April 24, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Yaroch, McCready, Tedder, Webber and Lucido and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 2012 PA 387, entitled
"Regional transit authority act,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 124.544).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4. (1) A county that is not included in a public transit
region and is not a participant in an authority may petition an
authority to become a part of the public transit region and the
authority, subject to approval of the petition by resolution of the
governing body of the petitioning county.
(2) A petitioning county shall be added to a public transit
region and an authority if both of the following conditions are
satisfied:
(a) The petitioning county is adjacent to a county that is, at
the time of the petition, included in the public transit region.
(b) The addition of the petitioning county to the public
transit region and the authority is approved by the board.
(3) If an authority is levying an assessment under section
10(2) or a motor vehicle registration tax under section 10(3), or
both, a petitioning county that satisfies the conditions under
subsection (2) is a provisional member of the authority without
voting power or transportation service from the authority until the
assessment levied by the authority under section 10(2) or the motor
vehicle registration tax under section 10(3), or both, is approved
by a majority of the electors of the petitioning county at the
first general or special election held on a regular date as
provided in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to
168.992, to occur at least 71 days after appointment of a board
member representing the petitioning county under section 5(12).
(4) A municipality that is located within a public transit
region and is located within a county that is a participant in an
authority may withdraw from the authority, subject to approval by
resolution of the governing body of that municipality. As used in
this subsection, "municipality" means a city, village, or township.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.