Bill Text: MI HB5172 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Transportation; other; public transit commission; create. Amends 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651 - 247.675) by adding sec. 10p.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-07-15 - Reassign To Committee On Intergovernmental And Regional Affairs 07/15/2009 [HB5172 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-HB5172-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5172

 

July 14, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Donigan, Polidori, Lipton, Byrnes, Robert Jones and Tlaib and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs.

 

     A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled

 

"An act to provide for the classification of all public roads,

streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that

classification and for additions to and deletions from each

classification; to set up and establish the Michigan transportation

fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation

fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels;

to provide for the allocation of funds from the Michigan

transportation fund and the use and administration of the fund for

transportation purposes; to set up and establish the truck safety

fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety

fund and administration of the fund for truck safety purposes; to

set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commission; to

establish certain standards for road contracts for certain

businesses; to provide for the continuing review of transportation

needs within the state; to authorize the state transportation

commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue

bonds, and make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to

authorize counties to advance funds for the payment of deficiencies

necessary for the payment of bonds issued under this act; to

provide for the limitations, payment, retirement, and security of

the bonds and pledges; to provide for appropriations and tax levies

by counties and townships for county roads; to authorize

contributions by townships for county roads; to provide for the

establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund,

local bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain

other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk line

fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and

certain other funds of money raised by specific taxes and fees; to

provide for definitions of public transportation functions and

criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation

funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund

grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation

programs; to provide for submission of annual legislative requests

and reports; to provide for the establishment and functions of

certain advisory entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to

provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for transportation

purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and

local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans

for transportation purposes by the state transportation department

and for the receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of

those loans from certain specified sources; and to repeal acts and

parts of acts,"

 

(MCL 247.651 to 247.675) by adding section 10p.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 10p. (1) There is created and established in the state

 

transportation department a public transit commission. The

 

commission will be charged with the coordination, integration, and

 

promotion of an efficient and thorough public transit system that

 

links residents throughout the state, promoting transportation

 

options and economic development.

 

     (2) The commission shall consist of the director of the state

 

transportation department, the chief executive officer of the

 

Michigan economic development corporation, 1 member of the state

 

transportation commission, and 4 other members appointed by the

 

governor with the advice and consent of the senate and who shall

 

continue in office until their successors are appointed. Members of

 

the commission shall be appointed for terms of 4 years.

 

     (3) Those members of the commission appointed by the governor

 

shall be selected with regard to their fitness and by reason of

 

their knowledge and practical experience in the field of public

 

transit and related transportation subjects. The governor shall

 

make a reasonable effort to nominate individuals from fields that

 

include, but are not limited to, commerce, public transit users,

 

planners, and labor.

 

     (4) No member of the commission shall receive a salary for his

 

or her services as a commissioner, and each may be reimbursed for

 

actual and necessary expenses incurred by him or her in the

 

performance of his or her duties as a commissioner.

 

     (5) The members of the commission may be removed by the

 

governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misuse of office, or

 

malfeasance in office, in the manner provided by law for the

 

removal of other public officers for like causes.

 

     (6) The commission shall, immediately upon its appointment,

 

organize, and make, amend, and revise rules and regulations for its

 

administration as it may deem expedient. At the organization

 

meeting, the commission shall elect from among its members a

 

chairperson and a vice-chairperson to serve for 1 year and shall

 

annually elect officers after the first election. An officer shall

 

serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. No

 

action shall be taken by the commission by less than a majority of

 

its members.

 

     (7) The state transportation department shall provide

 

qualified technical staff and administrative support to the

 

commission.

 

     (8) No later than December 30, 2010, the commission shall

 

report to the governor, the state transportation commission, and

 

the legislature on the status of public transit in Michigan. The

 

commission's report shall address and make recommendations on all

 

of the following:

 

     (a) Public transit services currently provided to the

 

residents of this state.

 

     (b) The needs of public transit agencies in order to continue

 

to provide services.

 

     (c) The status of all transit funding in this state.

 

     (d) The availability of alternative funding mechanisms for

 

transit.

 

     (e) Best practices for local transit agencies.

 

     (f) Methods for using public transit to promote economic

 

development.

 

     (g) Land use and its relationship with public transit.

 

     (h) Progress toward linking health care and public transit.

 

     (i) Current state policies toward the development of energy-

 

efficient technologies in relation to public transit.

 

     (j) The relationship between public transit and state-

 

supported and low-income housing.

 

     (9) Beginning no later than December 30, 2010, the commission

 

shall report to the state transportation commission every 4 months

 

on the current status of public transportation and recommendations,

 

including, but not limited to, legislative and departmental policy

 

reforms, for improved service and the development of a seamless

 

statewide transit system.

 

     (10) On or before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the

 

commission shall make a report to the governor covering the

 

operation of the department for the 2 fiscal years ending the

 

preceding June 30. The report shall contain a summary of the

 

commission's proceedings during the 2 fiscal years, a statement of

 

all revenues and expenditures made by or on behalf of the

 

commission, any other information as it may deem necessary or

 

useful, and any additional information that may be requested by the

 

governor.