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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.4103 - Eligibility; documentation required

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 103. To establish eligibility, an applicant shall submit documentation, as applicable, to the department as follows:
(a) A local public transportation applicant shall submit documentation under R 247.4104 and both of the following provisions:
(i) Documentation that the applicant or its designated service provider is legally furnishing, or has the legal capacity to furnish, public transportation services in the area.
(ii) Documentation that the applicant has been established according to state law.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.4104 - Resolution of intent

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 104. A local public transportation applicant shall annually enact a resolution of intent as described in the application instructions to participate in the comprehensive transportation fund. The resolution shall provide for all of the following:
(a) Indicate that the budget for the local transportation program is balanced and specify the sources and amount of estimated revenues that support the proposed expenditures.
(b) Name an official representative of the applicant for all public transportation matters who is authorized to provide such information as deemed necessary by the commission or department for its administration of the act.
(c) Certify that changes in eligibility documentation have not occurred during the past state fiscal year.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.4105 - Eligible and ineligible expenses for local public transportation and intercity passenger transportation; determination of distribution of comprehensive transportation funds to intercity passenger carriers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 105.
(1) Eligible and ineligible expense and revenue definitions for local public transportation operating assistance or water vehicle operating assistance that are funded under the act shall be annually included in the annual application instructions provided by the department. The expense and revenue estimates submitted and agreed to in the approved annual application from the eligible authorities and eligible governmental agencies shall be in agreement with the annual application instructions.
(2) Eligible and ineligible expenses for intercity passenger transportation operating assistance that are funded under the act shall be as agreed upon in the executed contractual agreement.
(3) Eligible capital costs, defined as any unit that has a cost of more than $300.00 and a useful life of more than 1 year, that are funded under the act and bond funds for local public transportation projects and for intercity passenger carrier projects include all of the following:
(a) Acquisition.
(b) Purchase.
(c) Lease or lease-purchase.
(d) Construction.
(e) Rehabilitation.
(f) Operating expenses allowed by the federal government in an executed federal capital contract
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.4106 - Eligible and ineligible expenses for intercity freight projects and port authority operating budgets

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 106.
(1) Eligible capital costs for rail freight projects that are funded under the act and bond funds are as follows:
(a) Activities to preserve, improve, or expand state-owned facilities.
(b) Activities or loans to improve or expand privately owned freight facilities.
(c) Activities, loans, or grants to improve or expand freight facilities to better serve economic development within Michigan.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.4107 - Local public transportation cost allocation plan

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 107.
(1) A recipient shall submit, to the department for its approval, a cost allocation plan for general and administrative overhead costs if both of the following conditions apply:
(a) The local public transportation recipient receives funds for eligible operating expenses under the act.
(b) One of the following conditions applies:
(i) A recipient has joint costs with a unit or units of government or has employees who simultaneously work for other governmental agencies.
(ii) A recipient has multiple funding sources that require separate accounting.
(iii) A recipient provides services to outside agencies, including transit agencies.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.4108 - Rescission

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 108. R 247.801 to R 247.814 of the Michigan Administrative Code, appearing on pages 721 to 727 of the 1979 Michigan Administrative Code, are rescinded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 2 - ACCESSIBILITY PLAN › Section R. 247.4201 - Accessibility plan; content; amendment

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 201.
(1) Each applicant seeking comprehensive transportation funds to purchase, lease, or rent demand-actuated vehicles shall prepare and submit an accessibility plan to the department as a part of its application.
(2) An accessibility plan shall include all of the following information and items:
(a) The number of demand-actuated vehicles that are presently in service, including loaner vehicles, that were purchased with comprehensive transportation fund monies, and the number of demand-actuated accessible vehicles.
(b) The number of demand-actuated vehicles in the anticipated fleet, including the number of demand-actuated accessible vehicles.
(c) The current definitions of the elderly and persons who have disabilities that are used by the applicant, and the total number of the elderly and persons who have disabilities in the service area.
(d) The current fare structure that is in use for the elderly, persons who have disabilities, and the rest of the general public for both fixed schedule and fixed route service, if applicable, and for demand-actuated public transportation service.
(e) A narrative description of the process that the applicant used to develop the accessibility plan. The narrative shall include a description of the local advisory council involvement in the development and review of the accessibility plan.
(f) A map and narrative description of the service area, as of the plan submission date, for fixed schedule and fixed route service, if applicable, and for demand-actuated public transportation service.
(g) The current service schedule, including hours per day and days of the week, for both fixed schedule and fixed route service, if applicable, and for demand-actuated public transportation service.
(h) A narrative description of how the information required in subrule (2)(g) of this rule is made available in alternate formats to persons who have disabilities.
(i) Whether transit vehicles are available for use during hours or days other than regular service hours or days and confirmation that accessible transit vehicles are available for use by the elderly and persons who have disabilities to the same extent as the general public.
(j) Whether the elderly, persons who have disabilities, and the general public must make an advance request to obtain demand-actuated public transportation service and the advance request time period.
(k) A narrative description of constraints on capacity and restrictions on trip purpose.
(l) A narrative summarization for the number of demand-actuated vehicles requested and, within the total number requested, the number of accessible vehicles, including the applicant's reasons for the number of accessible vehicles.
(m) Comments of the local advisory council.
(n) The applicant's response to local advisory council comments.
(o) The official transmittal letter from the applicant to the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 2 - ACCESSIBILITY PLAN › Section R. 247.4202 - Accessibility plan local advisory council composition

