MOTOR CARRIER EXEMPTION

Senate Bill 287

Sponsor:  Sen. Mike Kowall

House Committee:  Transportation

Senate Committee:  Transportation

Complete to 6-7-11

A SUMMARY OF SENATE BILL 287 AS PASSED BY THE SENATE 5-25-11

The bill would amend the Motor Carrier Act to eliminate exemptions from regulation under the act for vehicles transporting motor vehicles.

Under the bill, the following vehicles would no longer be listed as exempt (and thus would be subject to regulation):

·                    Vehicles transporting motor vehicles.

·                    A vehicle used to transport a vehicle that is temporarily disabled from a point within an eight-mile radius of a city with a population of 500,000 or more, and including all other cities or villages any part of which is located within the eight-mile radius, to another point within that radius.

·                    A vehicle towing a disabled motor vehicle from the place where it was disabled to another location, or a vehicle towing a motor vehicle involved in an accident from the accident site to another location.

MCL 479.2

FISCAL IMPACT:

The bill would remove exemptions from the Motor Carrier Act, thus subjecting certain types of motor vehicles to regulation and to the fees that intrastate motor carriers must pay.

                                                                                           Legislative Analyst:   E. Best         

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.