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2009-10 Legislative Positions
Positions on Senate Bills
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Description | Position |
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| SB 37 | Modifying MTF County Internal Formula Amends Act 51 of 1951 by modyifying how county road agencies' Act 51 funds (39.1%) are distributed. This Bill would replace "total mileage" with "annual average miles travelled (AMT)" in determining the annual distribution for county road agencies. Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| SB 124 | County Boards Abolishing Road Commissions Amends the County Board of Commissioners Statute and the Public Highways and Private Roads Statute by allowing a County Board of Commissioners to abolish and take-over the responsibilities of a county road commission. Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| SB 125 | County Boards Abolishing Road Commissions Amends the County Board of Commissioners Statute and the Public Highways and Private Roads Statute by allowing a County Board of Commissioners to abolish and take-over the responsibilities of a county road commission. Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| SB 162 | Exempt Raw Milk Haulers from Fuel Tax Amends the Motor Carrier Fuel Tax Act by expanding its fuel tax exemption to include a truck or other vehicle used exclusively for the transportation of raw milk. Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| SB 187 | Turning Back Wetland Permitting to Feds Returns the wetland permits program to the federal government. By DEQ permit estimates, the 404 permits are approximately 20% of all permits issued. Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| SB 203 | Funding Railroad Grade Crossing Creates a new Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing account within the MTF. Funds ($3 million) would be allocated from off the top of the MTF. Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| SB 256 | Storm Water Utility Fees Authorizes local units to establish storm water utilities and fees for run off. This would also impact local road agencies. Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| SB 286 | TEDF Amends the TEDF Act by requiring all recipients of TED funds to certify that no undocumented individuals are hired, follow Michigan’s Prevailing Wage law or "make a good faith effort" to employ Michigan residents for these projects. (same as HB 4094) (MCL 247.913) |
Oppose |
| SB 388 | $10 Recreation Passport Fee on Vehicle Titles & Renewals provides for the distribution of "recreation passport fee" revenue to state parks, boating access sites, and state forests. Click here for talking points |
No Position Legislation enacted |
| SB 389 | $10 Recreation Passport Fee on Vehicle Titles & Renewals Creates a recreation passport fee to be levied on all non-commercial vehicle registrations or renewals. The fee is $10 on passenger vehicles and $5 on motorcycle registrations. The Senate version is a modified out-in program and the House version is a opt-out program. Click here for talking points |
Strongly Oppose |
| SB 448 | Frost Law Exemption for Waste Haulers Exempts septic waste haulers from seasonal weight restrictions. Click here for talking points |
Strongly Oppose |
| SB 494 | Removing TAC Fund Sunset Removes the sunset date in the Transportation Administration Collection (TAC) Fund and renaming the TAC fund the Department of State Operations Fund. By removing the sunset this make those service fees a permanent revenue source for the Department of State. |
No Position Legislation enacted |
| SB 495 | Removing TAC Fund Sunset Removes the sunset date in the Transportation Administration Collection (TAC) Fund and renaming the TAC fund the Department of State Operations Fund. By removing the sunset this make those service fees a permanent revenue source for the Department of State. |
No Position Legislation enacted |
| SB 540 | Removing TAC Fund Sunset Removes the sunset date in the Transportation Administration Collection (TAC) Fund and renaming the TAC fund the Department of State Operations Fund. By removing the sunset this make those service fees a permanent revenue source for the Department of State. |
No Position Legislation enacted |
