MI SB0399

Permits are required for construction, operation, maintenance, or removal of facilities within county road rights-of-way, except for sidewalk installation and repair, with permits also required from local units of government when ordinances mandate them.

Adjacent property owners are not required to obtain permits for maintenance work on right-of-way areas outside the shoulder and roadway.

County road commissions and local governments may adopt reasonable permit requirements and fee schedules, with fees limited to covering necessary and actual costs for permit issuance, review, inspection, and related expenses.

Government entities and providers cannot be charged more than $300 per permit or $1,000 total per project, and providers need only one security bond (not to exceed $20,000) instead of multiple bonds across different permits.

Providers must maintain $1,000,000 general liability insurance per occurrence for property damage and bodily injury, and county road commissions cannot require the provider to name the county or its officials as additional insureds.