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 202.
(1) A local advisory council shall be composed and structured in such a manner so as to facilitate an independent objective assessment of the accessibility plan by persons in the service area.
(2) An applicant shall have a local advisory council established and appointed. The council shall consist of not less than 3 members.
(3) Local advisory council members shall not be employees of the applicant and shall not be members of the applicant's executive committee or governing board.
(4) Each applicant shall include, with the accessibility plan, a list of council members and their affiliations. The applicant shall identify the members who are persons who have disabilities, are 65 years of age or older, or are representatives of persons who have disabilities or are 65 years of age or older.
(5) Each applicant shall ensure that 50% of the membership will represent persons who are 65 years of age or older and persons who have disabilities within the service area and, jointly with the area agency on aging, shall approve at least 1 member, or the equivalent of 12% of the membership, of the local advisory council. The applicant shall ensure that the membership will include people who have diverse disabilities and the elderly who are users of public transportation.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 2 - ACCESSIBILITY PLAN › Section R. 247.4203 - Accessibility plan review and approval process

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 203. The department shall process an accessibility plan in accordance with both of the following procedures:
(a) The department shall, within 60 days after submission of the accessibility plan, do either of the following:
(i) Approve the accessibility plan as submitted or amended.
(ii) Reject the accessibility plan as submitted and make recommendations to the applicant for modifications.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 3 - REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS › Section R. 247.4301 - Financial and compliance audits

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 301.
(1) A recipient of funds under the local public transportation operating grants section and the new services section of the act shall provide, to the department, an annual financial and compliance audit report and management letter within 120 calendar days from the end of the local fiscal year. The report shall include a response certified by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with the department's and the Michigan department of treasury's audit guide. The Department may grant an extension of up to 60 days upon receipt of a written request.
(2) Failure to comply with the audit section of the act may result in the withholding of local public transportation operating grants and new services grants under the act as required under the withholding section of the act and R 247.4303.
(3) The department shall audit a recipient of funds under sections other than the local public transportation operating grants and new services grants sections of the act in accordance with the contract entered into by the recipient and the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 3 - REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS › Section R. 247.4302 - Local public transportation progress report

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 302.
(1) Not later than 40 calendar days after the end of each state fiscal year, a recipient of funds under the local public transportation operating grants and new services sections of the act shall file an annual local public transportation progress report to enable a preliminary closeout of the statutory distribution and the new services distribution after the third year.
(2) Not later than 40 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a local public transportation recipient of operating grants and new services grants under the act shall file a quarterly local transportation progress report.
(3) Failure to comply with the quarterly report and the progress report sections of the act may result in the withholding of local public transportation operating grants and new services grants under the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 3 - REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS › Section R. 247.4303 - Procedures for adjusting or withholding funds

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 303.
(1) The department may adjust or withhold project funds that are awarded under the act or may adjust project quantities or alter the project scope under any of the following circumstances:
(a) Federal funds that are necessary for the completion of the project are not awarded to the recipient by the end of the following fiscal year in which the project was approved.
(b) The actual comprehensive transportation fund revenues are below the estimated comprehensive transportation fund revenues on which a project award was made.
(c) The actual cost of the project varies from the estimated costs on which a project award was made.
(d) Revisions to the local transportation programs are requested by a recipient.
(e) The scope of the project is reduced.
(f) A recipient fails to comply with the act.
(g) A recipient fails to maintain project equipment pursuant to the contract.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 3 - REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS › Section R. 247.4304 - Contractual agreements generally