| SB 670 | Highway Trust Fund Classifies the MTF as a trust fund and specifies that income or profit derived from the investment of money in the MTF shall not be used for the department’s administrative expenses. (similar to HB 5239) (MCL 247.660) CRAM Legislative Priority #15 (Transportation Economic Development Fund) |
Support |
| SB 758 | Drain Commission Responsibility Amends the Drain Code by allowing the county drain commission and the county board having a population 12,000 or more, but less than 35,000, by ballot approval, transfer the drain commissioner’s duties and responsibilities over to the county road commission. (same as HB 5216) (MCL 280.21) | Oppose - Unless amended to provide unanimous approval by the road commission, drain commission, and county board. |
| SB 859 | Vehicle Registrations Amends the MVC to create a tabless vehicle registration system, re-issue plates every five-years, increase penalties for failure to register vehicles, and make administrative changes to the DOS. (MCL 257.50) |
Oppose |
| SB 861 | Motor Carrier Fees Amends the Motor Carrier Act by reducing the annual motor carrier fees for administrative service to intrastate (in-state) carriers only from $100 to $25 and from $50 to $12.50 for half a year. (MCL 478.2) |
Neutral |
| SB 862 | Diesel Tax Amends the Motor Carrier Fuel Tax Act by increasing the diesel tax rate from $.15 to $.19 per gallon effective January 1, 2010. (MCL 207.212) CRAM Legislative Priority #3 (Increase the Diesel Tax Rate) |
Support |
| SB 863 | State Bridges Amends Act 51 by diverting the increase in the Motor Carrier Fuel Tax Act (see SB 862) from being deposited into the MTF and instead depositing it into the State Trunkline Fund for state bridges only. This legislation is tie-barred to SB 862. (MCL 247.660) CRAM Legislative Priority #15 (Transportation Economic Development Fund) |
Oppose |
| SB 876 | Extensive Reporting Requirements Amends Act 51 to require state and local road agencies to report extensive information annually to the legislature. (MCL 247.651) |
Oppose |
| SB 977 | Speed Limits on Gravel Roads Amends the Michigan Vehicle Code by allowing road agencies to re-establish and post gravel speed limits in place as of November 9, 2006. (MCL 257.627) Directly opposes CRAM Legislative Priority #19 (Speed Limits) |
Oppose |
| SB 980 | Lights & Alarms on Snow Plow Trucks Amends the MVC by requiring warning lights and alarms on commercial snow plow vehicles when plowing on a public roadway or in a parking lot. (MCL 257.698) |
Support |
| SB 995 | Transfer Primary Road Funding to Local Road Account Amends Act 51 of 1951 by allowing a county road commission to transfer up to 50% of its primary road fund to the local road account. (MCL 247.662) Directly opposes CRAM Legislative Priority #7 (Primary/Local Road Fund Transfers) |
Oppose - Unless amended to reflect the match requirements |
| SB 1057 | State Park Recreation Passport Program Re-introduction of SB 388 to amend the Natural Resources & Environmental Protection Act by eliminating and replacing (effective 10/1/10) a multitude of existing park permit programs and creating a new "state park recreation passport" permit program. (MCL 324.74101 et seq) |
Strongly Oppose |
Positions on Michigan House Bills
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Description | Position |
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| HB 4094 | Transportation Economic Development Fund Amends the TED act by requiring all recipients of TED funds to certify, among other numerous requirements, that they do not hire undocumented individuals, follow Michigan's Prevailing Wage law or "make a good faith effort" to employ Michigan residents for these projects. (MCL 247.913) Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| HB 4106 | Moveable Bridges Amends Act 51 by depositing $6.5 million off-the-top MTF revenues in the State Trunkline Fund (STC) to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate moveable bridges in this state. (MCL 247.660) Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| HB 4153 | Turning Back Wetland Permitting to Feds Return the wetland permits program to the federal government. By DEQ permit estimates, the 404 permits are approximately 20% of all permits issued. Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| HB 4205 | Obstructions in Roadway Amends the Penal Code by making intentional placement of an obstruction in a roadway a crime ("reckless endangerment") and providing sentencing guidelines. (MCL 750.1) |
