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.