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 304.
(1) A contractual agreement is required for authorized projects that are funded under the comprehensive transportation fund and bond fund sections of the act.
(2) A contractual agreement is not required for authorized local public transportation operating assistance grants under the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 3 - REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS › Section R. 247.4305 - Third-party contracts; applicability

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 305.
(1) A recipient who has not been certified under R 247.4306 and who receives comprehensive transportation funds for projects funded under the act or supplemental appropriations shall comply with the provisions of this rule.
(2) A recipient whose grant is either partially or 100% state-funded and who is certified under R 247.4306 is not required to comply with the provisions of this rule.
(3) Third-party contract processing shall be consistent with commission policy. Approval, when required by commission policy, shall take place before contract execution.
(4) Departmental contractual agreements shall require that a recipient submit any documentation which is related to third-party procurement to the department for information purposes at the request of the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 3 - REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS › Section R. 247.4306 - Third-party contracts; federal involvement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 306.
(1) A recipient that is considered certified by FTA will be considered certified by the department. If a recipient is decertified by FTA, then the recipient shall immediately notify the department.
(2) The department is responsible for certifications for nonurbanized recipients who utilize department procedures.
(3) The department may request third-party contract documents that are prepared under subrule (1) or (2) of this rule for informational purposes.
(4) A recipient who is unable to, or who elects not to, comply with the provisions of subrule (1) or (2) of this rule and a recipient who has a contractual requirement of department approval shall comply with the provisions of R 247.4305.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Comprehensive Transportation Fund › Part 3 - REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS › Section R. 247.4307 - Declaratory rulings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 307.
(1) The department, upon the written request of an interested person, may issue a declaratory ruling as to the applicability of the act or a rule to an actual statement of facts if the person submits a clear and concise statement of the actual statement of facts to the department. An interested person may submit a brief or other reference to legal authorities upon which the person relies for determining the applicability of the act or a rule to the statement of facts.
(2) If the department determines it will issue a declaratory ruling, then it shall furnish the person with a written statement to that effect and shall set forth the time in which it will issue the ruling.
(3) A ruling shall repeat the actual statement of facts and the legal authority on which the department relies for the ruling it makes. A ruling, once issued, is binding on the department, and the department shall not change the ruling retroactively, but may change a ruling prospectively.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Rescinded - Railroads

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF URBAN AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
RAILROADS
By Authority of section 3 of Act No. 198 of the Public Acts of 1873, section 4 of Act No. 52 of the Public Acts of 1909, sections 5, 33, 34, 36, and 49 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1909, sections 3 and 5 of Act No. 419 of the Public Acts of 1919, section 2 of Act No. 102 of the Public Acts of 1927, sections 4 and 6 of Act No. 3 of the Public Acts of 1939, and section 3 of Act No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1941, being SS466.3, 469.204, 462.5, 462.33, 462.34, 462.36, 462.49, 460.53, 460.55, 469.82, 460.4, 460.6, and 470.103 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1461 - Jurisdiction; discretion; request

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. Adequate facilities of sanitation and shelter for railroad clerical, platform, freight house and express employees shall be provided by all railroad companies under the jurisdiction of this commission in accordance with the following rules, if in the judgment of the commission after investigation and hearing, if requested, such facilities, or any of them, are necessary for the health and welfare of said railroad employees.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1462 - Office employees

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2. Railroad offices such as general offices, freight offices, yard offices, ticket offices and express offices, shall be reasonably clean, heated and ventilated; further, the employer shall provide sufficient toilet facilities for female and male employees in those offices.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1463 - Employees performing service outdoors