Neutral |
| HB 4206 | Obstructions in Roadway Amends the Code of Criminal Procedures by making intentional placement of an obstruction in a roadway a crime ("reckless endangerment") and providing sentencing guidelines. (MCL 777.16s) |
Neutral |
| HB 4225 | Work Zone Signage This legislation would reinstate signage requirements for Andy's Law that were removed from the statute last year. (MCL 257.601b) Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| HB 4254 | Transportation Contracts Amends Act 51 by requiring that 50% of all non-federal aid construction or preservation projects awarded to contractors whose businesses are primarily located in the local unit of government where the project is located. (MCL 247.661c) Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| HB 4507 | Expanding Eligible Counties for ORV Use Expand the counties eligible for operation of ORVs on county roads. Includes Huron, Sanilac, St. Clair and Tuscola. Click here for talking points |
No Position Legislation enacted |
| HB 4542 | Turning Back Wetland Permitting to Feds Return the wetland permits program to the federal government. By DEQ permit estimates, the 404 permits are approximately 20% of all permits issued. Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| HB 4562 | Oil Field Brine for Dust Control Creates a separate category for county road agencies or it’s contractor to apply for a permit ($100 fee) to use oil field brine on the road system. This is slightly different then the bill introduced last session (up to 3 applications for free) which the GPC supported. According to DEQ records less then 10 road agencies applied for this permit in the past. Click here for talking points |
Support |
| HB 4603 | Fuel Tax Rates Increases fuel tax rates by 50 cents to 69 cents for gasoline and 65 cents for diesel. (MCL 207.1008) CRAM Legislative Priority #2 (State Fuel Tax Rate) & Priority #3 (Increase the Diesel Tax Rate) |
Support |
| HB 4653 | VMT Tax Collection Prohibits the use of vehicle miles traveled tax and fee collection system. (MCL 207.1008) |
Oppose |
| HB 4677 | $10 Recreation Passport Fee on Vehicle Titles & Renewals Provides for the distribution of "recreation passport fee" revenue to state parks, boating access sites, and state forests. Click here for talking points |
Strongly Oppose |
| HB 4678 | $10 Recreation Passport Fee on Vehicle Titles & Renewals Creates a recreation passport fee to be levied on all non-commercial vehicle registrations or renewals. The fee is $10 on passenger vehicles and $5 on motorcycle registrations. The Senate version is a modified out-in program and the House version is a opt-out program. Click here for talking points |
Strongly Oppose |
| HB 4830 | Abolishing Macomb County Road Commission Allows the proposed Macomb County Charter Government to reorganize/absorb the road commission if their citizens approve the charter ballot proposal and on the same ballot approve the reorganization of the road commission. If the charter question fails so does the road commission question, regardless of the vote on road commission question. |
No Position Legislation enacted |
| HB 4848 | Increase the Authority to Transfer County Road Funds Allows an additional 20 percent of primary road funds to be transferred to the local road fund if necessary to match other locally raised revenue. This legislation was amended to comply with CRAM’s policy regarding this issue. Click here for talking points |
Support |
| HB 4953 | Interstate Motor Carrier Amends the General Sales Tax Act to exempt diesel fuel sales tax used in a "qualified commercial motor vehicle" by an interstate motor carrier. (MCL 207.1008) |
Neutral |
| HB 4954 | Interstate Motor Carrier Amends the Streamlined Sales & Use Tax Revenue Equalization Act to specify the tax be levied on the use or consumption of diesel fuel by interstate motor carriers both purchased in the state and outside of the state. (MCL 205.175) |
Neutral |
| HB 4961 | Partnerships Creates public-private partnerships allowing MDOT to enter into public-private agreements to provide for transportation facilities.(MCL 247.801) |
Support |
| HB 4962 | Asset Management Enhances the asset management program to include not only roads but also bridges and "other major classes of assets." (MCL 247.651g & 247.659a) |
