Reps. Kooiman, Hoogendyk, Koetje, Brandenburg, Hummel, Garfield, Meyer, Ward, Ehardt, Van Regenmorter, Stahl, Nitz, Rocca, Stakoe, Ruth Johnson, Moolenaar, Huizenga, Pastor, Acciavatti, Nofs, Steil, Howell, Palmer, Voorhees, Taub, Caswell, Caul, DeRossett, Farhat, Hune, Hunter, Newell, Sak, Shaffer, Sheen, Shulman, Vander Veen, Pappageorge, Shackleton and Amos offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 85.

            A resolution to urge the Michigan State Transportation Commission to amend the Governor's proposed Five Year Road & Bridge Program (2003-2007) to include certain projects.

            Whereas, A dynamic and growing state like Michigan relies upon an infrastructure that is planned with vision and responsive to change.  Policy actions regarding transportation should reflect the importance of dealing with growth and congestion decisively; and

            Whereas, The Governor's plans to redirect more than $180 million in transportation projects from new construction projects ignores the needs of locales in our state that are experiencing significant growth.  In many instances, the projects under threat are located in places that hold great promise in the challenges we face with the economy and job creation; and

            Whereas, The economic benefits of the threatened road projects must not be obscured by a realignment of priorities.  Even as the state faces difficult spending decisions, long-term goals cannot be sacrificed; now, therefore, be it

            Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we urge the Michigan State Transportation Commission to amend the Governor's proposed Five Year Road & Bridge Program (2003-2007) to include all or almost all of the following projects:

M-24, from the south Lapeer County line to south of I-69, Lapeer County

M-84, from south of Kochville road to south junction of M-13, Saginaw and Bay Counties

US-127, north of St. Johns to Ithaca, Clinton and Gratiot Counties

I-196/Chicago drive, interchange modification (Baldwin road connector), Kent and Ottawa

    Counties

I-96/36^th street interchange (I-96 airport area access), Kent County

I-96, east of the Thornapple River, Kent County

US-31, Holland to Grand Haven, Ottawa County

I-96/Beck road, Novi, Oakland County

I-96/Wixom road, Novi, Oakland County

I-375/east Detroit riverfront access, Detroit, Wayne County

I-94, from west of I-96 to east of Conner road, Detroit, Wayne County

I-75/ I-96/Ambassador Bridge gateway, Detroit, Wayne County

M-59/Crooks road, Rochester Hills, Oakland County

M-59, from Crooks road to Ryan road, Oakland and Macomb Counties

I-75/M-59 interchange reconstruction, Auburn Hills, Oakland County

M-53, 12 Mile road to 14 Mile road, Warren, Macomb County

I-696/Franklin road, Southfield, Oakland County

I-75, 8 Mile road to M-59, Oakland County

I-75/Crooks road, Troy, Oakland County

I-75, south of Chrysler drive to M-24, Auburn Hills, Oakland County

M-59/Adams road, Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Oakland County

M-53 interchange at Van Dyke road and 18 ½ Mile road, Sterling Heights, Macomb County

US-24, Brownstown Township, Wayne County

M-42, from existing US-131 to new US-131, Wexford County

M-72, US-31 northeast of Traverse City to Kalkaska County line, Grand Traverse County

US-131, from 6 ½ Mile road to the Manistee River Bridge, Wexford County

US-131, Manton bypass landscaping, Wexford County

I-94 business loop, Battle Creek, Calhoun County

US-131, state line to N Township line, Lockport Township, St. Joseph County

US-31, Napier avenue to I-94, Berrien County

US-2, Iron Mountain, Washington street to Michigan avenue, Dickinson County

I-94/Baker road, Washtenaw County

M-59, from I-96 to old US-23, Livingston County

US-23, M-14 to I-96, Washtenaw and Livingston Counties

; and be it further

            Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Michigan State Transportation Commission.