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3. At locations where change of wearing apparel is required at which yard clerks, car checkers, freight house employees, mail and/or baggage handlers and express employees are employed, lockers will be provided at points where such employees are required to report for duty or are relieved from duty, and where 10 or more are employed, the locker area, which shall be partitioned and adequately heated and lighted, shall consist of not less than 80 square feet of clear floor space for each such 10 employees on duty at any 1 time. Where lockers are not now provided, a sufficient number of metal lockers shall be provided, the inside dimensions of which shall not be less than 72 inches high, 15 inches wide and 18 inches deep, save that, in such locations where larger lockers shall be deemed necessary, they shall be provided as shall be agreed to between the railroad company and its employees. Said lockers shall be equipped on the inside with a top shelf, and not less than 1 clothes hook on each side, a hanger bar, and also sufficient openings in the door for the purpose of ventilation. Tables and benches or chairs, in accordance with the number of employees using the facilities, shall be furnished.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1464 - General requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4. The following standards shall apply to facilities of sanitation and shelter furnished for all railroad clerical, platform, freight house and express employees in office and yard service:
(a) Where running water and sewers are reasonably available or where physical conditions and laws, ordinances and public authorities permit the use of septic tanks in lieu of sewers, the employer shall provide hot and cold running water and suitable, adequate and convenient water closet and washing facilities, separate for each sex and plainly designated. Such facilities shall be adequately lighted, ventilated and maintained; every toilet shall be arranged so as to assure privacy in use; and flush toilets shall be provided in accordance with the following minimum requirements.
Number of Persons
Number of Toilets
1 to 10
1
11 to 24
2
25 to 49
3
50 to 100 5 100 or over 1 for each additional 25 persons
(b) Wherever urinals are provided, 1 urinal may be substituted for 1 toilet provided the number of toilets shall not be reduced to less than 2/3 the number shown in the above table.
(c) All inside toilet facilities shall be made of materials impervious and resistant to moisture, and shall be fitted with individual flush system. In the case of urinals, the water may be allowed to run continuously.
(d) The walls of compartments or partitions between toilet fixtures may be less than room height, but the top shall not be less than 5 feet from the floor and the bottom not more than 1 foot from the floor.
(e) An adequate supply of cool, sanitary water, satisfactory for drinking purposes, shall be made available. The company shall furnish individual drinking cups in all offices or other facilities where drinking fountains or bubblers are not furnished.
(f) During the period of the year in which insects are prevalent, screens will be furnished for the windows and doors.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1465 - Running facilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5. Baggage and express cars, when occupied by employees coming under the provisions of these rules, while moving in trains, either will have drinking water, toilet and washing facilities, or if not so equipped, will be so arranged in the train that employees required to ride such cars will have access to drinking water, toilet, and washing facilities.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1466 - Construction and maintenance of outside toilets used by employees

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6.
(1) The commission may, after proper investigation, hearing and order in the matter, permit the installation and maintenance of outside toilet facilities, where it is found otherwise impractical to install inside toilet and urinal facilities.
(2) Where outside toilets are installed and maintained in accordance with the above paragraph, they shall be located on ground that is well drained and where there is no possibility of contaminating any drinking water supply.
(3) Suitable approach, such as concrete, gravel or cinder walk, shall be provided.
(4) All windows, ventilators, and other openings, except doors, shall be screened to prevent the entrance of insects. A separate ventilator duct, with hood, shall be provided for the vault, and shall extend above the roof.
(5) The entire installation must be kept clean and sanitary. Milk of lime (freshly slaked lime) or other equally effective disinfectant shall be used in the vault and in the urinal trough in sufficient quantities and at frequent intervals.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1467 - Existing facilities; continuance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7. Any shelter and sanitary facilities which have been constructed and are presently being maintained in accordance with an agreement heretofore entered into between the parties in interest, and agreed to or ordered by the commission, shall be deemed a complete compliance with these rules, until such time as a specific complaint is filed with the commission claiming that, on account of changes made in the uses of the facilities, such facilities are inadequate; provided nothing herein shall be construed to abrogate or limit any agreement between the interested parties now in effect which provides for better or more adequate facilities, or to prevent the negotiation of such an agreement in the future.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1468 - Existing facilities; complaint

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8. In the absence of specific complaint, present facilities shall be deemed adequate. In the event of a complaint filed hereafter in respect of such facilities, and the commission shall find the same inadequate, the railroad company involved shall have a reasonable time in which to complete the work required in the light of the then existing situation, circumstances, and conditions.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1469 - Hearing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 9. In the event of any dispute or disagreement between any employee and any employer as to the intent, meaning and interpretation of any or all of the rules hereinabove set forth, the commission reserves unto itself the right to set a hearing thereon, and to issue appropriate order or orders, so as to effectuate and carry out the intent and purpose of said rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1470 - Relief; modification of rules