Support |
| HB 4963 | Transit Asset Management Expands the asset management program to transit agencies. (MCL 247.659a) |
Neutral |
| HB 4964 | Multi-county Corridors Creates a new multi-county corridor project program managed by MDOT. (MCL 247.662) |
Neutral |
| HB 4965 | Transit Grant Program Establishes a transit regionalization grant program. (MCL 247.660e) |
Neutral - As long as there is no additional cost to the MTF |
| HB 4966 | Transit Services Repeals the new local bus services program and provides $50 million each year for the new transit services program. (MCL 247.660e) |
Neutral - As long as there is no additional cost to the MTF |
| HB 4967 | Transportation Investment Zone Creates a transit investment zone act (Transit Investment Financing Authority Act) providing a tax increment financing transportation investment zone for transit and transportation projects. |
Support- As long as there is no additional cost to the MTF |
| HB 4968 | Prevailing Wage Exemption Eliminates the prevailing wage requirements on state school, highway, road and bridge projects. Click here for talking points |
Neutral |
| HB 4999 | Frost Law Exemption for Public Utility Subcontractors Exempts public utility subcontractors from seasonal weight restrictions. This is a reintroduction from last session. The GPC opposed this legislation last session. Click here for talking points |
No Position Legislation enacted |
| HB 5072 | Removing TEDF Funds Eliminates $12 million for the current FY 2009 from the TEDF- Category A. |
No Position Legislation enacted |
| HB 5073 | Transfer TEDF Funds Transfers $18 million from FY 2008 ($6 million) and FY 2009 ($12 million) TEDF revenues to the state’s general fund. | No Position Legislation enacted |
| HB 5074 | Shifting Sales Tax Revenue to MTF Amends the general sales tax act to appropriate 6% of sales tax collected of the original 4% sales tax rate and deposit it into the proposed MTF "Priority Now! Fund." |
Oppose |
| HB 5075 | Distribution of MTF Priority Now! Funds Amends Act 51 to create the Priority Now! Fund. The first 60% of the funds would go to MDOT and must be used first to match all available federal funds. The remaining 40 percent goes to local road agencies; 65% to county road commissions, 35% to cities and villages. Private roads, toll roads or roads that receive congestion pricing would be ineligible for these funds. Roads receiving funds cannot be privatized, converted to toll roads or congestion pricing roads for a period of 50 years. |
Oppose |
| HB 5087 | Expand Definition of ORV & ATV Amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act by expanding the definition of an off-road vehicles (ORV) and its subset category, the all-terrain vehicle (ATV). It would increase the allowable engine size from up to 500cc to 1,000cc and includes a 6-wheeler as an allowable wheel configuration. Click here for talking points |
Oppose |
| HB 5141 | County General Fund Surplus Allows a county to transfer surplus county general funds collected from general property taxes to the county road fund. (MCL 247.121) |
Support |
| HB 5143 | Establish Speed Limits Revises the procedures related to establishing speed limits. Allows cities & villages to conduct a traffic and engineering investigation as part of the process to increase or decrease speed limits. (MCL 257.606) |
Neutral |
| HB 5169, HB 5170, HB 5171, HB 5172, HB 5173 | Transit Package Deals exclusively with the transit system. The bills mirror the transit bills in the TF2 package where CRAM has taken a neutral position. |
Neutral |
| HB 5216 | Drain Commission Responsiblity Amends the Drain Code by allowing the county drain commission and the county board having a population 12,000 or more but less than 35,000, by ballot approval, transfer the drain commissioner’s duties and responsibilities over to the county road commission. (same as SB 758) (MCL 280.21) |
Oppose - Unless amended to provide unanimous approval by the road commission, drain commission, and county board. |
| HB 5239 | MTF Investment Procedures/Trust Fund Expands investment procedures for transportation funds. Requires the State Treasurer to credit all cash and other assets of the state funds that are deposited by the state treasurer into the common cash fund to be credited with the same rate of investment interest. (similar to SB 670) (MCL 21.110) |
Support |
