.668k - List of Projects for Which Notes or Bonds to Be Issued.

247.668k List of projects for which notes or bonds to be issued.
Sec. 18k.
If the state transportation commission, by resolution, after January 1, 1983, authorizes the issuance of notes or bonds, the state transportation commission shall provide the appropriations committees of the senate and the house of representatives with a list of the projects for which the notes or bonds are to be issued. The list shall be provided at least 30 days before the notes or bonds are issued.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 438, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 82, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1983
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McNitt Act
Popular Name:
Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.668l - Borrowing Money and Issuing Notes or Bonds in Anticipation of Federal Funds.

247.668l Borrowing money and issuing notes or bonds in anticipation of federal funds.
Sec. 18l.
(1) In order to provide a more immediate economic impact and the creation of job opportunities by accelerating vital transportation projects as part of an infrastructure investment program, the state transportation commission, as soon as possible after the effective date of this section, may borrow money and issue notes or bonds in anticipation of the receipt of the additional approximately $1,200,000,000.00 in increased funds from the federal government pursuant to the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act of 1991, Public Law 102-240 and any other appropriate federal funding sources available to the department as the respective funds become available, and may pledge for the payment of the principal, interest, and redemption premiums on such notes or bonds sufficient funds from the funds received each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993 and through the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997 from the federal government pursuant to the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act of 1991, Public Law 102-240 or any other appropriate revenues available consistent with federal and state law as the respective funds become available each year in order to repay the notes or bonds and the debt service on the notes or bonds.
(2) The bonds or notes issued pursuant to subsection (1) shall be issued by the commission to fund projects for any purpose for which federal funds received through the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act of 1991 may be used to fulfill the requirements of that act and for any other purpose consistent with state and federal law.
(3) The notes or bonds authorized by this section shall be issued by resolution of the state transportation commission consistent with the requirements of section 18b.
History:
Add. 1992, Act 224, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 1992
Popular Name:
McNitt Act
Popular Name:
Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.668m - Borrowing From a State Infrastructure Bank Program.

247.668m Borrowing from a state infrastructure bank program.
Sec. 18m.
(1) A local road agency or a public transportation system may borrow money from a state infrastructure bank program administered by the department in accordance with regulations of the state infrastructure bank program of the United States Department of Transportation.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Local road agency" means that term as defined in section 9a.
(b) "Public transportation system" means that term as defined in section 2 of the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387, MCL 124.542.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 507, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Popular Name:
McNitt Act
Popular Name:
Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.669 - Roads, Streets, and Alleys Taken Over as County Roads.

247.669 Roads, streets, and alleys taken over as county roads.
Sec. 19.
The board of county road commissioners in each of the several counties shall, within 1 year from the effective date of this act, complete the taking over as county roads of all roads, streets and alleys heretofore required to be taken over as county roads by the provisions of Act No. 130 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 247.1 to 247.13, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948. Said board of county road commissioners in each of the several counties shall take over as county roads all streets and alleys lying outside the limits of incorporated cities and villages and dedicated to the public in recorded plats approved by said board of county road commissioners, within 30 days after the recording of the plat or the effective date of this act, whichever may be the later. Such dedicated streets and alleys, when taken over by the county road commission, shall be county roads in all respects and for all purposes and shall be classified as county primary roads or county local roads pursuant to the provisions of this act.
History:
1951, Act 51, Eff. June 1, 1951
Popular Name:
McNitt Act
Popular Name:
Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.671 - Repeal.

247.671 Repeal.
Sec. 21.
All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act, and the following acts and parts of acts, are hereby repealed, viz: sections 19, 19a, 19b, 19e and 19f of Act No. 150 of the Public Acts of 1927, being sections 207.119, 207.119a, 207.119b, 207.119e and 207.119f, respectively, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 130 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 247.1 to 247.13, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 1 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1937, being sections 247.21 to 247.25, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; and section 805 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.805 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.
History:
1951, Act 51, Eff. June 1, 1951
Popular Name:
McNitt Act
Popular Name:
Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.672 - Effective Date of Act.

247.672 Effective date of act.
Sec. 22.
This act shall become effective June 1, 1951.
History:
1951, Act 51, Eff. June 1, 1951
Popular Name:
McNitt Act
Popular Name:
Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.673 - Effective Upon Passage of Certain Act.

247.673 Effective upon passage of certain act.
Sec. 23.
This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 41 of the 1951 session of the legislature, relative to increase in the privilege tax for the use of the public highways by owners and drivers of motor vehicles is enacted into law and becomes effective.
History:
1951, Act 51, Eff. June 1, 1951
Compiler's Notes:
Senate Bill No. 41 of 1951, referred to in this section, became Act 54 of 1951.
Popular Name:
McNitt Act
Popular Name:
Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675) › Section 247.674 - Refunding Bonds or Advance Refunding Bonds.

247.674 Refunding bonds or advance refunding bonds.
Sec. 24.
The state transportation commission may issue refunding bonds or advance refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding notes or bonds issued under this act before the effective date of this section. Those refunding bonds or advance refunding bonds shall be issued in accordance with section 18b.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 444, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1978
Popular Name:
McNitt Act
Popular Name:
Michigan Transportation Fund Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 175 of 1952 - Borrowing From Motor Vehicle Highway Fund (247.701 - 247.707) › Section 247.701 - Borrowing Money and Issuing Bonds; Purposes; Bonds Subject to Revised Municipal Finance Act; Refunding Bonds; Sale; Refund Prohibited Under Certain Conditions.

