July 21, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Knollenberg, Bolger, Agema, Stamas, Opsommer, Paul Scott, Kowall, Walsh, Marleau, Haines, Moss, Crawford, McMillin, Wayne Schmidt, DeShazor, Rogers, Roy Schmidt, Gregory and Nerat and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled
"An act to provide for the classification of all public roads,
streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that
classification and for additions to and deletions from each
classification; to set up and establish the Michigan transportation
fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation
fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels;
to provide for the allocation of funds from the Michigan
transportation fund and the use and administration of the fund for
transportation purposes; to set up and establish the truck safety
fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety
fund and administration of the fund for truck safety purposes; to
set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commission; to
establish certain standards for road contracts for certain
businesses; to provide for the continuing review of transportation
needs within the state; to authorize the state transportation
commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue
bonds, and make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to
authorize counties to advance funds for the payment of deficiencies
necessary for the payment of bonds issued under this act; to
provide for the limitations, payment, retirement, and security of
the bonds and pledges; to provide for appropriations and tax levies
by counties and townships for county roads; to authorize
contributions by townships for county roads; to provide for the
establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund,
local bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain
other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk line
fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and
certain other funds of money raised by specific taxes and fees; to
provide for definitions of public transportation functions and
criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation
funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund
grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation
programs; to provide for submission of annual legislative requests
and reports; to provide for the establishment and functions of
certain advisory entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to
provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for transportation
purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and
local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans
for transportation purposes by the state transportation department
and for the receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of
those loans from certain specified sources; and to repeal acts and
parts of acts,"
by amending section 10o (MCL 247.660o), as amended by 2000 PA 188.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
10o. (1) Twenty-three to twenty-seven percent Except as
provided in subsection (5), 23% to 27% of the DOT-FHWA highway
research, planning, and construction federal funds appropriated to
this state from the federal government for road and bridge
construction shall be allocated to programs administered by local
jurisdictions after deduction of the following:
(a) Funds that are specifically allocated at the federal level
to the state or local jurisdictions.
(b) Funds allocated by the department to the state and to
local jurisdictions through a competitive process.
(2) Federal aid excluded from the calculation of funding
allocated to programs administered by local jurisdictions in
subsection (1) includes, but is not limited to, congestion
mitigation and air quality funds, federal bridge funds,
transportation enhancement funds, funds distributed at the
discretion of the United States secretary of transportation, and
congressionally designated funds.
(3) The funds shall be distributed to eligible local agencies
for transportation purposes in a manner consistent with state and
federal law.
(4) It is the intent of the legislature that federal aid to
highways allocated to local jurisdictions in subsection (1) be
distributed in a manner that produces a 25% average allocation of
applicable funds to programs for local jurisdictions in each fiscal
year through the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. Beginning
in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, the average
allocation of applicable federal aid to highway funds to programs
for local jurisdictions shall be the average of the amount
distributed to local jurisdictions under subsection (1) and
similarly calculated distributions in each succeeding fiscal year.
The average allocation percentage described in this subsection
shall be adjusted to reflect any voluntary agreements made by the
department with local jurisdictions regarding the state buyout of
local federal aid.
(5) If a local jurisdiction is able to provide matching funds
for the federal funds described in subsection (1) appropriated to
this state and if the state transportation department is unable to
provide matching funds for the federal funds appropriated to this
state, then the percentage of funds allocated to programs
administered by local jurisdictions shall not be limited to the
percentages in subsection (1) but shall be adjusted to take account
of the local jurisdiction's ability to provide matching funds.