HOUSE BILL No. 5943


     April 23, 2002, Introduced by Rep. Toy and referred to the Committee on Transportation.


        A bill to amend 1967 PA 204, entitled

   "Metropolitan transportation authorities act of 1967,"

   by amending section 4 (MCL 124.404).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 4.  (1) Regional transportation authorities in major

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        metropolitan areas of the state may be established as 1 or more

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        contiguous counties elect by majority vote of the county boards

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        of commissioners to establish or participate in an authority.

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             (2) A county which becomes a part of an authority created

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        under this act may withdraw from the authority within 1 year

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        after the county becomes a part of the authority by a resolution

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        of withdrawal approved by a majority vote of the members elected

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        to and serving on its county board of commissioners or may

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        withdraw at any time after 1 year after the county becomes a part

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        of the authority by a resolution of withdrawal approved by a 2/3


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        vote of the members elected to and serving on its county board of

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        commissioners.  However, if the county has an elected county

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        executive pursuant to  Act No. 139 of the Public Acts of 1973, as

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        amended, being sections 45.551 to 45.573 of the Michigan Compiled

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        Laws  1973 PA 139, MCL 45.551 TO 45.573, the county executive may

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        veto the resolution.  A veto may be overridden by a 2/3 vote of

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        the members elected to and serving on the county board of

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        commissioners.

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             (3) A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF 100,000 OR MORE BUT LESS

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        THAN 150,000 LOCATED IN A COUNTY THAT HAS BECOME PART OF AN

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        AUTHORITY UNDER THIS ACT MAY WITHDRAW FROM THE AUTHORITY AT ANY

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        TIME BY ADOPTING A CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION BY MAJORITY VOTE.  A

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        CITY THAT WITHDRAWS FROM AN AUTHORITY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL

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        HAVE NO FURTHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT TAX LIABILITY TO THE

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        AUTHORITY.



























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