Bill Text: MI SB1165 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Highways; bridges; discounted toll per axle for commercial truck traffic; require of the Mackinac bridge authority. Amends sec. 12 of 1952 PA 214 (MCL 254.322).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-05 - Referred To Committee On Transportation [SB1165 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-SB1165-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 1165
June 5, 2012, Introduced by Senators CASPERSON, MOOLENAAR, BOOHER, HILDENBRAND, BRANDENBURG, EMMONS, GREEN and MEEKHOF and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1952 PA 214, entitled
"An act authorizing the Mackinac bridge authority to acquire a
bridge connecting the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan,
including causeways, tunnels, roads and all useful related
equipment and facilities, including park, parking, recreation,
lighting and terminal facilities; extending the corporate existence
of the authority; authorizing such authority to enjoy and carry out
all powers incident to its corporate objects; authorizing the
appropriation and use of state funds for the preliminary purposes
of the authority; providing for the payment of the cost of such
bridge and in that connection authorizing the authority to issue
revenue bonds payable solely from the revenues of the bridge;
granting the right of condemnation to the authority; granting the
use of state land and property to the authority; making provisions
for the payment and security of such bonds and granting certain
rights and remedies to the holders thereof; authorizing banks and
trust companies to perform certain acts in connection therewith;
authorizing the imposition of tolls and charges; authorizing the
authority to secure the consent of the United States government to
the construction of the bridge and to secure approval of plans,
specifications and location of same; authorizing employment of
engineers irrespective of whether such engineers have been
previously employed to make preliminary inspections or reports with
respect to the bridge; authorizing the state highway department to
operate and maintain such bridge or to contribute thereto and enter
into leases and agreements in connection therewith; exempting such
bonds and the property of the authority from taxation; prohibiting
competing traffic facilities; authorizing the operation of ferries
by the authority; providing for the construction and use of certain
buildings; and making an appropriation,"
by amending section 12 (MCL 254.322), as amended by 2004 PA 336.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 12. (1) Except as provided in this section, all
individuals or vehicles using the bridge shall pay tolls and
charges established by the authority. The authority shall not
charge tolls or charges to its own personnel or vehicles while the
personnel are on duty or while the vehicles are being used for
authority business.
(2) Beginning October 1, 2003, the authority shall not charge
tolls or charges to authorized emergency vehicles that are in the
process
of responding to an emergency. As used in this section,
"authorized
emergency vehicles" means that term as defined in
section
2 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.2.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2013, the authority shall establish a
commuter discount toll for commercial motor vehicles that make a
subsequent crossing of the bridge within 36 hours of a prior
crossing.
(4) Beginning November 1, 2004, a violation of this section by
failure to pay toll is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for
not more than 30 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Authorized emergency vehicles" means that term as defined
in section 2 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.2.
(b) "Commercial motor vehicle" means that term as defined in
section 7a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.7a.
(c) "Commuter discount toll" means a 25% discount from the
per-axle toll set by the authority for vehicles other than
passenger vehicles.
