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MI HB5760

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/9/2014

Primary Sponsor

Hugh Crawford

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Allows county road commissioners to establish seasonal county road systems that may be part of either the primary or local road system, with roads closed to public travel from November through April.

  • Requires county road commissioners to hold a public hearing before including or excluding roads from the seasonal system, with notice given to county and local government clerks and published in newspapers.

  • Modifies notice requirements effective January 1, 2015, to use tier C public notice under the local government public notice act instead of newspaper publication, with notice given 7-14 days before the hearing.

  • Prohibits designation of a road as seasonal if an objector with a principal residence on that road objects, unless the commissioners provide immediate access to a non-seasonal road.

  • Roads designated as seasonal are excluded from snow removal funding distribution under section 12a and from funding distribution under sections 12(4) and 12b for years in which they are part of the seasonal system; requires maps and signs identifying seasonal roads.

Legislative Description

Highways; other; public notice of inclusion or exclusion of roads in a seasonal county road system; revise to require notice as provided in the local government public notice act. Amends sec. 5a of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.655a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5560'14

Transportation, other

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 09/10/2014

9/10/2014

Committee Referrals

Local Government9/9/2014

Full Bill Text

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