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- Repealed - State Transportation Preservation Act of 1975 (474.1 - 474.20) - Mich. Comp. Laws
- Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.31.new
As used in this act: (a) "Bus" means a motor bus as defined in section 3 of the motor bus transportation act, 1982 PA...
- Fingerprint - Based Criminal History Check - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.32.new
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a transit service provider may require the fingerprinting of an employee who comes into...
- Short Title; Declaration of Public Purpose - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.51
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "state transportation preservation act of 1976". (2) There exists a need to...
- Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.52
As used in this act: (a) "Bureau" means the bureau of passenger transportation in the department. (b) "Commuter trail" means a trail, lane, path,...
- Repealed. 1998, Act 235, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998. - Mich. Comp. Laws
- Powers of Department Generally - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.54
The department shall exercise those powers necessary to gain qualification on behalf of the state for financial assistance available pursuant to the federal acts...
- Financial Assistance for Railroad or Street Railway; Department as Agent - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.55
The department may provide financial assistance in the form of grants, leases, loans, and purchases, or any combination of grants, leases, loans, and purchases,...
- Acquisition of Railroad Property or Other Property; Condemnation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.56
(1) The department, as sole agent for the state, may acquire by purchase or through the procedures set forth in the staggers rail act...
- Expired. 1976, Act 295, Eff. Dec. 31, 1976 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.57
474.57 Expired. 1976, Act 295, Eff. Dec. 31, 1976. Compiler's Notes: The expired section pertained to sale, transfer, or exchange of rail properties or...
- Notice of Abandonment; Acquisition of Rights of Railroad Company by State Department of Transportation or Department of Natural Resources; Warranty or Quitclaim Deed; Acquisition of Rights in Rights of Way Approved for Abandonment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.58
(1) A railroad company operating within this state shall notify the department at the time it files with the appropriate governmental agencies for abandonment...
- Cooperation and Contractual Arrangements With Other States and Dominion of Canada; Acquisition of Trackage Rights and Rail Property in Other States and Dominion of Canada - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.59
The department may cooperate with other states and the dominion of Canada in connection with the purchase of rail property within the state. The...
- Acquiring, Leasing, or Securing Easement for Use of Real Property Owned by Railroad; Conveyance or Lease to Public or Private Entity; Divestiture or Creation of Leases; Determination of Sale Terms; Exceptions; Order of Parties to Be Offered Lease; Reversion; Submission of Financial Statement and Operation Plan; "tributary Lines" Defined; Return of Proceeds to State; Action for Relief; Determination of Lease Terms; Jurisdiction; Preservation of Right - of - Way for Future Use as Railroad Line; Disposing of or Leasing Right - of - Way; Powers of Department; Restrictions to Assure Future Rail Use - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.60
(1) In weighing the varied interests of the residents of this state, the department shall give consideration to the individual interest of any person,...
- Issuance of Statement Regarding Segment Viability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.60a
Before entering into a sales or lease agreement, the department shall issue a statement regarding the viability of the segment.
- Prequalification; Requirements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.60b
(1) For the purpose of selling the railroad properties described in section 10(2), the bureau shall mail prequalification materials to all railroad companies on...
- Prequalification; Appeal of Committee Decision; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.60c
(1) A prospective bidder may appeal in writing to the administrator the committee's decision not to prequalify a prospective bidder. The appeal shall be...
- Prequalification; Appeal of Panel Decision - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.60d
(1) The decision of the panel may be appealed to the state transportation commission if the prospective bidder submits a written appeal and all...
- Divestiture of Segment; Proposals; Scoring Mechanism; Contents of Proposal; Availability of Information to Bidder - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.60e
(1) For each segment to be divested, the bureau shall develop a scoring mechanism with which to evaluate proposals submitted by prospective bidders. (2)...
- Application of Scoring Mechanism; Opening Sealed Envelope; Evaluation of Proposal; Selection of Bidder; Failure of Bidder to Accept Award; Retention of Guaranty as Liquidated Damages; Return of Certified Checks or Surety Bonds to Unsuccessful Bidders; Agreement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.60f
(1) Without opening the sealed envelope, the bureau shall apply the scoring mechanism described in section 10e(1) to select the bidders for further consideration....
- Replacement Operator - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.60g
The director or his or her designee may select, using any means at his or her disposal, a replacement operator for a segment on...
- Federal Funds; Public or Private Grants, Gifts, Donations, or Appropriations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.61
The department may utilize federal funds, or other public or private grants, gifts, donations, or appropriations in carrying out the purposes of this act....
- Federal Loan, Guarantee of Loan, or Federal Programs - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.62
The department may apply for an acquisition and modernization loan, or a guarantee of a loan, pursuant to the federal acts or other federal...
- Repealed. 1981, Act 129, Eff. Oct. 1, 1981. - Mich. Comp. Laws
- Acquisition of Intercity Bus and Ferry Equipment and Facilities - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.64
The department may purchase intercity bus equipment and related station and servicing facilities, as well as ferry equipment, dock, port, and water equipment servicing...
- Modernization, Rehabilitation, Rebuilding, and Relocation of Rail Property; Maintenance and Improvements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.65
The department may spend sums appropriated and other available funds for the construction, modernization, rehabilitation, rebuilding, and relocation of rail property and may perform...
- Rail Infrastructure Loan Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.65a
(1) The rail infrastructure loan fund is created to implement the rail infrastructure loan program in the state transportation department. Subject to the maximum...