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10. Any railroad company being of the opinion that the application or enforcement of these rules, or any part thereof, at any particular place, will be unjust or unreasonable, may apply to the commission for relief therefrom, and the commission may, by written order, relieve said railroad company from the application of these rules, or any part thereof, at such place, or modify the same in such manner and to such extent as shall be just and reasonable.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1471 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. The words and phrases used herein shall be construed as follows, unless the context shall otherwise require:
(a) The term "localized facilities," when used herein, shall mean those facilities of sanitation or shelter for the welfare and health of railroad trainmen, enginemen and yardmen, which facilities are to be maintained at points where employees are required to report for duty or are relieved from duty.
(b) The term "highway crossing shanty," when used herein, shall mean a building at which public highway crossing watchmen are regularly stationed for performance of their duties.
(c) The term "running facilities," when used herein, shall mean those facilities of sanitation or shelter to be maintained on engines, trains or cabooses for the welfare and health of railroad trainmen, enginemen and yardmen.
(d) The term "camp facilities," when used herein, shall mean those facilities of sanitation or shelter for the welfare and health of maintenance of way employees, when such facilities are to be maintained at railroad camps of a permanent or seasonal nature, or are located in movable cars when used for housing maintenance of way employees.
(e) The term "crossing watchmen," when used herein, shall include such employees as are used in the flagging of public highway crossings or in the actual operation of manually controlled gates, public highway crossing signals, or other appurtenances having to do with the protection of such crossings.
(f) The term "section house facilities," when used herein, shall mean the shelter facilities maintained for maintenance of way employees at points where such employees report for duty or are relieved from duty.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1473 - Running facilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3.
(1) Adequate toilet facilities shall be made available for trainmen, enginemen and yardmen, after hearing thereon and order by the commission, which toilet facilities shall be kept in a reasonably clean and sanitary condition.
(2) All yard diesels shall have the floors cleaned and the windows washed at reasonable intervals.
(3) All cabooses shall have the interior washed once each year. Road cabooses used on trains handling ore in open top equipment, and all yard and transfer cabooses, shall have the floors scrubbed or mopped once each month. Other road cabooses on any run shall have the floors scrubbed or mopped once each month, if the crew using same request it. Windows on all cabooses shall be washed once a month, except in freezing weather.
(4) When required by the season of the year, doors and windows of cabooses shall be equipped with adequate metal stripping. Similarly, when required by the season of the year, cabooses shall be equipped with screen doors or screen panels, and windows on each side of each caboose shall be screened. Sliding screen windows, however, shall be deemed adequate.
(5) An adequate supply of cool, sanitary water, satisfactory for drinking purposes, shall be made available for the use of trainmen, enginemen and yardmen. Suitable sanitary containers, equipped with a faucet or other dispenser, shall be maintained on cabooses and locomotives, and individual drinking cups shall be furnished by the company.
(6) Every caboose used in any train in this state, regardless of service, shall be provided with a stove or other adequate means of heating. A sufficient amount of fuel for the trip or shift shall be made available.
(7) Baggage and express cars, when occupied by employees coming under the provisions of this act, will be so arranged in the train that employees required to ride such cars will have access to the drinking water, toilet and washing facilities provided in a coach in said train; and, if it is found impractical to so arrange said cars in the train, then drinking water, toilet and washing facilities must be furnished for the employees riding said cars upon formal order of and by the commission.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1474 - Crossing watchmen facilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) Adequate shelter shall be furnished for crossing watchmen, and said shelter shall be properly sealed and insulated against cold, and heated.
(2) If, in the judgment of the commission, it is practical, toilet and washing facilities will be furnished as the commission may require, after inspection and agreement or hearing in the matter.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1475 - Camp facilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) When employees are furnished meals in camp cars, as hereinbefore defined, adequate sanitary facilities and space shall be provided.
(2) Where cars, other than passenger coaches, are furnished for sleeping quarters, cars shall not house over 10 men each. Where passenger coaches are furnished, the commission may designate the number of men to be housed in each coach.
(3) All camp cars will be properly heated, ventilated, sealed and lighted, and, during the period of the year in which insects are prevalent, the doors and windows will be screened.
(4) All extra and permanent gangs will be furnished with shower car, with running hot and cold water. Adequate toilet facilities will be furnished for all employees.
(5) Camp man or janitor will be furnished for all gangs over 20 men for the purpose of keeping the cars and grounds in a clean and sanitary manner.
(6) When extra and permanent gangs are furnished with kitchen car or cars, the same shall be well equipped with adequate kitchen facilities. Such kitchen cars shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1476 - Section houses