| HB 5240 | Trunkline Signage Amends the MVC to state that if MDOT or the MSP determine that an existing sign for the control or direction of traffic on a state trunkline is no longer needed, MDOT shall notify, in writing, the county road commission, city, village or township located in the jurisdiction where the existing sign is to be removed at least 30 days before removal of the sign. (MCL 257.628) |
Support |
| HB 5256 | Reduce Fees For Combat Wounded Veterans Amends the MVC to reduce the registration fees paid by recipients of the Purple Heart medal. At this point, reduced fees only apply to ex-prisoners of war and their spouses. (MCL 257.803c) |
Neutral |
| HB 5292 | Sales Tax Shift Amends the General Sales Tax Act by shifting a portion of the auto-related sales tax collections ($30 million) CTF to the three eligible road categories in accordance with the external formula (39.1%, 39.1%, and 21.8%) and effective this fiscal year (FY 2009). (MCL 205.75) |
Oppose |
| HB 5312 | TEDF Funding Purpose Amends the MVC by expanding the scope of the TEDF to include pavement projects. The intent is unclear. (MCL 257.819) |
Oppose |
| HB 5332 | Priority Now Fund Implementation Amends PA 51 to allow general fund transfers for certain transportation purposes in FY 2010. A short-term fix for a long-term problem. (MCL 247.661) |
Oppose |
| HB 5333 | Priority Now Fund Implementation A supplemental appropriation bill and would appropriate the $419 million as specified in HB 5332. |
Oppose |
| HB 5346 | Next Michigan Development Corporation Provides for the creation of up to 10 Next Michigan Development Corporations. |
Neutral |
| HB 5347 | Next Michigan Development Corporation Amends a separate act to allow for the creation of up to 10 Next Michigan Development Corporations. (MCL 125.2152) |
Neutral |
| HB 5348 | Next Michigan Development Corporation Amends a separate act to allow for the creation of up to 10 Next Michigan Development Corporations. (MCL 207.552 & 207.554) |
Neutral |
| HB 5349 | Next Michigan Development Corporation Amends a separate act to allow for the creation of up to 10 Next Michigan Development Corporations. (MCL 125.2683 & 125.2690) |
Neutral |
| HB 5350 | Next Michigan Development Corporation Amends a separate act to allow for the creation of up to 10 Next Michigan Development Corporations. (MCL 211.9f) |
Neutral |
| HB 5351 | Next Michigan Development Corporation Provides Michigan business tax credits to these businesses engaged in multi-model commerce. (MCL 207.803) |
Neutral |
| HB 5448 | TAC Fund Sunset Repeals the sunset in the TAC Fund which gives the TAC fund to the DOS permanently and removes the MTF leverage to swap the TAC fund for MTF/IDGs. |
Oppose |
| HB 5460 | MTF Distribution Formula Amends PA 51 to modify the Michigan Transportation Fund distribution formula. (MCL 247.660) CRAM Legislative Priority #15 (Transportation Economic Development Fund) |
Oppose |
| HB 5461 | Private Investment Infrastructure Funding Act Creates the "private investment infrastructure funding act" allowing local governmental units (county governments, municipalities, townships) to consider private sources of funding for public infrastructure. CRAM Legislative Priority #4 (Alternative Future Road Funding) |
Support |
| HB 5506 | Speed Limits Gravel Roads Amends the MVC to allow speed limits that were posted as of November 9, 2006 on a dirt or gravel road located in a residence district in a city, village or township unless the local government unit requests to have the speed limit re-established as provided in the MVC. (MCL 257.627) CRAM Legislative Priority #19 (Speed Limits) |
Oppose |
| HB 5595 | Service Fee on Military Service Plates Amends the MVC to eliminate the Transportation Administrative Collection $5 service fee on certain veteran and prisoner of war registration plates. (MCL 257.803 et seq) |
Oppose |
| HB 5600 | Speed Limits on Gravel Roads Amends the MVC by reestablishing gravel road speed limits posted prior to November 9, 2006, in a county with a population of more than 900,000 unless a traffic study has been completed. (MCL 257.627) Directly opposes CRAM Legislative Priority #19 (Speed Limits) |
Oppose |
