SENATE BILL No. 101

 

 

January 29, 2003, Introduced by Senators ALLEN and LELAND and referred to the Committee

             on Commerce and Labor.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1982 PA 432, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Motor bus transportation act,"                                             

                                                                                

    by amending section 4 (MCL 474.104), as amended by 1989 PA 233.             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 4.  (1)  This  Except as otherwise provided in                         

                                                                                

2   subsection (2), this act shall not apply to a motor carrier of              

                                                                                

3   passengers that is any of the following:                                    

                                                                                

4       (a) A county, city, township, or village as provided by law,                

                                                                                

5   or other authority incorporated under  Act No. 55 of the Public             

                                                                                

6   Acts of 1963, as amended, being sections 124.351 to 124.359 of              

                                                                                

7   the Michigan Compiled Laws  1963 PA 55, MCL 124.351 to 124.359.             

                                                                                

8   Each authority and governmental agency incorporated under  Act              

                                                                                

9   No. 55 of the Public Acts of 1963  1963 PA 55, MCL 124.351 to               

                                                                                

10  124.359, shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to determine its             

                                                                                

11  own contemplated routes, hours of service, estimated transit                

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   vehicle miles, costs of public transportation services, and                 

                                                                                

2   projected capital improvements or projects within its service               

                                                                                

3   area.                                                                       

                                                                                

4       (b) An authority incorporated under the  metropolitan                       

                                                                                

5   transportation authorities act of 1967, Act No. 204 of the Public           

                                                                                

6   Acts of 1967, as amended, being sections 124.401 to 124.426 of              

                                                                                

7   the Michigan Compiled Laws,  metropolitan transportation                    

                                                                                

8   authorities act of 1967, 1967 PA 204, MCL 124.401 to 124.426, or            

                                                                                

9   the Detroit area regional transportation authority act or that              

                                                                                

10  operates a transportation service pursuant to an interlocal                 

                                                                                

11  agreement under the urban cooperation act of 1967,  Act No. 7 of            

                                                                                

12  the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1967, as amended, being             

                                                                                

13  sections 124.501 to 124.512 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1967             

                                                                                

14  (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.501 to 124.512.                                     

                                                                                

15      (c) Operating under a contract entered into pursuant to  Act                

                                                                                

16  No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1967, being                

                                                                                

17  sections 124.531 to 124.536 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or Act           

                                                                                

18  No. 35 of the Public Acts of 1951, being sections 124.1 to 124.13           

                                                                                

19  of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1967 (Ex Sess) PA 8, MCL 124.531             

                                                                                

20  to 124.536, or 1951 PA 35, MCL 124.1 to 124.13.                             

                                                                                

21      (d) An authority incorporated under the public transportation               

                                                                                

22  authority act,  Act No. 196 of the Public Acts of 1986, being               

                                                                                

23  sections 124.451 to 124.479 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1986             

                                                                                

24  PA 196, MCL 124.451 to 124.479, or a nonprofit corporation                  

                                                                                

25  organized under the nonprofit corporation act,  Act No. 162 of              

                                                                                

26  the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 450.2101 to 450.3192 of             

                                                                                

27  the Michigan Compiled Laws  1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to                    


                                                                                

1   450.3192, that provides transportation services.                            

                                                                                

2       (e) An authority financing public improvements to                           

                                                                                

3   transportation systems under the revenue bond act of 1933,  Act             

                                                                                

4   No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1933, being sections 141.101 to                

                                                                                

5   141.140 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to           

                                                                                

6   141.140.                                                                    

                                                                                

7       (2) A motor carrier of passengers exempt under subsection (1)               

                                                                                

8   Shall operate under the requirements of this act when operating             

                                                                                

9   outside of the political subdivisions permitted by the                      

                                                                                

10  authorizing statute, an interlocal agreement under the urban                

                                                                                

11  cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.501 to                

                                                                                

12  124.512, or the contract required by the authorizing statute.               

                                                                                

13      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect                       

                                                                                

14  October 1, 2003.                                                            

                                                                                

15      Enacting section 2.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

16  effect unless Senate Bill No. 100                                           

                                                                                

17                         of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into              

                                                                                

18  law.