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MI SB0606
Bill
AI Summary
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Allows vending machines at selected sites on Michigan's limited access highway system to dispense food, drink, and other articles deemed appropriate by the state transportation department.
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Designates the commission for the blind as the sole operator of vending machines on limited access highways, with vending machines initially limited to travel information centers during a 2-year trial period.
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Permits exemptions from commercial use restrictions for facilities near international borders (I-94/I-69 interchange and Sault Ste. Marie international bridge) limited to sale of articles for export and consumption outside the United States.
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Authorizes customs brokering facilities at Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron and international bridge in Sault Ste. Marie, with revenue deposited into the state trunk line fund.
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Expands logo signage program to include tourist attractions such as natural phenomena, historic sites, cultural sites, educational facilities, and shopping areas, pending federal highway administration approval.
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Requires state transportation department to place and maintain hospital signs on limited access highways indicating exits within 2 miles of 24-hour emergency care facilities, with costs paid by the requesting hospital.
Legislative Description
Transportation; other; logo program; expand to promote businesses related to agriculture or tourism. Amends sec. 2 of 1941 PA 205 (MCL 252.52).
Transportation, other
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Transportation
5/21/2009