SENATE BILL No. 1258

 

 

May 25, 2004, Introduced by Senator EMERSON and referred to the Committee on Technology and Energy.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 2002 PA 48, entitled                                              

                                                                                

    "Metropolitan extension telecommunications rights-of-way                    

    oversight act,"                                                             

                                                                                

    by amending section 11 (MCL 484.3111).                                      

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 11.  (1) The authority shall allocate the funding                      

                                                                                

2   provided for fee sharing under section 10(1) as follows:                    

                                                                                

3       (a)  75%  73.5% to be disbursed to cities and villages in a                 

                                                                                

4   metropolitan area on the basis of the distribution to each city             

                                                                                

5   or village under section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, for the             

                                                                                

6   most recent year as a proportion of the total distribution to all           

                                                                                

7   cities and villages located in metropolitan areas under section             

                                                                                

8   13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, for the most recent year.                    

                                                                                

9       (b)  25%  24.5% to be disbursed to townships in a                           

                                                                                

10  metropolitan area on the basis of each township's proportionate             

                                                                                

11  share of the total linear feet of public rights-of-way occupied             


                                                                                

1   by providers within all townships located in metropolitan areas.            

                                                                                

2       (c) 2% to be used by the authority for the administrative                   

                                                                                

3   costs of the authority.  If the amount allocated under this                 

                                                                                

4   subdivision exceeds the authority's annual administrative costs,            

                                                                                

5   the excess amount shall be disbursed as provided under                      

                                                                                

6   subdivisions (a) and (b).                                                   

                                                                                

7       (2) Except as otherwise provided under sections 13 and 14,                  

                                                                                

8   municipalities that are ineligible under section 13 or 14 shall             

                                                                                

9   be excluded from the computation, allocation, and distribution of           

                                                                                

10  funding under this section.