HOUSE BILL No. 5260

 

October 6, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Murphy, Whitmer and Byrum and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 683a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 683a. The state transportation department shall erect, or

 

cause to be erected, a traffic signal at the intersection of north

 

Fairview avenue and Saginaw highway in the city of Lansing.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless approved by a majority of the voters of the city of Lansing

 

voting on the question. The question of the adoption of this

 

amendatory act shall be submitted to the voters of the city of

 

Lansing at the next regular election to be held not less than 60

 

days after the effective date of this amendatory act or at a

 

special election called for that purpose. The question shall be


 

submitted in substantially the following form:

 

     "Shall 2006 Local Act ___ , to amend the Michigan vehicle code

 

to require the erection of a traffic signal at the intersection of

 

North Fairview Avenue and Saginaw Highway in the city of Lansing,

 

be adopted?

 

     Yes ( )

 

     No ( )".

 

     The result of the vote shall be canvassed by the board of

 

state canvassers. If a majority of the electors voting on the

 

question vote in favor of the adoption of this amendatory act, it

 

shall take effect 10 days following the certification of the

 

election results.