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6. Adequate shelter facilities, located in section houses or other suitable buildings, consisting, as in the individual case may be necessary, of the following appliances, installed and maintained as specified, shall be furnished by all railroad companies under the jurisdiction of this commission for regularly assigned maintenance of way employees, at points where such employees are required to report for duty or are relieved from duty, as, in the judgment of the commission, after investigation, and hearing, if requested, such facilities, or any of them, are necessary for the welfare and health of the above-mentioned employees:
(a) There shall be provided space, adequate for the number of employees using said facilities, where employees may change their clothing, furnished with tables and benches or chairs, in accordance with the number of employees using the facilities. Where lockers are not now provided, and the same are requested by the employees using the individual facility, a sufficient number of metal lockers shall be provided to meet the requirements of said employees.
(b) During the period of the year in which insects are prevalent, screens will be furnished for the windows and doors.
(c) The space designated as shelter will be partitioned, sealed and adequately heated and lighted.
(d) Where running water and sewerage facilities are reasonably available, flush toilets and washing facilities will be provided. Otherwise, an outside toilet will be furnished and maintained in accordance with the provisions of R 460.1477; provided, however, the provisions of this subdivision shall not be applicable where toilets and washing facilities are otherwise made reasonably available for maintenance of way employees.
(e) If necessary, a sufficient supply of running or well water will be made reasonably available, and individual drinking cups will be furnished.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1477 - Construction and maintenance of outside toilets when used by employees coming under the provisions of this act

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7.
(1) The commission may, after proper investigation, hearing and order in the matter, permit the installation and maintenance of outside toilet facilities, where it is found otherwise impractical to install inside toilets and urinal facilities.
(2) Where outside toilets are installed and maintained in accordance with the above paragraph, they shall be located on ground that is well drained, and where there is no possibility of contaminating any drinking water supply.
(3) Suitable approach, such as concrete, gravel, or cinder walk, shall be provided.
(4) All windows, ventilators, and other openings, except doors, shall be screened to prevent the entrance of insects. A separate ventilator duct, with hood, shall be provided for the vault, and shall extend above the roof.
(5) The entire installation must be kept clean and sanitary. Milk of lime (freshly slaked lime), or other equally effective disinfectant, shall be used in the vault and in the urinal trough, in sufficient quantities and at frequent intervals. The floors, seats and urinals must be scrubbed as often as necessary.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1478 - Compliance

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Rule 8. Any shelter and sanitary facilities which have been constructed and are presently being maintained in accordance with an agreement heretofore entered into between the parties in interest, and agreed to or ordered by the commission, shall be deemed a complete compliance with these rules, until such time as a specific complaint is filed with the commission claiming that, on account of changes made in the uses of the facilities, such facilities are inadequate; provided nothing herein shall be construed to abrogate or limit any agreement between the interested parties now in effect which provides for better or more adequate facilities, or to prevent the negotiation of such an agreement in the future.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1479 - Application for relief from order

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Rule 9. Any railroad company being of the opinion that the application or enforcement of this order, or any part thereof, at any particular place, will be unjust or unreasonable, may apply to the commission for relief therefrom, and the commission may, by written order, relieve said railroad company from the application of this order, or any part thereof, at such place, or modify the same in such manner and to such extent as shall be just and reasonable.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1480 - Adequacy of present facilities

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Rule 10. In the absence of specific complaint, present facilities shall be deemed adequate. In the event of a complaint filed hereafter in respect of such facilities, and the commission shall find the same inadequate, the railroad company involved shall have a reasonable time in which to complete the work required in the light of the then existing situation, circumstances and conditions.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Sanitation And Shelter For Railroad Employees › Section R. 460.1481 - Intent and purpose of rules

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Rule 11. In the event of any dispute or disagreement between any employee and any employer as to the intent, meaning and interpretation of any or all of the rules hereinabove set forth, the commission reserves unto itself the right to set a hearing thereon, and to issue appropriate order or orders, so as to effectuate and carry out the intent and purpose of said rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Motor Bus Transportation Rules › Section R. 474.1 - Definitions

