HB 150 Summary

• Creates an alternative procedure for counties, municipal corporations, and townships to join a regional transit authority that includes a county with a population of at least 400,000 and levies a property tax.

• Requires proposing subdivisions to submit a resolution or ordinance to existing authority members, who have 30 days to approve or reject inclusion, and allows subdivisions to propose joining for either 3 years or permanently.

• Places the inclusion question on the ballot only if a majority of existing political subdivisions approve, with voters required to approve both the addition to the authority and the proposed tax rate.

• Allows subdivisions added for a 3-year term to automatically withdraw after three years without additional action, while those added permanently remain unless they initiate formal withdrawal procedures.

• Permits any member county, municipal corporation, or township to withdraw from the authority effective one year after voter approval of a withdrawal resolution, with the authority required to equitably divide funds, credits, and property between itself and the withdrawing subdivision.