247.701 Borrowing money and issuing bonds; purposes; bonds subject to revised municipal finance act; refunding bonds; sale; refund prohibited under certain conditions.
Sec. 1.
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), any incorporated city or village in this state is authorized to borrow money and issue its bonds for the purposes enumerated in section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, and to refund bonds issued under this act or in part to refund bonds issued under this act and in part for the purposes enumerated in section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, without a vote of the electors. Any bonds issued under this act are subject to the requirements of the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, and all procedures for issuing bonds under this act shall conform to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. Any refunding bonds issued under this act may include the amount of any premium to be paid upon the calling of the bonds to be refunded or, if the bonds are not callable, any premium necessary to be paid in order to secure the surrender of the bonds to be refunded, but, in either case, the amount of the premium included shall not exceed 3% of the principal amount of the bonds to be refunded. Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide for the refunding of noncallable unmatured bonds without the consent of the holder or holders of those bonds. Refunding bonds may be sold at any time to refund any outstanding bonds.
(2) A city or village shall not issue or refund a bond under this act if the bond or authorizing resolution does 1 or more of the following:
(a) Provides that the proceeds of the bond are used for operational expenses of the city or village, other than engineering or design expenses related to the project for which the bond was issued.
(b) Provides that the weighted average maturity of the bond exceeds the useful life of the asset.
(c) Provides that the bond, in whole or in part, appreciates in principal amount or is sold at a discount in an amount greater than 10%.
History:
1952, Act 175, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1952 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 37, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 117, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1983 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1999 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 330, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 175 of 1952 - Borrowing From Motor Vehicle Highway Fund (247.701 - 247.707) › Section 247.702 - Authorization of Bonds; Cities and Villages; Resolution, Approval, Publication, Contents.

247.702 Authorization of bonds; cities and villages; resolution, approval, publication, contents.
Sec. 2.
When the governing body of any incorporated city or village shall determine to borrow money under the provisions of this act, they shall by resolution approved by a 2/3 majority of the members-elect of said governing body so declare, which resolution shall be published once in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in said incorporated city or village before the same becomes effective, and such resolution shall briefly describe the contemplated project or projects, the estimated cost thereof, and the amount, maximum rate of interest and maturity dates of the bonds to be issued and the form thereof, and such resolution shall contain an irrevocable appropriation providing for the payment of the principal and interest thereof from the moneys to be derived from state collected taxes returned to such city or village for highway purposes pursuant to law, which have not been theretofore specially allocated and pledged for the payment of indebtedness.
History:
1952, Act 175, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1952 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 175 of 1952 - Borrowing From Motor Vehicle Highway Fund (247.701 - 247.707) › Section 247.703 - Bonds; Principal and Interest; Payment; Additional Security; Existing Contract Rights; Priority.

247.703 Bonds; principal and interest; payment; additional security; existing contract rights; priority.
Sec. 3.
(1) The principal of and interest upon the bonds shall be payable primarily from the proceeds of revenues derived from state collected taxes returned to the city or village for road purposes pursuant to law. As additional security for the payment of the bonds, a city or village, upon proper resolution of its governing body, is authorized to pledge its full faith and credit for the payment of the bonds. If a pledge of its full faith and credit is made and the revenues pledged to the payment of the bonds are at any time insufficient for the payment, the city or village shall be obligated to pay the bonds and coupons to the same extent as other general obligation bonds of the city or village, and shall be reimbursed from subsequent revenues received by the city or village from the state collected taxes returned to the city or village for road purposes pursuant to law.
(2) Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to violate or impair contract rights existing in the holders of outstanding bonds issued under the provisions of 1941 PA 205, MCL 252.51 to 252.64, but pledges of the revenues or taxes made by a city or village under the provisions of that act shall retain their priority of lien or charge against the revenues as contemplated by the provisions of that act and as provided in the contract or resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds under that act.
History:
1952, Act 175, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1952 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 37, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1968 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1973 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 152, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 330, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 247 - Highways › Act 175 of 1952 - Borrowing From Motor Vehicle Highway Fund (247.701 - 247.707) › Section 247.704 - Issuance of Bonds for Highway Purposes; Cities and Villages; Successive Borrowing.

247.704 Issuance of bonds for highway purposes; cities and villages; successive borrowing.
Sec. 4.
A city or village shall not pledge, for annual debt service requirements, in excess of 50% of the revenues received, during the fiscal year next preceding any borrowings, from the motor vehicle highway fund pursuant to 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.651 to 247.675. This act does not prohibit successive borrowings if the total amount of revenues pledged for annual debt service requirements does not exceed 50% and if the total aggregate amount of borrowing does not exceed an amount which 50% of the revenues will service as to annual principal and interest requirements. Debt service on any bonds that have been refunded under this act shall not be included in the calculation of annual debt service requirements under this section.
History:
1952, Act 175, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1952 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 62, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 1958 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 142, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1961 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1999