| HB 5624 | Health Benefits Cost Sharing for All Public Employees Creates the Health Benefits Cost Sharing Act which would require an employee or elected official of a public employer offering health benefits to pay, at a minimum, 15 percent of the premium cost of the health benefits offered. Co-payments, deductibles, or coinsurance are not part of the employee share of the cost of the health benefits. |
Neutral |
| HB 5671 | Public Employee Healthcare Creates a new act to require public employers to file information on health benefits provided to employees with the Department of Management of Budget. This would include the type of plans offered and benefits provided under each plan, the total annual premium cost for each plan and the employee share of an annual premium cost for each plan. |
Neutral |
| HB 5678 | CTF Transfer to General Fund Amends the General Sales Tax Act by transferring $5.7 million of the auto-related sales tax collected from the FY 2009-10 CTF and into the General Fund. (MCL 205.75) |
Oppose |
| HB 5679 | Rail Infrastructure Transfer to CTF Amends the State Transportation Preservation Act by transferring $5.7 million in unobligated funds from the Rail Infrastructure Loan Fund to the CTF. (MCL 474.65a) |
Oppose |
| HB 5752 | State Park Recreation Passport Program Replaces HB 4678 to amend the NREPA to prescribe the distribution of the recreation passport fee revenue and creates a new “local public recreation facilities fund" for grants to local units of government for the development of public recreation facilities. (MCL 324.2001 et seq & MCL 324.1909 et seq) |
Strongly Oppose |
| HB 5768 | Motor Fuel Tax Increase Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Act by immediately increasing the gasoline and noncommercial user diesel fuel tax by 4-cents and 6-cents, respectively. Another 4-cent and 6-cent increase would be added in 2013. (MCL 207.1008) Directly supports CRAM Legislative Priority #2 (State Fuel Tax Rate) and Legislative Priority #3 (Increase the Diesel Tax Rate) |
Support |
| HB 5769 | Motor Carrier Fuel Tax Increase Amends HB 5769 to amend the Motor Carrier Fuel Tax Act by immediately increasing the commercial user diesel fuel tax by 6-cents with another 6-cent increase in 2013. (MCL 207.212) Directly supports CRAM Legislative Priority #3 (Increase the Diesel Tax Rate) |
Support |
| HB 5770 | Deposit & Distribution of Fuel Tax Increases Amends PA of 51 of 1951 creating the Transportation Improvement Fund (TIF) within the MTF. The new revenue from the fuel tax increases will be deposited in the TIF. (MCL 247.660) |
Support |
| HB 5774 | County Road Commissioner Districts Amends the County Road Law by allowing the county board of commissioners with elected road commissioners to designate single-member county road commission districts by resolution. The county appointment commission creates single-member county road commission districts and to be based on the latest federal census to establish the boundary lines for those counties with elected county road commissioners. (MCL 224.6 & 224.8) |
Strongly Oppose |
| HB 5775 | County Road Commissioner Districts Amends the Michigan Election Law by requiring any candidate for a single-member road commission district to be a resident of that district, file a petition with the county clerk and a member of the Board is ineligible to run for this office. (MCL 168.252 et seq) |
Strongly Oppose |
| HB 5776 | County County Road Commissioner Districts Amends the appointment of county board of commissioners by requiring the county appointment commission to create single-member road commission districts using the latest federal census to establish the boundary lines for those counties with elected road commissioners. (MCL 46.403) |
Strongly Oppose |
| HB 5828 | Publication of Legal Notices Amends the definition of publicizing legal notices to include the use of the internet. (MCL 691.1051) |
Support |
| HB 5897 | Vehicle Registration Increase Increases registration fees for vehicles purchased for over $6,000. Directly supports CRAM Legislative Priority #2 (State Fuel Tax Rate) |
Strongly Support |
| HJR V | Shifting Sales Tax Revenue to MTF Amends the Michigan Constitution to allow 6% of sales tax collected at the 4% rate to be used exclusively for road construction, maintenance, and repair. |
Oppose |
| HJR Y | Constitutional Protection of TEDF Amends Article IX, Section 9 of the Michigan Constitution to provide oversights and protections of funds earmarked for the TEDF. |
Support |
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