- Contracts for Rail, Street Railway, Intercity Bus, or Ferry Service - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.66
The department may contract with a person, firm, or public or private corporation to provide rail, street railway, intercity bus, or ferry service deemed...
- Financial Assistance for Facilities of Rail Freight and Marine Freight Transportation; Deposit of Funds to Be Held as Separate Fund; Rail Freight Fund; Administration - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.67
(1) The department may provide financial assistance, within the limits and conditions of the funds appropriated by the legislature, or otherwise obtained, for grants,...
- Soo Locks Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.67a
(1) The Soo locks fund is created as a separate restricted account within the comprehensive transportation fund and shall be administered by the department...
- Termination of Rail Freight Services; Contracts for Substitute Services and Relocation Assistance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.68
When rail freight services are terminated, the department may contract for substitute services and relocation assistance within this state, to serve affected shippers and...
- Repealed. 1984, Act 210, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1984. - Mich. Comp. Laws
- Compliance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.69a
In exercising the powers provided by this act, the department shall comply with policies established by the state transportation commission in accordance with section...
- Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.70
This act shall not take effect until November 15, 1976.
- Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.101
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "motor bus transportation act".
- Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.103
As used in this act: (a) "Certificate of authority" means a certificate of authority issued under the terms of this act unless the context...
- Applicability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.104
(1) This act shall not apply to a motor carrier of passengers that is any of the following: (a) A county, city, township, or...
- Motor Carrier of Passengers; Compliance With Act; Certificate of Authority - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.105
A motor carrier of passengers shall not operate a motor bus for the transportation of persons for hire on a public highway in this...
- Duty of Lessor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.106
A lessor shall be required to inform any person leasing a motor bus for the transportation of passengers for hire of the requirements of...
- Certificate of Authority; Issuance; Findings; Evidence of Insurance; Terms or Conditions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.107
The department shall issue without a hearing a certificate of authority to a motor carrier of passengers authorizing that carrier to provide transportation services...
- Determination of Eligibility for Certificate of Authority; Consideration; Acquisition of Insurance; Waiver; Failure to Satisfy Subsections (1) and (2) or (3) - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.109
(1) In determining the fitness, willingness, and ability of an applicant for a certificate of authority to provide transportation service, the department shall consider...
- Application for Certificate of Authority; Notice of Denial; Reapplication - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.111
(1) The department shall approve or deny an application for a certificate of authority within 90 days after the complete application is filed with...
- Original Certificate of Authority; Fees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.113
An applicant for an original certificate of authority shall pay to the department a filing fee of $300.00 and a fee of $25.00 times...
- Issuance of Certificate of Authority Without Making Determination of Eligibility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.115
The department shall issue a certificate of authority as provided in this act to a motor common carrier of passengers who holds either a...
- Inspections - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.116
(1) Each motor carrier of passengers who holds a certificate of authority issued under this act shall permit the department to inspect each motor...
- Annual Renewal Fee; Fee for Additional Motor Bus; Termination of Certificates; Delinquency; Cessation of Privileges - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.117
(1) Each motor carrier of passengers who holds a certificate of authority issued under this act shall pay to the department an annual renewal...
- Authority to Transport Other Than Passengers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.121
Upon request of a motor carrier of passengers, a certificate of authority that is issued to the motor carrier of passengers shall include authority...
- Temporary Authority for Transportation of Passengers; Duration - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.123
If there is an immediate and urgent need for the transportation of passengers to a point or between points within this state, the department...
- Granting Change to Certificate of Authority; Requirements; Application; Fee - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.125
Upon application and the filing of a $25.00 fee, the department may grant a motor carrier of passengers holding a certificate of authority under...
- Discontinuance of Service; Application for Authority; Fees; Notice of Application; Notice of Protest; Hearing; Basis for Granting Application; Failure to Issue Final Determination on Application Within 90 Days - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.127
(1) A motor carrier of passengers holding a certificate of authority for regular route service between points within this state may apply to discontinue...
- Abandonment or Discontinuance of Service Without Approval Prohibited; Exception; Effect of Discontinuance of Service Without Approval; Cancellation of Insurance Coverage - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.129
(1) A motor carrier of passengers authorized to provide transportation service under this act shall not abandon or discontinue a service established under this...
- Code of Federal Regulations; Adoption; Exceptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.131
This state adopts the following provisions of title 49 of the code of federal regulations on file with the office of the secretary of...
- Administration and Enforcement of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.132
The department may use any and all available legal and equitable remedies of a civil nature to enforce this act, an order issued, or...
- Violation of Act; Penalty; Separate Offense - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.133
A person subject to this act who operates a passenger service without obtaining a certificate of authority required under this act or without meeting...
- Violation of Act or Rule; Misdemeanor; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.134
A motor carrier of passengers, or an officer or agent of a motor carrier of passengers, who requires or permits a driver or operator...
- Alteration, Suspension, or Revocation of Certificate of Authority - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.135
The department may alter, suspend, or revoke a certificate of authority issued under this act if the department determines in a contested case hearing...
- Violation or Evasion of Act Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.137
A person shall not violate or evade the provisions of this act through any device or arrangement.
- Rules - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.139
The department may promulgate rules to implement this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts...
- Conditional Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 474.141
This act shall not take effect unless House Bill No. 5669 of the 81st Legislature is enacted into law.
Last modified: March 17, 2013
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