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Rule 1.
As used in these rules:
"Act" means motor bus transportation act, 1982 PA 432, mcc 474.101 to 474.141.
"Bus" includes private owned school bus. School buses owned and operated by public school systems are not eligible for an authority under the act and the pupil transportation act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1801 to 257.1877.
"MDOT" means the Michigan department of transportation.
"Remuneration" means the compensation that a carrier receives in exchange for the work or services performed, including both cash and non-cash payments received directly or indirectly.
"Renewal period" means the period from January 1 to the last day of February each year.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Motor Bus Transportation Rules › Section R. 474.2 - Applicability

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Rule 2.
Carriers based outside this state and registered with the United States Department of Transportation that use vehicles in interstate regular route service or interstate charter service, that begin and end outside of this state, are exempted from the act, unless required by MDOT as a condition of financial assistance. Carriers operating intrastate regular route or charter service offering trip origins within this state shall comply with the requirements of the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Motor Bus Transportation Rules › Section R. 474.3 - Applications; information to be submitted; determination

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Rule 3.
An applicant shall submit all items requested in the application, as required by MDOT.
The applicant shall send the information specified in the act, and in these rules, to MDOT via electronic means or by mail to the address listed on the application.
To determine if a carrier is "fit, willing, and able" as required by the act, MDOT shall consider if a carrier has completed the application process as specified in the act and if the carrier has a history of violating the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Motor Bus Transportation Rules › Section R. 474.5 - Inspections

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Rule 5.
Each vehicle listed under a certificate of authority shall be inspected annually, within 12 months of the previous inspection, or more frequently, to determine the character of the vehicle. Inspections expire the first day of the month following that 12-month period.
The inspection shall follow the federal motor vehicle safety regulations and motor carrier safety standards, except where MDOT determines there is a clear and convincing need to exceed the federal standards.
MDOT may determine the date, time, and location of the inspection based on the inspectors schedule and availability of a safe inspection location. A carrier shall make its vehicles available at MDOTs requested time and location.
A carrier shall contact MDOT and ensure its inspection is scheduled prior to the expiration of the previous inspection. Inspections that are not conducted prior to expiration may result in late fees to be paid by the carrier.
It is the responsibility of the carrier to provide a safe inspection location.
MDOT shall offer an inspection date that is within 15 business days from the carriers initial contact for an inspection.
An inspector may cancel an inspection if, for any reason, the inspector determines performing the inspection would put the inspector in an unsafe situation. The cancellation may result in late inspection fees.
Upon successful completion of an inspection, a decal designated by MDOT shall be affixed on the drivers side of the vehicle in the immediate area of the drivers window.
A vehicle that does not pass its inspection, which is not placed out-of-service by the MDOT inspector under the act, has until the prior inspection expires to make repairs and pass its inspection before its vehicle becomes unauthorized.
The MDOT inspector may place a vehicle in an out-of-service status when found in violation of safety issues as described in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance out-of-service criteria. The vehicle is not authorized for passenger-for-hire service, under the act, until the vehicle is returned to an authorized status by MDOT.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Motor Bus Transportation Rules › Section R. 474.7 - Alteration, suspension, or revocation of certificate of authority

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Rule 7.
An applicant applying for a new or reinstated authority that is determined by MDOT to have been associated with a previously suspended or revoked carrier will have that carriers previous service record, vehicle condition, and history included in the determination of the applicants eligibility and ability to meet the requirements of the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation › Rescinded - Motor Bus Transportation

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUREAU OF URBAN AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
MOTOR BUS TRANSPORTATION
By Authority conferred on the department of transportation by section 39 of Act No. 432 of the Public Acts of 1982, being S474.139 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Bureau of Local Government Services › City Utility Users Tax › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 141.1 - Definitions

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Rule 1.
(1) As
				  used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means Act No.
				  100 of the Public Acts of 1990, being S141.1151 et seq. of the Michigan
				  Compiled Laws, and known as the city utility users tax act.
(b) "Bureau" means the bureau of revenue of
				  the Michigan department of treasury.
(c) "Commissioner" means the state
				  commissioner of revenue and the designees of the commissioner.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Bureau of Local Government Services › City Utility Users Tax › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 141.2 - Scope

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Rule 2.
(1) An
				  appeal and any subsequent proceedings in the appeal filed with the commissioner
				  pursuant to the act shall be considered a contested case.
(2) The practice and procedure in the
				  proceedings specified in subrule (1) of this rule shall be governed by the
				  rules for contested cases in effect for the bureau.
(3) Where there is no applicable rule to
				  govern contested cases, chapter 4 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as
				  amended, being S24.271 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall
				  govern.