HOUSE BILL No. 4175


     January 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Leland, Varga, DeHart, Dobb, Anthony, Goschka, Schauer, Harder, Jaye, Martinez, Brewer, Lowe, Prusi, Hanley and Baade 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 clas-
   sification; 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 trans-
   portation 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 pur-
   poses; to set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commis-
   sion; 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 deficien-
   cies 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,
   critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and cer-
   tain 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


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   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 leg-
   islative requests and reports; to provide for the establishment
   and functions of certain advisory entities; to provide for condi-
   tions 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 certain acts and parts of acts,"

   (MCL 247.651 to 247.675) by adding section 11e.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 11E.  A CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT BE AWARDED A CONTRACT

 2    UNDER THIS ACT FOR THE OPENING, WIDENING, IMPROVING, CONSTRUC-

 3    TION, OR RECONSTRUCTION OF A STATE TRUNK LINE HIGHWAY OR BRIDGE

 4    UNLESS THE CONTRACTOR PROVIDES THE STATE WITH A 5-YEAR

 5    FULL-REPLACEMENT GUARANTEE FROM THE DATE THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

 6    IS COMPLETED ON THE WORK PERFORMED UNDER THE CONTRACT.

























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