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MI SB0915

Bill

Status

Passed

9/5/2018

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Casperson

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Origin

Senate

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Allows implements of husbandry to operate at any width on highways for farming operations without special permits, with restrictions on nighttime and poor visibility operation.

  • Permits vehicle combinations up to 106 inches wide to transport new motor vehicles and parts between manufacturing facilities within the same city (in counties with 400,000-500,000 population and within 10 miles of each other) under annual special permits.

  • Allows boat lifts and oversized hydraulic boat trailers operated by marinas or watercraft dealers to move on highways under annual permits, excluding limited access highways.

  • Exempts vehicles transporting agricultural commodities from seasonal weight restrictions (March-May) upon 48-hour advance notice to county road commissions; includes similar exemptions for emergency and nonemergency public utility work with permit requirements.

  • Increases axle loading maximums by 10% for vehicles transporting agricultural commodities or raw timber from harvest/storage to first delivery point, excluding interstate highways and roads with active seasonal restrictions.

Legislative Description

Traffic control; traffic regulation; maximum width of school buses; provide for, and exempt from seasonal road restrictions. Amends secs. 717 & 722 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.717 & 257.722).

Traffic control: traffic regulation

Last Action

Assigned Pa 0273'18 With Immediate Effect

9/5/2018

Committee Referrals

Transportation And Infrastructure5/16/2018
Transportation3/21/2018

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